WALTHAM, Mass., July 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BG Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGMD), a company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, biomarker-based diagnostics, announced today that Stéphane Bancel, former CEO of bioMérieux (NYSE Euronext:BIM), has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has been a member of the BG Medicine Board since January 2010. Noubar Afeyan, a founder and Chairman of the Board since the company’s inception, continues to serve on the board.
