Karen Lackey has been named vice president and head of medicinal chemistry at Roche. Based out of the company’s Nutley facility, Ms. Lackey will be responsible for small molecule drug discovery in oncology, virology and inflammation. She will also oversee the Nutley Discovery Chemistry Management Team and be a member of the Global Chemistry Leadership Team. She reports to Hans-Joachim Boehm, Ph.D., global head of chemistry at Roche. “Karen’s appointment reinforces Roche’s co...