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He serves on advisory boards of Novo Nordisk, Herbalife, GI Dynamics, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Glia, Keyron, and Boehringer Ingelheim. CLR is a member of the Irish Society for Nutrition and Metabolism, outside the area of work commented on here. He served as the Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Medical Device Division of Keyron in 2021. Both were unremunerated positions. No patients have been included in any of Keyron\u2019s studies, and the company is not publicly traded. CLR was gifted stock in Keyron in September 2021 and divested all holdings the same month. He continues to provide scientific advice to Keyron without remuneration. W.A.-N. reports honoraria for presentations from Novo Nordisk and Boehringer Ingelheim. 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