Allan L. Goldstein, Ph.D.

Dr. Goldstein has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Scientific Advisor since he founded our company in 1982. Dr. Goldstein has been a Professor of Biochemistry since 1978 and served as Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences until 2009. Dr. Goldstein is a recognized expert in the field of immunology and protein chemistry, having authored over 430 scientific articles in professional journals. He is also the inventor on over 25 issued and/or pending patents in biochemistry, immunology, cardiology, cancer and wound healing. Dr. Goldstein discovered several important compounds, including T a1, which is marketed worldwide, and Tß4, which is the basis for RegeneRx’s clinical program. Dr. Goldstein has served on the Board of Trustees of the Sabin Vaccine Institute since 2000 and on the Board of Directors of the Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute since 2006. Dr. Goldstein has also done pioneering work in the area of medical education, developing distance learning programs offered through “Frontiers in Medicine,” a medical education series that Dr. Goldstein developed. The Board believes that Dr. Goldstein’s scientific expertise, industry background and prior experience as our founder all position him to make an effective contribution to the medical and scientific understanding of the Board, which the Board believes to be particularly important as we continue our Tß4 development efforts.

J.J. Finkelstein

Mr. Finkelstein has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since 2002. Mr. Finkelstein also served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1984 to 1989 and as the Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Finkelstein has worked as an executive officer and consultant in the bioscience industry for the past 30 years, including serving from 1989 to 1996 as chief executive officer of Cryomedical Sciences, Inc., a publicly-traded medical device company. Mr. Finkelstein has significant experience in developing early-stage companies. He has been responsible for the regulatory approval and marketing of several medical devices in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Finkelstein has served on the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the Technology Council of Maryland since 2006, MdBio, Inc. since 1998 and currently chairs the MdBio Foundation, all of which are non-profit entities that support bioscience development and education in the State of Maryland. Mr. Finkelstein received a business degree in finance from the University of Texas. The Board believes that Mr. Finkelstein’s history and long tenure as our Chief Executive Officer positions him to contribute to the Board his extensive knowledge of our company and to provide Board continuity. In addition, the Board believes that his experience at prior companies has provided him with operational and industry expertise, as well as leadership skills that are important to the Board.

Joseph C. McNay

Mr. McNay has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2002. He is currently Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Principal of Essex Investment Management Company, LLC, positions he has held since 1976 when he founded Essex. He has direct portfolio management responsibilities for a variety of funds and on behalf of private clients. He is also a member of the firm’s Management Board. Prior to founding Essex, Mr. McNay was Executive Vice President and Director of Endowment Management & Research Corp. from 1967. Prior to that, Mr. McNay was Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at the Massachusetts Company. Currently he is serving as Trustee of National Public Radio, Trustee of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and is a Trustee and member of the Children’s Hospital Investment Committee. He received his A.B. degree from Yale University and his M.B.A. degree in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Board believes that Mr. McNay’s extensive financial experience is valuable to our business and also positions him to contribute to the audit committee’s understanding of financial matters.

Mauro Bove

Mr. Bove has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2004 and has more than 25 years of business and management experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Bove is currently the Head of Corporate & Business Development and serves on the board of Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A., the holding company of Sigma-Tau Group, a leading international pharmaceutical company, and certain Sigma-Tau affiliates, positions he has held since 1993. Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A. and its affiliates are collectively our largest stockholder. Mr. Bove has also held a number of senior positions in business, licensing and corporate development within Sigma-Tau Group, which has subsidiaries in most European countries and the United States. Mr. Bove obtained his law degree at the University of Parma, Italy, in 1980. In 1985, he attended the Academy of American and International Laws at the International and Comparative Law Center, Dallas, Texas. The Board believes that Mr. Bove’s extensive business and management experience within the pharmaceutical industry allows him to recognize and advise the Board with respect to recent industry developments.

L. Thompson Bowles, M.D.

Dr. Bowles has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2006. He retired from his career as a thoracic surgeon in 1988. Dr. Bowles served as Dean of Medicine and Professor of Surgery at The George Washington University (“GWU”) School of Medicine and Health Sciences from 1976 to 1988 and as Vice President for Medical Affairs and Executive Dean of the GWU Medical Center from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Bowles previously served as President of the National Board of Medical Examiners, a medical accrediting organization, from 1992 to 2000. He has also been a member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine since 1988 and currently serves as a member of several other national medical societies including: The American College of Surgeons, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The American College of Chest Physicians, The American Gerontological Society, The Society of Medical Administrators, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and The Washington Academy of Surgeons. Dr. Bowles has served on the editorial board of a number of medical journals, including the Journal of Medical Education and continued on as chairman of its newly revised updated version, Academic Medicine. Dr. Bowles has been President of the District of Columbia’s medical licensing board called the Healing Arts Commission (1977-1979), and was a member of the National Library of Medicine’s Board of Regents (1982-1986), chairman (1984-1986), member of the Special Medical Advisory Group of Veterans Administration (now Dept. of Veterans Affairs) 1984-1992, chairman 1992-1994. Dr. Bowles was also chairman of the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation, 1994-1996. Dr. Bowles received his medical degree from Duke University and his Ph.D. in higher education from New York University. The Board believes that Dr. Bowles’ distinguished medical career positions him to bring extensive medical and clinical trial experience to the Board. The Board expects that this experience will permit Dr. Bowles to provide leadership and insight as we translate our laboratory discoveries into human clinical trials and advance our product candidates through clinical development toward commercialization.

Don Elsey

Mr. Elsey has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 2010. He has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Emergent BioSolutions Inc., a publicly held biopharmaceutical company, since May 2007, and as its chief financial officer since March 2006 and Treasurer since June 2005. Mr. Elsey previously served as vice president, finance of Emergent BioSolutions from June 2005 to May 2007. He served as the director of finance and administration at IGEN International, Inc., a publicly held biotechnology company, and its successor BioVeris Corporation, from April 2000 to June 2005. Prior to joining IGEN, Mr. Elsey served as director of finance at Applera, a genomics and sequencing company, and in several finance positions at International Business Machines, Inc. He received an M.B.A. in finance and a B.A. in economics from Michigan State University. Mr. Elsey is a certified management accountant. The Board believes that Mr. Elsey’s experience as chief financial officer of a public company is particularly valuable to our business in that it positions him to contribute to our Board’s and audit committee’s understanding of financial matters.