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Nicox
Nicox, a French ophthalmic firm with research facilities in Italy and some sales sites in the US, has hired Evelyne Nguyen as Chief Financial Officer. Stéphane Nicolas, the firms HR director, has also been appointed to the group’s executive committee.
Nguyen has worked for 28 years in pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, having held senior positions at Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies (LFB), a French biotech working with therapeutic proteins, and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Stéphane Nicolas joined Nicox as HR director in December 2012, with 20 years’ HR experience outside the pharmaceutical industry.
Michele Garufi, chairman and CEO of Nicox, said the company would launch several products in 2014. Its in-house pipeline includes NO (nitric oxide)-donors for glaucoma and other eye disorders.