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CMO PharmaForm, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Akela Pharma, has hired J. Blair West, formerly of Bend Research and Azo Pharma, as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Operations. In addition, the company says, Feng Zhang will become… Read more . . .

Patrick G. LePore, President, CEO, and Chair of Par Pharmaceuticals will temporarily take over the reins at the company’s subsidiary Strativa Pharmaceuticals after Strativa’s President John A. MacPhee resigned. MacPhee was also Executive VP of… Read more . . .

William M. Wells has resigned as Chairman of the Board of Valeant Pharmaceuticals and has been replaced by Robert A. Ingram. Valeant subsidiary Biovail is co-devloping the Staccato loxapine inhaler with Alexza Pharmaceuticals. The FDA… Read more . . .

Richard Hawkins, who founded Pharmaco, now PPD Development, has joined the board of directors of Texas-based inhalation drug development company Savara. The company is developing a number of dry powder aerosol medicines based on its… Read more . . .

Thomas P. McCracken has joined MAP Pharmaceuticals as Vice President, Intellectual Property. MAP’s lead candidate, Levadex inhaled dihydroergotamine, is in Phase 3 trials, and McCracken will be responsible for the intellectual property program in support… Read more . . .

Dutch vaccine developer Mucosis has announced that John Lambert has been elected as the new chairman of its  supervisory board. Mucosis is developing vaccines based on particles created from inactivated Lactococcus lactis bacteria, including its… Read more . . .

Alexza has hired Darl Moreland as its new Vice President, Quality. Moreland was previously VP, Quality Assurance and Compliance and Chief Compliance officer for Mentor Worldwide. At Alexza, he will be responsible for quality assurance,… Read more . . .