AVI BioPharma, Inc. has appointed Jayant Aphale, Ph.D., as senior vice president of technical operations effective December 12. Dr. Aphale will be responsible for all of AVI’s internal and outsourced manufacturing activities, with an emphasis on technology transfer, scale-up, CMC compliance, CMC regulatory issues, and CMC project management from initial development through commercial production. Additionally, AVI has cut its workforce by approximately 28% in an effort to streamline infrastructu...