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Mr. Socks is one of our co-founders and has served as our Vice President Business Development since our inception in May 2004. From May 2004 to June 2006 Mr. Socks also served as our Chief Financial Officer Treasurer and Secretary. From July 2000 to May 2004 Mr. Socks was a Venture Partner at Windamere Venture Partners a venture capital firm investing in early stage life science companies. In this capacity Mr. Socks held management positions at two portfolio companies of Windamere Venture Partners. These positions included Vice President of Business Development of Kanisa Pharmaceuticals Inc. an oncology-focused specialty pharmaceutical company and Vice President of Finance of CelTor Biosystems Inc. a drug discovery company. Mr. Socks co-founded several pharmaceutical companies including Avera Pharmaceuticals Inc. Kanisa Pharmaceuticals Inc. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Verus Pharmaceuticals Inc. and two medical technology companies including MiraMedica Inc. and SpineWave Inc. In 1999 Mr. Socks worked in business development at Neurocrine Biosciences a biopharmaceutical company. In 1998 he worked in the venture capital arm of EFO Holdings L.P. an investment firm. From 1995 to 1998 he worked at Kaiser Associates Inc. a strategic management consulting firm where he was most recently a Senior Manager. Mr. Socks holds a B.S. in business administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. | 