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Mr. Gifford is the Vice President and co-founder of Century Capital Associates LLC. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for VectraOnco, Ltd. Mr. Gifford has extensive experience in advising start-up and middle market life science companies regarding transactional and strategic issues. He has structured, negotiated and executed several transactions including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and licensing agreements. He has also assisted several start-up life science companies during the development of their strategic plans and business plans. In addition, Mr. Gifford has significant experience in the areas of accounting and due diligence and has participated in several public offerings. Mr. Gifford was formerly a Manager and Associate Director of KPMG Health Ventures (1995-1997), a healthcare focused investment banking group. Prior to KPMG Health Ventures, Mr. Gifford was an accountant for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (1990-1994) where he provided auditing and financial due diligence services to various publicly traded and privately held emerging technology companies. Mr. Gifford holds a B.S., cum laude, from Rutgers University and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is a licensed attorney in the State of New York and the State of New Jersey and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the New Jersey Technology Council and the New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network. | 