CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextBio, developer of an innovative platform that enables life science researchers to search, discover, and share knowledge locked within public and proprietary data, today announced the appointment of Kevin G. Cronin as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Cronin, most recently the Senior Vice President of Sales at Symyx Technologies, Inc., joins NextBio with over 20 years of experience selling discovery and development research tools, services, and intellectual property to pharmaceutical, agrochemical, consumer and chemical companies.