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Don Wallar is a pharmaceutical, biotech, and cell therapy consultant with 40+ years in R&D program management and building high-output teams. He served on the Board of Directors of Reasons to Believe Canada for 17 years, most recently as the chair of the board. Don holds an MSc in medical biochemistry from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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