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Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla has hired former Teva vice-president Frank Pieters as Head of European Business and Head of Global Respiratory Business. Pieters was most recently Senior VP for the Region of Southern Europe at… Read more . . .

Insmed Incorporated, which is developing Arikace liposomal amikacin for inhalation, has appointed Donald J. Hayden, Jr. as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. He has been serving as Chairman of the board… Read more . . .

Mark Shepherd, Respiratory Physics Lab and Workshop Manager at Team Consulting, will attempt to set a world record by climbing to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City while carrying 125… Read more . . .

The University of Western Ontario has named particle technology researcher Jesse Zhu a 2012 Distinguished University Professorship winner. Zhu, a professor and Canada Research Chair in Powder Technology Applications in the Department of Chemical and… Read more . . .

Hovione has appointed Colin Minchom, formerly Patheon’s VP of Pharmaceutical Development Services for North America, as VP of its Particle Design Business Unit. Minchom has almost 30 years experience in drug development, especially in dosage… Read more . . .

Prosonix has announced the appointment of Geoff Down to the newly-created position of Chief Medical Officer, effective immediately. Down, who has extensive experience in clinical development and has served various roles, some as a consultant… Read more . . .

Team Consulting has announced two new hires: Mark Shepherd, formerly Physical Properties Scientist in respiratory product development at GSK, and Human Factors and User Research Consultant Ben Cox. Shepherd, who has experience with dry powder… Read more . . .

SkyePharma CEO Axel Mueller has resigned “to pursue other interests,” according to the company, and will be replaced by current Chief Financial Officer Peter Grant. The company’s announcement says that Grant, who has been CFO… Read more . . .