Mr. Anil N. Dasu, also known as Badri, has been the Chief Engineering Officer of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since July 2007. Mr. Dasu joined AcelRx in September 2007 from Anesiva Inc. (formerly, Algorx Pharmaceuticals Inc.) where he served as Vice President of Medical Device Engineering since December 2005. He also served as Vice President, Manufacturing and Process Development from 2002 to December 2005. Prior to joining Anesiva, He was employed at PowderJect Technologies Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from 2000 to 2002, serving in a number of positions including Vice President, Manufacturing, Process Development and Device Development. From January 2000 to July 2000. He served as Director of manufacturing and process development at PowderJect Pharmaceuticals. From 1996 to 2002 He served in a variety of engineering positions including Director of Process Development and Product Transfer at Metrika Inc., a maker of micro optical, disposable medical diagnostics. From 1992 to 1996, He was an Engineer at Cygnus Inc., a maker of drug delivery systems. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a member of AAMI. He holds a B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mangalore, India and M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tulsa.