Los Angeles-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, which is developing aesthetic medicine products, said today that it has named Pierre J.G. Corin as the firm's Vice President, Global Clinical Operations. Corin joins the firm from Allergan Medical, and has also served at PDD, Covance, clinTrials, and Innovex. Kythera is developing products related to adipolysis, facial contouring and pigmentation modulation, among other research.