Exhibit 31.1

INTERIM SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Martin Schacker, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report of Tetragenex
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008;                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state	a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which suchstatements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;                           
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;                                             
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and
I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                     
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August 14, 2008/s/ Martin SchackerMartin SchackerCo-Chief Executive Officer

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