Entries by Winnona Partners

Harold W. Ingalls joins CardioMEMS as Chief Financial Officer

Life Science Partner recruits former Vice President, Finance and CFO of Serologicals Corporation who led company through $1.3 B acquisition Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Harold W. (Bud) Ingalls to CardioMEMS, Inc. as the Chief Financial Officer.  CardioMEMS is an early stage medical device company focused on the application of Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) […]

Lode Debrabandere to Lead Autoimmune Business Unit at Osiris Therapeutics

Life Science Partner brings clinical development and marketing talent to help launch first stem-cell therapy Life Science Partner announces today the recruitment of Lode Debrabandere, PhD, former vice president, Neuroscience Business Unit of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to Osiris Therapeutics to become general manager of Osiris Therapeutics’ Autoimmune Diseases business unit.  Osiris is a privately-held biopharmaceutical […]

Ross Tonkens, MD, Chosen to Lead Clinical Development at Regado Biosciences

Life Science Partner recruits pharmaceutical veteran and cardiology specialist as chief medical officer Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of  Ross Tonkens, MD, FACP, to become the chief medical officer of Regado Biosciences.  Tonkens joins the company from Quintiles Transnational where he served as senior director, medical and scientific services and global scientific head for […]

Hospira Recruits Kurt Gunter, MD, to Lead Cell Therapy Initiatives

Life Science Partner recruit offers valuable experience in regulatory and commercialization strategy Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Kurt C. Gunter, MD, as medical director, cell therapy of Hospira, a Chicago area based medical products company.  Hospira is a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company launched from the core global hospital products business of […]

Mark Johnson to Join Medtronic Emergency Response Systems as Vice President of Operations

Life Science Partner recruits expert in operations and supply-chain management Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Mark Johnson to become vice president of operations for Redwood, Washington-based Medtronic Emergency Response Systems (ERS).  In this role, Johnson will lead a team of 300, including 125 in manufacturing, who are building Medtronic’s lifesaving LIFEPAK defibrillator/monitors and […]

Andy Lux to Join Medtronic Sofamor Danek as General Manager, Warsaw Operations

Life Science Partner recruits a general manager and manufacturing operations expert from Baxter Healthcare Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Andrew (Andy) Lux to become general manager of operations for the Medtronic Sofamor Danek Warsaw facilities. Medtronic Sofamor Danek is a leading orthopaedic company and the fast growing division of Medtronic, Inc.  The Company […]

Hal Mathews, MD to Become VP Medical Affairs for Medtronic Sofamor Danek

To Lead Clinical, Regulatory, Reimbursement Strategy and Physician Relations Life Science Partner announced today the recruitment of Hallet H. Mathews, MD, to become vice president, medical affairs for Medtronic Sofamor Danek.  Medtronic Sofamor Danek is the world’s leading orthopaedic company which develops and manufactures products that treat a variety of disorders of the cranium and […]

Ray Cohen Appointed CEO of Symphony Medical

Former CEO of Cardiac Science to Build New Atrial Fibrillation Company Life Science Partner announced today the recruitment of Ray Cohen to become Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Symphony Medical, a clinical development stage company commercializing biopolymer-based products for cardiovascular conduction abnormalities, including atrial fibrillation. A Cleveland Clinic spin-off […]

Dr. Jerry Fernandez to Join Aureon Biosciences as Senior Director of Pathology

To lead a team developing novel diagnostic services and products for prostate cancer patients Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Dr. Gerardo “Jerry” Javier Fernandez, an anatomic pathologist, to Aureon Biosciences.  Aureon is a Yonkers, New York-based company enabling personalized patient care utilizing systems pathology to develop predictive clinical tests for cancer care, as […]

IPC – The Hospitalist Company Recruits Strauchman for new Michigan Division

Life Science Partner recruits Skip Strauchman, leading healthcare consultant to hospitals in Detroit Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of  Alvin “Skip” Strauchman, a 30-year veteran of Michigan Healthcare, to become executive director for the new Michigan Region of IPC – The Hospitalist Company.  IPC, the nation’s leading hospitalist company, entered the state earlier this […]