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Who’s Hired? Formycon Is Latest To Swap CEO

Follows Changes At The Top For Orion And Strides In Recent Months

 
• By Dave Wallace

Formycon has become the latest firm to announce a new CEO, after similar moves at Orion and Strides. Meanwhile, Gedeon Richter has made management changes and a new director has joined Coherus.

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Several firms have seen changes at the top • Source: Shutterstock

Formycon has announced a change in leadership, after a busy few weeks for the biosimilars developer. Stefan Glombitza – who has served as the firm’s chief operating officer since 2016 – will step up to become CEO from 1 July, taking over from Carsten Brockmeyer, who is set to leave the firm’s executive board “as planned on 30 June 2022.”

Brockmeyer, who has served Formycon for nine years as CEO, will continue to support the company as a scientific advisor, “in particular assisting

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