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Halo Pharmaceutical names new chief scientific officer

Dr Bobotas has been president and managing partner of DeMelleBioPharma, since 2008. Dr Bobotas was employed at Reliant Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline, for eight years in the position of vice president of scientific affairs.

Prior to Reliant, he was the founder and executive director of the Covance Center for CNS Research. Earlier in his career, Dr Bobotas has held senior positions at Mylan Laboratories, Somerset Pharmaceuticals and Forest Laboratories.

Mohd Asif, CFO of Halo Pharmaceutical, said: “Having Dr Bobotas on its team, Halo now has the capability to develop more complicated products and provide services to its existing and future clients with challenging technical transfers and new product development opportunities. We are excited to have George on board.”