Mr. Michael J. O'Donnell, also known as Mike, Esq., serves as Secretary and Corporate Counsel of Edison Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. O'Donnell serves as Secretary of Pain Therapeutics Inc. and Labcyte Inc. He serves as a Corporate Counsel to numerous public and private biopharmaceutical and life sciences companies. He is the Corporate Secretary at BiPar Sciences, Inc. Mr. O'Donnell is a Partner of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. He has been providing general corporate representation to emerging growth companies for more than 20 years, with particular expertise in venture capital financings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing and corporate partnering transactions. He served as a Corporate Counsel of Pain Therapeutics Inc. since 1993. Mr. O'Donnell has also been a Member of the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation since 1993. He has published several articles and has been invited to speak on corporate strategic alliances and creative financing techniques for biotechnology companies. He has been a Director of Pain Therapeutics Inc. since June 1998. He serves as a Director at of BiPar Sciences, Inc. He served as a Director at Labcyte Inc. Mr. O'Donnell received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School and undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Bucknell University.