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Bernhard O. Palsson, Ph.D., the Company’s founder, served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board since the Company’s inception in 1997 until the fall of 2007, and he continues to serve on the Board. Dr. Palsson is professor of Bioengineering and Adjunct Professor Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Palsson co-founded Aastrom Biosciences (NASDAQ: ASTM) in 1988, where he served as the Vice President of Developmental Research for two years. Dr. Palsson is also the founder of Genomatica, a company that is focused on in silico biology. Professor Palsson is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and holds a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. | 