LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:BPA) today announced the appointment of Joy A. Thomas as vice president of corporate development. Ms. Thomas will be integral to BioSante implementing its corporate development strategies, including collaborations and licensing. Ms. Thomas comes to BioSante after 13 years with Baxter Healthcare Corporation where she was most recently Senior Director, Global Strategy & Business Development for its Renal Division. Earlier she was Director, Strategic Marketing and Planning for its Medication Delivery Division. Ms. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Russian from the University of Illinois, and a Master of Business Administration in International Business and Finance from the University of Chicago.