 To assist with further research and development of flavouring for Beyond TobaccoTM as well as an intellectual property strategy, the Company has appointed Dr. Cindy Orser to its advisory board. Dr. Orser, who was once a tenured professor at the University of Idaho, holds more than 20 patents and has 65 peer-reviewed publications with over 2,000 citations. In her career in industry, Dr. Orser has held executive scientist roles at biotechnology and analytical diagnostic companies that have been contractors for federal agencies in the United States including the United States Department of Agriculture, the Department of Homeland Security, and three institutes of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Orser is currently the Chief Science officer of a life sciences firm in the United States, and Principal of a scientific, technical, regulatory and strategic affairs consultancy. 