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Agilent Technologies: John Palma

Nov 02, 2021

John Palma has joined Agilent Technologies as vice president, medical affairs to build and lead a companywide global medical affairs organization.

Prior to joining Agilent, Palma served in several roles at Roche over the last 10 years. Most recently, he was vice president and head of medical and scientific affairs and chief medical officer for the Roche Sequencing Solutions business. Palma has more than 26 years of experience in the development, management, and delivery of diagnostics and research products.

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