Dr. Lester is Executive VP of Gene Express in the role of Corporate Development and President and Founder of ITHW, Inc., consulting on Innovative Technologies for Health and Wellness. Previously he was New York Site head of Global Clinical Technology and Director of Pfizer Human Health Technologies at Pfizer. He received PhD in Biological Sciences from Northwestern University and has held positions at Harvard University Medical School, the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH. In 1993, he moved to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration, where he held numerous positions until his departure in 2001. His final position at CDER was as the Associate Director and Senior Science Advisor of Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences. In 2001, he was appointed as Director of Clinical Technologies at Pharmacia Corp., until May 2003. Research interests and activities have included the integration of innovative technologies in healthcare and wellness and how society can move towards "individualized medicine". Dr. Lester has an extensive publication record included five edited volumes. He is active in numerous professional societies and has a strong record in public science policy activities.