Euro Biotechnology

In early June, the Hungarian National Association of Drugmakers (Magyosz) elected István Hodász as its general chairman. Hodász is CEO and managing director of the Egis Pharmaceuticals Plc, a unit of France’s Servier.

Aston is one of just twelve institutions to receive a Regius Professorship to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.

An Aston alumnus is to embark on an epic journey, driving 13,695 km from Peking to Paris to raise vital funds to support Aston University’s new Medical School.

When Sanofi sells its animal health division Merial, CEO Carsten Hellmann will join Danish allergy specialist ALK Albello as the next President and CEO. He will also give up his seat on the Executive Committee and his position of Executive Vice President at Sanofi.

Students from Aston University were recognised for their outstanding support to their fellow students at an awards evening in May.

A few months ago, the EMA introduced its new accelerated access scheme, PRIME. Now, the agency has published the first few therapies that will use the chance to speed their breakthrough meds through the approval process.

French Dx play BioMérieux has acquired German Hyglos. The leader in industrial microbiological control paid around €24m for the German company and its innovative endotoxin detection method.

British research service provider Envigo has appointed Scott Schulz to the post of Director, North American Operations. Schulz joins Envigo from Taconic Biosciences, where he was VP of Operations.

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The Finnish Technology Academy has awarded US-American innovator Frances Arnold the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize, worth €1m. Arnold is a pioneer in the field of directed evolution.