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Mr. Krueger was appointed as our Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer in March, 2007. Mr. Krueger was previously Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Alliances at Protemix Corporation during 2006, Senior Vice President, Business Development at Xencor, Inc. from 2004 to 2006, Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer at X-Ceptor Therapeutics, Inc. (now Exelixis, Inc.) from 2002 to 2004 and Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Alliances and General Counsel at Aurora Biosciences Corporation (now Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) from 2000 to 2002. His responsibilities at these drug development companies included licensing, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, legal affairs and corporate finance. Prior to joining Aurora, he served as Corporate Counsel at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a multi-national technology development company. Prior to joining SAIC, he served as an attorney at Cooley Godward LLP and represented both privately-held and public companies in a wide range of transactions, including licensing, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and venture capital financings. Mr. Krueger received a BA in Economics from the University of California, San Diego and a JD and MBA from the University of Southern California.
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