Jeffrey B. Nickel

Jeffrey B.
Nickel, Ph.D., aged 61 years, became Vice President of Business Development and Markeing during June 2004 and served on the Board of Directors from 1997 until June 2004.
Dr. Nickel was the President of Nickel Consulting through which he served as a consultant to companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries from 1990 until becoming Vice President of BioTime.
Prior to starting his consulting business, Dr. Nickel served in a number of management positions for Syntex Corporation and Merck Company.
Dr. Nickel received his Ph.D.
in Organic Chemistry from Rutgers University in 1970.