MicroPhage CEO heads bioscience group

DENVER – Jack Wheeler, chief executive of Longmont-based MicroPhage Inc., has been selected as chairman of the Denver-based Colorado BioScience Association.

The nonprofit association provides services and support to the state’s bioscience industry. Its more than 340 member organizations represent both bioscience companies and companies providing key services to the bioscience industry and research institutions in Colorado.

The association selected Rick Jory, CEO of Sandhill Scientific in Highlands Ranch, as vice chairman.

New board members receiving three-year appointments include Derek Cole, Allos Therapeutics in Westminster; Doug Henston, Solix Biofuels, Fort Collins; Chris Lepore, Johnson & Johnson, Denver; Dan Mitchell, Sequel Venture Partners,…