The Petri Dish: Boston Scientific device succeeds in trial, Sanofi vet joins Flagship

Cambridge venture firm Flagship Pioneering hired David Khougazian away from Sanofi ADR (Nasdaq: SNY) this week, bringing him on as a new growth partner. Khougazian had been with Sanofi since 2008, when he started as the general manager for the French pharmaceutical firm’s Slovenian business. He was, for a time, chief of staff to Christopher Viehbacher while he was CEO, and from 2015 to 2017 served as CEO of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, a joint vaccine venture between Sanofi and Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK).