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Prior to joining the Company in 2005, Mr. Meshulam was Director of Corporate Development at the Institute of Human Virology from 1996-2004. Prior to that he held various positions in the biotechnology industry including founder, Cellular Products, Inc. where he held various positions from 1983-1996, including Chairman CEO, President CEO and Executive Vice-President. Cellular Products was a small publicly held biotechnology company specializing in the development, manufacturing and marketing of blood screening and research assays for human retroviruses. Under his leadership, Cellular Products developed, conducted clinical trials, received FDA approval, produced and marketed blood screening assays for HIV and HTLV-I. Cellular Products also was first to commercially market a kit for HIV p24. In his positions with Cellular Products, Mr. Meshulam was directly responsible to develop and oversee joint development projects with small and large corporations which ultimately lead to commercialization of two FDA approved products and in excess of 100 for research use products. Mr. Meshulam also served as President of Northern Scientific, Inc. a small ophthalmic manufacturer prior to him selling all manufacturing rights to Chiron. Northern Scientific was the sole commercial provider of MK Corneal Storage Media a vital product for the storage and transport of corneas for transplant internationally. Mr. Meshulam received a BA in Biology from SUNY Buffalo in 1979. | 