Dr. Dennis J. Carlo, Ph.D. has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation since April 2009. Dr. Carlo was a co-founder of Old Adamis and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2006 to April 2009. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals Inc. He co-founded Immune Response Corporation and also served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from September 1994 to September 2002 and Chief Scientific Officer from September 1998 to September 2002. He served as Immune Response Corporation's Chief Operating Officer from April 1987 to September 1994 and Executive Vice President from October 1987 to September 1994. Dr. Carlo served as an Assistant Corporate Secretary of Immune Response Corporation since 1987. From January 1982 to May 1987, Dr. Carlo served as Vice President of Research & Development and Vice President of Therapeutic Manufacturing at Hybritech Inc., a biotechnology company that was acquired by Eli Lilly & Company, a pharmaceutical company, in 1985. From 1971 to 1981, Dr. Carlo served in various positions at Merck & Co., Inc., including Director of Development & Basic Cellular Immunology and Director of Bacterial Vaccines & Immunology at Merck & Co., he oversaw research and product development for PNEUMOVAX (14-valent polysaccharide vaccine), MENINGOVAX A, MENINGOVAX C, MENINGOVAX A-C and H. influenza type b and also directed a multi-disciplinary task force whose goal was the development of novel adjuvants. He served as President of Telos Pharmaceuticals, a private biotechnology company, from 2003 to 2006. He has been a Director of Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation since April 2009. He serves as a Director of TransMolecular Inc., a privately-held biotech company. He served as Director of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals Inc. He served as a Director of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1998 to September 2005. He served as a Director of Orchestra Therapeutics, Inc. ( formerly Immune Response Corp.) since 1987. He served as Director of Old Adamis from October 2006 to April 2009. He is named on 23 patents and has authored over 225 articles and abstracts in the field of Immunology. In 1991, Dr. Carlo received the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award. He received a B.S. degree in microbiology from Ohio State University and has a Ph.D. in Immunology and Medical Microbiology from the Ohio State University. He holds Ms from the Ohio State University.