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Mr Panaccio is a healthcare businessman with experience leading companies from concept to commercialization. Mr. Panaccio possesses more than 35 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare services and life sciences, including more than 25 years of board-level experience. Mr Panaccio is currently a Director of ASX50 company and one of the medical diagnostics companies, Sonic Healthcare Limited, where he has served since 2005.

Ms Crowe is a physician-scientist and ASX/Nasdaq-listed company director with expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and Emeritus Professor, Monash University Melbourne, she is currently a Director of Sonic Healthcare Ltd, a global medical diagnostics company. Past board positions include St Vincent's Health Australia Ltd (2012-2021), the country's not-for-profit health and aged care provider. After 35 years at both, she has recently retired from the Burnet Institute, having served as Associate Director Clinical Research, and The Alfred Hospital Melbourne, where she held the appointment of Senior Specialist Physician in Infectious Diseases. She was appointed as Officer of the Order of Australia in June 2020 in recognition of her distinguished services to health, clinical governance, biomedical research, and education.

Mr Curnock-Cook is a veteran in the life sciences/healthcare industry and has been actively supporting the commercialization of healthcare innovations and helping entrepreneurs build their international businesses over the past 45 years. Founder and Managing Director of BioScience Managers, Mr Curnock Cook brings his decades of international experience to our Board of Directors. Over his career, Mr Curnock Cook has managed more than US $1bn in equity investments. He launched the first dedicated biotechnology fund for the Australian market and is a former head of the life science private equity team at Rothschild Asset Management, an early pioneer and investor in the sector. In his early career he founded the International Biochemicals Group which he sold to Royal Dutch Shell.

Mr Perry was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director in June 2017. He continues to serve in this role. Prior to this appointment, Dr Perry served as a Non-Executive Director commencing in February 2013. From 2016 to 2017, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Global Business Development and Licensing for Novartis AG. From 2014 to 2016, Dr Perry served as Chief Scientific Officer of Novartis' Cell and Gene Therapy Unit, and from 2012 to 2014 he served as Vice President and Global Head of Stem Cell Therapy for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, a U.S. affiliate of Switzerland-based Novartis AG. Dr Perry previously served as the Global Head of R&D at Baxter Healthcare, President and CEO of Cell & Gene Therapy at Novartis affiliates Systemix Inc. and Genetic Therapy, Inc., VP Regulatory Affairs at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp., Director of Regulatory Affairs at Schering-Plough Corporation, and Chairman, CEO or CMO at several early-stage biotech companies. He also previously served as a Venture Partner with Bay City Capital, LLC, a life science investment firm managing 41 venture capital funds, based in San Francisco California. Dr Perry serves as a Director of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, a public (NASDAQ) development stage company focused on medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing genes. He is also a Venture Partner at BioScience Managers Pty Ltd.

Jan Stern Reed has served as a Non-Executive Director since July 2021. She has more than 35 years of legal, management and business leadership experience primarily within the healthcare industry, and brings significant expertise in corporate governance, compliance and risk management. Ms. Reed served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing company. Prior to Walgreens, Ms. Reed was Executive Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Solo Cup Company, where she was responsible for the legal, human resources, internal audit, corporate communications, and compliance functions.

Mr Vance has over 25 years of leadership experience with commercial and operational expertise in the healthcare industry. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of PhotoniCare, Inc., a position he has held since May 2023. Prior to this appointment, he was President and CEO of Titan Medical, and he continues to serve as an independent director for Titan Medical's Board of Directors. Previously, Mr. Vance served as President and CEO of XCath, a privately held neurovascular robotics company, having also served in similar roles at OptiScan Biomedical, Myoscience, and Hansen Medical.

Mr McNamara is a senior executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in public and privately held companies in the medical device and technology industries. His experience in operations and financial management spans across early stage, high growth, and mature companies. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of Audit Committee for Axonics, Inc. Additionally, Mr. McNamara is a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of Compensation Committee for Xtant Medical Holdings. Prior to these appointments, Mr. McNamara served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of LDR Holding/Spine.

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