Affymetrix announced this week that President and CEO Kevin King will step down at the end of June to "pursue other interests."
King will be replaced by Dionex President and CEO Frank Witney, who some years ago, served as Affymetrix's executive VP and COO.
BioMarker Strategies announced that Douglas Clark will become the company's chief medical officer and acting CEO starting July 1. Clark is currently a professor of pathology and oncology at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, where from 2002 to 2010 he served as the director of the cytopathology division. He will be taking a leave of absence from Johns Hopkins to join BioMarker Strategies full time.
Additionally, BioMarker Strategies has appointed Glenn Miller, VP and head of strategy, portfolio, and alliances for personalized healthcare & biomarkers at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, as the chairman of its board of directors. Miller previously served on BioMarker Strategies' scientific advisory board.