Purdue Pharma has appointed Alan Dunton to the position of senior vice president of research and development. In this role, Dr. Dunton will serve as the company’s lead scientist and will oversee the medical research and drug safety, clinical pharmacology, virtual discovery, and pharmaceutics and analytics teams. “At a time of transformation for Purdue, Alan brings the right skills and experience to diversify and grow our portfolio,” said Mark Timney, chief executive officer, Purdue Pharma. “W...