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Accelerate Diagnostics: Roland Diggelmann

Nov 05, 2019

Roland Diggelmann has been appointed to Accelerate Diagnostics' board of directors. Diggelmann is currently CEO of Smith+Nephew, a British medical equipment manufacturing company, having recently succeeded Namal Nawana, the former CEO of Alere. Diggelmann previously served as CEO of Roche Diagnostics, and also worked in the orthopedics sector at Sulzer Orthopedics and Zimmer Group. 

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