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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

|x | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
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or



| ̈ | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period from
 to
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Commission File Number:

000-31633



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Kosan Biosciences Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Delaware                                                      |  | 94-3217016                         
|(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

3832 Bay Center Place, Hayward, California 94545

(address of principal executive offices)

(510) 732-8400

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ̈Accelerated filer  x                    Non-accelerated filer ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).    Yes ̈No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, $.001 par value;
42,585,680 shares outstanding at October 31, 2007.



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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 2007

INDEX



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|PART I.    |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                          |  |     
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|Item 1:    |  | Financial Statements:                                                                                          |  |     
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|           |  | Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006                            |  | 3   
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|           |  | Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 |  | 4   
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|           |  | Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006           |  | 5   
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|           |  | Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                            |  | 6   
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|Item 2:    |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                          |  | 14  
|           |  |                                                                                                               
|Item 3:    |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                     |  | 23  
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|Item 4:    |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                        |  | 23  
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|PART II.   |  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                              |  |     
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|Item 1A:   |  | Risk Factors                                                                                                   |  | 24  
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|Item 5:    |  | Other Information                                                                                              |  | 41  
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|Item 6:    |  | Exhibits                                                                                                       |  | 42  
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|SIGNATURES |  | 43                                                                                                            



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION



|Item 1: | Financial Statements
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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)



|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------- | -------- | - | -------------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                           |  | September 30,2007 |          |   | December 31,2006 (1) |  
|                                           |  | (unaudited)       |          |   |                      |  
|Assets                                     |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Current assets:                            |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                  |  | $                 | 35,248   |   |                      | $ | 35,655   |  
|Short-term investments                     |  |                   | 45,453   |   |                      |   | 27,483   |  
|Accounts receivable                        |  |                   | 1,686    |   |                      |   | 1,152    |  
|Prepaid and other current assets           |  |                   | 963      |   |                      |   | 907      |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Total current assets                       |  |                   | 83,350   |   |                      |   | 65,197   |  
|Restricted cash                            |  |                   | 949      |   |                      |   | 949      |  
|Property and equipment, net                |  |                   | 4,556    |   |                      |   | 4,801    |  
|Other assets                               |  |                   | 240      |   |                      |   | 240      |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Total assets                               |  | $                 | 89,095   |   |                      | $ | 71,187   |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity       |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Current liabilities:                       |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Accounts payable                           |  | $                 | 1,617    |   |                      | $ | 1,323    |  
|Accrued liabilities                        |  |                   | 9,861    |   |                      |   | 6,331    |  
|Current portion of deferred revenue        |  |                   | 1,428    |   |                      |   | 13,992   |  
|Current portion of equipment loans         |  |                   | 932      |   |                      |   | 1,289    |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Total current liabilities                  |  |                   | 13,838   |   |                      |   | 22,935   |  
|Deferred revenue, less current portion     |  |                   | 6,069    |   |                      |   | 5,599    |  
|Equipment loans, less current portion      |  |                   | 811      |   |                      |   | 899      |  
|Stockholders equity:                      |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Common stock                               |  |                   | 43       |   |                      |   | 35       |  
|Additional paid-in capital                 |  |                   | 247,786  |   |                      |   | 202,016  |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income     |  |                   | 31       |   |                      |   | 9        |  
|Accumulated deficit                        |  |                   | (179,483 | ) |                      |   | (160,306 | )
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Total stockholders equity                 |  | $                 | 68,377   |   |                      | $ | 41,754   |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity |  | $                 | 89,095   |   |                      | $ | 71,187   |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                      |   |          |  



|(1) | The balance sheet data at December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except
per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |         |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | 2007                            |         |   | 2006                           |   |        | 2007 |  |   | 2006    |  
|Revenues:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Contract revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | $                               | 1,947   |   |                                | $ | 2,137  |      |  | $ | 17,071  |   |  | $ | 7,455   |  
|Grant revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                                 |        |   |                                |   | 32     |      |  |   |        |   |  |   | 341     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total revenues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                 | 1,947   |   |                                |   | 2,169  |      |  |   | 17,071  |   |  |   | 7,796   |  
|Operating expenses:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Research and development (including charges for stock-based compensation of $364 and $340 in the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively, and $1,364 and $914 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively)   |  |                                 | 12,299  |   |                                |   | 8,712  |      |  |   | 33,381  |   |  |   | 28,362  |  
|General and administrative (including charges for stock-based compensation of $328 and $277 in the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively, and $1,179 and $676 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively) |  |                                 | 1,851   |   |                                |   | 1,632  |      |  |   | 6,054   |   |  |   | 5,733   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total operating expenses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                                 | 14,150  |   |                                |   | 10,344 |      |  |   | 39,435  |   |  |   | 34,095  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Loss from operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                 | (12,203 | ) |                                |   | (8,175 | )    |  |   | (22,364 | ) |  |   | (26,299 | )
|Other income, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                                 | 1,070   |   |                                |   | 635    |      |  |   | 3,187   |   |  |   | 1,389   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | $                               | (11,133 | ) |                                | $ | (7,540 | )    |  | $ | (19,177 | ) |  | $ | (24,910 | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Basic and diluted net loss per common share                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  | $                               | (0.26   | ) |                                | $ | (0.22  | )    |  | $ | (0.46   | ) |  | $ | (0.76   | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per common share                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                 | 42,528  |   |                                |   | 34,573 |      |  |   | 41,384  |   |  |   | 32,778  |  

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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(in thousands)



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|                                                                           |  | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |        
|                                                                           |  | 2007                           |         |   | 2006 |  
|Operating activities                                                       |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                   |  | $                              | (19,177 | ) |      | $ | (24,910 | )
|Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                              |  |                                | 1,695   |   |      |   | 1,761   |  
|Amortization of investment premiums and discounts                          |  |                                | (512    | ) |      |   | (125    | )
|Stock-based compensation                                                   |  |                                | 2,544   |   |      |   | 1,590   |  
|Gain on sale of property and equipment                                     |  |                                | (27     | ) |      |   |        |  
|Changes in assets and liabilities:                                         |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Accounts receivable                                                        |  |                                | (534    | ) |      |   | 1,535   |  
|Prepaid and other assets                                                   |  |                                | (56     | ) |      |   | 101     |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                   |  |                                | 3,824   |   |      |   | (1,731  | )
|Deferred revenue                                                           |  |                                | (12,094 | ) |      |   | (2,458  | )
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash used in operating activities                                      |  |                                | (24,337 | ) |      |   | (24,237 | )
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Investing activities                                                       |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Acquisition of property and equipment                                      |  |                                | (1,533  | ) |      |   | (265    | )
|Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                               |  |                                | 110     |   |      |   |        |  
|Purchase of investments                                                    |  |                                | (59,371 | ) |      |   | (37,181 | )
|Proceeds from maturity of investments                                      |  |                                | 41,935  |   |      |   | 37,350  |  
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                      |  |                                | (18,859 | ) |      |   | (96     | )
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Financing activities                                                       |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                     |  |                                | 43,234  |   |      |   | 24,582  |  
|Proceeds from equipment loans                                              |  |                                | 678     |   |      |   | 270     |  
|Principal payments under equipment loans                                   |  |                                | (1,123  | ) |      |   | (1,496  | )
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by financing activities                                  |  |                                | 42,789  |   |      |   | 23,356  |  
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                  |  |                                | (407    | ) |      |   | (977    | )
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                           |  |                                | 35,655  |   |      |   | 18,750  |  
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                 |  | $                              | 35,248  |   |      | $ | 17,773  |  
|                                                                           |  |                                |         |   |      |   |         |  

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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)



|1. | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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Overview

Kosan Biosciences Incorporated (the Company or Kosan) was incorporated under the laws of
the State of California on January 6, 1995 and commenced operations in 1996. In July 2000, the Company was reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Kosan is a cancer therapeutics company focused on advancing two new classes of
anticancer agents through clinical development: heat shock protein 90, or Hsp90, inhibitors and epothilones.

Hsp90 inhibitors have a novel mechanism of action targeting multiple pathways involved in cancer cell growth and survival. The Companys proprietary formulations of tanespimycin (KOS-953) are in late stage
clinical trials for multiple myeloma in combination with Velcade® (bortezomib) as well as for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in combination with Herceptin® (trastuzumab) and as monotherapy for melanoma. Kosans Tanespimycin in Myeloma Evaluation, or TIME, clinical program includes TIME-1, a Phase 3 pivotal study of tanespimycin in
combination with Velcade in first-relapse patients with multiple myeloma, which the Company expects to initiate in the fourth quarter of 2007 or early in the first quarter of 2008, and TIME-2, a Phase 2/3 study of tanespimycin in combination with
Velcade in patients with relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma, which the Company initiated in the third quarter of 2007. The TIME program is utilizing the Companys new, improved tanespimycin injectable suspension formulation, that replaced the
prior Cremophor-based formulation. The Company anticipates presenting updated data with the injectable suspension formulation from the ongoing Phase 1b trial in multiple myeloma and from a Phase 2 trial of tanespimycin in combination with Herceptin
in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in December 2007. In addition, intravenous and oral formulations of a second-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, alvespimycin HCl (KOS-1022), are currently being evaluated in Phase 1 clinical trials.

Epothilones inhibit cell division with a mechanism of action similar to taxanes, one of the most successful classes of anti-tumor agents.
Kosan is developing its epothilone, KOS-1584, in Phase 1 clinical trials and it has shown activity in patients with non-small cell lung, ovarian, breast, pancreatic, prostate and other cancers. Although the Companys epothilone program is
currently partnered with Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (collectively, Roche) through a global development and commercialization agreement, this agreement will terminate in late February 2008 following a
termination notice received from Roche in October 2007. See Notes 2 and 7 for more information on the Companys agreement with Roche.

Kosan also has a motilin receptor agonist program for the stimulation of gastrointestinal movement, or GI motility. In December 2006, the Company established a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Pfizer Inc. for its motilin agonist
program, including KOS-2187 and related compounds. Pfizer is responsible for development, regulatory and commercial activities related to the motilin agonist program and has initiated Phase 1 clinical testing of KOS-2187 as a potential treatment of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Kosan also has next-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, next-generation epothilone and nuclear
export inhibitor programs for cancer that are undergoing preclinical evaluation. These programs are based on the use of Kosans technology to improve the structure of known polyketides and the efficiency of large-scale production. Kosan has
funded its operations primarily through equity financing, contract payments under its collaboration agreements, equipment financing arrangements and government grants.



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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|1. | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. The information as of
September 30, 2007, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, reflects all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) that management of the Company believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the
results for the periods presented. Results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for any future interim period or for the entire year. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2007.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as
of the date of the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period they are determined. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents and Investments

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity from date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company limits its concentration of risk by diversifying its investments
among a variety of issuers. All investment securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive
income (loss). Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Realized gains and losses and declines in the fair value that are deemed to be other-than-temporary are
reflected in earnings. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

The Company recognizes an impairment
charge when the decline in the estimated fair value of a marketable security below the amortized cost is determined to be other-than-temporary. The Company considers various factors in determining whether to recognize an impairment charge, including
the duration of time during which the fair value has been less than its amortized cost, any adverse changes in the investees financial condition and associated downgrades to credit ratings and the Companys intent and ability to hold the
marketable security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company did not recognize an impairment charge related to its investment
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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|1. | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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Restricted Cash

The Company held a restricted investment consisting of a certificate of deposit of approximately $949,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. This investment is carried at fair value and is
restricted as to withdrawal under a letter of credit agreement related to a facility lease.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line
basis over the estimated useful lives of three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the lease term.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenue under collaborative agreements with pharmaceutical
companies and, in prior years, under research grants from the National Institutes of Health. The arrangements may include up-front non-refundable fees, reimbursement for personnel and supply costs, milestone payments for the achievement of defined
collaboration objectives and royalties on potential sales of commercialized products. The Company recognizes revenue under these arrangements when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery of the services, supplies or
technology license has occurred; (iii) the price is fixed or determinable; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

The
Company recognizes license and other up-front fees pursuant to research and development collaboration agreements over the Companys estimated period of continuing involvement with research and development of the respective agreement. These
estimates are reviewed on a periodic basis and updated if the underlying assumptions are modified. Any changes in these estimates will result in either an acceleration or further deferral of the related revenue recognition. Payments related to
substantive performance milestones that are at risk at the initiation of an agreement are recognized upon successful completion of a performance milestone event.

Contract revenues related to research and development efforts are recognized as revenue as the related services are performed or delivered in accordance with contract terms. Such payments generally are made based on
the number of full-time equivalent researchers assigned to the project and the related research and development expenses incurred or as other deliverables under the contracts are fulfilled. Revenues related to government grants are recognized at the
time a grant is awarded and as related research expenses are incurred. Any amounts received in advance of performance are recorded as deferred revenue until earned.

Research and Development

Research and development consists of costs incurred for Company-sponsored
and collaborative research and development activities. These costs consist primarily of salaries and other personnel-related expenses, including associated stock-based compensation, facility-related expenses, licensing-related expenses, depreciation
of facilities and equipment, lab consumables and services performed by clinical research organizations and research institutions, contract manufacturers and other outside service providers. Expenses related to clinical trials and drug manufacturing
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|1. | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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Research and Development (continued)



protocols or agreements. The Company monitors planned protocols, work performed, patient enrollment levels and related activities to the extent possible and
adjusts estimates accordingly. Research and development expenses under government grant awards and collaborative agreements approximated the revenue recognized, excluding milestone and up-front fees received under such arrangements.

The Companys research and development expenses do not reflect the costs incurred by Roche, the National Cancer Institute (the NCI) or
Pfizer associated with the clinical trials conducted by such parties in connection with the Companys epothilone, Hsp90 inhibitor and motilin receptor agonist programs, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective January 1,
2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004) or SFAS 123R, Share-Based Payment, using the modified prospective
transition method. SFAS 123R requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions, including stock options and employee stock purchase plans, be recognized in the financial statements. Under this transition method,
stock-based compensation expense is recognized for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provision of SFAS
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted after December 31, 2005 is based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 123R. The Company recognizes these compensation costs net of an expected forfeiture rate on a graded-vesting basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the option vesting term of one or four years.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company accounted for stock options granted to employees using the intrinsic value method as prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) No. 25 Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees and related interpretations, and thus, recognized compensation expense for options granted with exercise prices less than the fair value of the Companys common stock on the date of the grant. Other stock-based compensation
expense for options granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with SFAS 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 96-18 Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in
Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. The measurement of other stock-based compensation to
non-employees is subject to periodic adjustment as the underlying awards vest. As such, changes to these measurements could be substantial should the Company experience significant changes in its stock price.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|1. | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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Income Taxes

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax
position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also requires additional disclosure of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits and details regarding the uncertainties that may cause the
unrecognized benefits to increase or decrease within a twelve month period. The Company did not recognize any material adjustment in its liability for unrecognized income tax benefits upon the adoption of FIN 48, including any amounts for interest
and penalties. The Company had approximately $5.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits related to research and development credits at the date of adoption. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income taxes in income tax expense.
The Company is subject to income tax examinations for Federal and State income taxes from 2003 and 2002, respectively, forward. The Company does not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the following
twelve month period.

Net Loss per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per common share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The Company has excluded all outstanding stock options and warrants from the
calculation of diluted net loss per common share because all such securities are antidilutive for all applicable periods presented. Diluted net loss per share is not presented separately as the Company is in a net loss position and including
potentially dilutive securities in the loss per share computation would be antidilutive.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of prior years balances have been made to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect
on prior years net loss or stockholders equity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS
157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that
require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective beginning January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 on its financial
statements.

In June 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board reached a consensus on EITF
No. 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research and Development Activities. Under EITF 07-3, nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the
future for use in research and development activities should be deferred and capitalized. Such amounts should be expensed as the related goods are delivered or services are performed. If the Companys expectations change such that it does not
expect the goods to be delivered or services to be rendered, the capitalized advance payment should be charged to expense. EITF 07-3 is effective for new contracts entered into beginning January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the
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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|2. | Research and Development Agreements
|-- | -----------------------------------

Roche

In September 2002, the Company entered into a research and development collaboration agreement (the Roche Agreement) with Roche. Under the
terms of the Roche Agreement, Roche was granted worldwide exclusive rights to market and sell KOS-1584 and any other epothilones developed under the collaboration in the field of oncology, and the Company was granted the right to co-promote in the
United States any epothilone products developed under the collaboration. The Roche Agreement provides, among other things, for the Company to receive payments for the reimbursement of agreed upon research and development expenditures. Effective
July 1, 2004, the Company entered into an amendment to the Roche Agreement that provided for the reimbursement of costs that exceeded the previously stipulated amounts set forth in the Roche Agreement. In March 2006, the Company entered into a
letter agreement with Roche, replacing a particular at-risk milestone payment obligation in the Roche Agreement with an obligation by Roche to pay the Company $2.0 million for certain patent expenses.

The Company recognized revenue related to the Roche Agreement of approximately $2.0 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and approximately $6.4 million and $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Such amounts, excluding the ratable portion of up-front fees and milestone
payments, approximated research and development expenses incurred under the Roche Agreement. Included in contract revenues was approximately $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and
$1.4 million and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to the ratable portion of the $25.0 million up-front fee that is being recognized over the estimated clinical development period for
product candidates in clinical trials. In the first quarter of 2007, upon the decision to advance KOS-1584 into Phase 2 clinical trials, the Company determined that the estimated clinical development period extended from 2009 to 2012, resulting in a
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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|2. | Research and Development Agreements (continued)
|-- | -----------------------------------------------



Pfizer

In December 2006, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (the Pfizer Agreement) with Pfizer Inc. under which the Company granted to Pfizer a worldwide exclusive license to its motilin agonist program. Under the
terms of the Pfizer Agreement, Pfizer and the Company agreed to collaborate on filing of regulatory documents for the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of the Companys clinical candidate, KOS-2187. Pfizer is responsible for all
development, regulatory and commercial activities related to the motilin agonist program. The Company received an up-front fee of $12.5 million in December 2006 and is eligible to receive milestone payments for the successful development and
commercialization of licensed compounds, including milestone payments for achieving certain sales amounts, as well as royalties on worldwide sales. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized revenue of approximately
$10.7 million related to the up-front fee.

License Agreements

The Company has license agreements with several academic, government and medical institutions. Included in research and development expenses were fees incurred in connection with these agreements of approximately
$202,000 and $78,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.



|3. | Comprehensive Income
|-- | --------------------

For the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, comprehensive loss was as follows (in thousands):



|                                                        |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                        |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |         |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                        |  | 2007                            |         |   | 2006                           |   |        | 2007 |  |   | 2006    |  
|Net loss                                                |  | $                               | (11,133 | ) |                                | $ | (7,540 | )    |  | $ | (19,177 | ) |  | $ | (24,910 | )
|Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities |  |                                 | 44      |   |                                |   | 87     |      |  |   | 22      |   |  |   | 178     |  
|                                                        |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Comprehensive loss                                      |  | $                               | (11,089 | ) |                                | $ | (7,453 | )    |  | $ | (19,155 | ) |  | $ | (24,732 | )
|                                                        |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  



|4. | Equipment Financing
|-- | -------------------

The Company finances certain
equipment and facility improvements under debt obligations with terms of 48 months.In April 2004, the Company entered into a $3.5 million equipment line of credit agreement, all of which had been fully utilized as of March 31, 2007. The
interest rates of each of the loans are fixed at the time of the draw down, with the interest rates ranging from 6.86% to 9.09%. Obligations under the loans are secured by the assets financed under the loans.



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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(unaudited)



|5. | Accrued Liabilities
|-- | -------------------

Accrued liabilities consisted
of the following (in thousands):



|                                 |  |                   |       |                  |   |      
|-------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ----- | ---------------- | - | -----
|                                 |  | September 30,2007 |       | December 31,2006
|Research and development-related |  | $                 | 7,216 |                  | $ | 3,538
|Compensation-related             |  |                   | 1,293 |                  |   | 1,564
|Professional services            |  |                   | 711   |                  |   | 486  
|Facilities-related               |  |                   | 517   |                  |   | 508  
|Other                            |  |                   | 124   |                  |   | 235  
|                                 |  |                   |       |                  |   |      
|                                 |  | $                 | 9,861 |                  | $ | 6,331
|                                 |  |                   |       |                  |   |      



|6. | Facility Leases
|-- | ---------------

On August 8, 2007, the
Company exercised an option to renew the lease for one of its facilities in Hayward, California (the Premises) for an additional five years at fair market rents, extending the lease term from 2008 to 2013. The Company expects that the
minimum monthly rental expense will be approximately $83,000 for the first year of the extension term and will increase to approximately $97,000 for the final year of the extension term. The Company expects to enter into a formal amendment to the
lease with the lessor of the Premises with respect to the exercise of its option.



|7. | Stockholders Equity
|-- | --------------------

In February 2007, the
Company completed a registered direct public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $6.50 per share. The Company received approximately $42.3 million in net proceeds after placement agent fees and other offering
costs.



|8. | Subsequent Event
|-- | ----------------

In October 2007, the Company
received notice from Roche that it is terminating the Roche Agreement in its entirety, which termination will be effective in late February 2008. Following the termination of the Roche Agreement, the rights licensed to Roche will revert to the
Company, and in connection with the termination, Roche is required to provide the Company with certain license rights, data and other assistance related to the product candidates licensed to Roche under the Roche Agreement. Roches development
funding commitments under the Roche Agreement will continue until the termination date, following which Roche will be obligated to reimburse the Company for certain costs of completing the KOS-1584 Phase 1 clinical trials. The Company expects that
the receipt of the notice of termination of the Roche Agreement in October 2007 will result in the acceleration of the unrecognized portion of the $25.0 million up-front fee.



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|Item 2: | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Forward-Looking Statements

The following discussion
of our financial condition and results of operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, which are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:



| |  |  | our strategy, including our plans with respect to presenting clinical data and initiating clinical trials;
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| |  |  | our research and development programs, including clinical testing;
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| |  |  | sufficiency of our cash resources;
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| |  |  | revenues from our current licensing arrangement with Pfizer;
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | our research and development and other expenses; and
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | our operations and legal risks.
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In
some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as expect, anticipate, intend, believe, hope, assume, estimate, plan,
will and other similar words and expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Discussions containing these
forward-looking statements may be found throughout this Form 10-Q, including the section entitled Part I, Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the risks discussed below in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no
obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document. The risks discussed below in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors and elsewhere in this
report should be considered in evaluating our prospects and future financial performance.

The name Kosan Biosciences Incorporated, our
logo and all other Kosan names are our trademarks. All other trademarks or brand names appearing in this Quarterly Report are the property of their respective holders.



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Overview

We are a cancer therapeutics company focused on advancing two new classes of anticancer agents through clinical development: heat shock protein 90, or Hsp90, inhibitors and epothilones. The following is the status of our product candidates.

Hsp90 Inhibitors

Tanespimycin

Our proprietary formulations of tanespimycin (KOS-953) are in late stage
clinical trials for multiple myeloma in combination with Velcade® (bortezomib), as well as for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in combination with Herceptin® (trastuzumab) and as monotherapy for melanoma. Our Tanespimycin in Myeloma Evaluation, or TIME, clinical program includes TIME-1, a Phase 3 pivotal study of tanespimycin in
combination with Velcade in first-relapse patients with multiple myeloma, which we expect to initiate in the fourth quarter of 2007 or early in the first quarter of 2008, and TIME-2, a Phase 2/3 study of tanespimycin in combination with Velcade in
patients with relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma, which we initiated in the third quarter of 2007. The TIME program is utilizing our new, improved tanespimycin injectable suspension formulation that replaced the prior Cremophor-based formulation.
We anticipate presenting updated data with the injectable suspension formulation from our ongoing Phase 1b trial in multiple myeloma and from our Phase 2 trial of tanespimycin in combination with Herceptin in patients with HER2-positive metastatic
breast cancer in December 2007. Lastly, our Phase 2 clinical trial of tanespimycin in metastatic melanoma is ongoing.

Alvespimycin

Intravenous and oral formulations of a second-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, alvespimycin HCl (KOS-1022), are currently being evaluated in Phase 1 clinical
trials. In September 2007, at the ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium, we presented updated data from a Phase 1b clinical trial of intravenous alvespimycin in combination with Herceptin in patients with solid tumors, primarily HER2-positive metastatic
breast cancer and ovarian cancer, demonstrating antitumor activity and manageable toxicity. This trial is ongoing and has also been expanded to include the addition of Taxol to the alvespimycin plus Herceptin regimen. We intend to initiate a Phase 2
clinical trial of alvespimycin as monotherapy in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer later in the fourth quarter of 2007. We anticipate initiating a later stage combination clinical trial in patients with HER2-positive metastatic
breast cancer in 2008. Our oral Phase 1 trial is ongoing on two schedules, daily and every other day dosing and we plan to evaluate additional doses and schedules.

Epothilones

KOS-1584 is our epothilone anticancer clinical candidate that is being evaluated in dose-escalating
Phase 1 clinical trials in patients with solid tumors. In October, at the 2007 AACR/NCI/EORTC meeting, we presented updated data from one of our KOS-1584 Phase 1 clinical trials, utilizing two different weekly dosing schedules, demonstrating
antitumor activity and manageable toxicity in patients with solid tumors. A partial response was reported in a patient with refractory non-small cell lung cancer and clinical activity was observed in a variety of other cancers including breast,
ovarian, prostate and pancreatic and other cancers. We expect to initiate our Phase 2 clinical program with KOS-1584 in early 2008.

Our
epothilone program is currently partnered with Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (collectively Roche) through a global development and commercialization agreement. On October 25, 2007, we received notice from
Roche that it is terminating the agreement in its entirety, which termination will be effective in late February 2008. Following the termination of the agreement, the rights licensed to Roche will revert to us, and in connection



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with the termination, Roche is required to provide us with certain license rights, data and other assistance related to the product candidates licensed to
Roche under the agreement. Roches development funding commitments under the agreement will continue until the termination date in late February 2008, after which Roche will be obligated to reimburse us for certain costs of completing the
KOS-1584 Phase 1 clinical trials. We believe, based on our discussions with Roche, that the decision to terminate the agreement was driven by a re-prioritization within Roches research and development group rather than the value of our
epothilone program.

Other Programs

We also have a motilin receptor agonist program for the stimulation of gastrointestinal movement, or GI motility. In December 2006, we established a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Pfizer for our motilin agonist program,
including KOS-2187 and related compounds. Pfizer is responsible for all development, regulatory and commercial activities related to the motilin agonist program. Pfizer has initiated Phase 1 clinical testing of KOS-2187 as a potential treatment for
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

We also have next-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, next-generation epothilone and nuclear
export inhibitor programs for cancer that are undergoing preclinical evaluation. These programs are also based on the use of our technology to improve the structure of known polyketides and the efficiency of large-scale production.

We have incurred significant losses since our inception. As of September 30, 2007, our accumulated deficit was approximately $179.5 million. We
expect to incur additional operating losses over the next several years as we continue to advance our product candidates into and through clinical trials.

We believe that our existing cash and investments, anticipated cash flow from our collaboration with Roche through the effective date of the termination of our agreement with Roche and Roches clinical trial cost
reimbursement obligations to us following the termination of our agreement, will be sufficient to support our current operating plan into the first half of 2009. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove wrong, and we expect that
additional financing will be required in order to fund our operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period they are determined.
We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The basis of our current estimates or assumptions has not significantly changed since we filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2007, except as noted below.

Clinical Trial and Drug Manufacturing
Accruals

Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. Our expenses related to clinical trials and drug manufacturing
are based on estimates of the services received or efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple institutions, clinical research organizations, contract manufacturers and other service providers that conduct and manage clinical trial
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financial terms of these agreements are established prior to the initiation of the related services, thus establishing the basis of our estimates. However,
these terms may be subject to amendment due to changes in the scope and length of the related clinical trial or work performed. Expenses related to clinical trials and drug manufacturing generally are accrued based on estimates of work performed or
the level of patient enrollment and activities according to the planned protocols or agreements. We monitor planned protocols, work performed, patient enrollment levels and related activities to the extent possible and adjust our estimates
accordingly. All estimates may differ significantly from the actual amounts subsequently invoiced. No adjustments for material changes in estimates have been recognized in any period presented.

Income Taxes

Effective January 1, 2007, we
adopted FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements.
FIN 48 also requires additional disclosure of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits and details regarding the uncertainties that may cause the unrecognized benefits to increase or decrease within a twelve month period. We did not
recognize any material adjustment in our liability for unrecognized income tax benefits upon the adoption of FIN 48, including any amounts for interest and penalties. We had approximately $5.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits related to research
and development credits at the date of adoption. We recognize interest and penalties related to income taxes in income tax expense. We are subject to income tax examinations for Federal and State income taxes from 2003 and 2002, respectively,
forward. We do not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the following twelve month period.

Results of
Operations

Revenues

Revenues were approximately $1.9 million and $17.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to approximately $2.2 million and $7.8 million for the same periods in 2006. Revenues in 2007
consisted primarily of contract revenues recognized under our agreements with Roche and Pfizer. Revenues in 2006 consisted primarily of contract revenue under our agreement with Roche.



|                                       |  |                                 |       |      |   |          |                               |      |      |  |      |        |          |   |       |  |      |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ----- | ---- | - | -------- | ----------------------------- | ---- | ---- |  | ---- | ------ | -------- | - | ----- |  | ---- | -
|                                       |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |       |      |   |          | Nine Month EndedSeptember 30, |      |      | 
|(In thousands, except for percentages) |  | 2007                            |       | 2006 |   | % Change |                               |      | 2007 |  | 2006 |        | % Change |  
|Contract revenue                       |  | $                               | 1,947 |      | $ | 2,137    |                               | -9   | %    |  | $    | 17,071 |          | $ | 7,455 |  | 129  | %
|Grant revenue                          |  |                                 |      |      |   | 32       |                               | -100 | %    |  |      |       |          |   | 341   |  | -100 | %
|                                       |  |                                 |       |      |   |          |                               |      |      |  |      |        |          |   |       |  |      |  
|Total revenues                         |  | $                               | 1,947 |      | $ | 2,169    |                               | -10  | %    |  | $    | 17,071 |          | $ | 7,796 |  | 119  | %
|                                       |  |                                 |       |      |   |          |                               |      |      |  |      |        |          |   |       |  |      |  

Total revenues decreased by approximately 10%, or $0.2 million, for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease for the three month period is due to lower contract revenue from Roche, primarily from the extension of the amortization of our up-front fee. Total revenues increased by
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amortization of the remaining $10.7 million up-front fee from Pfizer recognized in 2007, partially offset by lower contract revenue from Roche as previously
discussed. As of March 31, 2007, we had fully amortized the Pfizer up-front fee and, as a result, we do not expect to recognize any further contract revenue related to the amortization of this fee. In February 2007, Roche and we jointly made a
decision to advance KOS-1584 into later stage clinical trials. In the first quarter of 2007, we determined that the estimated clinical development period resulting from this decision would be extended from 2009 to 2012. We expect the termination of
our agreement with Roche in late February 2008, however, will result in an acceleration of the unrecognized portion of the up-front fee. As discussed above, Roches development funding commitments under the agreement will continue until the
termination date, after which Roche will be obligated to reimburse us for certain costs of completing the KOS-1584 Phase 1 clinical trials. Accordingly, we expect that our contract revenues from Roche will significantly decrease in 2008 compared to
2007 as a result of the termination of our agreement with Roche.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses were approximately $12.3 million and $33.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, compared to $8.7 million and $28.4 million for the same periods in 2006. Our research and development activities consisted primarily of salaries and other personnel-related expenses, including associated stock-based compensation,
facility-related expenses, licensing-related expenses, depreciation of facilities and equipment, lab consumables and services performed by clinical research organizations and research institutions, contract manufacturers and other outside service
providers. We group these activities into two major categories: research and preclinical and clinical development. We are unable to estimate the nature, timing or costs to complete our research and development projects, or
when material net cash inflows to us could be expected to commence, if ever, due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with developing pharmaceutical products. These risks and uncertainties include those discussed under this report in
Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors.



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|                                       |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |        |      |   |          | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |    |      |  |      | Inception -September 30,
2007
|(In thousands, except for percentages) |  | 2007                            |        | 2006 |   | % Change |                                |    | 2007 |  | 2006 |                               | % Change |   |       
|Clinical development                   |  |                                 |        |      |   |          |                                |    |      |  |      |                               |          |   |        |  |     |   |  |   |        
|Epothilones                            |  | $                               | 2,168  |      | $ | 1,503    |                                | 44 | %    |  | $    | 6,268                         |          | $ | 5,840  |  | 7   | % |  | $ | 63,436 
|Hsp90 inhibitors                       |  |                                 | 7,244  |      |   | 4,720    |                                | 53 | %    |  |      | 18,190                        |          |   | 12,462 |  | 46  | % |  |   | 49,944 
|                                       |  |                                 |        |      |   |          |                                |    |      |  |      |                               |          |   |        |  |     |   |  |   |        
|Total clinical development             |  |                                 | 9,412  |      |   | 6,223    |                                | 51 | %    |  |      | 24,458                        |          |   | 18,302 |  | 34  | % |  |   | 113,380
|Research and preclinical (1)           |  |                                 | 2,887  |      |   | 2,489    |                                | 16 | %    |  |      | 8,923                         |          |   | 10,060 |  | -11 | % |  |   | 160,056
|                                       |  |                                 |        |      |   |          |                                |    |      |  |      |                               |          |   |        |  |     |   |  |   |        
|Total research and development         |  | $                               | 12,299 |      | $ | 8,712    |                                | 41 | %    |  | $    | 33,381                        |          | $ | 28,362 |  | 18  | % |  | $ | 273,436
|                                       |  |                                 |        |      |   |          |                                |    |      |  |      |                               |          |   |        |  |     |   |  |   |        



|(1) | Research and preclinical constitutes internal research and development costs for our early stage programs in the areas of cancer, gastrointestinal motility and
technology development. Expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 included allocated personnel-related expenses of approximately $1.1 million and $1.2 million, allocated facility-related expenses of approximately $0.8
million and $1.0 million and allocated lab consumables of approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 included allocated personnel-related expenses of approximately
$3.6 million and $4.4 million, allocated facility-related expenses of approximately $2.4 million and $3.3 million and allocated lab consumables of approximately $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Expenses for the period from inception
through September 30, 2007 included allocated personnel-related expenses of approximately $78.2 million, allocated facility-related expenses of approximately $39.7 million and allocated lab consumables of approximately $10.7 million.
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The increase of 41%, or approximately $3.6 million, and 18%, or approximately $5.0 million, in research and development
expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same periods in 2006 were the result of the following:



| |  |  | approximately $3.2 million and $6.2 million in increased clinical costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, primarily due to the
increased clinical costs in the Hsp90 inhibitor and epothilone programs, including costs associated with the initiation of the clinical trials in our TIME registration program in multiple myeloma in the third quarter of 2007 and KOS-1584 process
development, which was funded by Roche;
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| |  |  | approximately $0.4 million in increased preclinical and research costs for the three month period in 2007, primarily related to the development our next generation
epothilone, KOS-1803; and
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| |  |  | approximately $1.1 million in decreased preclinical and research costs for the nine month period in 2007, primarily related to reorganization related expenses and a
reduction in investment in certain early-stage research programs in 2006.
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We expect to initiate TIME-1, a Phase 3
pivotal study of tanespimycin in combination with Velcade in first-relapse patients with multiple myeloma, in the fourth quarter of 2007 or early in the first quarter of 2008 and a Phase 2 clinical trial of alvespimycin as monotherapy in patients
with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer later in the fourth quarter of 2007. We also expect to initiate our Phase 2 clinical program with KOS-1584 early in 2008. The preparation for, and initiation of, these clinical trials will result in an
increase in our research and development expenses over the next several quarters, particularly following the termination of our agreement with Roche in late February 2008. After the termination of our agreement with Roche, Roche will only be
obligated to reimburse us for certain costs of completing the KOS-1584 Phase 1 clinical trials.

Pfizer is funding all of the current
KOS-2187 clinical trial costs. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is responsible for the remaining costs of ongoing clinical trials with tanespimycin and alvespimycin that they are conducting. In addition, we are sponsoring other
clinical trials of tanespimycin and alvespimycin at our sole expense. Our research and development expenses do not reflect the costs incurred by Roche, the NCI or Pfizer associated with the clinical trials conducted by such parties in connection
with our epothilone, Hsp90 inhibitor and motilin receptor agonist programs, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses



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|                                       |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |       |      |   |          | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |    |      | 
|(In thousands, except for percentages) |  | 2007                            |       | 2006 |   | % Change |                                |    | 2007 |  | 2006 |       | % Change |  
|General and administrative             |  | $                               | 1,851 |      | $ | 1,632    |                                | 13 | %    |  | $    | 6,054 |          | $ | 5,733 |  | 6 | %
|                                       |  |                                 |       |      |   |          |                                |    |      |  |      |       |          |   |       |  |   |  

Our general and administrative expenses were approximately $1.9 million and $6.1 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $1.6 million and $5.7 million for the same periods in 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by 13%, or
approximately $0.2 million compared to the same period in 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by 6%, or approximately $0.3 million, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase
was primarily due to increased personnel costs to support our increasing development activities. We expect our general and administrative expenses to moderately increase in support of our research and development activities as we continue to advance
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Other Income, Net



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|                                             |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |       |   |      |   |     | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  |     |      | 
|(In thousands, except for percentages)       |  | 2007                            |       |   | 2006 |   |     | % Change                       |  |     | 2007 |  |   | 2006  |   |  | % Change |      
|Interest income                              |  | $                               | 1,104 |   |      | $ | 706 |                                |  | 56  | %    |  | $ | 3,342 |   |  | $        | 1,850 |   |  | 81  | %
|Interest expense                             |  |                                 | (61   | ) |      |   | (71 | )                              |  | -14 | %    |  |   | (182  | ) |  |          | (461  | ) |  | -61 | %
|                                             |  |                                 |       |   |      |   |     |                                |  |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |          |       |   |  |     |  
|Interest income, net                         |  |                                 | 1,043 |   |      |   | 635 |                                |  | 64  | %    |  |   | 3,160 |   |  |          | 1,389 |   |  | 128 | %
|Gain from the sale of property and equipment |  |                                 | 27    |   |      |   |    |                                |  | 100 | %    |  |   | 27    |   |  |          |      |   |  | 100 | %
|                                             |  |                                 |       |   |      |   |     |                                |  |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |          |       |   |  |     |  
|Other income, net                            |  | $                               | 1,070 |   |      | $ | 635 |                                |  | 69  | %    |  | $ | 3,187 |   |  | $        | 1,389 |   |  | 129 | %
|                                             |  |                                 |       |   |      |   |     |                                |  |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |          |       |   |  |     |  

Interest income increased to approximately $1.1 million and $3.3 million for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007, from approximately $0.7 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2006. The increase resulted from higher average investment balances in 2007 compared to 2006 and higher returns in the current interest
rate environment.

Interest expense decreased to approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, from approximately $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the same periods in 2006. The decrease is primarily due to expiration of our Silicon Valley Bank line of credit facility in May 2006.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since inception, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of our equity securities, contract payments received under our collaboration and license agreements and government grant awards, interest income
and equipment financing arrangements. As of September 30, 2007, we had received approximately $221.4 million from the sales of equity securities, approximately $130.2 million from contract payments received under our collaboration and license
agreements and government grant awards, approximately $21.7 million from interest income and approximately $14.9 million from equipment financing arrangements since inception. As of September 30, 2007, we had approximately $81.7 million in
cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments, compared to approximately $64.1 million as of December 31, 2006. Our funds are currently invested in government agency and corporate obligations.

Cash used in operating activities was approximately $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to approximately $24.2
million for the same period last year. Our net loss of approximately $19.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included non-cash revenue of approximately $12.1 million related to the amortization of our up-front payment
received from Pfizer and Roche, and non-cash charges of approximately $3.7 million related to stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization of investment premiums and discounts. Cash used in operating activities for the same period in 2006
was primarily used to fund the net loss of approximately $24.9 million, partially offset by non-cash charges of approximately $2.5 million related to the upfront payment received from Roche and $3.2 million related to stock-based compensation,
depreciation and amortization of investment premiums and discounts.

Cash used in investing activities, excluding changes in our
investments, was approximately $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to approximately $0.3 million for the same period in 2006, due to higher capital spending for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as
compared to the same period in 2006.

Cash provided by financing activities was approximately $42.8 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, compared to approximately $23.4 million for the same period in 2006. Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included cash inflows of approximately $0.7 million of equipment debt financing and
approximately $43.2 million in proceeds from the sale of our common stock related to our February 2007 registered direct public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock, stock option exercises and stock purchases made under our 2000 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, offset by cash outflows of approximately $1.1 million of scheduled payments on our debt arrangements. Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included cash inflows of approximately $0.3 million of
equipment debt financing and approximately $24.6 million in proceeds from the sale of our common stock related to our April 2006 underwritten offering of 5,100,000 shares of common stock, stock option exercises and stock purchases made under our
2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, offset by approximately $1.5 million of scheduled payments on our debt arrangements.

We believe that
our existing cash and investments, anticipated cash flow from our collaboration with Roche through the effective date of the termination of our agreement with Roche and Roches clinical trial cost reimbursement obligations to us following the
termination of our agreement, will be sufficient to support our current operating plan into the first half of 2009. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong. Our future capital uses and requirements depend on numerous
forward-looking factors, including those set forth in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors.

In addition, we review from time to
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We expect that additional financing will be required to fund operations. We expect to finance future cash
needs through the sale of equity securities, debt financings, additional collaboration or licensing arrangements or any combination of the foregoing or other arrangements. In August 2007, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the
SEC pursuant to which we may offer and sell up to $75.0 million of our common stock and/or warrants to purchase our common stock, either individually or in units. Pursuant to two prior shelf registration statements we filed on Form S-3, we may offer
and sell approximately $26.0 million of our common stock (including $24.5 million of warrants to purchase our common stock and/or units consisting of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock). In total, we may offer and sell up to $101.0
million of our equity securities under our three shelf registration statements, plus an additional approximately $20.2 million that we could sell under immediately effective related registration statements, assuming we continue to meet the
SECs eligibility requirements for primary offerings on Form S-3.

We filed a resale registration statement covering the resale of
6,879,868 shares issuable pursuant to the committed equity financing facility (CEFF) with Kingsbridge and 285,000 shares underlying the warrant at an exercise price of $4.94 issued to Kingsbridge in connection with our CEFF. We have the
availability to sell under the CEFF up to $47.0 million of common stock in the future, subject to certain conditions.

We have no current
commitments to offer and sell any securities that may be offered or sold pursuant to the registration statements described above. Additional financing or collaboration and licensing arrangements may not be available when needed or, if available, may
not be on terms favorable to us or our stockholders. Insufficient funds may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research or development programs, to lose rights under existing licenses or to relinquish greater or all
rights to product candidates at an earlier stage of development or on less favorable terms than we would otherwise choose. Insufficient funds may preclude us from meeting the conditions required for the extension of credit and may adversely affect
our ability to operate as a going concern. If additional funds are obtained by issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing stockholders may result. In addition, see Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30,
2007, our obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts such as debt and lease agreements were as follows:



|                                |  |                       |        |                 |   |           |  |           |       |              |   |       |  |   |    
|------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------ | --------------- | - | --------- |  | --------- | ----- | ------------ | - | ----- |  | - | ---
|                                |  | Payment Due by Period
|                                |  | Total                 |        | Less than1 Year |   | 1-3 Years |  | 4-5 Years |       | After 5Years
|                                |  | (in thousands)       
|Equipment financing obligations |  | $                     | 1,920  |                 | $ | 1,042     |  | $         | 811   |              | $ | 67    |  | $ |   
|Operating leases                |  |                       | 11,745 |                 |   | 1,898     |  |           | 4,263 |              |   | 4,588 |  |   | 996
|                                |  |                       |        |                 |   |           |  |           |       |              |   |       |  |   |    
|Total contractual obligations   |  | $                     | 13,665 |                 | $ | 2,940     |  | $         | 5,074 |              | $ | 4,655 |  | $ | 996
|                                |  |                       |        |                 |   |           |  |           |       |              |   |       |  |   |    

As of September 30, 2007, we had exercised an option to renew the lease for one of our
facilities in Hayward, California (the Premises) for an additional five years at fair market rents, extending the lease term from 2008 into 2013. We expect to enter into a formal amendment to the lease with the lessor of the Premises
with respect to the exercise of our option to extend the term of the lease. The amounts set forth in the table above with respect to operating leases include what we currently expect will be the minimum lease payments during the renewal term of the
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|Item 3: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Interest Rate Risk

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while
at the same time maximize the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the securities that we invest in may have market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal
amount of the investments to fluctuate. To minimize this risk in the future, we intend to maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and investments in a variety of securities, including commercial paper, money market funds, government and
non-government debt securities and investment-grade corporate obligations. Although changes in interest rates may affect the fair value of our portfolio and cause unrealized gains and losses, such gains and losses would not be realized unless the
investments were sold prior to maturity. Through our money managers, we maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate risk. The risk management control systems use analytical techniques, including sensitivity analysis. If market
interest rates were to increase by 100 basis points, or 1%, at September 30, 2007 rates, the fair value of our portfolio on that date would decline by approximately $0.2 million.

We did not hold any derivative instruments as of September 30, 2007, and we have never held such instruments in the past. In addition, we had
outstanding debt, consisting of borrowings under equipment financings, of approximately $1.7 million as of September 30, 2007, with a range of annual interest rates from 6.86% to 9.09%.



|Item 4: | Controls and Procedures
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Based on their evaluation as of September 30, 2007, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) were effective.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2007
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls. The Companys management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will
prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control
systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system are met and, as set forth above, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by
this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures were sufficiently effective to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system were met.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



|Item 1A: | Risk Factors
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You should
carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this report, in considering our business and prospects. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional
risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. The occurrence of any of the following risks could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We have marked with an asterisk (*) those risk factors below that reflect substantive changes from the risk factors included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2007.

We have a history of net losses and may
never become profitable.*

We commenced operations in 1996 and are still developing our product candidates. We have not commercialized
any products, and we have incurred significant losses to date. We have a history of net losses and as of September 30, 2007 we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $179.5 million. To date, our revenues have been primarily from partnering
arrangements and government grant awards. Our expenses have consisted principally of costs incurred in research and development and from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We expect our expenses to increase and to
continue to incur operating losses for at least the next several years as we continue our research and development efforts for our product candidates and research programs. The amount of time necessary to successfully commercialize any of our
product candidates is long and uncertain, and successful commercialization may not occur at all. As a result, we may never become profitable.

We expect
that additional financing will be required, and an inability to obtain the capital necessary to fund our operations on acceptable terms or at all would threaten the continued operation of our business.*

We expect that additional financing will be required to fund operations. We do not know whether additional financing will be available when needed, or
that, if available, we will obtain financing on favorable terms. We have consumed substantial amounts of cash to date and expect to incur significant operating expenditures over the next several years as we continue to advance our product candidates
into and through clinical trials. For example, after the termination of our collaborative research, development and commercialization agreement Roche in late February 2008, we will be required, absent any new partnering arrangements with third
parties, to independently to fund any KOS-1584 or other epothilone development and clinical trial activities that we may undertake.

We may
raise additional financing through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaboration or licensing arrangements, government grant awards or any combination of the foregoing or other arrangements. To the extent we raise additional
capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, may subject us to restrictive covenants and significant interest costs. To the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration
and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies, product candidates or marketing territories.

If we are unable to raise sufficient funds when needed, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research or development programs; lose rights under existing licenses; or relinquish greater or all rights to
product candidates at an earlier stage of development or on less favorable terms than we would otherwise choose. Insufficient funds may adversely affect our ability to operate as a going concern. See Part I, Item 2 Managements
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We believe that our existing cash and investments, anticipated cash flow from our collaboration with
Roche through the effective date of the termination of our agreement with Roche and Roches clinical trial cost reimbursement obligations to us following the termination of our agreement, will be sufficient to support our current operating plan
into the first half of 2009. We may choose to obtain additional financing from time to time. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong. Our future capital uses and requirements depend on numerous forward-looking factors,
including the following:



| |  |  | our ability to establish any new partnering arrangements, our rights and obligations under any new partnering arrangements and our ability to generate revenues
under any new partnering arrangements;
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| |  |  | the extent to which clinical and other development activities are funded or conducted by future partners, if any;
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| |  |  | our ability to sell shares of our common stock or other securities, including under our CEFF with Kingsbridge;
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| |  |  | the progress, success and costs of preclinical testing and clinical trials of our product candidates;
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| |  |  | any acceleration or expansion of our clinical development plans;
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| |  |  | our ability to maintain or extend our existing licensing arrangements with Pfizer;
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| |  |  | the progress, number and costs of our research programs;
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| |  |  | the costs and timing of obtaining, enforcing and defending patent and other intellectual property rights;
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| |  |  | any need to obtain licenses to additional patents or other intellectual property in order to use, import, manufacture, market or sell our product candidates;
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| |  |  | any need to expand our manufacturing capabilities; and
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| |  |  | expenses associated with any possible future litigation.
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If we fail to enter into new partnering or licensing arrangements in the future, our business and operations would be negatively impacted.*

Our strategy depends upon the formation and sustainability of multiple partnering arrangements and license agreements with third parties, including with respect to our Hsp90 inhibitor and epothilone programs. We
expect to rely on these arrangements for not only financial resources, but also for expertise that we expect to need in the future relating to clinical trials, manufacturing, sales and marketing, and for license and technology rights. Although we
have in the past established partnering arrangements and various license agreements, we do not know if we will be able to establish additional arrangements on favorable terms, or whether any such partnering arrangements will ultimately be
successful. For example, although we established a collaboration arrangement with Roche for our epothilone program, the collaboration will terminate in late February 2008 following a termination notice receive from Roche in October 2007. In
addition, there have been, and may continue to be, a significant number of business combinations among pharmaceutical companies that have resulted, and may continue to result, in a reduced number of potential future partners, which may limit our
ability to find partners who will work with us in developing and commercializing our product candidates. If we do not enter into new partnering arrangements, in particular, partnering arrangements for the further development of our Hsp90 inhibitor
and epothilone programs, we will be required to undertake Hsp90 inhibitor and epothilone development and commercialization at our own expense which may limit the number of product candidates that we will be able to develop and commercialize,
significantly increase our capital requirements and reduce the likelihood of successful product introduction. We may also be required to curtail, suspend, delay or terminate research and development programs, including planned clinical trials for
our product candidates, and therefore our ability to generate revenues from our epothilone, Hsp90 inhibitor or other programs will be adversely affected. Our ability to start new research and development programs may also be materially harmed.



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If our current licensing arrangements or potential future partnering or licensing arrangements are unsuccessful or are
terminated, or if conflicts develop with our current licensees or licensors, or our potential future partners, licensees or licensors, our research and development efforts could be delayed, curtailed or terminated, our revenues could significantly
decrease and our operations may be adversely affected.*

We have a license agreement with Pfizer pursuant to which Pfizer is responsible
for development, regulatory and commercial activities related to our motilin agonist program. We also have licenses to technology and compounds from several research groups, including Sloan-Kettering and the Oregon State University in the field of
epothilones, the NCI in the field of geldanamycin analogs and Stanford University in the field of polyketide technology. These agreements permit our licensors to terminate the agreements under certain circumstances. Although our epothilone program
is currently partnered with Roche, we received notice from Roche in October 2007 that it is terminating our collaborative research, development and commercialization agreement in its entirety, which termination will be effective in late February
2008. In addition, our collaboration agreements with the NCI with respect to the clinical development of tanespimycin and alvespimycin have expired, although we have entered into a data exchange agreement with the NCI regarding the clinical trials
originally initiated under our collaboration agreements with the NCI. If we do not maintain, extend or replace our license agreement with Pfizer, we may be required to seek new partners or to undertake motilin agonist development and
commercialization at our own expense, the research and development efforts for our motilin agonist program could be delayed, our revenues could significantly decrease and our operations would be adversely affected. Furthermore, if our in-license
agreements are terminated, or disputes arise that we are not able to resolve in our favor concerning our rights to particular compounds or technologies, our research and development efforts could be delayed, curtailed or terminated, or we could lose
our rights to use the licensed compounds or technologies.

We control neither the amount nor timing of resources that Pfizer devotes to our
motilin agonist program, nor the scope, content and timing of the preclinical studies, clinical trials and other development efforts that Pfizer conducts or permits, including for KOS-2187. If we are successful in establishing new partnering
arrangements with respect to our epothilone program, our Hsp90 inhibitor program or our other programs, we may not be able to control the amount nor timing of resources that potential future partners devote to our programs. As a result, we do not
know if Pfizer or any potential future partners will dedicate sufficient resources, or if the development or commercialization efforts by Pfizer or any potential future partners will be successful. We also do not know if the development or
commercialization efforts by Pfizer or any potential future partners will be the same as those we would choose to devote if we solely controlled the development and commercialization of our programs and product candidates. In addition, we do not
know whether Pfizer or future partners, if any, might pursue alternative technologies or develop alternative products either on their own or in collaboration with others, including our competitors, as a means for developing treatments for the
diseases targeted by the partnering or licensing arrangements with us. In addition, business combinations or significant changes in a partners business strategy may adversely affect its willingness or ability to continue the partnering or
licensing arrangement with us. If Pfizer or any potential future partners fail to conduct research, development or commercialization activities with respect to compounds or products for which they have rights from us successfully and in a timely
manner, or if they or our licensors breach or terminate their agreements with us, the development or commercialization of the affected product candidates, technology or research program could be delayed or terminated. For example, if Pfizer does not
successfully develop and commercialize a product from our motilin agonist program, we may not receive any future milestone payments and will not receive any royalties under our license agreement with Pfizer.



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Our committed equity financing facility with Kingsbridge may not be available to us if we elect to make a draw down,
may require us to make additional blackout or other payments to Kingsbridge and may result in dilution to our stockholders.*

In July 2006, we entered into a CEFF with Kingsbridge. The CEFF entitles us to sell and obligates Kingsbridge to purchase, from time to time through September 25, 2009, shares of our common stock for cash consideration up to an
aggregate of $47.0 million as of September 30, 2007, subject to certain conditions and restrictions. Kingsbridge will not be obligated to purchase shares under the CEFF unless certain conditions are met, which include a minimum price for
our common stock; the accuracy of representations and warranties made to Kingsbridge; compliance with laws; and the effectiveness of a registration statement registering for resale the shares of common stock to be issued in connection with the CEFF.
In addition, among other termination rights, Kingsbridge is permitted to terminate the CEFF by providing written notice to us within 10 trading days after it obtains actual knowledge that an event has occurred resulting in a material and adverse
effect on our business, operations, properties or financial condition. If we are unable to access funds through the CEFF, or if Kingsbridge terminates the CEFF, we may be unable to access capital on favorable terms, or at all.

We are entitled, in certain circumstances, to deliver a blackout notice to Kingsbridge to suspend the use of the resale registration statement and
prohibit Kingsbridge from selling shares under the resale registration statement for a certain period of time. If we deliver a blackout notice in certain circumstances, or if the resale registration statement is not effective in circumstances not
permitted by the agreement, then we must make a payment to Kingsbridge, or issue Kingsbridge additional shares in lieu of this payment, calculated on the basis of the number of shares purchased by Kingsbridge in the most recent draw down and held by
Kingsbridge immediately prior to the blackout period and the change in the market price of our common stock during the period in which the use of the registration statement is suspended. If the trading price of our common stock declines during a
suspension of the resale registration statement, the blackout or other payment could be significant.

Should we sell shares to Kingsbridge
under the CEFF, or issue shares in lieu of a blackout payment, it will have a dilutive effect on the holdings of our current stockholders and may result in downward pressure on the price of our common stock. If we draw down under the CEFF, we will
issue shares to Kingsbridge at a discount of up to 10% from the volume weighted average price of our common stock. If we draw down amounts under the CEFF when our share price is decreasing, we will need to issue more shares to raise the same amount
than if our stock price was higher. Issuances in the face of a declining share price will have an even greater dilutive effect than if our share price were stable or increasing and may further decrease our share price.

If we are unable to recruit and retain skilled employees and consultants, we may not be able to successfully operate our business.*

Retaining our current management and other employees and recruiting qualified personnel to perform future research, manufacturing, development and other
work will be critical to our success. None of our employees has employment commitments for any fixed period of time and could leave our employment at will. Competition is intense among biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies,
universities and non-profit research institutions for experienced scientists and other personnel, and we may not be able to retain or recruit sufficient skilled personnel on acceptable terms to allow us to develop our product candidates and research
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Our potential products are in development, and substantial additional effort and expense will be necessary for further
development.

Our product candidates are in various stages of research and development. We may not be able to develop products that
prove to be safe and effective, meet applicable regulatory standards, are capable of being manufactured at reasonable costs or can be marketed successfully. All of the potential products that we are currently developing will require significant
development and investment, including extensive clinical testing, before we can submit any application for regulatory approval. For example, we expect to incur significant expenses in connection with our TIME registration program for tanespimycin in
combination with Velcade for multiple myeloma. These expenses will be even higher to the extent we are required to pay for patients medical or other expenses, including, for example, the cost of Velcade for these studies.

Our products must satisfy rigorous standards of safety and efficacy before they can be approved by the FDA and international regulatory authorities for
commercial use. We will need to conduct significant additional research and clinical trials before we can determine if our products are sufficiently safe and effective to file with the FDA and other regulatory agencies for product approval. Clinical
trials are expensive and time-consuming, and therefore, significant amounts of money will need to be spent testing our products.

In
addition, significant time and investment will be required to try to develop manufacturing processes for our products so that they are economical to manufacture on a commercial scale and satisfactory to the FDA and other governmental authorities.

The progress and results of our preclinical and clinical testing are highly uncertain.*

We must provide the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities with clinical data that demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our products before they can be
approved for commercial sale. As a result, commercialization of our product candidates depends upon successful completion of preclinical and clinical trials. Preclinical testing and clinical development are long, expensive and uncertain processes.
It may take us a number of years to complete our testing, and failure can occur at any stage of testing. For example, in October 2005, we discontinued a Phase 2 clinical study of our first-generation epothilone, KOS-862, in hormone-refractory
prostate cancer because the study did not meet the primary objective of tumor marker response in the first stage of a two stage clinical trial, and we previously discontinued clinical studies of KOS-862 in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
and colorectal cancer. We could experience similar failures in other current or future clinical testing of our product candidates.

Success
in preclinical testing and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful, and interim results of trials do not necessarily predict final results. A number of companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industry, including Kosan, have suffered significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after reporting promising results in earlier trials. Also, preclinical and clinical data can be interpreted in different ways, which could delay, limit
or prevent further testing or regulatory approval.

We do not know whether clinical trials of our product candidates will begin on time or
whether any of our clinical trials will be completed on schedule, or at all. In particular, the timing of the commencement of our Phase 2 clinical trial program with KOS-1584 remains uncertain as a result of our reevaluation of the clinical program
in light of the pending termination of our collaboration with Roche. We may plan and initiate clinical trials before final data from earlier studies have been collected and analyzed because it takes a significant amount of time and effort to plan
and initiate clinical trials and because of the length of time it takes to successfully develop a product candidate. Consequently, we may need to modify, suspend, cancel or terminate clinical trials based on results from earlier studies. We also do
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commercial development than a compound or formulation that is at a later stage of clinical development, and therefore result in extended timelines as well as
increased development costs. For example, Roche and we decided in February 2007 to cease development of KOS-862 in favor of further development of our second-generation epothilone product candidate, KOS-1584, and in May 2007, we decided to change
the formulation for tanespimycin to our injectable suspension formulation, which delayed the commencement of clinical trials. Negative or inconclusive results or adverse medical events during a clinical trial could cause a clinical trial to be
suspended, terminated or repeated. Certain of the clinical trials of our product candidates are or may in the future be designed to include two stages, with the decision whether to proceed to the second stage dependent on results obtained in the
first stage. Failure to achieve predetermined response rates as defined in the protocol may result in the decision not to proceed into the second stage of the trial.

We have multiple product candidates in human clinical trials for the treatment of cancer. Anticancer drugs frequently have a narrow therapeutic window between efficacy and toxicity. If unacceptable toxicity is
observed in a clinical trial, the trial may be terminated at an early stage. We cannot predict whether any clinical trials of our product candidates will demonstrate toxicity issues or adverse events resulting in a significant patient withdrawal.

Completion of clinical trials may take several years or more. The length of time generally varies substantially according to the type,
complexity, novelty and intended use of the product candidate. Our clinical trials may be suspended at any time if we, our collaborators, the FDA, or other regulatory authorities believe the patients participating in our studies are exposed to
unacceptable health risks or that study protocols or patient informed consents should be amended to reflect additional health risks, additional testing procedures or other changes. For example, in September 2005, we temporarily suspended enrollment
in our tanespimycin and alvespimycin clinical trials in connection with a request by the FDA to amend the protocols and patient informed consents for those trials. We provided amended protocols and informed consents for those clinical trials to the
FDA in response to certain of its requested changes, and we resumed enrollment in the clinical trials. The FDA may require further changes to these protocols and informed consents, which may have a material adverse effect on the timing of, and our
ability to conduct, the tanespimycin and alvespimycin clinical trials.

Our ability to commence or timely complete clinical trials may be
adversely affected by many factors, including:



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| |  |  | third-party clinical investigators failing to perform our clinical trials on our anticipated schedule or consistent with a clinical trial protocol, and other
third-party organizations not performing data collection and analysis in a timely or accurate manner; and
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Our product development costs will increase if we have delays in testing or approvals, if we need to perform more or larger clinical trials than planned
or if our clinical trials include more expensive testing or other procedures than planned. If the delays are significant, our financial results and the commercial prospects for our products will be harmed, and our ability to become profitable will
be adversely affected. If any clinical trials of our product candidates are not successful, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be harmed.

If we are not able to obtain required regulatory approvals, we will not be able to commercialize our product candidates, and our ability to generate revenue will be materially impaired.

Our product candidates and the activities associated with their development, manufacture and commercialization are subject to comprehensive regulation by
the FDA and other regulatory agencies in the United States, and by comparable authorities in other countries. Our products may not be commercialized unless and until our partners or we obtain regulatory approval from the FDA or foreign governmental
authorities to do so. The process of obtaining regulatory approvals is expensive, often takes many years, if approval is obtained at all, and can vary substantially based upon the type, complexity, novelty, safety and efficacy of the product
candidates involved. We have not received regulatory approval to market any of our product candidates in any jurisdiction and, although our personnel have experience from working at other companies, we as a company have no experience in preparing
and filing the applications necessary to gain regulatory approvals to commercialize our products. This lack of experience may impede our ability to obtain FDA or other foreign regulatory approvals to commercialize our products in a timely manner, if
at all.

Changes in the regulatory approval policy during the development period, changes in or the enactment of additional regulations or
statutes, or changes in regulatory review for each submitted product application, may cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application for regulatory approval. For example, new federal legislation known as the FDA Amendments Act of 2007
was recently enacted. This legislation grants the FDA extensive new authority to impose post-approval clinical study and clinical trial requirements, require safety-related changes to product labeling, review advertising aimed at consumers, and
require the adoption of risk management plans. Other proposals have been made to impose additional requirements on drug approvals, further expand post-approval requirements and restrict sales and promotional activities. The new legislation, and the
additional proposals if enacted, may make it more difficult or burdensome for us to obtain approval of our product candidates, any approvals we receive may be more restrictive or be subject to onerous post-approval requirements, our or our current
or potential future partners ability to commercialize approved products successfully may be hindered and our business may be harmed as a result. Furthermore, the approval procedure and the time required to obtain approval varies among
countries and can involve additional testing beyond that required by the FDA. Approval by one regulatory authority does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions.

The FDA and other regulatory authorities have substantial discretion in the approval process and may refuse to accept any application or may decide that
our data is insufficient for approval and require additional preclinical, clinical or other studies or modifications to the manufacturing processes or facilities or quality control procedures for our product candidates. For example, we commenced a
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quarter of 2007, and we plan to commence a Phase 3 pivotal study of tanespimycin in combination with Velcade in first-relapse patients with multiple myeloma
in the fourth quarter of 2007 or early in the first quarter of 2008. If the results are favorable, we believe these clinical trials will support the filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) with the FDA for the treatment of multiple
myeloma. However, the FDA or other regulatory authorities may require additional data prior to accepting or approving an application for marketing approval for tanespimycin or other product candidates, which would result in delays in potential
FDA or other regulatory authority approval and additional costs, either of which may be too significant to continue development of tanespimycin or other product candidates. This risk is further compounded by any changes during development of a
product candidate, such as changes in manufacturing processes, formulations or dosing regimens.

Any clinical trial may fail to produce
results satisfactory to the FDA or other regulatory authorities. For example, we currently conduct, and expect to conduct in the future, clinical trials for our product candidates in countries outside of the United States. The FDA or other
regulatory authorities may reject data from clinical trials conducted in other countries if they are not conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory standards and procedures.

We do not know whether clinical trials for our product candidates will demonstrate safety and efficacy sufficient to obtain the requisite regulatory
approvals or will result in marketable products. Our or our partners failure to adequately demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our products under development will prevent receipt of FDA and foreign approvals and, ultimately,
commercialization of our products.

We rely on third parties to conduct, supervise or monitor our clinical trials, and those third parties may not
perform satisfactorily.*

We do not have the ability to independently conduct clinical trials for our products, and we rely on third
parties such as our partners, contract research organizations, laboratory testing companies, medical institutions and clinical investigators to conduct, supervise or monitor our clinical trials. We have less control over the timing and other aspects
of these clinical trials than if we conducted them entirely on our own.

We are supervising and monitoring on our own certain Phase 2 and
Phase 2/3 clinical trials in our tanespimycin and alvespimycin development program. In 2007, we initiated a broad, multinational registrational program for the treatment of multiple myeloma. The tanespimycin in myeloma evaluation, or TIME
program, includes a Phase 2/3 trial that we initiated in the third quarter of 2007 and a Phase 3 trial that we expect to initiate in the fourth quarter of 2007 or early in the first quarter of 2008. To date, we have not successfully conducted a
clinical trial intended to form the basis of an NDA (or foreign equivalent thereto) filing. Additionally, the TIME program, and our planned Phase 2 trials with alvespimycin, are multinational trials. We have not conducted large clinical trials
outside of North America. Consequently, we may not have the necessary capabilities to successfully execute and complete these planned clinical trials in a manner that supports approval of our clinical candidates for their target indications in
a timely manner, or at all. Failure to commence or complete, or delays in our planned or current clinical trials, would prevent us from commercializing products, and thus seriously harm our business.

We also rely on Pfizer to conduct all clinical trials for our motilin agonist program, including KOS-2187. We may rely on future partners, if any, to
conduct clinical trials for our product candidates. If any of these third parties do not successfully carry out their obligations or meet expected deadlines, clinical trials may be extended, delayed, suspended or terminated, data generated from
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We may not be able to obtain or maintain orphan drug exclusivity for our product candidates.

Some jurisdictions, including Europe and the United States, may designate drugs for relatively small patient populations as orphan drugs. The FDA and the
European Medicines Agency have granted orphan drug status to tanespimycin for the treatment of multiple myeloma and chronic myelogenous leukemia. Orphan drug designation does not convey any advantage in, or shorten the duration of, the regulatory
review and approval process, but does make the product eligible for orphan drug exclusivity and, in the United States, specific tax credits. Generally, if a company receives the first marketing approval for a product with an orphan drug designation
in the clinical indication for which it has such designation, the product is entitled to orphan drug exclusivity. Orphan drug exclusivity means that another application to market the same drug for the same indication may not be approved, except in
limited circumstances, for a period of up to ten years in Europe (reviewable after six years), and for a period of seven years in the United States. This exclusivity, however, could block the approval of tanespimycin for the treatment of multiple
myeloma or chronic myelogenous leukemia in the United States or Europe if a competitor obtains approval before us of a product containing tanespimycin for these specific indications. Even if we obtain orphan drug exclusivity for any of our product
candidates, we may not be able to maintain it. For example, if a competitive product is shown to be clinically superior to our product, any orphan drug exclusivity we have obtained will not block the approval of such competitive product.

Even if any of our product candidates receives regulatory approval, we may still face significant development and regulatory difficulties.

Even if the FDA or other regulatory authorities approves a product candidate, the approval may impose significant restrictions on the indicated uses,
conditions for use, labeling, advertising, promotion, marketing and/or production of such product, and may impose ongoing requirements for post-approval studies, including additional research and development and clinical trials. In addition,
regulatory agencies subject a product, its manufacturer and the manufacturers facilities to continual review and periodic inspections. If a regulatory agency discovers previously unknown problems with a product, including adverse events of
unanticipated severity or frequency, or problems with the facility where the product is manufactured, a regulatory agency may impose restrictions on that product, our partners or us, including requiring withdrawal of the product from the market.

If our partners, any of our product candidates that become approved for marketing by a regulatory authority or we fail to comply with
applicable regulatory requirements, a regulatory authority may take various actions, including:



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| |  |  | seizing or detaining products or requiring a product recall.
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Any inability to protect our proprietary technologies could significantly harm our business and ability to successfully commercialize product candidates.

Our commercial success will depend in part on our ability to obtain patents and maintain adequate protection of other intellectual property for our technologies and product candidates in the United States and other
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protect our intellectual property, competitors may be able to use our technologies and erode or negate any competitive advantage we may have. Intellectual
property laws vary from country to country, and the laws of a particular country may afford less intellectual property protection than another country.

Any patents that we or our partners own or license from third parties may not provide protection against competitors. We will be able to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to
the extent that our proprietary technologies and products are covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. However, our patent positions, as well as the patent positions of biotechnology companies and
other third parties, involve complex legal and factual questions, and, therefore, we cannot predict with certainty whether our patent applications will be allowed or any resulting patents will be valid and enforceable. Further, our patents or patent
applications or those of our licensors could be placed into interference, and we may lose our rights in such patents or applications. Patents may be challenged, even by our partners, held unenforceable, invalidated or circumvented. Certain of our
current exclusive license agreements restrict, and any future exclusive license agreements may restrict, our rights under patents and patent applications to certain fields of use, and therefore, we may not have the ability to prevent competitors
from developing and commercializing our product candidates or technologies in fields of use not covered by our exclusive license agreements.

The degree of future protection for our proprietary rights is uncertain, and we cannot ensure that:



| |  |  | we or our licensors were the first to make the inventions covered by each of our patents or pending patent applications;
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| |  |  | we or our licensors were the first to file patent applications for these inventions;
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| |  |  | others will not independently develop similar or alternative technologies or duplicate any of our technologies;
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| |  |  | any patents issued to us or our licensors or collaborators will provide a basis for commercially viable products, will provide us with any competitive advantages or
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We apply for patents covering our technologies, product candidates, formulations and uses thereof, as we deem appropriate. However, we may fail to apply
for patents on important technologies or products in a timely fashion or at all. Our existing patents and any future patents we obtain may not be sufficiently broad to prevent others from practicing our technologies or from developing competing
products and technologies. For example, tanespimycin, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in the most advanced product candidate in our Hsp90 inhibitor program, was originally disclosed in a now-expired third party patent. Consequently, others can
develop products containing tanespimycin. We are aware of at least three other companies that have been developing product candidates containing or based on tanespimycin, and these companies have filed patent applications relating to their products
in development. Other competitors may currently be developing, or may in the future develop, products containing or based on tanespimycin. In addition, we generally are unable to control the patent prosecution of technology that we license from
others to the same degree as we would for our own technology. Further, some of our patents and patent applications for our motilide program have been assigned to Pfizer, and additional patents and patent applications may in the future be assigned to
Pfizer or other current or future partners. We generally are unable to control the filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent rights that we assign to partners to the same degree as we would if we maintained ownership of them.



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In addition to patents, we rely on trade secrets and proprietary know-how. We have taken measures to
protect our confidential information and trade secrets. However, these measures may not provide adequate protection. We seek to protect our confidential information and trade secrets by entering into confidentiality agreements with employees,
collaborators, consultants and others. Nevertheless, parties may breach these agreements or competitors may otherwise obtain or independently develop our trade secrets.

Interference, opposition or similar proceedings relating to our patents and patent applications are costly, and an unfavorable outcome could prevent us from commercializing our product candidates.*

We are aware of a significant number of patents and patent applications relating to aspects of our technologies and compounds filed by, and issued to,
other parties. Others have filed patent applications or have been granted patents claiming inventions also claimed or licensed by us, and we may have to participate in an interference or other proceeding before a patent agency or court to determine
priority of invention or which party was first to invent and, thus, has the right to a patent for these inventions. We believe one or more interferences may be declared between patents and applications we own or have exclusively licensed and patents
and applications owned by Abbott Laboratories or Biotica Technologies Ltd. relating to erythromycin polyketide synthase, or PKS, genes, methods for altering PKS genes, and erythromycin analogs. In April 2005, a hearing was held at the European
Patent Office to address an opposition filed by Biotica to one of our exclusively licensed patents related to the recombinant production of polyketides. The European Patent Office maintained, or upheld, the patent, but with narrowing amendments.
Both parties appealed this decision. In June 2007, the board of appeals of the European Patent Office held a hearing on the appeal and revoked the patent in its entirety. The revocation of this European patent is not expected to impact our freedom
to operate.

We are the exclusive licensee to two patent rights claiming our epothilone clinical candidate KOS-1584. One is a granted
patent and one is a patent application, owned by the Oregon State University and Sloan-Kettering, respectively. In June 2007, the US Patent and Trademark Office declared an interference between the patent and patent application. In October 2007, we
entered into a settlement agreement with the Oregon State University and Sloan-Kettering setting forth the agreed upon procedure to conduct the interference. In addition, we entered into amendments to our agreements with the Oregon State University
and Sloan-Kettering in connection with the settlement agreement. These amendments confirm, as well as make certain adjustments to, our financial obligations to each of the Oregon State University and Sloan-Kettering under our agreements with them,
regardless of which party ultimately prevails in the interference.

A proceeding or a lawsuit involving an interference or opposition could
result in substantial cost to us even if the outcome is favorable, and if the outcome is unfavorable, we could be required to license the other partys rights, on terms that may be unfavorable to us, or cease using the technology. We could
incur additional cost because we are licensed under both partys patent rights. An interference or opposition may also result in loss of claims based on patentability grounds raised in the interference or opposition. Although patent and
intellectual property disputes in the biotechnology area are often settled through licensing or similar arrangements, costs associated with these arrangements may be substantial and could include ongoing royalties. Furthermore, we cannot be certain
that a license would be available to us on satisfactory terms, if at all. Companies and others developing products that could compete with our product candidates, such as Novartis AG in the area of potential epothilone products, may be particularly
unwilling to grant us a license at any price. If we are not able to obtain necessary licenses, we may not be able to manufacture or commercialize our product candidates, which would materially harm our business, financial condition and results of
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Claims by third parties of intellectual property infringement would require us to spend time and money and could
deprive us of valuable rights needed to develop or commercialize our products.

Our commercial success depends significantly on not
infringing the patents and proprietary rights of other parties and not breaching any licenses that we have entered into with regard to our technologies and products. Other parties may currently or in the future possess intellectual property rights
covering product candidates that we or our current or potential future partners are developing or desire to develop; methods of treatment or administration involving our product candidates; formulations of our product candidates; and genes, gene
fragments, cell lines, compounds and other technologies we use or may wish to use. Any infringement of patent rights or violation of other proprietary rights may require us to obtain a license from another party, forego product development or
commercialization or face lawsuits or other claims.

The biotechnology industry is characterized by extensive litigation regarding patents
and other intellectual property rights. We are aware of patents and published patent applications that, if valid, and if we are unsuccessful in circumventing or acquiring the rights to these patents, may block our ability to commercialize products
based on the product candidates that we are developing or pursue our PKS gene manipulation and production technologies. We cannot be sure that other parties have not filed for or obtained relevant patents that could affect our ability to obtain
patents or operate our business. Others, including our partners, may challenge our patent or other intellectual property rights or sue us for patent infringement, misappropriation of their intellectual property rights or breach of license
agreements. We may be required to commence legal proceedings to resolve our patent or other intellectual property rights. An adverse determination in any litigation or administrative proceeding to which we may become a party could subject us to
significant liabilities, result in our patents being deemed invalid, unenforceable or revoked, require us to license disputed rights from others or to cease using the disputed technology. In addition, our involvement in any of these proceedings may
cause us to incur substantial costs and result in diversion of management and technical personnel.

Other parties may obtain patents in the
future and claim that our products or the use of our technologies infringes these patents or that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization. We could incur substantial costs and diversion of management and technical
personnel in defending ourselves against any claims that the use of our technologies infringes any patents, defending ourselves against any claim that we are employing any proprietary technology without authorization or enforcing our patents against
others. Furthermore, parties making claims against us may be able to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief that could effectively block our ability to develop, commercialize and sell products, and could result in the award of substantial
damages against us. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us, we may be required to:



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We may not be able to obtain licenses from other parties at a reasonable cost, or at all. If we are not able to obtain necessary licenses at a reasonable cost or at all, we could encounter substantial delays in
product introductions while we attempt to develop alternative methods and products, which we may not be able to accomplish. Litigation or the failure to obtain licenses could prevent us from manufacturing or commercializing products and could
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Manufacturing difficulties could delay or preclude commercialization of our products and substantially increase our
expenses.*

We currently use contract manufacturers to make tanespimycin and alvespimycin active pharmaceutical ingredients. We
currently formulate the final drug product for tanespimycin injectable suspension formulation at our facilities and use a contract manufacturer to fill the final drug product vials. In the future, we expect to use a contract manufacturer to conduct
the entire tanespimycin injectable suspension formulation and filling process. We currently use a contract manufacturer to formulate the final drug product for alvespimycin. We maintain a limited inventory of tanespimycin and alvespimycin drug
product at our facilities in Hayward, California, and we also maintain a limited inventory at the facilities of an outside contractor. In our epothilone program, we rely on contract manufacturers for the active pharmaceutical ingredient for
KOS-1584. Drug product for KOS-1584 is formulated by an outside contractor. We maintain limited inventories of formulated drug product for KOS-1584 at our facilities in Hayward, California and at the facilities of outside contractors. For all of our
projects, drug product is distributed to clinical sites primarily through outside contractors.

If any of our or our contract
manufacturers manufacturing or inventory facilities encounter delays, are destroyed or otherwise become unavailable to us, then the clinical development of our product candidates or submissions for their regulatory approval, and therefore
commercialization, could be delayed or precluded. Adverse effects would be particularly acute if problems arise with our sole sourcing or inventory relationships. Alternative qualified production capacity may not be available on a timely basis or at
all because manufacturing processes for our product candidates are complex and may be subject to a lengthy regulatory approval process.

A
number of factors could cause prolonged interruptions in the manufacturing and supply of our product candidates, including:



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| |  |  | the delay of product shipments due to U.S. custom regulations or third-party carriers used to transport our product candidates, and damage to our product candidates
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While our manufacturing personnel have extensive experience from working at other companies, we as a company have no experience manufacturing products
for commercial sale. We may encounter difficulties in scaling-up our manufacturing processes and equipment. We may not be able to achieve such scale-up in a timely manner or at a commercially reasonable cost, if at all. In addition, our facilities
in Hayward, California are located within the San Francisco Bay Area, an area where earthquakes periodically occur. They are also located in a designated flood zone. Our access to any raw materials, intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients
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As discussed above, we rely upon outside contractors to manufacture and supply to us raw materials,
intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulated drug product for our product candidates. Our dependence upon others for the manufacture of our product candidates and their components may adversely affect our ability to continue
clinical development of our product candidates in a timely manner and may adversely affect any future profit margins and our ability to commercialize any products that we may develop on a timely and competitive basis. Dependence on contract
manufacturers involves a number of additional risks, many of which are outside of our control, including:



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Any of these factors could cause us to delay or suspend clinical trials, regulatory submissions or commercialization of our products and could result in
significantly increased costs.

In addition, our future contract manufacturers may not be in the United States, and we currently utilize
contract manufacturers located outside the United States. Consequently, we may face additional manufacturing difficulties due to a number of potential factors, including importation and customs issues, political uncertainties and a potentially
limited ability to enforce our contractual rights against parties not located within the United States.

We face intense competition from pharmaceutical
companies, biotechnology companies and academic groups.*

We face, and will continue to face, intense competition from organizations
such as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as academic and research institutions and government agencies, that are pursuing competing technologies and products. These organizations may develop or currently possess technologies or
products that are superior alternatives to ours. For example, companies with competing Hsp90 inhibitors include Biogen Idec Inc., which has initiated Phase 1 clinical trials in solid tumors with its intravenous formulation of tanespimycin and its
oral synthetic Hsp90 inhibitor and has announced that it expects to initiate Phase 2 clinical trials in 2007; Infinity Pharmaceuticals, which, in collaboration with MedImmune, Inc. (recently acquired by AstraZeneca), has initiated a Phase 1/2
clinical trial of its intravenous Hsp90 inhibitor in non-small cell lung cancer and a Phase 1 clinical trial in gastrointestinal stromal tumors and has announced its plans to initiate clinical trials with its oral formulation in the second half of
2007; Abraxis BioScience, Inc., which has announced its plans to file an IND in the second half of 2007 for its albumin-bound nanoparticle formulation of tanespimycin; Vernalis plc, which has announced that it has selected an intravenous and an oral
Hsp90 inhibitor preclinical development candidate in collaboration with Novartis AG and which has initiated a Phase 1/2 trial of an Hsp90 inhibitor; Serenex, Inc., which has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial with its oral Hsp90 inhibitor; and Synta
Pharmaceuticals Corp., which announced plans to file an IND for its Hsp90 inhibitor in 2007, as well as other companies reported to be pursuing Hsp90 inhibitors. Competing epothilones in clinical development include those being developed by Novartis
AG, which is reported to be in Phase 3 clinical trials; and Schering AG, which is reported to be in Phase 2 clinical trials. Gastrointestinal motility competitors include Chugai Pharmaceuticals, whose motilide agonist is reported to be in Phase 2
clinical trials. In addition, IXEMPRA(TM) (ixabepilone), an epothilone developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, was approved by the FDA in October 2007 for use in breast cancer. Thus, it is possible that, even if we are successful in developing
any of our product candidates, one or more compounds of our competitors will be approved and marketed before our own. This could place our partners and us at a significant disadvantage and could prevent us from realizing significant commercial
benefit from such compounds. Further, our competitors in the polyketide gene-engineering field may be more effective at implementing their technologies to develop commercial products or may hold or develop patents or other proprietary rights that
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We also face and will continue to face intense competition from other companies for partnering
arrangements with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, for establishing relationships with academic and research institutions and for licenses to additional technologies. These competitors, either alone or with their collaborative partners,
may succeed in developing technologies or products that are superior to ours.

Any products that we develop through our technologies will
compete in multiple, highly competitive markets. Development of pharmaceutical products requires significant investment and resources. Many of the organizations competing with us in the markets for such products have greater capital resources,
research and development and marketing staffs, facilities and capabilities, and greater experience in discovery and developing drugs, obtaining regulatory approvals and product manufacturing and marketing. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in
more rapidly developing and marketing technologies and products that are more effective than our technologies and products or that would render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive.

We believe that our ability to successfully compete will depend on, among other things:



| |  |  | our ability to develop novel product candidates with attractive pharmaceutical properties and to secure and protect intellectual property rights based on our
innovations;
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| |  |  | the efficacy and safety of our product candidates;
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| |  |  | the speed at which we and our partners develop our product candidates;
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| |  |  | our and our partners ability to design and successfully execute appropriate clinical trials;
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| |  |  | our and our partners ability to obtain regulatory approvals to market our product candidates and the timing and scope of any regulatory approvals;
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| |  |  | our and our partners ability to manufacture commercial quantities and sell any product candidates that are approved for marketing;
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| |  |  | acceptance of future products by physicians and other healthcare providers; and
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| |  |  | the development of effective pricing and reimbursement strategies.
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If we face product liability claims, these claims will divert our managements time and we will incur litigation costs, and if we are held liable, our business, financial condition and results of operation may
be materially harmed.

We face an inherent business risk of liability claims in the event that the use of our potential products in
clinical trials or otherwise, or any other products manufactured in our facility, results in personal injury or death. Even though we have obtained product liability insurance, it may not be sufficient to cover claims that may be made against us.
Product liability insurance is expensive, difficult to obtain and may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. Any claims against us, regardless of their merit, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operation, because litigation related to these claims would strain our financial resources in addition to consuming the time and attention of our management. If we are sued for any injuries caused by our products or products manufactured
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We use hazardous chemicals and radioactive and biological materials in our business. Any claims relating to improper
handling, storage or disposal of these materials could be time consuming and costly.

Our research and development processes involve the
controlled use of hazardous materials, including hazardous chemicals and radioactive and biological materials. Some of these materials may be novel, including bacteria with novel properties and bacteria that produce biologically active compounds.
Our operations also produce hazardous waste products. We cannot eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or discharge and any resultant injury from these materials. Federal, state and local laws and regulations govern the use, manufacture,
storage, handling, shipment and disposal of these materials. We could be subject to civil damages in the event of an improper or unauthorized release of, or exposure of individuals to, hazardous materials. In addition, we could be sued for injury or
contamination that results from our use or the use by third parties or our partners of these materials, and our liability may exceed our insurance coverage and total assets. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations may be expensive, and
current or future environmental regulations may impair our research, development or commercialization efforts. In the event we do not comply with any of these laws or regulations, we may incur significant fines, our governmental licenses or permits
may be revoked or we may face additional penalties, any of which could harm our business.

We have a stockholders rights plan and anti-takeover
provisions in our corporate charter documents that may result in outcomes with which you do not agree.

Our board of directors has the
authority to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of those shares without further vote or action by our stockholders. The rights of the holders of any preferred stock
that may be issued in the future may adversely affect the rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could make it more difficult for third parties to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

Our certificate of incorporation provides for staggered terms for the members of the board of directors and prevents our stockholders from acting by
written consent. These provisions and other provisions of our bylaws and of Delaware law applicable to us could delay or make more difficult a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving us. This could reduce the price that investors might be
willing to pay for shares of our common stock and result in the market price being lower than it would be without these provisions. In addition, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our
current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors. This is because our board of directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team.

We have adopted a rights agreement under which all stockholders have the right to purchase shares of a new series of preferred stock at an exercise price
of $70.00 per one one-hundredth of a share (subject to adjustment), if a person acquires more than 20% of our common stock. The rights plan could make it more difficult for a person to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock. The rights
plan could also reduce the price that investors might be willing to pay for shares of our common stock and result in the market price being lower than it would be without the rights plan. In addition, the existence of the rights plan itself may
deter a potential acquirer from acquiring us. As a result, either by operation of the rights plan or by its potential deterrent effect, mergers and acquisitions of us that our stockholders may consider in their best interests may not occur.



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Our stock price has been, and may continue to be, extremely volatile.*

The trading price of our common stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, highly volatile. During the period from October 1, 2006 through
September 30, 2007, our common stock traded between $3.70 and $7.35 on the Nasdaq Global Market. The trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our
control, including:



| |  |  | delay or failure in initiating, conducting, completing or analyzing clinical trials or unsatisfactory design of or data from these trials by our collaborators or
us;
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| |  |  | announcements of data from clinical trials, new partnering arrangements or other developments that do not meet the expectations of analysts, investors or other
third parties;
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| |  |  | developments in clinical trials for potentially competitive product candidates;
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| |  |  | changes in the United States or foreign health care systems or regulations;
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| |  |  | regulatory approvals for competitive product candidates or delays or failures by our partners or us in obtaining regulatory approvals for our product candidates;
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| |  |  | new products or services introduced or announced by us or our competitors;
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| |  |  | announcements of technological developments in research by us or our competitors;
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| |  |  | published reports by securities analysts;
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| |  |  | announcements of expirations, terminations or amendments of collaborations, licenses or government research grants, or announcements that we have entered into new
collaboration, licensing or similar arrangements;
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| |  |  | departures of key personnel;
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| |  |  | developments or disputes as to patent or other proprietary rights;
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| |  |  | litigation or an unfavorable outcome in litigation;
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| |  |  | sales of our common stock;
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| |  |  | announcements of, and actual or anticipated fluctuations in, our financial results; and
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| |  |  | economic and other external factors, disasters or crises.
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In addition, the stock market in general, and the Nasdaq Global Market and the market for biotechnology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility
in the market price of a companys securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against that company. If this type of litigation were instituted against us, we would be faced with substantial costs and
managements attention and resources would be diverted, which could in turn seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We expect that our quarterly and annual results of operations will fluctuate, and this fluctuation could cause our stock price to decline, creating investor losses.*

Our quarterly and annual operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to do so in the future. These fluctuations could cause our stock
price to fluctuate significantly or decline. Some of the factors that could cause our operating results to fluctuate include:



| |  |  | expiration or termination of current or potential future partnering or licensing arrangements, which may not be renewed or replaced;
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| |  |  | the success rate of our, Pfizers or potential future partners efforts leading to milestone payments and royalties under our licensing arrangements with
Pfizer or any future collaboration or license agreements that we may establish;
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| |  |  | the progress of our product candidates in clinical trials, and therefore, the timing of expenses for those clinical trials;
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| |  |  | the timing and willingness of partners to develop and commercialize our products;
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| |  |  | general and industry specific economic conditions, which may affect our partners research and development expenditures; and
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| |  |  | costs and expenses related to any litigation or administrative proceedings in which we may be involved.
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If our revenues decline or do not grow due to expiration, termination or amendment of current or future collaboration agreements or licenses, failure to
obtain new contracts or other factors, we may not be able to reduce our operating expenses correspondingly. In addition, we expect operating expenses to continue to increase, particularly following the termination of our collaboration arrangement
with Roche. Failure to achieve anticipated levels of revenues could therefore significantly harm our operating results for a particular fiscal period.

Due to the possibility of fluctuations in our revenues and expenses, we believe that quarter-to-quarter or year-to-year comparisons of our operating results are not a good indication of our future performance. Our
operating results in some quarters or years may not meet the expectations of stock market analysts and investors. In that case, our stock price may decline.

If we are unable to favorably assess the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, or if our independent auditors are unable to provide an unqualified attestation report on our assessment, our stock price could be
adversely affected.

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, on an annual basis, our management is required to
report on, and our independent auditors to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. The rules governing the standards that must be met for management to make its annual assessment are complex and require
significant documentation and testing. While our internal controls over financial reporting were deemed effective by both our management and our independent auditors as of December 31, 2006, there may be changes in our systems, processes or
operations that will affect the effectiveness of internal controls in the future. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Our future assessments of internal controls may
continue to result in increased expenses and the devotion of significant management resources. If we cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in the future, or if our independent auditors are unable
to provide an unqualified attestation report on our internal controls over financial reporting, investor confidence and our stock price could be adversely affected.



|Item 5: | Other Information
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On August
8, 2007, we exercised our option to extend, for a term of five years, the term of that certain lease agreement, dated December 1, 1997 (the Lease), with Northern California Industrial Portfolio, Inc. (Landlord) for the
lease of premises containing approximately 69,512 square feet of office space located at 3825 Bay Center Place, Hayward, California. The five-year extension term will expire on February 28, 2013, with an option to extend for an additional five year
term. We expect that our minimum monthly rental expense will be $82,511 for the first year of the extension term and will increase to $96,524 for the final year of the extension term. We expect to enter into a formal amendment with Landlord with
respect to the exercise of our option to extend the term of the Lease. Under the terms of the Lease, we are also responsible for our proportionate share of certain operating expenses, including taxes, insurance, common area management and management
fees. In the event of a default of certain of our obligations under the Lease, the Landlord would have right to terminate the Lease. The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the Lease, does not purport to be a complete
statement of the rights and obligations of the parties under the Lease, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease that was filed as Exhibit 10.42 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
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|Item 6: | Exhibits
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|           |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|ExhibitNo. |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|3.1        |  | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|           | 
|3.2        |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant. (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|           | 
|4.1        |  | Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (3)                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|           | 
|4.2        |  | Third Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 30, 2000, between Registrant and certain stockholders. (3)                                                                                                                          
|           | 
|4.3        |  | Registrants Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Preferred Stock. (4)                                                                                                                                                                           
|           | 
|4.4        |  | Warrant for the purchase of shares of common stock, dated July 19, 2006, issued by the Registrant to Kingsbridge Capital Limited. (5)                                                                                                                     
|           | 
|4.5        |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 19, 2006, by and between the Registrant and Kingsbridge Capital Limited. (5)                                                                                                                                    
|           | 
|10.39      |  | Consulting Agreement, dated August 24, 2007, by and between the Registrant and Margaret A. Horn.                                                                                                                                                          
|           | 
|10.40     |  | Amendment to the Research and License Agreement, dated October 2, 2007, by and between the Registrant and the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research.                                                                                              
|           | 
|10.41     |  | Exclusive License Agreement, dated April 4, 2005, by and between the Registrant and the State of Oregon, acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State
University.                                                  
|           | 
|10.42     |  | Amendment No. One to the Exclusive License Agreement, dated October 2, 2007, by and between the Registrant and the State of Oregon, acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on
behalf of Oregon State University.                       
|           | 
|31.1       |  | Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                
|           | 
|31.2       |  | Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                
|           | 
|32.1       |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Kosan Biosciences Incorporated, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
Title 18 of the United Stated Code (18 U.S.C. 1350). (7)

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|(1) | Incorporated herein by reference to an exhibit of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001.
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|(2) | Incorporated herein by reference to an exhibit of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003.
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|(3) | Incorporated herein by reference to an exhibit of our Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-33732.
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|(4) | Incorporated by reference to an exhibit of our current report on Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2001.
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|(5) | Incorporated by reference to an exhibit of our current report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2006.
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|(6) | This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is not deemed
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Kosan Biosciences Incorporated under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (whether made before or after the date of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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| | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



|                 |  |  |  |                                |  |                            |  |                                                                                                      
|---------------- |  |  |  | ------------------------------ |  | -------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |  |  |  | Kosan Biosciences Incorporated
|                 |  |  | 
|November 9, 2007 |  |  |  | By:                            |  | /s/ Robert G. Johnson, Jr.
|                 |  |  |  |                                |  |                            |  | Robert G. Johnson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. President and
Chief Executive Officer and Duly Authorized Officer
|                 |  |  | 
|November 9, 2007 |  |  |  | By:                            |  | /s/ Gary S. Titus         
|                 |  |  |  |                                |  |                            |  | Gary S. Titus Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer          



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EXHIBIT INDEX



|           |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|ExhibitNo. |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|3.1        |  | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|           | 
|3.2        |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant. (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|           | 
|4.1        |  | Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (3)                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|           | 
|4.2        |  | Third Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 30, 2000, between Registrant and certain stockholders. (3)                                                                                                                          
|           | 
|4.3        |  | Registrants Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Preferred Stock. (4)                                                                                                                                                                           
|           | 
|4.4        |  | Warrant for the purchase of shares of common stock, dated July 19, 2006, issued by the Registrant to Kingsbridge Capital Limited. (5)                                                                                                                     
|           | 
|4.5        |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 19, 2006, by and between the Registrant and Kingsbridge Capital Limited. (5)                                                                                                                                    
|           | 
|10.39      |  | Consulting Agreement, dated August 24, 2007, by and between the Registrant and Margaret A. Horn.                                                                                                                                                          
|           | 
|10.40     |  | Amendment to the Research and License Agreement, dated October 2, 2007, by and between the Registrant and the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research.                                                                                              
|           | 
|10.41     |  | Exclusive License Agreement, dated April 4, 2005, by and between the Registrant and the State of Oregon, acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State
University.                                                  
|           | 
|10.42     |  | Amendment No. One to the Exclusive License Agreement, dated October 2, 2007, by and between the Registrant and the State of Oregon, acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on
behalf of Oregon State University.                       
|           | 
|31.1       |  | Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                
|           | 
|31.2       |  | Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                
|           | 
|32.1       |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Kosan Biosciences Incorporated, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
Title 18 of the United Stated Code (18 U.S.C. 1350). (6)

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|(1) | Incorporated herein by reference to an exhibit of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001.
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|(2) | Incorporated herein by reference to an exhibit of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Incorporated herein by reference to an exhibit of our Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-33732.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Incorporated by reference to an exhibit of our current report on Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2001.
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|(5) | Incorporated by reference to an exhibit of our current report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2006.
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|(6) | This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, and is not deemed
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Kosan Biosciences Incorporated under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (whether made before or after the date of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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| | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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