BC Platforms: Ben Illigens, Carolin Bender

BC Platforms has hired Ben Illigens as chief medical officer as current CMO Carolin Bender prepares to take maternity leave. Illigens, a physician and neuroscientist, will initially have global responsibility for the multinational company, but will focus on serving the US market from his home base in Boston once Bender returns from her leave. Illigens comes to BC Platforms after serving as US VP of medicine for Novadiscovery, maker of a clinical trial simulation platform. He also recently served as CEO of Partners for Patients, a nongovernmental organization that advocates for global access to healthcare.