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Over 50 years of experience in chromatography, purification, flash and prep LC instrumentation and three decades of experience in design and development of novel mass spectrometry systems and accessories for life sciences, research, and industry. 

Building upon ten years of a successful partnership, Advion and Interchim have joined forces to become a global industry leader in LC chromatography purification and mass spectrometry solutions.

About Advion, Inc.

Advion’s nearly three-decade dedication to serving scientists yields customer-focused life science solutions. Our deep scientific, engineering, and customer workflow knowledge enables an unrivaled solution portfolio.  We work directly with, train, and passionately advocate for our customers to ensure their success. Dedicated to Science – Dedicated to You. More about Advion, Inc. can be found on our website, www.advion.com.

About Interchim
Founded in Montluçon, France, we have more than 50 years of experience and knowledge in the fields of synthesis, life sciences, as well as analysis and purification by LC chromatography. Our products and services are today available in 60 countries through our direct sales, subsidiaries, and distributors network. For more information, visit www.interchim.com and www.flash-chromatography.com.

Global Leadership, Executive Committee

Jamey Jones, Advion Interchim Scientific CEO & Directeur Général

Jamey Jones serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Advion Inc. and the Director Général of Adchim/Interchim within the Advion Interchim Scientific umbrella. With a global perspective and strategic oversight, Jamey guides a passionate and innovative organization dedicated to advancing analytical technologies, providing unparalleled service and support, and fostering enterprising business partnerships, all aimed at meeting the diverse needs of our valued customers.

Bringing over two decades of experience in technical and management roles, Jamey is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of exemplary leadership in the life science tools and consumables markets. His journey with Advion Interchim Scientific spans more than 15 years, during which he has ascended through various key roles, including Senior Vice President, President, and Chief Operating Officer, currently holding the helm as CEO/DG.

Prior to joining Advion in 2008, Jamey played integral roles in several organizations, showcasing his versatility and leadership acumen. Notably, he held positions with increasing responsibilities at Biotage AB, Northrup Grumman, Avionics Specialties Inc., and honorably served in the United States Navy.

Jamey’s wealth of experience, combined with his unwavering commitment to excellence, positions him as a driving force behind the success and continuous innovation of Advion Interchim Scientific. His leadership philosophy revolves around fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and customer-centricity, ensuring that the organization remains at the forefront of technological advancements in the dynamic field of analytical sciences.

Wayne Xiong, Chief Financial Officer, Bohui Innovation Biotechnology Group

Mr. Wayne Xiong will be joining Bohui Innovation Biotechnology Group and Advion Interchim Scientific as a Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wayne has over 15 years of experience in multinational accounting and finance with the past eight years as financial executive in different industries.

Prior to joining Bohui, Mr. Wayne was the Chief Financial Officer of General Electric Industrial Motors for more than 3 years, leading M&A execution and synchronization projects as well as new ERP system implementation. Before GEIM, he was the CFO and CEO assistant at Makena and CFO of Hisense Mexico.

Team Leadership

Chris Tarshus, Controller

Mr. Chris Tarshus serves as the Controller for Advion, Inc. Chris has been in this role since 2020 and is responsible for all accounting and finance functions within Advion, Inc and subsidiary locations.

Chris is a seasoned Certified Managerial Accountant, with over 25 years of experience, across multiple industries and regions.

Prior to joining Advion, Chris was with BorgWarner for 21 years, with various roles, including Accounting Manager for more than 3 years, where he led shared services, as well as filing the role of Interim Controller through an ERP system implementation. Before this role he was the Manager of Group Reporting of the Morse Systems division of BorgWarner for over 8 years, responsible for financial consolidations of 12 reporting units in 9 countries.

Simon Prosser, Ph.D., VP, Global Service & Support

Dr. Prosser joined Advion in 1999 and was one of the founders of the Micro Technology group where he was responsible for the development of the TriVersa Nanomate and design of the expression Compact Mass Spectrometer. He is now in charge of Operations for Advion Inc.

Prior to Advion he was a visiting fellow at Cornell University and spent 11 years at Europa Scientific Ltd. (UK) as Technical Director, designing and marketing stable isotope ratio mass spectrometers and associated sample preparation systems serving the Life Science and Earth Science markets.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Physics from Lancaster University and his Ph.D. with Prof. Colin Pillinger at the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute at the Open University where he developed mass spectrometers and methodologies for the isotopic analysis of minute samples of cosmic dust and meteorites. He is a Chartered Physicist and holds a Diploma in Management Studies from Staffordshire University.

Dr. Daniel Eikel, Senior Director, Global R&D and Applications

Dr. Eikel is responsible for global research and development and the product application lab in Ithaca, NY. He works for the company since 17 years and has held various roles from Application Scientist, Product Manager to Director Customer Service – bringing new analytical instrumentation to the market and helping our customers succeed.

Prior to joining Advion, Dr. Eikel was a visiting fellow at the National Institutes of Health, a Post-Doc at the Veterinary University in Hannover, Germany and obtained his PhD and Masters degree in Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology from the Universities of Hannover and Marburg, Germany. He has authored 20 publications.

Stephane Graziani, Director, Global Support, AIS International Sales
Stéphane Graziani, Director, Global Support, AIS International Sales

Stéphane Graziani is currently Director of Global support of Int’l AIS Sales Teams. He has worked for the company for 13 years and initially held the role of Interchim Instrument Director. He has also assumed various responsibilities in heading the Interchim Research and Development, and the French Customer Service team.

 
After receiving a chemistry degree and Postgraduate degree in physics and prior to joining Interchim, he was always involved in sales and marketing of Analytical and Preparative instruments and from the end of the 90’s he pioneered the conception, design and co-development of innovative HPLC technology based  Flash and Prep chromatography systems and software.

Commercial Leadership

Vijay Gupta, Ph.D., Vice President, International Business Development & Support

Dr. Gupta has over 17 years of experience in sales and marketing of analytical chemistry instrumentation and consumables. Prior to joining Advion he was Head of International Sales and Distribution at Biolin Scientific AB in Sweden where he led sales and marketing operations in Europe, South America and Asia of high-tech precision instruments for research within surface, material and bio-science, drug discovery and diagnostic applications. Before this Dr. Gupta spent more than 10 years at Biotage AB as Director of International Sales in Sweden, successfully managing sales and marketing operations throughout Asia, South America and major parts of Europe for microwave, flash chromatography, evaporation and sample preparation technologies.

He earned a PhD degree in Chemistry from Punjab University India and then spent more than 5 years as Post Doctoral fellow at Uppsala University Sweden and Melbourne University Australia in organic chemistry, publishing more than 13 research publications and a book chapter. He specializes in organic synthesis, purification and characterization of small molecules.

Fabrice Bensaude, Director of Sales, France

Fabrice joined Advion Interchim Scientific in July 2023. He has almost 20 years of experience in sales of consumables & instrumentation with a high knowledge of the French and European market.

Prior joining Advion Interchim Scientific, Fabrice was the Channel Partner Manage for AGILENT for 8 years, leading the development of sales for the complete portfolio of Chromatography & Spectroscopy consumables in Benelux, France, Ireland & United Kingdom.

Pierre-François Icart, Export Director

Pierre-François Icart graduated with a Master of Biophysics from Montpellier University of Sciences, with a specialty in Chromatography and NMR.

Mr. Icart has completed scientific studies by an MBA in company management in IAE’s management school in Lyon. He offers nearly 30 years of experience in the Chromatography field, with 12 years in Preparative Chromatography.

Among several milestones within Interchim, he developed the export business from scratch in 1999 through direct sale platforms or/and network of distributors on all continents.

Strengthened by a technical skill set in Chromatography, Mr. Icart has been able to demonstrate and train number of clients and distributors worldwide on puriFlash® HPLC preparative instruments, as well as associated chromatography consumables.

He is currently working as the Advion Interchim Scientific Export Director, managing the EMEA sales export team.

Dr. Mark Allen, Managing Director, Advion Ltd.
Dr. Mark Allen joined Advion 22 years ago and was responsible for establishing the european organization. He is currently Managing Director of Advion Ltd in the UK and also TriVersa NanoMate Product Manager.

Prior to Advion Interchim Scientific he worked for Applied Biosystems located at Sciex in Toronto where he was responsible for business development. Prior to that he worked at Vestec Corporation in Houston TX responsible for a commercial electrospray ion source he developed during his Ph.D. at Kings College London.

Kristy Licari, Senior Director of Marketing
Kristy Licari offers over 15 years of marketing experience, and holds a BS in Integrated Marketing Communications from Ithaca College (2008).

She joined Advion in 2016 as the Director of Marketing, managing integrated campaigns for the global organization and distributor partnerships.

Prior to joining Advion, Kristy held an Account Executive role at several advertising agencies in Los Angeles, CA, managing marketing and public relations campaigns for clients including VIZIO, King’s Hawaiian, Mitsubishi Motors. She has also worked with the Los Angeles CBS radio cluster (JACK FM, AMP Radio, KROQ) on promotions and event execution, as well as for New York State Tourism as the Integrated Marketing Manager for Tompkins County.