Allan B. ***** , Ph. D. , is Principal of ***** Associates, a consulting firm specializing in science and technology strategy for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other life science companies. He is also a Principal and Founder of the Biopharmaceutical Consortium, an expert team formed to assist life science companies, research groups, and emerging enterprises to identify and exploit promising breakthrough technologies. Dr. ***** is also the author of numerous publications on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, their technologies and products, and the major therapeutic areas for drug discovery and development. Formerly the Associate Director of the Biotechnology Engineering Center at Tufts University, he received his Ph. D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University.