HYCOR Biomedical announced new senior executive appointments as the company continues its transformation into a leading global diagnostics company. Steve Johnson was named Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs and Mark Van Cleve as Director of Research and Development.

"Both Steve and Mark are highly skilled executives with significant experience in our industry and we are very pleased that they share our vision in building HYCOR as a global leader in the diagnostics field," said Dick Aderman, CEO of HYCOR. "We place a high premium on attracting outstanding talent to our new organization and the addition of their respective talents marks another key milestone in the ongoing transformation of HYCOR."

Mr. Johnson comes to HYCOR with more than 25 years of in vitro diagnostics experience with Abbott Laboratories where he worked with Clinical Chemistry, Hematology and Immunoassay products. He has held a series of leadership positions at Abbott, most recently as Site Quality Head and Management Representative at the Abbott – South Pasadena, CA facility. He also served as Manager of Supplier and Operations Quality Assurance, Hematology Customer Support, and Technical Operations. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and American Society for Quality (ASQ). Mr. Johnson holds a number of certifications, including: ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, ASQ Certified Biomedical Auditor, and ISO 9001 Certified Lead Auditor. Mr. Johnson has a BS in Chemistry from University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.

Dr. Van Cleve has extensive experience in diagnostics R&D and project management as well as managing R&D teams. He served with Chiron Corporation (Novartis) from 2000 to 2007 and most recently was Applications Development Manager at Agilent Technologies, Inc., former parent of HYCOR, where he managed process/product engineering and R&D for the HYCOR division and managed a team of scientists. As Principal Scientist at Chiron, he managed R&D teams and project development for a number of Hepatitis B diagnostic kits. He also spent seven years with BD Bioscience as a Senior Scientist involved in the development of blood diagnostic products. Dr. Van Cleve received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign. He holds a number of patents.

Source: HYCOR