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People in the News: Sep 30, 2011 (rev. 1)

Oct 01, 2011
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Eagle Genomics has hired David Flanders as CEO.

Flanders most recently led StemCells' UK operations. Prior to that he was head of basic technologies at Lion Bioscience.

Flanders replaces Eagle co-founder and founding CEO Abel Ureta-Vidal, who will serve as chief operating officer.

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