John Robson has become senior director for bioanalysis operations in Europe for MDS Pharma Services of Montreal. Prior to joining MDS, he was vice president of European operations and strategic product management for InnaPhase. Previously, he worked within the LC/MS business development group of Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex in the UK and US. Robson holds an MS in organic geochemistry from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK and a doctorate in analytical chemistry from the University of Plymouth, also in the UK.