Mr. Wurth was the Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Investments in Asset Management, and Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan’s International Private Bank, where he led the expansion of the franchise in Asia, Latin America and Europe while based in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Since leaving J.P. Morgan Mr. Wurth has invested in and helped lead several private companies, of which he is Chairman of the Board of Standard Power and Vestrata, and a board member of Triax Technologies.

Before joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Wurth practiced law at the New York firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1992 to 1995, and served as General Counsel to former U.S. Senator Robert Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign. Mr. Wurth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. We believe that Mr. Wurth is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his overall leadership experience, his experience in the private equity and alternative investments industry and his legal experience.

During his tenure with LMBRI, he spent approximately 8 years consulting with Toray Industries, Hitachi Chemicals (now Showa denko Materials Co. Ltd.), Fujifilm (Fuji Chemicals), Merck & Co., SRI International, among others.

From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Dey served as Vice President of Business Development and Market for Definines, AG. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Dey served as Head of Business Development, Western U.S. for IMPATH, Inc., where he was responsible for three business units and the introduction of Her2neu diagnostics for breast cancer treatment with Herceptin. Earlier positions include Chief Business Officer for Genmethrax, Inc.; Manager, Technology Licensing, Thomas Jefferson Medical University; Manager, Technology Licensing, Ciba Geigy (Novartis).

Mr. Dey earned both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Biochemistry from Visva-Bharati University in India and a Ph.D. in Lipid Membrane Biochemistry from Biological Research Center in Hungary. He also earned a Masters in Business Administration (Fulbright Scholarship) from the University of Cambridge. We believe Mr. Dey’s history with our company, coupled with his extensive business development experience in the medical device industry, provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.

Mr. Chase served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and a Director of Westbank Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westbank from 1988 to 2007. Mr. Chase is active in a number of commercial real estate, farming and ranching activities and serves in a number of civic roles. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA and a Trustee of the Big E Trust. Mr. Chase is also a commissioner of the Board of Public Safety for the City of West Springfield, MA and is a member to the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture.

Mr. Chase is a veteran of the United States Army during which he served in combat in Vietnam from 1967 through 1969. Mr. Chase graduated with honors from Western New England University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. We believe that Mr. Chase is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his executive experience and his financial experience.

In these roles, she has been involved in management and operations of healthcare and life sciences products development, sales & marketing operations and general management for more than 12 years. Ms. Dey earned a Masters Degree in Mathematics from the State University of Mari El Republic, Russia. We believe Ms. Dey’s history with our company, coupled with her extensive experience in the healthcare industry, provide her with the qualifications to serve as a director.

Mr. Zeidman, Chairman Emeritus of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council was appointed by President George W. Bush in March 2002 and served in that position from 2002-2010. A prominent Houston based business and civic leader; Mr. Zeidman also is Chairman Emeritus of the University of Texas Health Science System Houston. He is formerly National Chairman of the Development Corp of Israel Campaign (Israel Bonds) and served on the Board of the National World War II Museum.

Mr. Zeidman was the former CEO, President and Chairman of Seitel, Inc., a Houston-based onshore seismic data provider where he was instrumental in the successful turnaround of the Company. He served as lead Director of Straight Path Communications, Inc. until its sale to Verizon in 2018. He was also Director of REMA a division of NRG Corp. and he further serves on the board of Prosperity Bank and was formerly Restructuring Officer of TransMeridian Exploration Inc. and Chief Bankruptcy Trustee of AremisSoft Corp. He held the post of Chairman of the Board and CEO of Unibar Corporation, the largest domestic independent drilling fluids company, until its sale to Anchor Drilling Fluids in 1992. Mr. Zeidman holds a Bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master’s in Business Administration from New York University. We believe that Mr. Zeidman is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive leadership and corporate finance experience, as well has his extensive relationships in the investing and investment banking businesses.