People In The News: Changes At Impax, Isarna, Sorrento, Macrogenics
Executive Summary
Actavis global R&D exec G. Frederick Wilkinson joins Impax as president and CEO; FDA veteran Shaw Chen moves to Polaris. On the government side, Senate HELP Cmte. Is slated to review Sylvia Burwell’s nomination for HHS secretary and Michael Hash is retiring from the department. More personnel announcements in this month’s column.
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