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Ms. Gaus entrance into the biotechnology industry began by joining Ciba in 1994 where she was responsible for handling materials transfer requests as well as providing contracts and licensing administrative support. She was responsible for re-designing the licensing database and filing system. She was also a member of a team performing due diligence in connection with a proposed acquisition and was involved in both pre-and post-merger organizational issues for both the Ciba/Sandoz and Novartis/Zeneca mergers. Her professional career is comprised of twelve years as a legal administrative assistant focusing on intellectual property, immigration, corporate and litigation, the last four years with the firm of Graham & James Raleigh NC office. She has had experience in human resources, working closely with the HR group within Novartis/Syngenta as well as establishing a Employee Relations Committee within Graham & James handling a redesign of the review process, grievances as well as general personnel matters. | 