Chirag Patel and Chintu Patel have returned to being co-CEOs of Amneal, just over a year after the firm completed its merger with Impax. Rob Stewart – who was president and CEO of Amneal – and executive chairman Paul Bisaro have resigned from the roles.

Government seeks dismissal of 10 qui tam complaints related to pharma reimbursement support services, asserting the lawsuits were brought by a ‘professional’ whistleblower and lack merit.

This week's round-up includes new CEOs at Zelluna, Therapix Biosciences and OncoSec Medical, a new COO at Ionis, two C-Suite appointments at ThromboGenics, and a new oncology head at Orion.

Biopharma companies raised $13.4 billion in Q2, mostly through IPOs. Thanks to several billion-dollar deals in Q2, 2017 is shaping up to be a year of CRO consolidations. Big pharma continued divesting assets to smaller biopharma companies.