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Prior to co-founding Cell Biosciences, Linda was the chairman of the Beckman Laser Institute on the University of California, Irvine Campus. Linda has over 25 years of senior management experience in the pharmaceutical and life science industries. As Vice President with responsibilities for venture investing, business development and strategic planning at Johnson and Johnson, she had one of the highest venture returns in the industry. Her investments included J&J’s investment in Chiron that led to the commercialization of Hepatitis C diagnostics and growth factors for wound healing. Linda also initiated the acquisition of LifeScan Diagnostics at J&J. Before J&J, Linda was Director of Corporate Development at Merck, where she also held positions in finance and strategic planning. Linda holds an MBA from Columbia University | 