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Jennifer Bath is the CEO and President of ImmunoPrecise Antibodies. She obtained a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, specializing in immunology and biochemistry, with a focus on discovering and validating biologics for the prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases. Dr. Bath held a tenured position as an Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology, while concurrently serving as the Founder and Executive Director of the Concordia Global Vaccine Institute. She also served many years as a strategic growth and business operations advisor for global pharma, biotech, and government.

Dr. Bath has held executive roles in both biotechnology and contract research organizations, with her most recent post on the executive team at Aldevron, LLC. Here, she headed the global sales and client relations teams, and defined business strategies by applying knowledge based on the science, technology and market. In addition, she served as a key technical specialist, converting challenges for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients into operational initiatives.

Lisa Helbling serves as the Chief Financial Officer for ImmunoPrecise Antibodies. At ImmunoPrecise, she oversees financial and strategic management, including the company’s financial reporting and long-range business planning. Additionally, she supervises human resources and legal. She brings over thirty years of broad experience in accounting, finance, enterprise risk management, audit, and ESOPs. Currently, she serves on the board of directors for Healthy Dakota Mutual Holdings and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and is the Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee. Prior to joining the executive team, Ms. Helbling served as CFO at Anchor Ingredients and TMI Hospitality, as well as VP of Internal Audit and Business Risk Management at Otter Tail Corporation.

Dr. Stefan Lang joined ImmunoPrecise Antibodies as the Chief Business Officer. He is responsible for corporate and business development initiatives, as well as corporate and product strategic planning. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. in biology from the Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany, and a diploma in biology from the University of Kassel, Germany. He started his career as a technical consultant and moved into the biotech industry in 2000.

Dr. Lang has an impressive breadth of leadership within the biotech industry, including experience working at the organizational level and as a globally-recognized and respected leader in antibody business development.

In his most recent role, Dr. Lang worked in an executive role at Aldevron LLC, as the Vice President of Business Development, with his main focus on corporate strategy, R&D innovation, sales and business development. Prior to Aldevron, he worked at GENOVAC, a pioneer in genetic immunization for antibody generation.

Dr. Yasmina Abdiche joined ImmunoPrecise Antibodies in April 2020 as Chief Scientific Officer and will lead the company’s global research and development team. She was previously CSO at Carterra, where she helped to transition the LSA antibody screening technology to global commercialization. Prior to that, she had a twelve-year career at Rinat, Pfizer's biotherapeutic site, where she led a core team of analytical scientists performing antibody characterization on label-free biosensors. As a Research Fellow, she also served on Rinat’s Leadership Team and on the Governing Committee for Pfizer's Post-doctoral Program. She holds over twelve issued patents in the antibody space and is co-inventor of a PD-1 inhibitor (Sasanlimab, PF06801591, RN888) and of a market-approved anti-CGRP antibody for migraine, Ajovy

Dr. Abdiche graduated from Oxford University in the UK with a Master's degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry. She has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the application of label-free biosensors to drug discovery and has given numerous invited presentations at conferences worldwide.

Kari Graber serves as the Vice President of Client Relations and Project Management for ImmunoPrecise Antibodies, and is responsible for the overall leadership and implementation of the Project Management program throughout ImmunoPrecise’s global family of companies. She has over 20 years of experience in developing, implementing and directing laboratory operations, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and supply chain management programs for various food manufacturers, and spent five years as Sales and Technical Director for a pasteurization/sterilization technology and equipment supplier. Prior to joining ImmunoPrecise, Ms. Graber served at Aldevron LLC, where she held a client relations management role for their antibody services platform. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Technology and a Minor in Microbiology.

Dr. Debby Kruijsen is the General Manager of ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Europe, formerly ModiQuest Research (Oss, The Netherlands), which became part of the ImmunoPrecise family of companies in April 2018.

She began her career in immunology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In 2012, she joined ModiQuest Research where she held different scientific and management positions until she became General Manager of ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Europe. Dr. Kruijsen works closely with the executive and global teams to develop and execute business strategies, improve operational efficiencies, and support ImmunoPrecise as an innovative company in the CRO space.

Teri Otto is the General Manager of ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Canada (Victoria, BC). She works closely with the executive and internal teams to implement best practices and company strategy. Ms. Otto has held a variety of scientific and management positions prior to her role as General Manager.

Ms. Otto holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Associate degrees in Psychology and Applied Chemistry/Biochemistry.