Vice President of Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) Partners LP. Mr. Schneidman is a portfolio management and investment researcher at BVF and has over 10 years experience in biotechnology investment. He has worked at PaineWebber and worked closely with the PaineWebber Development Corporation on alternative investment financing vehicles for public biotechnology companies. Mr. Schneidman holds a BA in biological sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a JD from Santa Clara University.