John H. Abeles is an American-based

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, director, consultant, entrepreneur, and

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. He was a director of the International Opera Alliance, New York and was a member of

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, a theatre-themed social club. He also was on the board of the New Group, a theater organization in New York. He served on the advisory board of the College of Chemistry at

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

. Abeles is the president and founder of MedVest, Inc. He is the managing member of Dalyda Finance LLC. Abeles is the founder, sole investor and general partner of Northlea Partners LLLP. He is chairman of UniMedica Inc. Abeles is the founder and chairman of BryoLogyx, which licensed a synthetic form of bryostatin-1 from Stanford University for the use in cancer immunotherapy and adjunctive therapy. Abeles received his medical degree as well as a degree in pharmacology from the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. Abeles has three children (David, Lynne and Daniel), all successful NYC performing artists in drama and music as well as four granddaughters.

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