Affymax, Inc. announced the promotion of Michael Holfinger, Ph.D., to vice president, manufacturing and CMC development. Dr. Holfinger, who has more than two decades of experience in global manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, joined Affymax in 2006 as director, process development and manufacturing. Prior to joining Affymax, Dr. Holfinger held multiple positions at Pfizer, including most recently as senior manager in the API support team where he was responsible for change management, project management and technical support activities necessary to ensure an economical uninterrupted commercial supply of pharmaceutical ingredients for various products.