GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. announced that, effective immediately, Jon Faiz Kayyem, Ph.D., the company's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, will serve as the company's Senior Vice President of Research and Development with overall responsibility for the company's research and development activities. Dr. Kayyem replaces Jorge Garces, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Dr. Kayyem originally founded Clinical Micro Sensors (CMS) in 1995 to commercialize technical innovations he developed while at The California Institute of Technology.

He remained with CMS until 2004, when he co-founded the biotechnology fund management company Efficacy Capital Limited. CMS was acquired by Osmetech plc in 2005. Dr. Kayyem rejoined the company in January 2009, serving as Osmetech's chairman of the board of directors from January 2009 to August 2009.