Hovione said it has appointed Dr. Colin Minchom as vice president of its Particle Design business unit. Dr. Minchom was most recently with Patheon where he held the position of vice president, Pharmaceutical Development Services for North America. Based in East Windsor, NJ, Dr. Minchom will report to Hovione CEO Guy Villax.

Dr. Minchom's 29-year career includes extensive experience in the process, science and global regulation of drug development with emphasis on dosage forms and drug delivery. Prior to this role at Patheon, Dr. Minchom was head of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cerebrus, a UK privately held pharmaceutical company and has also held positions of increasing scientific and management responsibility at Eli Lilly and E.R. Squibb in formulation and product development, project management and product management.