LexaGene Holdings Inc. announced that the Company has formed a scientific advisory board (SAB) to assist the Company in product positioning and its go-to-market strategy. The SAB is comprised of key opinion leaders in the Company’s targeted markets, namely food safety, veterinary diagnostics, and open-access markets such as biodefense. The initial SAB members include Dr. Kimothy Smith DVM PhD and Mr. Shawn Stevens JD. Other SAB members will be added over the coming months to complete a five-member advisory board. Mr. Stevens is a nationally recognized food industry attorney and the founder of Food Industry Counsel LLC, the only law firm in North America that exclusively represents food industry clients. Mr. Stevens works with some of the world’s large growers, food processors, national restaurant chains, food distributors, and grocery chains, helping them protect their brand by reducing food safety risk, complying with FDA and USDA food safety regulations, managing recalls, and defending high-profile foodborne illness claims. Dr. Smith served as the first Chief Veterinarian for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Chief Scientist for the Office of Health Affairs, where he advised the Secretary of Homeland Security on strategies and emergency response plans for food and agricultural security.