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Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a company focused on developing proprietary therapies for the treatment of cancer. We are also actively engaged in evaluating new therapeutic agents and related technologies for in-licensing. Tapestry's technical expertise is our ability to identify, chemically alter and produce novel therapeutic compounds derived from natural product sources. Tapestry has developed a novel third generation taxane, TPI 287. In December 2004 we filed an IND application, and on January 21, 2005, we were cleared to proceed with clinical trials by the FDA.

Number of Employees 38
Contact Information

4840 Pearl E Cir Ste 300 W

Boulder, Colorado 80301-3320

www.tapestrypha...

(303) 516-8500

NAICS Code Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing: 325411

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Leonard P. Shaykin CEO
Donald Picker President
Gordon Link CFO & Senior Vice President
James D McChesney Cso, Natural Products Chemistry
Martin M. Batt Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Patricia A. Pilia Executive Vice President
Brenda P. Fielding Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
David L Emerson Vice President, Cancer Biology
Gilles H Tapolsky Vice President, Product Development
Kai P. Larson Vice President, General Counsel
Larry Helson Vice President, Bio Research
Matthew J. Majoros Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
George M. Gould Attorney, of Counsel, Gibbons
Carter Stephen Director
Edward L. Erickson Director
Stephen K. Carter Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Elliot M. Maza Chair
Elliott M Maza Chair
Arthur H. Hayes Jr. Board of Directors
Daniel D. Von Hoff Board of Directors
Eric K Rowinsky Board of Directors
Marc J. Ostro Board of Directors
Martin Cannon Board of Directors
Richard N. Perle Board of Directors
Robert E. Pollack Board of Directors
S Gail Eckhardt Board of Directors
Susan Band Horwitz Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. CEO Current
Shaykin & Company Managing Director Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Manager Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Chairman Current
Jackson Laboratories Board of Directors Current
The Jackson Laboratory Board of Directors Current
American Center for Democracy Board of Directors Current
The Jackson Laboratory Trustee Current
Shaykin & Company Founder Former
Shaykin & Company Managing Partner Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Board of Directors Former
University of Chicago M.A. Former
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Member Former
Citigroup Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. President Current
Biovitas Executive Vice President of Research and Development Current
Xenomics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Biovitas Board of Directors Current
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
LXR Biotechnology, Inc. President Former
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. President Former
LXR Biotechnology, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Executive Vice President of Research & Development Current
Genta Incorporated Senior Vice President of Research and Development Former
Johnson Matthey, Inc. Worldwide Vice President of R & D Former
Fermavir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Co-Founder Former
State University of New York at Albany Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry Former
State University of New York at Albany Bachelor of Science In Chimica Al Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cso, Natural Products Chemistry Current
The University of Mississippi Professor and Chairman Current
University of Mississippi Professor Former
University of Mississippi Chairman Former
The University of Mississippi Director Former

Martin Batt has served as our Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since July 2004. Mr. Batt has also been Chief Information Officer since September 2002. Prior to joining us, from 1986 to August 2002, he was a Partner in the consulting firm of Grisanti, Galef & Goldress which specializes in operating and fixing distressed companies by providing leadership in senior executive positions. Mr. Batt has assumed various positions including CEO, President and Vice President in many industries including retailing, aerospace, communications, computer software, steel, computer hardware, carpet, apparel, and automotive parts manufacturing. Prior to that, Mr. Batt served in various Information Technology positions at U. S. Steel Corporation. Mr. Batt received a B.S. in Computer Sciences, Cum Laude, from Point Park College, Pittsburgh and has also taught Computer Science and Information Technology.

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Point Park University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Regulus Pharmaceutical Consulting, Inc. Consultant Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Medical University of South Carolina Assistant Professor Former
Medical University of South Carolina Ph.D. Former
Medical University of South Carolina M.S. Former
Boston University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director, Regulatory Affairs Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vice President, Cancer Biology Current
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Senior Director Former
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Head of In Vivo Pharmacology Former
Medical University of South Carolina Ph.D. Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vice President, Product Development Current
Flamel Technologies Incorporated Former
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Former
University of Paris Ph.D. In Chemistry Former
Rice University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vice President, General Counsel Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Secretary Current
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Former
Columbia University J.D. Former
Columbia University Law School J.D. Former
Brigham Young University B.A. Former
Brigham Young University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vice President, Bio Research Current
Bio Research Vice President Current
New York Medical College Head Former
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) Current

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Attorney, of Counsel, Gibbons Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Chief Patent Counsel Former
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Vice President, Licensing & Corporate Development Former
Columbia University Law School J.D. Former
The Johns Hopkins University B.A. In Organic Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. President Current
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Chair Current
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D. Former
Touro College B.A. In Accounting Former

Elliot M. Maza, age 51, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2004. Since May 2006, Mr. Maza has served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of drugs to treat Alzheimer s disease and other major disorders of the central nervous system. From December 2003 to May 2006, Mr. Maza was Chief Financial Officer of Emisphere Technologies, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company specializing in oral drug delivery. From March 1999 to December 2003, he was a partner at Ernst & Young LLP. Prior to that, Mr. Maza held various positions at Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. He is a certified public accountant. Mr. Maza received a B.A. in accounting from Touro College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Organization Position Status
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Chair Current
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. President Former
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D. Former
Touro College B.A. In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Quantrx Biomedical Corporation Director of Quantrx Current
Quantrx Biomedical Corporation Board of Directors Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Celgene Corporation Board of Directors Current
New York Medical College Chief Executive Officer Former
New York Medical College President Former
Penn State College of Medicine President Former
New York Medical College Dean Former
Penn State College of Medicine Professor of Medicine Former
Myriad Genetics, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Weill Medical College of Cornell University M.D. Former
University of Oxford M.S. Former
Santa Clara University B.A. Former

Stephen K. Carter, M.D. has served on our Board of Directors since September 1998. Since 1997, Dr. Carter has been a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Carter was Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1995 to 1997. Prior to joining Boehringer, Dr. Carter was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Clinical Research and Development at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. From 1976 to 1982, Dr. Carter served as Director of the Northern California Cancer Program. Dr. Carter was also appointed to President Clinton's panel for AIDS drug development. Dr. Carter is a director of Allos Therapeutics, Alfacell Corporation, Emisphere Technologies, Inc. and Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc. and several privately held companies. Dr. Carter received an A.B. in History from Columbia College and an M.D. degree from New York Medical College. He completed a medical internship and residency at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Organization Position Status
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Cytogen Corporation Director Current
Alfacell Corp Director Current
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Celator Pharmaceuticals Director Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Senior Vice President of Worldwide Clinical Research and Development Former
New York Medical College M.D. Degree Former
Columbia College A.B. In History Former

Organization Position Status
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Grayhawk Venture Partners Executive Vice President of Tgen, Director of Tgen's Translational Drug Development Division Current
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Molecular Profiling, Inc. Executive Director, Tissue Banking and Analysis Center Inc. Current
ILEX Oncology, Inc. Founder Current
Ilex Ltd. Founder Current
The Side-Out Foundation Clinical Oncologist and Oncology Drug Developer Current
Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Inc Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Molecular Current
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Current
Innovive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Von Hoff Is Senior Investigator Current
Pathology Inc. Professor Current
The University of Arizona Professor of Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Pathology Current
Pcrt Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Molecular Current
Boston Millennia Partners Co Strategic Advisor Current
Medelis, Inc. Senior Investigator Current
Adherex Technologies, Inc. Professor of Pathology, Molecular Current
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Mersana Therapeutics, Inc Board of Directors Current
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Pharmacyclics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Molecular Profiling, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Innovive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clavis Pharma Board of Directors Current
Glyconix Corp Board of Directors Current
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Astex Therapeutics Limited Board of Directors Current
ArQule, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Imquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Adherex Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ilex Ltd. Board Member Current
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. Board of Directors Current
Erimos Pharmaceuticals Inc Board of Directors Current
Boston Millennia Partners Co Board of Directors Current
The University of Arizona Director Current
Genetics Squared Board of Directors Current
The Lustgarten Foundation Board of Directors Current
Unibioscreen Board of Directors Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
American College of Physicians Fellow Current
Aacr President Former
US Oncology, Inc. Co-Director Former
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Inc. Associate Member Former
Tgen Head of Pancreatic Cancer Research Former
University of California internship Former
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Professor Former
San Francisco internship Former
The University of Texas at Austin Clinical Professor Former
Arizona Cancer Center Prof of Medicine Former
Cancer Research Associate Editor Former
One, Inc. co-editor Former
The University of Texas Former
Institute for Drug Development Director Former
The Annals Board of Directors Former
American Journal of Medicine Board of Directors Former
Aacr Board of Directors Former
Asco Board Member Former
ILEX Oncology, Inc. Board Member Former
American Society of Clinical Oncology Board Member Former
Columbia University M.D. Former
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons MD Former
Carroll College Former

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current

Dr. Rowinsky is the Director of the Institute for Drug Development, Cancer Therapy and Research Center and Chief Medical Officer of Imclone, Inc. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Investigational New Drugs and as an Associate Editor for various publications, including Cancer Research. Dr. Rowinsky also serves on the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors. He is actively involved in preclinical and clinical research in anticancer drug development and has played pivotal roles in the regulatory approval of a large number of contemporary anticancer therapeutics such as Taxotere . Dr. Rowinsky received his M.D. from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine.

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dr. Pollack grew up in Brooklyn, attended public schools, and graduated from Columbia College with a major in physics in 1961. He holds a Ph.D. in biology from Brandeis University. He is Professor of Biological Sciences, Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and Director of the Center for the Study of Science and Religion, at Columbia University since 1978, and was Dean of Columbia College from 1982 to 1989. He received the Alexander Hamilton Medal from Columbia University, and has held a Guggenheim Fellowship. Dr. Pollack is the author of more than a hundred research papers on the oncogenic phenotype of mammalian cells in culture, and has edited many books and reviews on aspects of molecular biology. Since 1994 Dr. Pollack has concentrated his efforts on questions that lie at the margin of science and religion. His latest work, "The Faith of Biology and the Biology of Faith: order, meaning and free will in modern science," was published in 2000, as the inaugural volume of a Columbia University Press series of books on Science and Religion. He is currently working on a book on childhood depression. Since 1998 Dr. Pollack has been the President of the Hillel of Columbia University and Barnard College, located in the new Robert K. Kraft Family Center for Jewish Student Life.

Organization Position Status
Ctns Co Professor of Biological Sciences and Director, Center Current
Mind & Reality Symposium Director of the Cssr Current
The Program Inc Senior Consultant Current
Center for The Study Adjunct Professor of Environmental, Ecological and Evolutionary Biology Current
Union Theological Seminary Professor of Biological Sciences Current
Fathom Knowledge Network Privacy Current
Signs, Ltd. Current
Ctns Co Board of Directors Current
Center for The Study Director Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aaas.Com Fellow Current
Columbia College Dean Former
NYU Medical Center Assistant Professor Former
Weizmann Institute of Science Research Scientist Former
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Chair Former
Brandeis University Ph.D. in biology Former
Columbia University B.A. In Physics Former

Dr. Eckhardt is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Developmental Therapeutics and GI Malignancies Programs at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver. She is a member of the ASCO Board of Directors and ASCO Publications Committee. She previously worked as an Associate Director of Clinical Research, Cancer Therapy and Research Center at the Institute for Drug Development in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Eckhardt received her M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Organization Position Status
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Institute for Drug Development Associate Director of Clinical Research Former

Stephen K. Carter, M.D., a Director of the Company since 2003, is the former Senior Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, of Sugen, Inc. (ownership of Sugen has since passed to Pfizer, Inc. as part of its acquisition of Pharmacia in April 2003). Dr. Carter previously was the Senior Vice President, Research and Development of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now independently owned. Prior to this, he served 13 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., including, as its Senior Vice President, Worldwide Clinical Research and Development. Dr. Carter is a former Deputy Director at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s Division of Cancer Treatment and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He received his Medical Doctorate from New York Medical College. He is currently a member of the boards of directors of Alfacell Corporation, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cytogen Corporation, Sopherion Therapeutics, Inc., and Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Director of the Company Current
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Current
Callisto Ltd. Current
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Current
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Current
Onconase Board of Directors Current
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Society of Surgical Oncology Board of Directors Current
Amphora Discovery Corporation Board of Directors Current
Cytogen Corporation Director Current
American Association for Cancer Research, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The American Law Institute Board of Directors Current
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aspen Institute Board of Directors Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Alfacell Corp Director Current
American Society of Clinical Oncology Board of Directors Current
The Celator Board of Directors Current
Celator Pharmaceuticals Director Current
American Association for Cancer Research, Inc. Member Current
The American Law Institute Member Current
Aspen Institute Trustee Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Senior Vice President, Worldwide Clinical Research and Development Former
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Clerk Former
NCI, Inc. Former
New York Medical College M.D. Former
Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Columbia College A.B. Former
Stanford University Bachelor's Degree Former
Columbia University B.A. Former
Yale University Degree Former
New York Medical College Degree Former
Stanford University member Former

Dr. Susan Band Horwitz is a Distinguished University Professor and the Rose C. Falkenstein Professor of Cancer Research. She is Co-Chair of the Department of Molecular Pharmacology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Associate Director for Therapeutics at the Albert Einstein Cancer Center. Dr. Horwitz has had a continuing interest in natural products as a source of new drugs for the treatment of cancer. Her laboratory has made Taxol, a drug isolated from the yew plant, Taxus brevifolia, a major focus of its work. Dr. Horwitz and her collaborators demonstrated that the effects of Taxol were due to a novel interaction between the drug and microtubules, the latter being essential for the pairing and segregation of chromosomes during cell division.

Organization Position Status
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Co-Chair Current
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Brandeis University Ph.D. In Biochemistry Former
Bryn Mawr College B.A Former

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