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Recently posted executive and academic appointments, promotions, and departures in omics and molecular diagnostics.
Jacob Thaysen, a former Agilent exec, already has the support of activist investor Carl Icahn, whose campaign to upend Illumina's board precipitated the exit of Francis deSouza.
Illumina Taps Agilent Exec Jacob Thaysen as Next CEO
Thaysen came to Agilent through its 2012 acquisition of Dako, rising to lead the firm's analytical instruments, informatics, and cell analysis product lines.
Myriad Genetics Q2 Revenues Decrease 10 Percent; CEO Mark Capone Steps Down
The company attributed its revenue shortfall to billing issues in the prenatal testing business and announced that CFO Bryan Riggsbee will be interim CEO.
Intel Exec Brings Tech, Personal Experience to Precision Medicine Initiative Job, Say Colleagues
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"I'm on this planet thanks to being an early prototype of precision medicine myself," said Eric Dishman, who the NIH has picked to lead the PMI Cohort Program.