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The information concerning Abraham E. Cohen found in the “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS-Directors and Nominees” section of the proxy statement is amended to read as follows:
Abraham E. Cohen, 74, joined the Board of Directors during July 2009. Mr. Cohen is an independent international business consultant and is Chairman and President of Kramex Company, a privately owned consulting firm. From 1982 to 1992, Mr. Cohen served as Senior Vice-President of Merck & Co., and from 1977 to 1988 as President of the Merck Sharp & Dohme International Division. Mr. Cohen serves as a director of the following other public companies: Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., MannKind Corporation, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Mr. Cohen also served as a director of Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. from 1993 to 2009 and as a director of Vasomedical, Inc. from 1994 to 2010.
We asked Mr. Cohen to join our Board of Directors after his long career in the pharmaceutical industry, where he played a key role in the development of international business for Merck & Co. While at Merck, Mr. Cohen played a key role in the development of Merck’s international business, initially in Asia, then in Europe and, subsequently, as President of Merck Sharp & Dohme, which manufactures and markets human health products outside the United States. We have expanded our global focus in recent years and we are actively seeking opportunities in overseas markets and we believe that Mr. Cohen’s guidance, based on his many years of experience in the international pharmaceutical industry will be of great value to our efforts to grow our business.