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Has been a director of the Company since November 2004 and previously served as a consultant to the company since its founding. Dr. Cape has worked in the biotechnology industry for more than 35 years and currently serves as a consultant for several public and private biotechnology companies. He co-founded Cetus Corporation in 1971 and served as chairman for 20 years and Chief Executive Officer for 13 years until Cetus merged with Chiron Corporation in 1991. Cetus was a world leader and pioneer in genetic engineering, developing a technology that was ultimately awarded a Nobel Prize. He was the founding chairman of Darwin Molecular Corporation, which was later sold to Chiroscience plc, and serves on the board of EntreMed, Inc. Dr. Cape also serves as a director for several privately held biotechnology companies including Caprion, Inc. and Neugenesis Corp. Dr. Cape was a founding member of the Industrial Biotechnology Association (now the Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO), where he served as President from 1983 until 1985. Dr. Cape is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has served as a board member of a number of arts and charitable organizations, including the San Francisco Opera. He has also served on the boards of Princeton University, Rockefeller University, and the Whitehead Institute at M.I.T. He holds a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from McGill University, an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University and an A.B. degree from Princeton University. | 