Universal Display Corporation announced that Dr. Nigel Brown and Dr. Joan Lau have joined the Company?s Board of Directors, effective March 4, 2024. The addition of these new directors expands UDC?s Board to ten members. Nigel Brown has more than 25 years of experience in leadership and strategy in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research industries.

Dr. Brown is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Princeton Healthcare Advisory, LLC, an advisory firm specializing in support for growth-focused investors in healthcare and life science sectors. Dr. Brown is an Advisor for Rothschild & Co., Five Arrows Managers LLP and previously served as General Partner for Trevi Health Capital, a healthcare-focused specialty investment firm, and held oversight and advisory roles for numerous organizations. Dr. Brown has extensive experience in acquisitions and strategic partnerships in the biomedical and technology sectors and is a skilled partner in facilitating investments and corporate transactions.

Dr. Brown received his BA in Chemistry and PhD in Physiological Sciences from the University of Oxford and his MBA from The Open University. Dr. Brown also serves on the board for Inotiv Inc. Joan Lau has more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership and business development for biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and R&D-focused companies. Dr. Lau is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Spirovant (previously called Talee Bio), a gene therapy company developing treatments and cures for respiratory diseases including cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Lau is also an Adjunct Professor and Trustee at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Lau co-founded and served as Managing Partner at Militia Hill Ventures, which focuses on building and growing high-quality life science companies. Dr. Lau has also served as CEO for several venture-capital-backed biotech companies.

Dr. Lau earned her MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and her BS in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lau also serves on the boards for Brandywine Realty Trust and Rockwell Medical Inc.