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John Francis Crowley (born April 7, 1967) is an American biotechnology executive and entrepreneur and the chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics. He co-founded Novazyme Pharmaceuticals with William Canfield, which was later acquired by Genzyme Corporation, and founded Orexigen Therapeutics. In 2006, he was profiled in the book The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million – And Bucked the Medical Establishment – In a Quest to Save His Children by Geeta Anand. In 2010, Crowley released his memoir, Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope, and Joy. Crowley and his family were the inspiration for the movie Extraordinary Measures starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser in 2010.

With a proven track record of bringing game-changing technologies to the market, Mr. Shamir joined Luminex Corporation as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member in 2014. From 2006 to 2014, Mr. Shamir served as President and CEO of Given Imaging, a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of diagnostic products for the visualization and detection of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, which was acquired by Covidien PLC in early 2014. Mr. Shamir currently serves on the board of directors of Exalenz Bioscience Ltd. (TASE: EXEN). He has previously served as a Board Member at Scitex Corporation, Cogentix Medical (NASDAQ: CGNT), recently acquired by Laborie Medical Technologies, and invendo medical GmBH, now part of Ambu. Mr. Shamir holds a Bachelor of Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University.

Cory Wiegert is a CEO:CancerLinQ at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). He has worked as VP:Product Mgmt at INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. Cory works or has worked at Sterling Commerce, CENTURA SOFTWARE CORP, and Safety-Kleen.