SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
                  FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d)
                          AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
                              (Amendment No. __) *

                           Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
                                  ------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    004225108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 20, 2004
                                 ---------------
              Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

      [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
      [x] Rule 13d-1(c)
      [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 2 of 11 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P.

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                        (a)  [X]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]

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  3   SEC USE ONLY

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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
    SHARES          0
 BENEFICIALLY  -----------------------------------------------------------------
   OWNED BY
     EACH        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
    PERSON          265,500 shares
     WITH
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                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0
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                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    265,500 shares
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      265,500 shares

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
      Instructions)
                                                                            [ ]

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      1.57%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      PN
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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 3 of 11 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P.

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                        (a)  [X]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]

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  3   SEC USE ONLY

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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
    SHARES          0
 BENEFICIALLY   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   OWNED BY
     EACH        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
    PERSON          168,500 shares
     WITH       ----------------------------------------------------------------

                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0
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                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    168,500 shares
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           168,500 shares

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
      Instructions)
                                                                            [ ]

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      1.00%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      PN
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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 4 of 11 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      BVF Investments, L.L.C.

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                        (a)  [X]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]

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  3   SEC USE ONLY

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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
    SHARES          0
 BENEFICIALLY  -----------------------------------------------------------------
   OWNED BY
     EACH        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
    PERSON          407,000 shares
     WITH      -----------------------------------------------------------------

                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0
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                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    407,000 shares
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         407,000 shares

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
      Instructions)
                                                                             [ ]

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      2.41%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      OO
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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 5 of 11 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Investment 10, LLC

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                        (a)  [X]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]

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  3   SEC USE ONLY

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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Illinois
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                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
    SHARES          0
 BENEFICIALLY   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   OWNED BY
     EACH        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
    PERSON          44,000 shares
     WITH
                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0
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                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    44,000 shares
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          44,000 shares

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
      Instructions)
                                                                             [ ]

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      0.26%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      OO
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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 6 of 11 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      BVF Partners L.P.

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                        (a)  [X]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]

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  3   SEC USE ONLY

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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
    SHARES          0
 BENEFICIALLY   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   OWNED BY
     EACH        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
    PERSON          885,000 shares
     WITH
                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    885,000 shares
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          885,000 shares

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
      Instructions)
                                                                             [ ]

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      5.24%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      PN
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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 7 of 11 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      BVF Inc.

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

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  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                        (a)  [X]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]

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  3   SEC USE ONLY

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  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
    SHARES          0
 BENEFICIALLY   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   OWNED BY
     EACH        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
    PERSON          885,000 shares
     WITH       ----------------------------------------------------------------

                 7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0
                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                 8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    885,000 shares
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          885,000 shares

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
      Instructions)
                                                                             [ ]

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      5.24%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      CO
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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 8 of 11 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

     Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.


Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     3911 Sorrento Valley Blvd.
     San Diego, CA 92121

Item 2(a). Names of Person Filing

     This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following  persons* (the
"Reporting Persons"):

     (i)     Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. ("BVF")

     (ii)    Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. ("BVF2")

     (iii)   BVF Investments, L.L.C. ("Investments")

     (iv)    Investment 10, L.L.C. ("ILL10")

     (v)     BVF Partners L.P. ("Partners")

     (vi)    BVF Inc. ("BVF Inc.")


* Attached as Exhibit 1 is a copy of an agreement  among the  Reporting  Persons
that this  Schedule 13G and any  amendments  thereto shall be filed on behalf of
each of them.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

     The principal business office of the Reporting Persons comprising the group
filing  this  Schedule  13G is located at 227 West  Monroe  Street,  Suite 4800,
Chicago, Illinois, 60606.

Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization:

     BVF:              a Delaware limited partnership
     BVF2:             a Delaware limited partnership
     Investments:      a Delaware limited liability company
     ILL10:            an Illinois limited liability company
     Partners:         a Delaware limited partnership
     BVF Inc.:         a Delaware corporation



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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 9 of 11 Pages
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

     This  Schedule  13G is being filed with  respect to the common  stock,  par
value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The
Reporting Persons'  percentage  ownership of Common Stock is based on 16,865,917
shares of Common Stock being outstanding.

     As of August 20, 2004, (i) BVF beneficially  owned 265,500 shares of Common
Stock;  (ii) BVF2  beneficially  owned  168,500  shares of Common  Stock;  (iii)
Investments  beneficially  owned 407,000 shares of Common Stock;  and (iv) ILL10
beneficially  owned  44,000  shares of Common  Stock .  Beneficial  ownership by
Partners and BVF Inc. includes 885,000 shares of Common Stocks.

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

     004225108

Item 3. If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(B), or 13d-2(B) or (C)
Check Whether the Person Filing is: One of the Following

     Not applicable as this Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).

Item 4. Ownership

     The  information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover pages (pp. 2 - 7)
on this Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class

     If this  statement  is being  filed to report  the fact that as of the date
hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities check the following. | |

Item 6.  Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person

     Pursuant to the operating agreement of Investments, Partners is authorized,
among other things, to invest funds of Ziff Asset Management, L.P., the majority
member of Investments,  in shares of Common Stock  described  herein and to vote
and  exercise  dispositive  power over those  securities.  Partners and BVF Inc.
share voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock  beneficially
owned by BVF,  BVF2,  Investments  and  those  owned by ILL10,  on whose  behalf
Partners acts as investment manager and, accordingly, Partners and BVF Inc. have
beneficial ownership of all of the shares of Common Stock held by such parties.

Item 7. Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which  Acquired the
        Securities Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

     Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

     Not Applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

     Not Applicable.



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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 10 of 11 Pages
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Item 10. Certification

     By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated: August 30, 2004

        BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P.

        By: BVF Partners L.P., its general partner

            By: BVF Inc., its general partner

                By: /s/  MARK N. LAMPERT
                    ----------------------------
                    Mark N. Lampert
                    President

        BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND II, L.P.

        By: BVF Partners L.P., its general partner

            By: BVF Inc., its general partner

                By: /s/  MARK N. LAMPERT
                    ----------------------------
                    Mark N. Lampert
                    President

        BVF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.

        By: BVF Partners L.P., its manager

            By: BVF Inc., its general partner

                By: /s/  MARK N. LAMPERT
                    ----------------------------
                    Mark N. Lampert
                    President


        INVESTMENT 10, L.L.C.

        By: BVF Partners L.P., its attorney-in-fact

            By: BVF Inc., its general partner



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CUSIP No.  004225108                     13G          Page 11 of 11 Pages
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                By: /s/  MARK N. LAMPERT
                    ----------------------------
                    Mark N. Lampert
                    President

        BVF PARTNERS L.P.

        By: BVF Inc., its general partner

                By: /s/  MARK N. LAMPERT
                    ----------------------------
                    Mark N. Lampert
                    President

        BVF INC.

                By: /s/  MARK N. LAMPERT
                    ----------------------------
                    Mark N. Lampert
                    President



EXHIBIT 1

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING

        The undersigned, Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, BVF Investments, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, Investment 10, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company, BVF Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and BVF Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby agree and acknowledge that the information required by Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed on behalf of each of them. The undersigned further agree that any amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of them.

Dated:        August; 30,  2004

BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P.

By:

 

BVF Partners L.P., its general partner

 

 

By:

 

BVF Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
MARK N. LAMPERT      
Mark N. Lampert
President

BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND II, L.P.

By:

 

BVF Partners L.P., its general partner

 

 

By:

 

BVF Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
MARK N. LAMPERT      
Mark N. Lampert
President

BVF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.

By:

 

BVF Partners L.P., its manager

 

 

By:

 

BVF Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
MARK N. LAMPERT      
Mark N. Lampert
President

INVESTMENT 10, L.L.C.

By:

 

BVF Partners L.P., its attorney-in-fact

 

 

By:

 

BVF Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
MARK N. LAMPERT      
Mark N. Lampert
President

BVF PARTNERS L.P.

By:

 

BVF Inc., its general partner

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
MARK N. LAMPERT      
Mark N. Lampert
President

BVF INC.

By:

 

/s/  
MARK N. LAMPERT      
Mark N. Lampert
President