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Mr. Sampere joined Inspire in November of 2003 as Senior Director, Marketing and was promoted to Vice President, Marketing in October 2004. He is responsible for all marketing activities around the current product portfolio. These include products within the existing pipeline, as well as products acquired through licensing agreements. He brings over 19 years of pharmaceutical marketing, sales and management experience to Inspire. Mr. Sampere began his career in the pharmaceutical industry with Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, starting as an analyst and becoming a sales representative in Jacksonville, Florida. He then held several positions in marketing, where he was responsible for Beclovent® Inhalation Aerosol and was a member of the Flovent® Inhalation Aerosol launch team. Subsequently he became a district manager in South Carolina before leaving to join DJ Pharma, which was acquired by Biovail Pharmaceuticals. During this period, Mr. Sampere was responsible for marketing Keftab®, Teveten® and Zovirax® Ointment and Cream, as well as managing new product development. Mr. Sampere graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and The College of William and Mary where he received his Masters in Business Administration. | 