Newly Appointed Head of Regenerative Medicine At Shire Plans Rapid Growth For The Division
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Jeff Jonas takes over Shire’s newly formed Regenerative Medicine business with plans for rapid growth, replacing Advanced BioHealing’s Kevin Rakin in the role.
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