Horizon Discovery has appointed David Smoller, its chief business officer, to the company’s board as an executive director. Dr Smoller was previously chief executive of Sage Labs Inc, a life science service provider acquired by Horizon in September 2014. Prior to this, Mr Smoller was chief scientific officer of Sigma-Aldrich Co, a global supplier of laboratory supplies which is being taken over by Merck KGaA of Germany.
Dr Smoller holds a PhD in molecular biology and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, US. He also completed postdoctoral fellowships at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and at Monsanto Corporation.
Horizon Discovery announced the appointment on 3 November 2014.
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