As part of a planned leadership change at IV Labs of Christiansburg, Virginia, Brian Alexander, Ph.D., has been named president of its subsidiary, Inorganic Ventures. The specialty chemical company is a leading manufacturer of certified reference materials (CRM) and analytical inorganic standards trusted by laboratories worldwide.

He succeeds Christopher Gaines, who served as president of Inorganic Ventures and CEO of IV Labs. Gaines moves to board chair, and Justin Yalung has been named CEO of IV Labs.

Alexander, a geochemist, has served as the company's chief technical officer since 2020 and previously as vice president of technical operations. He, and brings more than a decade of deep scientific leadership to his new role. His promotion reflects Inorganic Ventures' commitment to science-driven growth and its ambition to strengthen its position as the partner of choice for analytical laboratories and manufacturers across the globe.

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Gaines moves to board chair, Miller to vice chair, Alexander to president of Inorganic Ventures.

IV Labs, a Christiansburg-based specialty chemistry company serving manufacturers and laboratories worldwide, has appointed Justin Yalung as chief executive officer, and restructured its board of directors to reflect this change, effective June 1.

IV Labs is the parent company of Inorganic Ventures and PURE Laboratories. Together, the companies offer more than 2,000 stock elemental mixtures and compounds and more than 60,000 unique custom formulations. IV Labs products are used for critical production applications, research, testing, and calibration across sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy, environmental safety, mining, industrial manufacturing, and food & beverage.

“At IV Labs, we consider ourselves the quiet force for manufacturers across industries to deliver consistent, high-quality products with confidence,” Yalung said.