John MacInnis

John MacInnis has been appointed VP portfolio development and licensing for Mississauga-based Cipher Pharmaceuticals. MacInnis will be responsible for identifying and evaluating pipeline products and technologies and pursuing strategic alliances and partnerships. Cipher commercializes current marketed molecules using advanced delivery technologies, moving them through clinical development and regulatory approvals....

Former New Brunswick premier Bernard Lord has been appointed president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. He succeeds Peter Barnes, who is stepping down after eight years....

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre has appointed Dr Daryl Somers as its research chair of molecular breeding and biotechnology. Somers will focus on research initiatives that support the application of genomics and breeding to improve horticultural crops. He was previously a senior research scientist of molecular genetics, bioproducts and bioprocesses at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saskatoon Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg....