Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 5, 2004

JOHN DEPHILLIPO – GENELINK INC (GNLK)

JOHN R. DEPHILLIPO is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of GeneLink, Inc. He was educated at Temple University in Business Administration, and was Chairman and CEO of Applied Safety, Inc. Since 1994, Mr. DePhillipo has been responsible for developing the initial GeneLink 'DNA banking concept' and establishing GeneLink's DNA Laboratory and Storage facility at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Forth Worth, Texas. This resulted in a long-term contract between GeneLink_ and the University. He also began to broaden GeneLink's business model by aggressively seeking new genomic technology patents which included GeneLink's DNA Collection Kit'. In the late 1990s he began pioneering the development of GeneLink's breakthrough genetic profiling technologies (patents pending) for worldwide licensing. His aggressive leadership style and marketing savvy have helped GeneLink earn national and international recognition as a trusted resource for confidential DNA banking and has positioned GeneLink as a leading provider of genomic technologies. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a brief historical sketch of GeneLink and a

picture of the most important things that are happening at the present

time.

Mr. DePhillipo: GeneLink is a bioscience