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The NEW 2025 Bedford Group Transearch Report on Board and Executive Compensation in the Biotechnology Industry is now available for download. This report is an industry-wide survey of compensation awards and practices for Board of Directors and NEOs (CEO, CMO, CSO, CFO, COO, CLO) in the sector, focusing on micro and small-cap companies, and is representative of Bedford’s ongoing commitment to aiding organizations in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors to attract and retain exceptional Board and Executive talent.

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences has been a leading provider of executive search and talent strategy services for over 40 years. In addition to executive and board recruitment, Bedford offers compensation advisory and executive compensation benchmarking services.

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Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards

TORONTO, April, 2026- Catalytic Health and Bedford Group Transearch are proud to announce the second annual winners of the Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The awards recognize 20 Canadian leaders, under the age of 40, that have made an outsized impact...

Bedford Group Transearch Launches Fifth Annual Biotechnology Executive & Board Compensation Report

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences is proud to announce the release of its 5th annual publication; 2025 Executive and Board Compensation in the Biotechnology Industry. This complimentary report serves as a vital benchmarking resource for biotechnology...

Announcing the winners of Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards

TORONTO, April 2, 2025 /CNW/ - Catalytic Health and Bedford Group Transearch are proud to announce the inaugural winners of the Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The awards recognize 20 Canadian leaders, under the age of 40, that have made an outsized...

Bedford Group Transearch launches the first ever top 20 Under 40 Awards for Canadians in the Life Sciences

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - Catalytic Health and Bedford Group Transearch are proud to announce the inaugural Canadian Life Sciences Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The new awards will recognize 20 Life Sciences leaders making an outsized impact in their industry and...

Completed Searches in Life Sciences

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Harpreet South on her appointment to Director, Quality & Pharmacovigilance with BioScript Solutions

South brings extensive experience in quality, compliance, and pharmacovigilance across the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors from organizations such as Shoppers Drug Mart, Kuehne + Nagel and Reckitt. Throughout her career, she has developed deep expertise in...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Donald D’Anna on his appointment to Vice President, Tax & Treasury with Apotex

D’Anna brings extensive global experience across tax, treasury, and finance leadership. Most recently, he served in senior global tax and treasury leadership roles with Whirlpool Corporation, overseeing complex international tax strategies and treasury operations....

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Drew Fraser on his appointment to Chief Operating Officer with Gateway Services

Fraser brings extensive experience in operations, finance, and business leadership across complex healthcare and service environments. Throughout his career, he has held progressive leadership roles spanning operational strategy, financial management, and...

Former Teva and Baxter Chief Quality Officer appointed to Chief Quality Officer with Apotex

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Merle Goddard on her appointment to Chief Quality Officer with Apotex. Goddard is a highly accomplished Executive with demonstrated results and broad, global experience in Quality leadership strategy,...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Dr. Ken Kramer on his appointment to Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs with Helus Pharma

Dr. Kramer brings more than 25 years of experience in neuroscience and medical affairs leadership across the biopharmaceutical sector. Most recently, he served as Vice President and Head of Medical Neuroscience with Bristol Myers Squibb, where he led integrated...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Catherine Thomas on her appointment to Vice President, Communications with Apotex

Thomas brings extensive experience in corporate communications, reputation management, and stakeholder engagement. Most recently, she served in senior communications leadership roles with Loblaw Companies Limited, where she spent more than a decade supporting one of...

Apotex USA hires new Head of Information Technology

Bedford Group Trasearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Roberto Pujol on his appointment to Head of IT with Apotex USA. Pujol was most recently the Senior Director, Information Technology with Smith & Nephew, where he directed the IT strategy for a $2B+...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences Congratulates Alimentiv on the appointment of Stephanie Gonzalez as the organization’s inaugural Chief Operations Officer

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences would like to congratulate Stephanie Gonzalez on her appointment to Chief Operating Officer with Alimentiv. Gonzalez was most recently the Senior Vice President, Neuroscience Therapeutic Area Head with Syneos Health and brings...

Bedford Group Transearch Life Sciences has been at the forefront of Pharma & Biotech executive search solutions for over 40 years.

From multinational pharmaceutical and medical device corporations, to start-ups and fast-growing biotechnology companies, Bedford/TRANSEARCH is North America’s leading life sciences executive search firm. We have been at the forefront of healthcare, biotech, and pharma executive search solutions for over 40 years.

Our team of experts has a deep understanding of the current and emerging trends in the global life sciences sector with deep capabilities delivering North American executive search solutions, with strong emphasis in Toronto, Boston, New Jersey, New York, Vancouver and Montreal.

With government pricing pressure, care model evolution, the speed of intersection between IT and healthcare services and convergence happening across formerly disparate healthcare sectors, this dynamic sector requires exceptional executive search capabilities and a track record of results.

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