Welcome to this week's Chutes and Ladders, our roundup of hirings and firings throughout the industry. Please send the good word--or the bad--from your shop to Michael Gibney (email | Twitter) or Emily Mullin (email | Twitter) and we will feature it here at the end of each week.
Biogen's Scangos joins Agilent board
George Scangos, CEO and director of Biogen Idec ($BIIB), has been appointed to the biotech IT firm Agilent's ($A) board of directors and will join the board in September. Scangos replaces Dr. David Lawrence, who is retiring after 13 years on the Agilent board. Release
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Biotech
> Novira Therapeutics named Christian Schade as its new CEO. Release
> Deloitte has named Sarah Thomas as director, Deloitte Services LP and director of research for the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Release
> Dr. Aiping Young is leaving her position as president and chief operating officer of Lorus Therapeutics. Release
> Alan Vicory Jr. joined the scientific advisory board at Tauriga Sciences. Release
> Inergetics appointed Dr. Michelle Sexton as a member of its scientific and medical advisory board. Release
> Joseph Chalil joined Provectus Biopharmaceuticals' strategic advisory board. Release
> Mirna Therapeutics appointed Casi DeYoung as the company's chief business officer. Release
> Halloran Consulting group hired Sonna Patel-Raman, who formerly worked with the FDA as branch chief. Release
> Clarus Therapeutics appointed John Gargiulo as the company's chief operating officer. Release
> Tamara Joseph joined InVivo Therapeutics as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Release
Pharma
> Takeda Pharmaceuticals has appointed Giles Platford head of commercial operations. Item
> Apricus Biosciences ($APRI) has appointed Neil Morton as vice president of business development. Release
> Rich Pharmaceuticals appointed Dr. McCoy Moretz to its medical advisory board. Release
> QPharma named Matt Crusan its director of DEA compliance and services. Release
> Mystic Pharmaceuticals named Gerald Cagle and Dr. Grady Rylander members of its scientific advisory board. Release
> Paul Berns assumed the role of CEO at Anacor Pharmaceuticals, where he is chairman of the board of directors. Release
CRO
> CiToxLAB has brought on John Kapeghian as senior director of toxicology in North America. Release
Drug Delivery
> Unilife ($UNIS) has named Dennis Pyers, vice president and controller of Unilife since 2010, interim CFO. Release