JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.1
In
accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each
of them of Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D originally filed on October 23,
2008 (including additional amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Avigen, Inc. This Joint
Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.
Dated:
October 23, 2009
BIOTECHNOLOGY
VALUE FUND, L.P.
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INVESTMENT
10, L.L.C.
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By:
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BVF
Partners L.P., its general partner
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By:
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BVF
Partners L.P., its investment manager
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By:
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BVF
Inc., its general partner
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By:
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BVF
Inc., its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
By:
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/s/
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx
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President
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President
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
VALUE FUND II, L.P.
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BVF
PARTNERS L.P.
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By:
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BVF
Partners L.P., its general partner
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By: |
BVF
Inc., its general partner
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By:
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BVF
Inc., its general partner
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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President
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Xxxx
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President
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BVF
INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.
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BVF
INC.
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By:
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BVF
Partners L.P., its manager
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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By:
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BVF
Inc., its general partner
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President
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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President
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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