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WILLIAM I. HIGUCHI (Ph.D., Chairman, Board of Directors) is a Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Utah. He received a B.A. from San Jose University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. Along with graduating more than 100 Ph.D. students, Higuchi has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in the area of pharmaceutics and is a world renowned leader in the field of drug delivery. Higuchi recently has served as the editor for the International Journal of Pharmaceutics and as the editor of The Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences plus he also actively participates in numerous scientific societies. Dr. Higuchi co-founded Theratech, Inc. in 1985, which eventually was sold to Watson Pharmaceuticals for about $350M. Dr. Higuchi continues to serve as technical and business consultant and thought leader for numerous pharmaceutical companies. | 