People: AVI BioPharma, Inc. (AVII.O)

Mr. Paul Medeiros is Senior Vice President - Business Development, Chief Business Officer of AVI BioPharma, Inc. Mr. Medeiros has more than 17 years experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology business development and most recently served as Vice President, Global Licensing and Strategic Alliances for Schering-Plough, where he led worldwide specialty product licensing and strategic partnering initiatives. Medeiros has significant licensing experience and a track record of success in technology acquisitions, in- and out-licensed products and strategic alliances across several therapeutic areas. He has direct commercial experience in sales and marketing, as well as new product planning and launch, and franchise development. Mr. Medeiros joined Schering-Plough in 1996 as marketing planning director, and subsequently held senior positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and business development. Prior to Schering-Plough, Medeiros was employed by Merck & Company, where he held positions in Field Sales, New Product Planning and Worldwide Human Health Marketing. Medeiros holds an A.B. with honors from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and the American Marketing Association.