Accelerate Diagnostics: Roland Diggelmann
Roland Diggelmann has been appointed to Accelerate Diagnostics' board of directors. Diggelmann is currently CEO of Smith+Nephew, a British medical equipment manufacturing company, having recently succeeded Namal Nawana, the former CEO of Alere. Diggelmann previously served as CEO of Roche Diagnostics, and also worked in the orthopedics sector at Sulzer Orthopedics and Zimmer Group.
Armonica Technologies: Victor Esch
Armonica Technologies, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based firm developing long-read DNA sequencing technology, has appointed Victor Esch as president and CEO. Esch has more than twenty years of executive and technical experience in the medical device industry, including as CEO of DNA Electronics and CEO of nanoMR, which DNA Electronics acquired in 2015. Esch was a founder of Powervision, which was acquired by Alcon in 2019. He also previously served as chief technology officer for EndoVasix.
Biodesix: Scott Hutton, David Brunel
Biodesix announced Scott Hutton will become the firm's CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Current CEO David Brunel will become the chairman and will continue in a day-to-day advisory capacity assisting with strategic direction and key partnerships, the company said. He is a cofounder of Biodesix and has led the firm for more than 13 years.
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