Biom’up announced the appointment, effective May 2, 2018, of Thierry Darnis as Global Vice President Manufacturing and Engineering. At Medtronic and CR Bard he managed plants pursuing a successful twofold objective of increasing volumes, while optimizing costs. Before joining Biom’up, Thierry Darnis was deputy chief executive officer of Sofradim Production, a subsidiary of Medtronic plc, in charge of the Trevoux plant that he managed for more than 12 years. At Biom’up, Thierry Darnis will be tasked with completing the production scale-up for HemoblastTM Bellows while reinforcing team structures in order to meet production targets.