Oxford Immunotec Global PLC announced that it has appointed Patrick J. Balthrop, Sr. as Chairman of its board of directors. The current Chairman, Mr. Richard A. Sandberg, will remain a member of the board. Mr. Balthrop currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Agendia Inc., a personalized medicine and molecular cancer diagnostics company, and as Chairman of the board of directors of Discovery Life Sciences, a premier provider of research services and biospecimen solutions to the life sciences industry. He is also a member of the board of directors of Personalis Inc.