Our Board of Directors

James Benson, Chairman
James S. Benson has served as a Director since November 1, 2004. Mr. Benson has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, and also serves as a director of Cryolife, Inc., and Medical Device Consultants, Inc. Mr. Benson retired from the Advanced Medical Device Association (Advamed) where he served as executive vice president for technical and regulatory affairs. Prior to that, he held numerous senior positions at the Food and Drug Administration (''FDA'') over a twenty year period. He retired from the FDA as director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Earlier, he served as deputy commissioner of the FDA, and also as its commissioner for a one-year period. Mr. Benson earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland and a M.S. degree in nuclear engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Martin Rosendale, Chief Executive Officer
Martin P. Rosendale has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Director since July 1, 2008. Prior to that, in March 2008, he was appointed as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. From January 2005 to March 2008, Mr. Rosendale held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Core Dynamics, Inc., a Rockville, MD biotechnology startup company using cryopreservation technology developed in Israel. From March 2001 to December 2004, Mr. Rosendale held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., a Glendale, CA biologics company, as well as other positions at various biotechnology companies. Mr. Rosendale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from California State University in Long Beach, CA (1982).

David Jorden, Executive Director
David E. Jorden, CPA, CFA has served as a Director since September 19, 2008. From 2003 to 2008, he was with Morgan Stanley's Private Wealth Management group where he was responsible for equity portfolio management for high net worth individuals. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mr. Jorden served as CFO for Genometrix, Inc., a private genomics/life sciences company focused on high-throughput microarray applications. Mr. Jorden was previously a principal with Fayez Sarofim & Co. Mr. Jorden has a M.M. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School and a B.B.A. from University of Texas at Austin. He holds both Certified Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant designations. Mr. Jorden serves on the board of Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPXA). He is also on the board of two private companies, PLx Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing GI safer NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), and DLush, LLC, a San Diego based deluxe beverage retail concept.

Mark T. McLoughlin, Director
Mark T. McLoughlin has served as a Director since June 7, 2004. Mr. McLoughlin currently serves as a Senior Vice President for VWR International, a global distributor of laboratory supplies, equipment and ser- vices to the pharma, biotech, industrial and clinical laboratory. In this capacity, he has responsibility for the sourcing and marketing functions for North America. Prior to joining VWR International, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer for Cardinal Health based in Rolle, Switzerland. Prior to joining Cardinal, he was vice president of commercial operations for Norwood Abbey Ltd., an Australian-based medical technology company. Earlier, he was President of North American operations for Ion Beam Application, Inc., a Belgium-based global medical technology company. His executive career experience also includes Mallinckrodt, as well as positions with other healthcare companies.

Stephen N. Keith, MD, Director
Stephen N. Keith, MD, MSPH has served as a Director since September 19, 2008. Dr. Keith is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. From 2005 to 2006, Dr. Keith served as Senior Consultant at Biologics Consulting Group, LLC, a biopharmaceutical consulting company. From 2003 to 2005, he was Managing Director at Glocap Advisors LLC, a division of Glocap Funding LLC, an investment banking firm. Dr. Keith has held a range of senior management positions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including President and Chief Operating Officer at Antex Biologics Inc., and Vice President, Marketing and Sales at North American Vaccine, Inc., Dr. Keith also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of NanoVec, Inc., an early-stage biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Keith holds an undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Amherst College in Massachusetts (1973), a degree in medicine from University of Illinois, College of Medicine, (1977) and a Master of Science in Public Health degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (1982). He is a licensed physician in the states of California and Maryland. Dr. Keith is a Fellow of the Academy of Pediatrics and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics.

C. Eric Winzer, Director
C. Eric Winzer has served as Director since January 30, 2009. Mr. Winzer currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVRX). Prior to joining Avalon, Mr. Winzer was with Life Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: LIFE), formerly Invitrogen Corporation, a provider of life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, from 2000 to 2006, where he served as Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Sponsor for Life's ERP implementation and VP, Finance. From 1986 to 2000, Mr. Winzer held various positions of increasing responsibilities at Life Technologies, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. From 1980 until 1986 he held various financial positions at Genex Corporation. Mr. Winzer received his B.A. in Economics and Business Administration from McDaniel College and an M.B.A. from Mount Saint Mary's University.

Craig Mendelsohn, Director
Craig Mendelsohn, MD, JD Position: VP and Deputy General Counsel at the American Red Cross since 2008. VP, Cardinal Health, from 2007-2008. VP, Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Core Dynamics from 2005-2007. He is highly experienced in a wide range of medical and regulatory areas, having held positions such as Medical Director for ZLB Bioplasma and Deputy General Counsel for the American Red Cross and Regulatory Director for the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association. Dr. Mendelsohn earned his doctor of medicine (M.D.) degree from George Washington University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree from Georgetown University. He also holds a bachelor of arts in chemistry from Emory University.

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