SynCardia promotes Gaul to COO
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Mike Gaul
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SynCardia Systems Inc, manufacturer of the CardioWest Artificial Heart, has promoted Mike Gaul to Chief Operating Officer. Gaul joined Syncardia as Vice President of Operations in October 2005. Gaul’s 30 years in medical and robotic manufacturing has been instrumental in the development of the 50 cc artificial heart, which according to the company, is the only FDA and CE approved temporary artificial heart in the world.
www.syncardia.com
Merryman promotion at Watlow
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Chad Merryman
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Watlow, a designer and manufacturer of heaters, controllers and temperature sensors, has promoted Chad Merryman to the role of Vice President, Global End User Sales and Support. For the last two years, Merryman has served as director of Watlow’s domestic and international technical sales and support teams. In his new role, Merryman will be responsible for distributor sales and post-sales support.
www.watlow.com
New member joins JPSA laser team
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Xiangyang Song
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Xiangyang Song has joined the engineering team at J.P. Sercel Associates (JPSA), a designer, supplier and systems integrator of laser materials processing workstations. Dr Song joins JPSA’s team of laser technology scientists as an applications and process engineering specialist, working in the company’s core competencies of UV excimer and DPSS materials processing.
www.jpsalaser.com
Product specialist joins Don Whitley Scientific
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Bill Spencer
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Bill Spencer has joined Don Whitley Scientific Limited as product specialist and he will pave the way for the introduction of a new product for the cell research/hypoxia market. The company develops, manufactures and services instrumentation and associated products for the microbiology industry worldwide.
www.dwscientific.co.uk
Magnisense strengthens management team
Magnisense, a developer of next generation bioassays, has appointed Sébastien Quesney as Technical Development Manager. Qeusney will be in charge of the development and production of Magnisense’s MIAtek technology and will work with the company’s internal marketing and instrumentation teams and external partners involved in clinical trials and engineering.
www.magnisense.com
New President for GAMBICA
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Rod Taylor
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GAMBICA, the UK association for instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology, has announced the appointment of Rod Taylor, Founder and Chairman of the Seaward Group of Companies, as its President for the next two years.
www.gambica.org.uk








