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Lutz Lingnau was appointed director in August 2007. Mr. Lingnau is a highly-respected pharmaceutical industry leader with over 35 years of experience in corporate management, product development and marketing. Mr. Lingnau was a member of the Executive Board at Schering AG and Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Schering Berlin, Inc. While at Schering AG, he was responsible for the worldwide specialized therapeutics business and also held a number of other executive positions including Head of Worldwide Sales and Marketing in the Pharmaceutical Division, and Chairman and President of Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Lingnau is a member of the Supervisory Board of LANXESS AG, Germany and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Micropharma Ltd., Montreal. He was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of Sirna Therapeutics, which was acquired by Merck & Co., Inc. in December 2006. | 