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People in the News: Joel Smith, Manuel Méndez, Patrick Terry

Sep 13, 2019 | staff reporter

Epic Sciences: Joel Smith
San Diego-based Epic Sciences has appointed Joel Smith as its general counsel and executive VP of corporate development. Prior to Epic Sciences, Smith acted as managing counsel of Qualcomm Life. Smith has also served as senior executive and general counsel at biotech and life science companies including BioQ, Triad Therapeutics, and Sientra.

Quest Diagnostics: Manuel Méndez

Quest Diagnostics has named Manuel Méndez its senior VP and chief commercial officer, effective Oct. 7. Méndez is leaving Qiagen, where he currently is senior VP, global commercial operations and a member of the executive committee. Prior to joining Qiagen, he was executive VP Americas for BioMérieux.

SomaLogic: Patrick Terry

SomaLogic has appointed Patrick Terry as its chief commercial officer. He currently serves as a board member at MeMed Diagnostics, Inivata, GMPO, and PXE International. In addition, he previously cofounded Genomic Health.

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