Leadership

M. James Barrett, PhD
Director

Dr. M. James Barrett has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception. Since September 2001, he has served as a general partner of New Enterprise Associates Inc., a venture capital firm focusing on the healthcare, information technology and energy technology industries. From 1997 to 2001, Dr. Barrett served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sensors for Medicine and Science, which he founded in 1997. Dr. Barrett serves on the boards of several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOLD), Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc., GlycoMimetics, Inc., Inhibitex, Inc. (NASDAQ: INHX), Peptimmune, Inc., PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Predictive Biosciences, Ltd., Psyadon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly known as Ruxton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Roka Bioscience, Inc., Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), and Zosano Pharma, Inc., as well as continuing to serve as Chairman of Sensors for Medicine and Science. Dr. Barrett previously served on the board of YM Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: YMI), and also served on the board of Pharmion Corporation from December 2001 until the company’s acquisition in 2008. Dr. Barrett received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Tennessee, his M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara, and a B.S. in chemistry from Boston College. We believe that Dr. Barrett possesses specific attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our board of directors, including his experience in the venture capital industry and his years of business and leadership experience.