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As a result of this acquisition, BELLUS Health is also announcing a changeat the management level in the field of research. Nigel Levens, Ph.D., ChiefScientific Officer of Innodia Inc. will take on the position of VicePresident, Research at BELLUS Health while Daniel Delorme, Ph.D., BELLUSHealth's current Vice President, Research, will be leaving the Company topursue other interests.
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"I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Levens to the Company," said Dr.Francesco Bellini, Chairman, President and CEO of BELLUS Health. "Theexpertise he demonstrated in drug discovery for metabolic diseases at Innodia,will serve us very well at BELLUS Health. I also want to thank Dr. Delorme forhis valuable contribution to the Company during his tenure with us and wishhim great success in his future endeavours."
Dr. Levens brings to the position 27 years of teaching and research in thefield of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in both Europe and NorthAmerica. Prior to joining Innodia in 2006, he worked as Head of Biology forBiovitrum AB of Sweden, which specializes in metabolic diseases such as TypeII diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. From 1998-2003, he served asHead of the Division of Metabolic Diseases for the Servier Research Group inFrance and prior to that as Head of Obesity Pharmacology for Novartis Pharmain Basel, Switzerland. Educated in both the United Kingdom and the UnitedStates, Dr. Levens holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physiology and Biochemistry, and aPh.D. in Physiology from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdomand conducted a postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacology at the University ofVirginia.
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