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Exhibit 10.27

COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Named Executive Officer

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  2006 Bonus

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  2007 Annual Base Salary*

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Safi R. Bahcall, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer   $ 100,000   $
355,000 Keith S. Ehrlich, C.P.A. Vice President, Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer   $ 44,000   $ 230,000 James G. Barsoum, Ph.D. Senior
Vice President, Research   $ 46,000   $ 240,000 Eric W. Jacobson, M.D. Senior
Vice President, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, Chief Medical Officer
  $ 65,000   $ 280,000 Keizo Koya, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Drug Development
  $ 52,000   $ 270,000

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*Effective March 1, 2007.

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Exhibit 10.27