Neil Spooner appointed Senior Editor of Bioanalysis - January 13, 2014
International journal Bioanalysis has announced the appointment of Neil Spooner (GlaxoSmithKline, UK) as a Senior Editor. He replaces Howard Hill (Huntingdon Life Sciences, UK) who is retiring after 5 years' highly valued service. Dr Spooner joins US-based Senior Editor Brian Booth (US FDA, MD, USA). … Read More
James P. McGinty to step down as CIG Vice Chairman - January 10, 2014
James P. McGinty will step down as Vice Chairman of Cambridge Information Group (CIG) on June 30, 2014. McGinty has been with CIG for more than 20 years, playing a central role in the company's development and investment strategy. He was named Vice Chairman and… Read More
Scientific American appoints Curtis Brainard as Blogs Editor - January 9, 2014
Science magazine Scientific American has announced the appointment of Blogs Editor Curtis Brainard. In this role, Brainard will manage and further develop the Scientific American Blog Network. Brainard will serve as moderator for the community, encourage discussion and facilitate the exchange of ideas with both the… Read More
Jacob Klerman appointed new Editor of Evaluation Review - January 8, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the appointment of Abt Principal Associate and Senior Fellow Jacob Klerman as Editor of Evaluation Review. A SAGE journal, Evaluation Review serves as an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, planners, and policymakers who develop, implement, and utilize studies designed to improve the… Read More
Informa Plc appoints Stephen Carter as Group Chief Executive - January 6, 2014
Publishing firm Informa Plc has announced that Stephen Carter will take up the role of Group Chief Executive with effect from January 1, 2014. Carter succeeds current Chief Executive Peter Rigby, who will retire from the company. Carter, who has been an Informa board director… Read More
Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez elected to board of the American Chemical Society - January 6, 2014
The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, has announced that Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, a chemist at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, has been elected to the board of the ACS. During his three-year term, Dr. Hernandez will represent District IV, with… Read More
UBM Tech appoints Kim Davis as Editor-in-Chief of SaaS in the Enterprise - December 27, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced that Kim Davis has been promoted to editor-in-chief of SaaS in the Enterprise, the company's community-oriented site that keeps readers up-to-date about applications in the cloud. Davis has worked as managing editor of SaaS in the Enterprise… Read More
Jo Lendle to succeed Michael Krüger as new publisher at Hanser - December 23, 2013
German publishing house Carl Hanser Verlag is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Lendle, who will succeed Michael Krüger as the company's literary publisher. Krüger, who will be stepping down at the end of 2013, will hand over the reins as Managing Director to Lendle.… Read More
ARL appoints Krista Cox as director of public policy initiatives - December 20, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Krista L. Cox director of public policy initiatives, effective January 6, 2014. Cox is currently the staff attorney/legal counsel at Knowledge Ecology International, a non-profit organisation that searches for better outcomes, including new solutions, to the management of… Read More
Diane Grob Schmidt elected 2015 president of the American Chemical Society - December 19, 2013
Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt, a section head in Research and Development at Procter & Gamble will become president of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in January 2015 after serving as president-elect in 2014. As president, she will lead the way to initiate and support actions… Read More