Caliper Technologies of Mountain View, Calif., has named William Kruka vice president of business development. Kruka, who previously served as senior manager of business development at Applied Biosystems, will be responsible for building partnerships and alliances to more widely deploy Caliper’s LabChip microfluidics systems throughout the market.
At Applied Biosystems, Kruka structured and negotiated deals in the areas of mass spectrometry, sample prep, chromatography, and microfluidics. Before serving in this position at Applied Biosystems, Kruka worked at PerkinElmer, which subsequently renamed itself Applera. He was involved in the transition of this company from chemical analysis and life sciences provider to a pure-play life sciences operation.
The announcement of Kruka’s hiring follows on the heels of two other management changes — the company’s decision to appoint Michael Knapp, vice president of corporate development, as chief executive officer to replace Daniel Kisner, and the appointment of Bruce MacMillan as vice president and general counsel.
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