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Arrayjet: Joe Keegan, Alan Faichney

Dec 21, 2020

Joe Keegan has been appointed non-executive chairman of Arrayjet, an Edinburgh, UK-based provider of liquid handling and bioprinting products for life sciences. Keegan serves as chair of a number of other companies including Carterra, Halo Labs, and Fluidic Analytics. He is also a board member of Bio-Techne, Interpace Biosciences, and Nuclera Nucleics. Keegan holds a BA in chemistry from Boston University and a PhD in physical chemistry from Stanford University.

Keegan will replace Alan Faichney, who is stepping down after seven years in the role.

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