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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.5M
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We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of patient-specific immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases of the immune system. We own a proprietary technology that enables us to efficiently develop and manufacture active immunotherapy products designed to stimulate a patient's own immune system to mount a specific and sustained response to disease. Our lead product candidate, FavId , is an active immunotherapy for the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We completed enrollment in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of FavId in January 2006. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled registration trial is designed to evaluate FavId following Rituxan , the current standard of care, for the treatment of follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We have a Special Protocol Assessment from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for our Phase 3 trial. FavId has also received Fast Track designation from the FDA. Analysis of the primary endpoint, time to disease progression, is expected during the fourth quarter of 2007. In addition to our pivotal Phase 3 trial, we have additional Phase 2 and Phase 2/3 clinical trials of FavId ongoing in other B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma indications. We are also developing additional applications based upon our immunotherapy expertise and proprietary technology, including a second product candidate, FAV-201, for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

President and CEO
John P. Longenecker
Number of Employees 12
Contact Information

10445 Pacific Ctr Ct

San Diego, California 92121

favrille.com

(858) 526-8000

NAICS Code Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing: 325414

Recent Events

  • MMR Information to Enter into Definitive Agreement with UNIS in China

    11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    11/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

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    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

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    10/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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    9/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    8/20/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

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    7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John P. Longenecker President and CEO
Daniel P. Gold Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
David Guy Chief Commercial Officer
Richard Ghalie Chief Medical Officer
Alice M. Wei Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affrs
F Pharm D Bender John Senior Vice President Clinical Research
Richard Murawski Senior Vice President, Operations
Tamara A. Seymour Chief Financial Officer
Peter Barton Hutt Partner
Pete De Spain Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Craig C Taylor
Gary Shields
Jeff Waldal
Peter Barton
Peter Hartl
Doug Kelly Director
Douglas E. Kelly Director
Wayne I. Roe Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Cam L. Garner Chairman
Michael L. Eagle Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mike Carusi Chairman of the Board of Directors
Antonio J Grillo Lopez Board of Directors
Antonio J. Grillo-Lopez Board of Directors
Arda M. Minocherhomjee Board of Directors
David Molowa Board of Directors
Fred A. Middleton Board of Directors
Ivor Royston Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Chicago Growth Partners President and CEO Current
Favrille, Inc. President and CEO Current
Forward Ventures President and CEO Current
Chicago Growth Partners Board of Directors Current
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current
DepoTech Corporation President and Coo Former
Skyepharma, Inc. President Former
DepoTech Corporation Senior Vice President of Research, Development and Operations Former
Stanford University Fellow Former
Scios, Inc. Former
Australian National University Ph.D. In Biochemistry Former
Purdue University B.S. In Chemistry Former
Indiana, Inc. B.S. In Chemistry Former
SkyePharma PLC Member Former

Organization Position Status
Forward Ventures Founder & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Favrille, Inc. Founder & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Favrille, Inc. Executive Vice President of Research and Development Former
Chicago Growth Partners Founder & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Associate Professor Current
Tufts University School of Medicine Ph.D. In Immunology Former
University of California, Los Angeles BA Degree In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Forward Ventures Chief Commercial Officer Current
Chicago Growth Partners Chief Commercial Officer Current
Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute Favrille's Chief Commercial Officer Current
Favrille, Inc. Chief Commercial Officer Current
Schering AG Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing and Business Development Former
Genentech, Inc. Director, Oncology Marketing Former
McMaster University Bachelor of Science Degree In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Chief Medical Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affrs Current
Forward Ventures Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Current
Favrille, Inc. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Current
Idec Pharmaceuticals Corporation Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs Former
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs Former
Idec Pharmaceuticals Corporation Department Head Former
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Department Head Former
Cephalon, Inc. Former
Fda.Com Former
Idec Corporation Former
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Former
University of Texas at Arlington bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Senior Vice President Clinical Research Current

Mr. Murawski has more than 33 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with extensive manufacturing responsibilities. He was most recently VP Global Manufacturing, Biotech Baxter Bioscience, responsible for the Thousand Oaks and Hayward, California , Neuchatel, Switzerland and Beltsville, Maryland operations. He has directed the design, construction, startup, validation, and operation of fourteen biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. He spent the first two decades of his career at Schering Corporation, rising to become a Project Director. He has a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Newark College of Engineering.

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Forward Ventures Senior Vice President of Operations Current
Cytogen Corporation Vice President of Operations Former
Welgen, Inc. Director of Operations Former
Schering-Plough Corporation Plant Manager Former
Newark College of Engineering BS Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Forward Ventures Chief Financial Officer Current
Favrille, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Favrille, Inc. Vice President of Finance and Administration Current
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director of Finance Former
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Controller Former
Georgia State University M.B.A. Former
Valdosta State University B.B.A In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Partner Current
Forward Ventures Partner Current
Covington & Burling Partner Current
Incube Ventures Partner Current
Proseed Capital Holdings CVA Partner Current
Food Company, Inc. Co-Author Current
Catheter Connections, Inc. Special Advisor Current
National Academy of Sciences Current
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairperson Current
NuVim, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genocea Board of Directors Current
Forward Ventures Director Current
Q Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Magen Biosciences, Inc Board of Directors Current
Incube Ventures Board of Directors Current
XOMA Corporation Board of Directors Current
Aeras and Partners Board of Directors Current
Lifeheart.Com Director Current
Chicago Growth Partners Director Current
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ranexa Director Current
Kearny Venture Partners Board of Directors Current
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Chief Counsel Former
Rituxan Director of Other Companies Former
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Committee Chair for Nominating and Governance Committee Former
New York University Ll.M. In Food Former
New York University School of Law Master of Laws Degree In Food and Drug Law Former
Harvard Law School L.L.B. Former
Yale University B.A. Degree Former
New York University Degrees Former
Harvard University Degrees Former
Yale College Former
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Current
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Current

Gary Shields is Chairman, President and CEO of Rhevision. He oversees the company's overall strategic direction, management, and financing. A seasoned and successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investment banker and board member, Shields has spent his career focused on building emerging growth companies involved in game changing technologies. He joined Rhevision from Avtech Ventures, where he was Founder and Managing Director. During his tenure at Avtech, was instrumental in driving the strategic plans for numerous portfolio companies involved in IT and health care technology. Before Avtech, Shields was Co-Founder and Managing Director for one of Southern California's leading boutique investment banks, Flemming, Lessard & Shields. At FLS he worked closely with many early stage technology companies to set strategies, develop business models, execute on business plans, raise capital and optimize exit strategies. Prior to FLS, he was Senior Vice President, Corporate / Business Development at IMS, a leading communications software company targeting the health care industry. Before IMS, he held senior investment banking positions focused on the semiconductor, storage, communications and environmental services industries at Robertson Stephens, LF Rothschild, The Chicago Corp. and Technological Investors. He attended University of Cincinnati where he received his BA with Honors, and Georgetown University where he was a Fellow in the MSFS program. He also earned the designation of CFA and has sat on more than a dozen boards of directors.

Organization Position Status
Rhevision, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Current
Favrille, Inc. Current
University of Cincinnati bachelor's degree with honors Former
Georgetown University Former

Organization Position Status
Ceradyne, Inc. Vice President Current
Quest Technology LP Vice President and President of Ceradyne Semicon Associates Division Current
Jon-Jay Associates, Inc. Current
Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc. Current
Favrille, Inc. Current
Boston Beer Company, Inc. Current
Mindray Medical International Ltd. Current
Semicon Associates, Inc. President Former
Ceradyne, Inc. Quality Manager Former
Semicon Associates, Inc. quality manager Former
University of Kentucky B.A. In Business Management Former
Ladish Co., Inc. supervisor Former
Eastern Kentucky University M.B.A. Former
University of Kentucky B.A. In Business Management Former

Organization Position Status
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Counsel of the Law Firm Covington & Burling Llp Current
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Current
Favrille, Inc. Current
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Current
Phase Forward Incorporated Current
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. member Current
Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. President Former
Fda.Com Chief Counsel Former
Covington & Burling Partner Former
Covington & Burling senior counsel Former
Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Former
New York University School of Law Master of Laws degree in Food and Drug Law Former
Yale University B.A. Former

Dr. Peter Hartl joined Ceradyne as the result of the Company's acquisition of the German technical ceramic corporation, ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG, completed in August 2004. Dr. Hartl is President of ESK and also heads ESK operations. He joined ESK in 1998 as Vice President in charge of boron compounds. Prior to joining ESK, Dr. Hartl spent 11 years at ESK's former parent company, Wacker Chemie, starting in Wacker's research department and moving to the chemical regulations department as part of a management development project. He became technical support manager in Wacker's silicone division and was later appointed regional manager for silicone sealants to establish sales, marketing, production, and service operations in Singapore.

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Current
Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc. Current
Boston Beer Company, Inc. Current
Ceradyne, Inc. President, ESK Ceramics & Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Verus CEO Current
E V O K E Chairman Current
Cadence, LLC Chairman Current
Zogenix, Inc. Chairman Current
Verus Chairman Current
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Current
Verus Pharmaceuticals Chairman Current
Favrille, Inc. Chairman Current
Xcel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Current
Meritage Pharma, Inc. Chairman Current
The Meritage Company, Inc. Chairman Current
Forward Ventures Director Current
SkinMedica, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rivervest Venture Management, LLC Director Current
Micromet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aegis Therapeutics, LLC Board of Directors Current
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Windamere Venture Partners, LLC Board of Directors Current
Verus Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Former
Favrille, Inc. CEO Former
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Verus Pharmaceuticals Co-Founder Former
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Founder Former
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Meritage Pharma, Inc. Founder Former
Zogenix, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Xcel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Hybritech, Inc. Senior Management positions Former
XCEL Corp. Chairman Former
Biovail Corporation Chairman Former
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Former
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Baldwin-Wallace College M.B.A. Former
Virginia Wesleyan College Bachelor's Degree In Biology Former

Mr. Eagle is chairman of the board of directors of Favrille, Inc., a publicly traded company, and a member of the board of Radiant Medical, Inc. and of Siegel-Robert Corporation, both privately held companies. Mr. Eagle is a Founding Member of Barnard Life Sciences, LLC. Mr. Eagle served as Vice President of Manufacturing for Eli Lilly and Company from 1994 through 2001 and held a number of executive management positions with Eli Lilly and its subsidiaries throughout his career there. Mr. Eagle has a degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and an MBA from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He is chairman of the board of trustees of Kettering University, on the Dean's Senior Advisory Council of the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University and on the board of directors of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.

Organization Position Status
Kettering University Chairman of the Board Current
Favrille, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Forward Ventures Chairman of the Board Current
Chicago Growth Partners Chairman of the Board Current
Micrus Endovascular Corporation Director Current
Theater & Arts Foundation Board of Directors Current
Radiant Medical, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Xtent Inc. Board of Directors Current
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Siegel-Robert Inc. Board of Directors Current
IVAC Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Eli Lilly and Company Vice President of Manufacturing Former
Guidant Corporation Vice President Former
IVAC Corporation Vice President of Manufacturing Former
Favrille, Inc. Director Former
Krannert School of Management at Purdue University M.B.A. Former
Kettering University Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Advanced Technology Ventures General Partner Current
Advanced Technology Ventures, Inc. General Partner Current
Favrille, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Plexxikon, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Emphasys Medical, Inc Board of Directors Current
Xtent Inc. Director Current
TranS1, Inc. Board Member Current
GI Dynamics, Inc. Board Member Current
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. Board Member Current
Symphony Medical, Inc. Board of Directors Current
IVAC Corporation CEO Former
The Wilkerson Group Principal Former
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth M.B.A Former
Dartmouth College M.B.A. Former
Lehigh University B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Seattle Genetics, Inc. Current
Attenuon, LLC Chairman of the Neoplastic and Autoimmune Diseases Research Institute and Industry Representative Current
House of Puerto Rico San Diego Board of Directors Current
Ambit Biosciences Corporation Board of Directors Current
Salmedix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chicago Growth Partners Director Current
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Idec Pharmaceuticals Corporation Chief Medical Officer Former
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Chief Medical Officer Former
Idec Pharmaceuticals Corporation Senior Vice President of Medical and Regulatory Affairs Former
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Senior Vice President, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Former
Warner-Lambert Company Vice President, Clinical Therapeutics Former
Parke-Davis & Company Limited Vice President Former
Warner-Lambert Vice President, Clinical Therapeutics Former
Warner Lambert Vice President, Clinical Therapeutics Former
Parke-Davis & Company Limited Director of Clinical Oncology Research Former
Dupont Merck Executive Medical Director Former
University of Michigan Medical School Associate Professor of Medicine Former
Idec Corporation Former
Fda.Com Former
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman, Neoplastic Former
Warner Lambert Director Former
Warner-Lambert Company Director Former
Warner-Lambert Director Former
University of Puerto Rico M.D. Former
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine M.D. Former
University of Puerto Rico B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Chicago Growth Partners Founding Partner Current
Oakwood Medical Investors Current
Genoptix, Inc. Current
Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
NuVasive, Inc. Director Current
Cypress Medical Products Ltd. Director Current
Inhibitex, Inc. Director Current
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cubic Wafer, Inc Board of Directors Current
William Blair Capital Partners Managing Member Current
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. Managing Member Current
William Blair & Company LLC Senior Health Care Analyst Former
William Blair Capital Partners managing member Former
University of Washington School of Medicine post-doctoral fellow in Pharmacology Former
Point Biomedical Corporation Board of Directors Former
University of British Columbia Ph.D Former
University of Toronto MS Former
University of British Columbia MBA Former

David Molowa, Ph.D. was appointed to Favrille's Board of Directors in July 2006. Mr. Molowa spent 15 years on Wall Street as a sell-side analyst at UBS Securities, JP Morgan Securities and Bear Stearns & Co. Over the course of his career he followed the biotechnology, life science technology and international pharmaceutical industries. Most recently he was a Managing Director at UBS Securities, leading the firm's biotechnology research efforts. He has been a member of the Institutional Investor "All Star Team" for 11 of the past 12 years. Previous to his career in the financial industry, Dr. Molowa was a senior research biochemist and lab director for Merck & Co. and is the author of 17 scientific publications. He received his bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Richmond, his Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology from the Medical College of Virginia and his M.B.A. from Rutgers University.

Organization Position Status
Chicago Growth Partners Director Current
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Forward Ventures Director Current
Institutional Investor, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Medical College of Virginia Ph.D. In Pharmacology, Toxicology Former
Rutgers University M.B.A. Former
University of Richmond Bachelor's Degree In Biology Former

Doug is a partner at Alloy Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. The partners of the firm have helped start and cultivate more than 200 information technology and life science companies going back to 1977. The firm has over $1 Billion under management. Prior to Alloy, he served with 2 foreign venture capital firms. Aside from Crux, Doug was a seed investor in Favrille, Macusight and Novasys, and is also a director of Adiana, Arbor Surgical, BARRx, KalBios, Pharsight and Restoration Robotics. He holds a BA in Biochemistry/Molecular Engineering from Univ. of California, San Diego, an MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an MBA from Stanford School of Business, where he teaches its Business 16 Course, "Financing the Start-Up"

Organization Position Status
Silicon Valley Corporation Partner Current
Alloy Ventures, Inc. Patner, Life Sciences Current
Kalobios, Inc. Director Current
Adiana Director Current
Favrille, Inc. Director Current
Crux Biomedical Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pharsight Corporation Director Current
Alloy Ventures, Inc. Member of The Firm Current
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Consultant Former
Albert Einstein College of Medicine M.D. Former
Albert Einstein College MD Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Stanford Company MBA Former
University of California BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Former
University of California, San Diego BA In Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Pharsight Corporation Partner, Alloy Ventures Current
Asset Management Associates Partner Current
Forward Ventures Current
Kalobios, Inc. Director Current
Pharsight Corporation Director Current
Integrated Biosystems, Inc. Director Current
Adiana Director Current
Favrille, Inc. Director Current
Pharsight Corporation Committee Member Current
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Independent Consultant Former
Tvm Techno Venture Management Former
Albert Einstein College M.D. Former
Albert Einstein College of Medicine M.D. Former
Stanford University MBA Former
University of California, San Diego BA In Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Pacira, Inc. Managing Director of Sanderling Ventures, and Chairman Current
Lineagen, Inc. Managing Director, Sanderling Ventures Current
Sanderling Ventures, Ltd. Managing Director Current
CardioNet, Inc. Senior General Partner Current
Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. General Partner, Sanderling Ventures Current
Stereotaxis, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
The Sanderling Chairman Former
Lineagen, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc Director Current
Tenex Greenhouse Ventures Director Current
Chicago Growth Partners Director Current
CardioNet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Forward Ventures Director Current
Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Stereotaxis, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
DepoTech Corporation CEO Former
Vical Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
The Sanderling CEO Former
Genteric Inc. CEO Former
Sanderling Ventures, Ltd. CEO Former
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO Former
Stereotaxis, Inc. CEO Former
Genentech, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Chase Manhattan Vice President Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank Former
The Sanderling General Partner Former
The Sanderling founder Former
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Founder Former
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners managing general partner Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Consultant Former
The Corporate Development Company Former
DepoTech Corporation Chairman Former
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Former
Genteric Inc. Chairman Former
Vical Incorporated Chairman Former
Sanderling Ventures, Ltd. Chairman Former
Sanderling Ventures, Ltd. Director Former
Genteric Inc. Director Former
Vical Incorporated Director Former
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Former
Pacira, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The Sanderling Director Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. with distinction Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. degree in Chemistry Former
Massachusetts, Inc. B.S. Degree In Chemistry Former
The Sanderling member Former

Dr. Royston is a Founding Managing Partner of Forward Ventures. Dr. Royston has been involved in the biotechnology industry in San Diego from its inception in 1978 with the founding of Hybritech, Inc. (later acquired by Eli Lilly) and with the founding of Idec Pharmaceuticals in 1986 (which later merged with Biogen). Dr. Royston has been instrumental in the formation, financing, and development of numerous successful public biotechnology companies, including: Applied Molecular Evolution (acquired by Eli Lilly); Combichem (acquired by DuPont); Corixa (acquired by GlaxoSmithKline); Favrille; Genesys Therapeutics (merged with Somatix and acquired by Cell Genesys); and Triangle Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Gilead). Currently, Dr. Royston is the founding Chairman of Targegen in San Diego, and was elected Chairman of Morphotek in Exton, PA. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Avalon Pharmaceuticals, and Favrille, where he was the founding Chairman. Dr. Royston was previously the Founding President and CEO of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (1990-2000) and on the faculty of the medical school and cancer center of the University of California, San Diego (1977-1990). He received his B.A. (1967) and M.D. (1970) degrees from the Johns Hopkins University and completed post-doctoral training in internal medicine and medical oncology at Stanford University. In 1997, President Clinton appointed Dr. Royston to a six-year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Organization Position Status
Forward Ventures Co-Founder Current
Ligocyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Managing Partner, Forward Ventures Current
Targegen, Inc. Chairman Current
Imagine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Current
Morphotek, Inc. Chairman Current
Hemaquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ligocyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Forward Ventures Director Current
Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chicago Growth Partners Director Current
Favrille, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center CEO Former
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center President Former
Hybritech Founder Former
Hybritech, Inc. Founder Former
Via Pharmaceuticals, Inc. General Partner Former
Hybritech, Inc. Fouder Former
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Fouder Former
National Institutes of Health Staff Associate Former
Via Pharmaceuticals, Inc. formation Former
CombiChem, Inc. financing Former
Genquest formation Former
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company financing Former
Forward Ventures managing member Former
GSK Biologicals Seattle formation Former
University of California faculty Former
Cell Genesys, Inc. formation Former
Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. formation Former
Nuvelo, Inc. Former
Axys Pharmaceuticals Former
Biogen Idec, Inc. Former
University of California, San Diego M.D, Chairman Former
Morphotek Chairman Former
Micromet, Inc. Chairman Former
Micromet, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The Johns Hopkins University M.D. Former
The Johns Hopkins University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Incube Ventures Managing Director Current
Aradigm Corporation Consultant and Director Current
Favrille, Inc. Director Current
Aradigm Corporation Board of Directors Current
Percusurge, Inc. Director Current
Chicago Growth Partners Director Current
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aderis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intrapace, Inc Board of Directors Current
IntraPace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hemaquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Forward Ventures Director Current
United Therapeutics Corporation Senior Vice President of Product Economics and Health Policy Former
XOMA Corporation Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research Former
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director, Aradigm Corporation Former
Health Care Financing Administration Board of Directors Former
University of Maryland M.A. Former
The State University of New York M.A. Former
State University of New York at Albany M.A. Former
Union College B.A. Former
California State University B.S. in Microbiology Former
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