Cautionary Statement 2 This presentation contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), which statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "plans," "projects," "will," "may," "anticipates," "believes," "should," "intends," "estimates," and other words of similar meaning, including statements regarding our ability to build a diverse portfolio of important medical products with significant commercial value, our product development efforts and expected timing thereof, our ability to expand applications and increase sales of ophthalmic instruments worldwide, expectations regarding the commercialization of bevasiranib and our other products, the products' potential benefits, statements regarding the timing of clinical trials for our product candidates, estimates regarding market potential and timing of regulatory approval for our product candidates, our ability to invest in Research and Development, our ability to explore innovative drug delivery systems for RNA interference, demonstrate clinical proof-of-concept with early clinical products, make strategic acquisitions of late stage clinical products and opportunistic acquisitions of mature pharmaceutical businesses, and develop technologies for early detection of diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer, as well as other non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and reflect our views as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements. Such statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements, including risks inherent in funding, developing and obtaining regulatory approvals of new, commercially-viable and competitive products and treatments, general market factors, competitive product development, product availability, federal and state regulations and legislation, the regulatory process for new products and indications, manufacturing issues that may arise, the possibility of infringing a third party's patents or other intellectual property rights, the uncertainty of obtaining patents covering our products and processes and in successfully enforcing them against third parties, and the possibility of litigation, among other factors. |