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Michael Grey, joined us in September 2001 as our Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer and as a member of our board of directors. He became our President in June 2003 and our Chief Executive Officer in January 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. Grey served as a director of Trega Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company acquired by Lion bioscience AG in 2001, from December 1998 to March 2001. He was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Trega from January 1999 to March 2001. Prior to joining Trega, Mr. Grey was the President of BioChem Therapeutic, Inc., the pharmaceutical operating division of BioChem Pharma Inc., from 1994 to 1998. In that role, he was responsible for all company operations including research, development, sales and marketing, finance and human resources. During 1994, Mr. Grey was the President and Chief Operating Officer for Ansan, Inc. From 1974 to 1993, Mr. Grey served in various roles with Glaxo Inc. and Glaxo Holdings, plc, culminating in his position as Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Grey serves as a director of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and IDM Pharma, Inc. (formerly known as Epimmune Inc.). Mr. Grey received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. | 