CardioDx appoints president and CEO; FDA device review veteran joins Hogan Lovells; TransEnterix names new senior surgical office; and more personnel updates from around the industry.

Recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the biopharma, medical device, and diagnostics industries.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Medical Device Deals Update column is a survey of recent medtech M&A, Alliance, and Financing activity.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment –In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type –Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing.