Pfenex Inc. announced the election of John Taylor to the company's board of directors following the company's annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Taylor joins Pfenex's Board of Directors after a distinguished career with the FDA, including most recently Counselor to the Commissioner, and previously Acting Deputy Principal Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy. His previous experience also includes being Divisional Vice President for Federal Government Affairs at Abbot Laboratories, as well as Executive Vice President for Health at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).