Star Scientific, Inc. (Star Scientific) is a technology-oriented company with a focus to reduce the harm associated with the use of tobacco. The Company is engaged in the development, implementation and licensing of the technology behind its StarCured tobacco curing process, which substantially prevents the formation of carcinogenic toxins present in tobacco and tobacco smoke, primarily the tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA), and the manufacture, sale, marketing and/or development of very low-TSNA dissolvable smokeless tobacco products, including ARIVA compressed powdered tobacco cigalett pieces and STONEWALL Hard Snuff, and modified risk tobacco products. Star Scientific�s subsidiaries include Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Rock Creek) and Star Tobacco, Inc. (Star Tobacco).