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Marlene Krauss, M.D. has been our chief executive officer, secretary and a member of our board of directors since our inception. Dr. Krauss has been a managing member and president of KBL Healthcare Management Inc. since November 1998. Dr. Krauss has also been affiliated with all of the KBL Funds since November 1998. In August 1991, Dr. Krauss co-founded KBL Healthcare, Inc. and has served as its chairperson and chief executive officer since its formation. In June 1999, Dr. Krauss co-founded Lumenos and has served as a member of its board of directors since its formation. From April 1993 to August 1994, Dr. Krauss served as chairperson and chief executive officer of KBL I. Following its merger with Concord, Dr. Krauss served as its vice chairperson until February 1996. Dr. Krauss also co-founded and/or led the initial financing for the following companies:
Candela Corporation, a Nasdaq National Market listed developer of advanced aesthetic laser systems that allow physicians and personal care practitioners to treat a wide variety of cosmetic and medical conditions;
Summit Autonomous Inc., formerly a Nasdaq National Market listed manufacturer and supplier of excimer laser systems and related products used to perform procedures that correct common refractive vision disorders such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism; and
Cambridge Heart, Inc., an Over The Counter Bulletin Board listed company that is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of products for the non-invasive diagnosis of cardiac disease.
Dr. Krauss has served as a member of the board of directors of PneumRx, Inc., a medical device company developing products for interventional pulmonology applications, and of Prolong Pharmaceuticals, since March 2005. Dr. Krauss received a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She completed her training as a vitreoretinal surgeon at New York Hospital in 1985. Dr. Krauss is the wife of Dr. Berk, our chairman of the board and president. | 