Gene Logic appoints Norrie Russell as president
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Gene Logic, part of the Indian genomics services company, Ocimum Biosolutions, has appointed Dr Norrie Russell as president. Dr Russell, who comes with more than 30 years of experience in drug discovery, has previously held leadership positions with NovaRx, Invitrogen, Aviva Biosciences and Lynx Therapeutics. He has also worked for AstraZeneca, where he was global head, biological science and technology.
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