Former CMS Administrator Don Berwick joins think tank Center for American Progress as senior fellow. Elan announces the upcoming departure of CEO Kelly Martin. More personnel announcements in this month’s column.

Sanofi-Aventis SA spent the past year culling drug candidates and reorganizing its research group in an attempt to shape up a shoddy pipeline. Now, though the company is in the midst of a hostile bid to acquire the biotech Genzyme – an acquisition attempt spurred by the fact the French drug maker doesn't have enough new drugs to make up for the ones it is losing to generics – management maintains that the reorganized research group is on track to become one of the most productive in the industry.

Sanofi-Aventis SA spent the past year culling drug candidates and reorganizing its research group in an attempt to shape up a shoddy pipeline. Now, though the company is in the midst of a hostile bid to acquire the biotech Genzyme – an acquisition attempt spurred by the fact the French drug maker doesn't have enough new drugs to make up for the ones it is losing to generics – management maintains that the reorganized research group is on track to become one of the most productive in the industry.