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PharmaFrontiers Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing autologous personalized cell therapies. Our strategy is to develop and commercialize cell therapies to treat several major diseases including multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. We have an exclusive license to an individualized T cell therapy that is in FDA Phase I/II human dose ranging clinical trials to evaluate its safety and effectiveness in treating multiple sclerosis. We also have an exclusive license to a stem cell technology in which adult pluripotent stem cells are derived from monocytes obtained from the patient's own blood. We are initially pursuing indications in heart failure and Type I diabetes with our stem cell technology. Autologous therapies use cells or other materials from the patient's own body to create treatments for the patient, thus preventing rejection complications that result when "foreign" or "non-self" cells are introduced into a patient. Cellular therapies are expected to play a large role in the treatment and cure of a broad spectrum of human diseases. According to independent market researchers, cellular therapies along with their related technologies, such as diagnostics and blood banking, may exceed $30 billion by 2010.

Number of Employees 10
Contact Information

2635 N Crescent Ridge Dr

The Woodlands, Texas 77381

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(281) 272-9331

NAICS Code Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412

Recent Events

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    11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Opexa Therapeutics riding wave of stock spikes, dips

    10/19/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Opexa Therapeutics Inc declares milestone payment of USD500,000 from stem cell agreement

    9/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Opexa Triggers Milestone Payment Under Recently Announced Stem Cell Agreement

    9/23/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Opexa Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    8/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Opexa Regains NASDAQ Compliance Following Stem Cell Agreement

    8/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Opexa Announces Stem Cell Agreement with Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company

    8/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Company and People Notes: Nabi and GSK Form Pact; Cardinal Health Names CEO; More...

    8/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David McWilliams CEO
Jim C. Williams Coo
Lynne Hohlfeld Cfo
Donna R. Rill Vice President, Operations
Sandy Livney Controller & Vice President, Admin
Brian D Loftus
David M Greenhouse
Edward J Fox
Michael Roth
Gregory H. Bailey Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David Jorden Board of Directors
David T. Hung Board of Directors
Lorin J. Randall Board of Directors
Michael Richman Board of Directors
Scott B. Seaman Board of Directors

David B. McWilliams has served as Director since August 2004. From August 2004 to June 2008 Mr. McWilliams also served as president and chief executive officer of Opexa. From December 2003 until August 2004, Mr. McWilliams was a private investor. From June 2003 to December 2003, Mr. McWilliams served as president and chief executive officer of Bacterial Barcodes, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company. Mr. McWilliams currently serves as a director of Novelos Therapeutics, Inc., and on the boards of ApoCell Biosciences and the Houston Technology Center. Mr. McWilliams received an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington and Jefferson College.

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. CEO Current
Houston Technology Center CEO, Opexa Therapeutics Current
Apocell, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Houston Technology Center Director Current
Fairway Medical Technologies, Inc Director Current
Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Management Consultant Former
University of Chicago MBA In Finance Former
Washington & Jefferson College B.A. In Chemistry Former
Jefferson College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Coo Current
Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Operations Former
Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs Former
Texas A&M University Ph.D. Degree In Biochemistry Former
Texas A&M University M.S. Degree In Genetics Former
Texas A&M University B.S. Degree In Animal Science Former

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Cfo Current
Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
LifeCell Corporation Former

Donna Rill has nearly 30 years of extensive clinical and research laboratory experience in cell and gene therapy research and clinical application, immunological techniques and assessment, microbiology, diagnostic virology, experimental design and method development and implementation. She brings her expertise in the areas of laboratory development and operations, FDA cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) and regulatory compliance, quality control/assurance system development and clinical Standards of Practice. She has worked to design, and qualify cGMP Cell & Gene Therapy Laboratories, cGMP Vector Production facilities, and Translational Research Labs at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Texas Children¹s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Ms. Rill has held the positions of laboratory director of cell and gene therapy, Translational Research Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine; associate scientist/lab manager of the Bone Marrow Transplant Research Laboratory, and the GMP Cell & Gene Therapy Laboratories, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; education coordinator and clinical instructor, department of clinical laboratory, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center and University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences. Most recently, she was the director of quality systems and process development at Opexa Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Rill received her B.S. in medical technology from the University of Tennessee, Memphis.

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Baylor College of Medicine Director of Translational Research Former
Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director of Quality Systems and Process Development Former

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Controller & Vice President, Admin Current

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Quality Assurance Board of Directors Current
The Diagnostic Clinic Former

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Washington University Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Plx Pharma Inc Director Current
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University MBA Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba Former

Organization Position Status
Medivation, Inc. President & CEO Current
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Medivation, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The University of California, San Francisco M.D. Former
Harvard College A.B. In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
The Palantir Group, Ltd Managing Partner Current
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Medivation, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mdb Capital Group LLC Managing Director of Investment Banking Former
Gilford Securities Inc. Co-Head of Life Sciences Corporate Finance Former
The University of Western Ontario M.D. Degree Former
The University of Western Ontario Advanced Cardiac Life Support Former

Mr. Randall has served as our Director since September 4, 2007. Mr. Randall is an independent financial consultant and previously was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation, a development-stage drug development company, from 2004 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Randall served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of i-STAT Corporation, a publicly-traded manufacturer of medical diagnostic devices that was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2004. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Randall was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CFM Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Mr. Randall currently serves on the boards of directors of Point 5 Technologies, Inc., Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc., Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. and Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Randall received a B.S. in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.

Organization Position Status
Athersys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
LP Technologies Board of Directors Current
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Cfm Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Cfm Technologies, Inc. Vice President Former
Quadsystems Board of Directors Former
Northeastern University M.B.A. Former
The Pennsylvania State University B.S. In Accounting Former

Mr. Richman is currently the President and COO of Amplimmune, a product-driven company using technology from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the development of immune-based biologics to treat patients in the areas of cancer, autoimmunity, transplantation, and infectious diseases. Previously, Mr. Richman was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Macrogenics, Inc, a privately held biotechnology company engaged in the development of immune-based products including monoclonal antibodies to treat patients with cancer, autoimmune disorders, allergy, or infectious diseases and vaccines to prevent infections in healthy individuals. Prior to Macrogenics, he held various positions at Medimmune from 1996 to 2002 including the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Administration. Mr. Richman also served in a variety of business development and intellectual property positions at Chiron from 1987 through 1996, including the position of Director of Corporate Business Development. Mr. Richman holds an M.S.B.A in International Business from San Francisco State University and a B.S. from the University of California at Davis

Organization Position Status
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Macrogenics, Inc. Current
Davis Bioscience Associates Board of Directors Current
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Macrogenics, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Macrogenics, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
MedImmune, Inc. Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Administration Former
Chiron Senior Vice President Corporate Development Former
San Francisco State University M.S.B.A. in International Business Former
Msba B.S. In Genetics, Molecular Biology Former
University of California, Davis B.S. Former

Scott B. Seaman has served as a Director of since April, 2006. Mr. Seaman currently serves as the executive director and treasurer of the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation of Houston, Texas, a private foundation primarily supporting institutions in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Since January 1996 to present, Mr. Seaman has served as the chief financial officer of Chaswil Ltd., an investment management company. Since September 1986, Mr. Seaman has served as secretary and treasurer of M & A Properties Inc., a ranching and real estate concern. Since January 2003, Mr. Seaman has served as chairman and, since July 2004, president of ICT Management Inc., the general partner of Impact Composite Technology Ltd., a composite industry supplier. Mr. Seaman serves on the board of GeneExcel, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company. Since May 2004, Mr. Seaman has served as a Member of the Investment Committee of Global Hedged Equity Fund LP, a hedge fund. Mr. Seaman received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University and is a certified public accountant.

Organization Position Status
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Geneexcel Inc Board of Directors Current
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     OPXA $2.05 -0.03 (-1.44% )
Average Volume 2,006,120
Shares Outstanding 12.91M
Market Cap 26.5M
Year High 6.93
Year Low 0.09
Earnings Per Share -0.19
P/E Ratio -10.79
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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