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ROBERT F. JOHNSTON: Bob Johnston founded Johnston Associates Inc. in 1968 to provide merger advisory and financing for emerging companies in technology-intensive industries. In the mid-70s, he directed his efforts toward biotechnology and health care. He founded Cytogen, Ecogen, Sepracor, i-STAT, Envirogen, and Praelux (formerly SEQ), and was instrumental in the early formations of Sonomed, Biocyte, Immunicon, and VelaPharm. Prior to starting Johnston Associates, Bob was an investment banker for F.S.Smithers & Co. and for Smith Barney & Co. in New York. He received his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from New York University.