Paul Goddard, Ph.D.

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Paul Goddard, Ph.D.

Dr. Goddard has served as the chairman of our board of directors since August 2003 and was appointed our chief executive officer in April 2005. From March 2000 and August 2005, Dr. Goddard served as chairman and part-time executive of several companies including A.P. Pharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, and XenoPort, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. From October 1998 until March 2000, he was chief executive officer of Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the largest division of Elan Corporation plc, a biotechnology company. He was chief executive officer of Neurex Corporation, a biotechnology company, from February 1991 until October 1998 when the company was acquired by Elan Corporation plc. Prior to 1991, Dr. Goddard held various senior management positions at SmithKline Beecham plc, a pharmaceutical company, including senior vice president strategic marketing and senior vice president Far East region. He obtained his doctorate degree from St. Mary’s Hospital, London, in the area of etiology and pathophysiology of colon cancer. Dr. Goddard remains on the board of directors of A.P. Pharma, Inc., Adolor Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company.