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Dr. Lavin has served as a director and our Chief Executive Officer since July 2006. Dr. Lavin was the founder of Averion Inc. and from 1983 to July 2006 was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Averion Inc. Since 1977, Dr. Lavin has held faculty appointments at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard School of Medicine. Dr. Lavin received his PhD in Applied Mathematics at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1972. Dr. Lavin is not independent pursuant to the definition contained in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the National Association of Securities Dealers� listing standards because Dr. Lavin is currently employed as our CEO. | 