BlueGnome has appointed Gary Harton to be its IVF business development manager for the Americas. Harton will be responsible for BlueGnome's 24sure product line, an array-based aneuploidy screening technology that is being used in a number of studies to improve in vitro fertilization success rates.
Harton joined BlueGnome from Reprogenetics, where he was the head of molecular genetics R&D. Prior to Reprogenetics, Harton held various roles at the Genetics & IVF Institute. He is currently the chair of the European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology's Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Consortium's steering committee.
Agilent Technologies has appointed Solange Glaize to serve as vice president and chief accounting officer, effective immediately. Glaize has already held various posts at Agilent, including senior director of finance for the life sciences solutions unit, and VP of finance and group CFO of the Life Sciences Group. Glaize will receive an increase in her base salary to $285,000.