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Mr. Hoffman has served as an intellectual property consultant to the Company, and is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Thuris Corporation (medical devices and pharmaceuticals for Central Nervous System disorders) where he manages all business development, funding, and intellectual property matters. Keith was also a founder or co-founder of: Thuris, OLAS Pharmaceuticals (therapeutics for growth hormone modulation), Psych Pain Therapeutics, and Ansuma Biologics (antibodies and reagents supplier). His previous intellectual property experience includes advising on over 50 patent filings across varied biologic and chemical technologies. He has been a business development and/or intellectual property adviser to Cortex Pharmaceuticals (Ampakine drugs for cognition-related neurological and psychiatric disorders) [AMEX:COR], Akesis Pharmaceuticals (combination therapeutics for Type II diabetes) [OTC:AKES], and Tensor Biosciences (drug discovery and development in partnership with Panasonic). Keith advised on key technology patents for: Ancile Pharmaceuticals, MicroIslet, OLAS, Psych Pain Therapeutics, Tensor, and Thuris. Dr. Hoffman received his Ph.D. from UC Irvine for his work on the neuropharmacology of memory formation and Alzheimer’s disease in the laboratory of Dr. Gary Lynch. | 