Dr. Elisabeth K. Allison, PhD

Overview

The Board of Directors of Helicos BioSciences Corporation elected Elisabeth K. Allison, PhD to serve as a member of the Company's Board of Directors effective January 28, 2008. Dr. Allison has served as a Principal at ANZI Partners since 1995. She serves as a board member of three mutual funds managed by the Capital Research and Management Company since 1991: the EuroPacific Fund, the New Perspectives Fund and the New World Fund. Previously, Dr. Allison served on the Board of Directors of Color Kinetics, a leading LED lighting company, from 2002 and as Chairperson from January 2007 until its recent acquisition by Philips in August 2007. Prior to her service at ANZI Partners, Dr. Allison was Senior Vice President for Development at the McGraw-Hill Companies. Dr. Allison received an AB from Harvard College and a PhD in Business Economics from the Harvard Business School.