Cynthia Y. Robinson, Chief Development Officer

Cynthia Y. Robinson, Ph.D., has served as our Chief Development Officer since April 2008, after consulting for us from April 2007 to April 2008. From November 2004 to July 2007, Dr. Robinson served as Senior Vice President, Development Operations, at InterMune, Inc. From April 1989 to June 2004, Dr. Robinson held positions of increasing responsibility at Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., serving most recently as Vice President, Project Management, where she oversaw a portfolio of 14 global development programs from pre-clinical through commercialization, including multiple products in the therapeutic areas of CNS and pain. These efforts resulted in nine U.S. New Drug Applications, four European Marketing Authorization Applications and four U.S. product launches. Dr. Robinson holds a B.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Alabama.