form10qq3.htm

U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-QSB

þ Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

¨	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number 0-8092

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	94-1620407 (I.R.S. employer identification number)
323 Vintage Park Drive, Suite B, Foster City, CA 94404 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (650) 212-2568 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.YES þ NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨NO þ

At November 9, 2007, the issuer had outstanding the indicated number of shares of common stock: 46,610,809.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format YES ¨ NO þ

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FORM 10-QSB

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2007

Table of Contents

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION			Page
	Item 1.	Financial Statements
		Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2006		1
		Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)		2
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)		3
		Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		4
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation		15
	Item 3.	Controls and Procedures		41
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		42
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds		42
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		42
	Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		42
	Item 5.	Other Information		42
	Item 6.	Exhibits		42
SIGNATURE			43

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2006
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,591,000		$	1,208,000
Accounts receivable, net		832,000			732,000
Inventory		646,000			561,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		97,000			130,000
Deferred tax assets		11,000			10,000
Restricted cash		—			3,060,000
Total Current Assets		3,177,000			5,701,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		190,000			244,000
Patents, net		740,000			761,000
Goodwill and other assets, net		1,430,000			1,291,000
Total Other Assets		2,360,000			2,296,000
TOTAL ASSETS	$	5,537,000		$	7,997,000

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	915,000		$	714,000
Accrued expenses		1,114,000			838,000
Accounts payable to related party		62,000			49,000
Warrant liability		1,100,000			2,314,000
Accrued derivative liability		283,000			678,000
Notes Payable		—			3,060,000
Total Current Liabilities		3,474,000			7,653,000
Long-term deferred taxes		25,000			25,000
Convertible debentures, net of discounts of $722,000 and $1,226,000		628,000			124,000
Total Liabilities		4,127,000			7,802,000
Minority interest		968,000			770,000
Commitments and Contingencies		—			—
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):
Convertible preferred stock - $0.01 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized:		—			—
Series B – 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively (aggregate liquidation preference of $1,000)		—			—
Series C – 96,230 shares issued and outstanding		1,000			1,000
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 46,610,809 and 44,527,476 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006		47,000			45,000
Additional paid-in capital		70,939,000			70,115,000
Accumulated deficit		(70,128,000	)		(70,319,000	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(417,000	)		(417,000	)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		442,000			(575,000	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	$	5,537,000		$	7,997,000

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Revenue:
Product revenues	$	1,473,000		$	1,462,000		$	3,948,000		$	4,331,000
License revenues		48,000			50,000			777,000			50,000
Total Revenue		1,521,000			1,512,000			4,725,000			4,381,000
Cost of product revenues		741,000			725,000			2,243,000			2,374,000
Gross profit		780,000			787,000			2,482,000			2,007,000
Operating expenses:
Research and development		158,000			207,000			525,000			598,000
Selling, general and administrative		852,000			953,000			2,234,000			2,854,000
Total operating expenses		1,010,000			1,160,000			2,759,000			3,452,000
Income (loss) from operations		(230,000	)		(373,000	)		(277,000	)		(1,445,000	)
Other income (expenses):
Interest income		13,000			14,000			38,000			45,000
Other income		11,000			—			44,000			2,000
Reduction in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities		492,000			—			1,609,000			—
Interest expense		(257,000	)		(91,000	)		(757,000	)		(146,000	)
Total other income (expenses)		259,000			(77,000	)		934,000			(99,000	)
Minority interest in subsidiary		(63,000	)		(88,000	)		(197,000	)		(174,000	)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		(34,000	)		(538,000	)		460,000			(1,718,000	)
Provision for income taxes		86,000			115,000			269,000			204,000
Net income (loss)	$	(120,000	)	$	(653,000	)	$	191,000		$	(1,922,000	)
Net income (loss) per share – basic	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.02	)	$	0.00		$	(0.04	)
Net income (loss) per share –diluted	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.02	)	$	0.00		$	(0.04	)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		45,840,882			42,438,261			44,970,089			42,752,223
Weighted average shares outstanding –diluted		45,840,882			42,438,261			45,281,971			42,752,223

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	191,000		$	(1,922,000	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		54,000			55,000
Amortization of intangible assets		115,000			101,000
Accretion of interest on discounted note payable		—			45,000
Common stock issued to vendor for accounts payable		326,000			23,000
Stock compensation expense for options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees		—			249,000
Amortization of debt discounts		504,000			—
Reduction in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities		(1,609,000	)		—
Minority interest in subsidiary		198,000			174,000
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(100,000	)		(29,000	)
Inventory		(85,000	)		96,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		25,000			155,000
Deferred tax asset		(1,000	)		1,000
Other assets		—			(8,000	)
Accounts payable		201,000			290,000
Accrued expenses		277,000			214,000
Taxes payable		—			115,000
Accounts payable to related party		13,000			(65,000	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		109,000			(506,000	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in restricted certificate of deposit		—			(3,060,000	)
Payment for acquisition of additional interest in subsidiary		(132,000	)		—
Proceeds from restricted certificate of deposit		3,060,000			3,060,000
Capital expenditures		—			(64,000	)
Increase in patents		(94,000	)		(42,000	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		2,834,000			(106,000	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		500,000			—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		—			69,000
Proceeds from short-term borrowing		—			3,666,000
Repayment of short-term borrowings		(3,060,000	)		(3,060,000	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(2,560,000	)		675,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		383,000			63,000
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		1,208,000			614,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	1,591,000		$	677,000

See accompanying condensed notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

1. The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

OXIS International, Inc. with its subsidiaries (collectively, “OXIS” or the “Company”) is engaged in the development of clinical and research assays, diagnostics, nutraceutical and therapeutic products, which include new technologies applicable to conditions and diseases associated with oxidative stress. OXIS derives its revenues primarily from sales of research diagnostic assays to research laboratories. The Company’s diagnostic products include twenty-five research assays to measure markers of oxidative stress.

OXIS’ majority owned subsidiary, BioCheck Inc. (“BioCheck”) offers its clinical laboratory and in vitro diagnostics customers over 40 clinical diagnostic assays. BioCheck’s primary product line consists of enzyme linked immunosorbentassay, or ELISA, kits that are widely used in medical laboratory settings. These test kits are applicable to cardiac markers, infectious disease, thyroid function markers, fertility hormones, and other miscellaneous clinical diagnostic markers. BioCheck currently has several products under development for cancer, cardiac/inflammatory and angiogenesis research applications. In addition to clinical and research assay products, BioCheck provides various research services to pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies worldwide.

In 1965, the corporate predecessor of OXIS, Diagnostic Data, Inc., was incorporated in the State of California. Diagnostic Data changed its incorporation to the State of Delaware in 1972; and changed its name to DDI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1985. In 1994, DDI Pharmaceuticals merged with International BioClinical, Inc. and Bioxytech S.A. and changed its name to OXIS International, Inc. The Company’s principal executive offices were relocated to Foster City, California from Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2006.

On September 19, 2005, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with BioCheck and certain stockholders of BioCheck to purchase all of the common stock of BioCheck for $6.0 million in cash. On December 6, 2005, the Company purchased 51% of the common stock of BioCheck from each of the shareholders of BioCheck on a pro rata basis, for $3,060,000 in cash and in the third quarter of 2007 the Company purchased an additional 2% of BioCheck shares.

The Company had a net loss of $120,000 and net income of $191,000 for the three month and nine month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to a net loss of $653,000 and $1,922,000 for the three month and nine month period ended September 30, 2006. Net income in 2007 was primarily affected by non-cash income relating to decrease in warrant and derivative liabilities. For the three months ending September 30, 2007 such non-cash income was $492,000 and for the nine months ending September 30, 2007, such non-cash income was $1,609,000. During 2006, the Company obtained debt financing in the amount of $1,350,000. Such financing resulted in non-cash financing charges of $1,674,000 in 2006.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred an accumulated deficit of $70,128,000 through September 30, 2007. On a consolidated basis, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1,591,000 at September 30, 2007 of which $1,174,000 was held by BioCheck. Since BioCheck has been and is expected to continue to be cash flow positive, management believes that its cash will be sufficient to sustain its operating activities. Management believes and presently anticipates that the cash held by the OXIS parent company of $417,000 at September 30, 2007 will provide sufficient cash flow to sustain the Company’s operations at least through the end of 2007. As of September 30, 2007, approximately $3,230,000 would be needed in order for OXIS to exercise its option to purchase the remaining 47% of BioCheck. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company purchased an additional 2% of Bio Check shares for $132,000. However, the Company may not successfully obtain debt or equity financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all, that will be sufficient to finance our goals or to increase product related revenues. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue operations.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements and notes thereto do not include certain disclosures normally associated with financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2006 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OXIS International, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) and disclosures considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. This interim financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of any future interim periods or for the Company’s full year ending December 31, 2007.

Revenue Recognition

·	Product Revenue

We manufacture, or have manufactured on a contract basis, research and clinical diagnostic assays and fine chemicals, which are our primary products sold to customers. Revenue from the sale of our products, including shipping fees, is recognized when title to the products is transferred to the customer which usually occurs upon shipment or delivery, depending upon the terms of the sales order and when collectibility is reasonably assured. Revenue from sales to distributors of our products is recognized, net of allowances, upon delivery of product to the distributors. According to the terms of individual distributor contracts, a distributor may return product up to a maximum amount and under certain conditions contained in its contract. Allowances are calculated based upon historical data, current economic conditions and the underlying contractual terms. Our mix of product sales are substantially at risk to market conditions and demand, which may change at anytime.

·	License Revenue

License arrangements may consist of non-refundable upfront license fees, exclusive licensed rights to patented or patent pending technology, and various performance or sales milestones and future product royalty payments. Some of these arrangements are multiple element arrangements.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Non-refundable, up-front fees that are not contingent on any future performance by us, and require no consequential continuing involvement on our part, are recognized as revenue when the license term commences and the licensed data, technology and/or compound is delivered We defer recognition of non-refundable upfront fees if we have continuing performance obligations without which the technology, right, product or service conveyed in conjunction with the non-refundable fee has no utility to the licensee that is separate and independent of our performance under the other elements of the arrangement. In addition, if we have continuing involvement through research and development services that are required because our know-how and expertise related to the technology is proprietary to us, or can only be performed by us, then such up-front fees are deferred and recognized over the period of continuing involvement.

Payments related to substantive, performance-based milestones in a research and development arrangement are recognized as revenue upon the achievement of the milestones as specified in the underlying agreements when they represent the culmination of the earnings process.

·	Royalty Revenue

We recognize royalty revenues from licensed products when earned in accordance with the terms of the license agreements. Net sales figures used for calculating royalties include deductions for costs of unsaleable returns, managed care chargebacks, cash discounts, freight and warehousing, and miscellaneous write-offs.

Segment Reporting

The Company operates in one reportable segment.

Restricted Cash

The Company invested $3,060,000 of cash into a 30-day certificate of deposit at KeyBank, N.A. (“KeyBank”) and entered into a $3,060,000 non-revolving one-year loan agreement with KeyBank on December 2, 2005 for the purpose of completing the initial closing of the BioCheck acquisition. The Company granted a security interest in its $3,060,000 certificate of deposit to KeyBank under the loan agreement. This loan agreement was subsequently transferred to Bridge Bank. Consequently, the certificate of deposit is classified as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006 as the cash was restricted as to use. In February 2007, the Company used the proceeds from cashing in the certificate of deposit to pay off the loan with Bridge Bank.

Stock-Based Compensation

Management implemented SFAS 123R effective January 1, 2006, using the modified prospective application method. Under the modified prospective application method, SFAS 123R applies to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after January 1, 2006. Additionally, compensation costs for the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered that are outstanding as of January 1, 2006 are recognized as the requisite service is rendered on or after January 1, 2006. The compensation cost for awards issued prior to January 1, 2006 attributed to services performed in years after January 1, 2006 uses the attribution method applied prior to January 1, 2006 according to SFAS 123, except that the method of recognizing forfeitures only as they occur was not continued. The Company recognized $144,000 and $191,000 in share-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

The Company issued 55,000 and 400,000 stock options to employees and directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The fair values of employee stock options are estimated for the calculation of the pro forma adjustments in the above table at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions during 2007 and 2006: expected volatility of 176% and 90%, respectively; average risk-free interest rate of 5.0% and 4.45%, respectively; initial expected life of 9.0 years and 4.45 years, respectively; no expected dividend yield; and amortized over the vesting period of typically one to four years.

The Company undertook a comprehensive study of options issued over the life of the Company’s option plans to determine historical patterns of options being exercised and forfeited. The results of this study were used as a source to estimate expected life and forfeiture rates. The new estimated life of 4.45 years was applied only to determine the fair value of awards issued after January 1, 2006. The estimated forfeiture rate of 40% was applied to all awards that vested after January 1, 2006, including awards issued prior to that date, to determine awards expected to be exercised

Stock options issued to non-employees as consideration for services provided to the Company have been accounted for under the fair value method in accordance with SFAS 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,” which requires that compensation expense be recognized for all such options. The company recognized in share-based compensation expense for non-employees of $182,000 and $62,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the earnings for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the potential dilutive effect of common shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of outstanding stock options and warrants during the period. The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations. The weighted average number of potentially dilutive common shares were 318,940 and 611,497 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. These shares were excluded from net diluted loss per share because of their anti-dilutive effect.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2007								2006
						Per								Per
	Income			Shares		Share			Income			Shares		Share

Basic earnings per share

Net income (loss)	$	(120,000	)						$	(653,000	)

Weighed shares outstanding					45,840,882								43,090,280

						$	(0.00	)						$	(0.02	)

Diluted earnings per share				N/A								N/A

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007								2006
						Per								Per
	Income			Shares		Share			Income			Shares		Share

Basic earnings per share

Net income	$	191,000							$	(1,922,000	)

Weighed shares outstanding					44,970,089								42,752,223

						$	0.00							$	(0.04	)

Diluted earnings per share

Net income	$	191,000							N/A

Weighed shares outstanding					44,970,089
Effect of dilutive securities
Warrants and options					311,882
					45,281,971

						$	0.00							N/A

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February of 2007 the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” The statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company is analyzing the potential accounting treatment.

FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No.109.” Interpretation 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Benefits from tax positions should be recognized in the financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant information. The amount of tax benefits to be recognized for a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax benefits relating to tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is met or certain other events have occurred. Previously recognized tax benefits relating to tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be derecognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. Interpretation 48 also provides guidance on the accounting for and disclosure of tax reserves for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties and accounting in interim periods. Interpretation 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The change in net assets as a result of applying this pronouncement will be a change in accounting principle with the cumulative effect of the change required to be treated as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2007, except in certain cases involving uncertainties relating to income taxes in purchase business combinations. In such instances, the impact of the adoption of Interpretation 48 will result in an adjustment to goodwill. The Company adopted Interpretation 48 on January 1, 2007, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. Notes Payable

		September 30, 2007				December 31, 2006
Note payable to KeyBank, N.A.		$	—			$	3,060,000

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

On December 2, 2005, the Company entered into a non-revolving one-year loan agreement with KeyBank in the amount of $3,060,000, for the purpose of completing the initial closing of the BioCheck acquisition. The Company granted a security interest in its $3,060,000 certificate of deposit at KeyBank under the loan agreement. The loan bore interest at an annual rate that was 2.0% greater than the interest rate on the certificate of deposit. The Company’s $3,060,000 loan with KeyBank was repaid during February 2006 and a new one-year loan agreement was entered into with Bridge Bank. The Company granted a security interest in its $3,060,000 certificate of deposit transferred from KeyBank to Bridge Bank. The loan bore interest at 3.0% and the certificate of deposit bore interest at 1.0%. This loan was repaid in full in February 2007 primarily from the proceeds of cashing in the certificate of deposit.

Convertible debentures

On October 25, 2006, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with four accredited investors (the “Purchasers”). In conjunction with the signing of the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued secured convertible debentures (“Debentures”) and Series A, B, C, D, and E common stock warrants (“Warrants”) to the Purchasers, and the parties also entered into a registration rights agreement and a security agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the Debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $1,694,250 to the Purchasers. The Debentures are subject to an original issue discount of 20.318% resulting in proceeds to the Company of $1,350,000 from the transaction. The Debentures mature on October 25, 2008, but may be prepaid by the Company at any time provided that the common stock issuable upon conversion and exercise of the Warrants is covered by an effective registration statement. The Debentures are convertible, at the option of the Purchasers, at any time, into shares of common stock at $0.35 per share, as adjusted pursuant to a full ratchet anti-dilution provision (the “Conversion Price”). Pursuant to the terms of the debentures, beginning on February 1, 2007, we began to amortize the debentures in equal installments on a monthly basis resulting in a complete repayment by the maturity date (the “Monthly Redemption Amounts”). The Monthly Redemption Amounts can be paid in cash or in shares, subject to certain restrictions. If the Company chooses to make any Monthly Redemption Amount payment in shares of common stock, the price per share is the lesser of the Conversion Price then in effect and 85% of the weighted average price for the 10 trading days prior to the due date of the Monthly Redemption Amount. The Company has not made the required Monthly Redemption Amounts and as of September 30, 2007, the Company was in default and was eight months behind on these payments. Pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Convertible Debentures, such non-payment is an event of default. Penalty interest accrues on any unpaid redemption balance at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Upon an event of default, each purchaser has the right to accelerate the cash repayment of at least 130% of the outstanding principal amount of the debenture plus accrued but unpaid liquidated damages and interest. If the Company fails to make such payment in full, the purchasers have the right sell substantially all of the Company’s assets pursuant to their security interest to satisfy any such unpaid balance. The Monthly Redemption Amount is approximately $85,000 per month. As of about September 30, 2007, the Company would have to issue approximately 4,123,000 shares of common stock to satisfy the Monthly Redemption Amount in arrears in an amount of $678,000 and unpaid interest of $45,000, for a total of approximately $723,000 in arrears.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Pursuant to the Debentures, the Company agreed that it will not incur additional indebtedness for borrowed money, other than its current Bridge Bank promissory note which has now been repaid. The Company also agreed that it will not pledge, grant or convey any new liens on its assets. The obligation to pay all unpaid principal will be accelerated upon an event of default, including upon failure to perform its obligations under the Debenture covenants, failure to make required payments, default on any of the Transaction Documents or any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company is obligated, the bankruptcy of the Company or related events. The Purchasers have a right of first refusal to participate in up to 100% of any future financing undertaken by the Company until the later of the date that the Debentures are no longer outstanding and the one year anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement. The Company was restricted from issuing shares of common stock or instruments convertible into common stock for 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement with certain exceptions. The Company is also prohibited from effecting any subsequent financing involving a variable rate transaction until such time as no Purchaser holds any of the Debentures. In addition, until such time as any Purchaser holds any of the securities issued in the Debenture transaction, if the Company issues or sells any common stock or instruments convertible into common stock which a Purchaser reasonably believes is on terms more favorable to such investors than the terms pursuant to the Transaction Documents, the Company is obligated to amend the terms of the Transaction Documents to such Purchaser the benefit of such better terms. The Company may prepay the entire outstanding principal amount of the Debentures, plus accrued interest and other amounts payable, at its option at any time without penalty, provided that a registration statement is available for the resale of shares underlying the Debentures and Warrants, as more fully described in the Debentures. The purpose of this Debenture transaction was to provide the corporation with intermediate term financing as it seeks longer term financing.

On October 25, 2006, in conjunction with the signing of the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to the Purchasers five year Series A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,420,357 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.35 per share, one year Series B Warrants to purchase 2,420,357 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.385 per share, and two year Series C Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,840,714 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.35 per share. In addition, the Company issued to the Purchasers Series D and E Warrants which become exercisable on a pro-rata basis only upon the exercise of the Series C Warrants. The six year Series D Warrants to purchase 2,420,357 shares of common stock have an initial exercise price of $0.35 per share. The six year Series E Warrants to purchase 2,420,357 shares of common stock have an initial exercise price of $0.385 per share. The initial exercise prices for each warrant are adjustable pursuant to a full ratchet anti-dilution provision and upon the occurrence of a stock split or a related event.

Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the Company must file a registration statement covering the public resale of the shares underlying the Series A, B, C, D and E Warrants and the Debentures within 45 days of the closing of the transaction and cause the registration to be declared effective within 120 days of the closing date. The registration statement was filed and declared effective within the 120 days of the closing date. Cash liquidated damages equal to 2% of the face value of the Debentures per month are payable to the purchasers for any failure to timely file or maintain an effective registration statement.

Pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Company agreed to grant the purchasers, pari passu, a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company also agreed to pledge its respective ownership interests in its wholly-owned subsidiaries, OXIS Therapeutics, OXIS Isle of Man, and its 53% owned subsidiary, BioCheck, Inc. In addition, OXIS Therapeutics and OXIS Isle of Man each provided a subsidiary guarantee to the Purchasers in connection with the transaction.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Per EITF 00-19, paragraph 4, these convertible debentures do not meet the definition of a “conventional convertible debt instrument” since the debt is not convertible into a fixed number of shares. The Monthly Redemption Amounts can be paid with common stock at a conversion price that is a percentage of the market price; therefore the number of shares that could be required to be delivered upon “net-share settlement” is essentially indeterminate. Therefore, the convertible debenture is considered “non-conventional,” which means that the conversion feature must be bifurcated from the debt and shown as a separate derivative liability. This beneficial conversion liability was calculated to be $690,000 on October 25, 2006. In addition, since the convertible debenture is convertible into an indeterminate number of shares of common stock, it is assumed that the Company could never have enough authorized and unissued shares to settle the conversion of the warrants issued in this transaction into common stock. Therefore, the warrants issued in connection with this transaction had a fair value of $2,334,000 at October 20, 2006. The value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model using the following assumptions: Discount rate of 4.5%, volatility of 158% and expected term of one to six years. The fair value of the beneficial conversion feature and the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value on each balance sheet date with the change being shown as a component of net loss.

The fair value of the beneficial conversion feature and the warrants at the inception of these convertible debentures were $690,000 and $2,334,000, respectively. The first $1,350,000 of these discounts has been shown as a discount to the convertible debentures which will be amortized over the term of the convertible debenture and the excess of $1,674,000 has been shown as financing costs in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006.

At September 30, 2007, the Company determined the fair value of the beneficial conversion feature and the warrants was $283,000 and $1,100,000, respectively. The fair value was calculated using the Black-Scholes model using the following assumptions: discount rate of 4.5%, volatility of 188%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of one to six years. The aggregate decrease in fair value of these two liabilities from December 31, 2006 to September 30, 2007 of $1,609,000 is shown as other income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The fair value of beneficial conversion feature and the warrants will be determined at each balance sheet date with the change from the prior period being reported as other income (expense).

3. Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The Company recognized non-cash compensation expense of $182,000 and $58,000 related to the issuance and vesting of stock options issued to consultants in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company recognized non-cash compensation expense of $144,000 and $191,000 related to the issuance and vesting of stock options issued to employees in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Cash interest paid was $0 and $88,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

4. Related Party Transactions

On March 8, 2007, the Company entered into a Confidential Separation Agreement (dated February 12, 2007) with Steve Guillen, under which the Company agreed to pay Mr. Guillen the sum of $250,000 in monthly installments of $10,000 each, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. The Company also agreed to pay Mr. Guillen’s health insurance premiums for a twelve-month separation period in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. During the quarter ending September 30, 2007, OXIS paid Mr. Guillen $31,600, including compensation and health insurance premiums. The separation agreement also provides that in the event the Company obtains additional financing in the amount of $1 million or more after February 12, 2007, whether in one transaction or multiple transactions and whether in the form of debt or equity, or in the event of a change in control as defined in the employment agreement between us and Mr. Guillen, then no later than 10 days thereafter, we shall pay Mr. Guillen an amount equal to $10,833.33 multiplied by the number of months that he has been paid $10,000 toward the separation benefit (the “First Catch-Up Payment”), and thereafter will be paid $20,833.33 per month, provided that the total separation benefit, including any Catch-Up Payment, shall not exceed $250,000. In the event that the total additional financing received after February 12, 2007 reaches $2 million or more, then no later than 10 days thereafter, the Company shall pay Mr. Guillen up to an additional $104,166.65 (the “Second Catch-Up Payment” representing amounts which might have been paid on the separation benefit prior to the execution of the Separation Agreement), provided that in no event shall the total amount of monthly payments toward the separation benefit and the First and Second Catch-Up Payments exceed the $250,000 total amount due as separation benefit. The Company also agreed that Mr. Guillen’s stock options would immediately vest, and that to the extent the shares underlying such options are not registered, Mr. Guillen would be granted piggyback registration rights to cover these shares. The value of the unvested options that became immediately vested is $58,533. Mr. Guillen would have the right to exercise his options until the later of the fifth anniversary of the date that the Company’s compensation committee approved Mr. Guillen’s stock options, or February 15, 2010. A copy of a registration rights agreement between us and Mr. Guillen regarding these securities is included as Exhibit 99.1 on the Company’s current report on Form 8-K/A filed on May 3, 2007. In exchange for these payments and benefits, Mr. Guillen and the Company agreed to mutually release all claims, dismiss all complaints as applicable, and neither party shall pursue any future claims regarding Mr. Guillen’s prior employment and compensation arrangements with the Company. A copy of the separation agreement was included as Exhibit 10.43 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Account payable to related party at September 30, 2007 represents amount due to the board of directors for their director fees.

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company purchased an additional 2% of Bio Check shares for $132,000.

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

5. Exclusive License Agreement with Alteon

On April 2, 2007, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement with Alteon, Inc. (“Alteon”), under which the Company granted Alteon worldwide exclusive rights to a family of orally bioavailable organoselenium compounds that have demonstrated potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in clinical and preclinical studies. In July 2007 Alteon changed its name to Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, OXIS was a party to a license agreement dated September 28, 2004 with HaptoGuard, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Alteon. The amended and restated exclusive license agreement supercedes and replaces the prior agreement with HaptoGuard. The new agreement expands the scope of the original agreement to also include non-cardiovascular indications.

Under the new agreement, Alteon agreed to invest a minimum of $7.5 million over a three-year period following the effective date of the agreement, in its development program for the development, discovery and manufacture of licensed products based on the processes and compounds covered under the license. Alteon agreed to pay the Company a non-refundable sum of $500,000, payable in six monthly installments of $50,000, with the remaining $200,000 payable upon the closing of a financing of Alteon approved by Alteon’s shareholders. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has received the full $500,000 license fee.

The agreement also provides for milestone payments to us upon certain significant milestone events in the development of a potential drug product. The agreement also entitles the Company to various levels of sublicensing fees and royalties based on a percentage of net sales of the licensed product.

As part of the agreement, Alteon agreed to make an equity investment in the Company’s common stock, at a per-share price equal to 125% of the trading price on the trading day immediately prior to such purchase, and no less than $0.24 per share. On August 3, 2007, Alteon purchased 2,083,333 shares at $0.24 per share resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $500,000.

The agreement is terminable for cause by either party, by Alteon with or without cause with 180 days’ prior written notice, or by the Company if Alteon does not make timely payments under the license.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.

CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-QSB and the documents incorporated by reference include “forward-looking statements.” To the extent that the information presented in this report discusses financial projections, information or expectations about our business plans, results of operations, products or markets, or otherwise makes statements about future events, such statements are forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “might,” “would,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “plans,” and “proposes.” Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. These include, among others, the cautionary statements in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Plan of Operation” sections of this report. These cautionary statements identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements in this report, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” sections below, and other sections of this report.

The statements contained in this Form 10-QSB that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, objectives, anticipations, plans, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future.

All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. It is important to note that our actual results could differ materially from those included in such forward-looking statements. For a more detailed explanation of such risks, please see “Risk Factors” below. Such risks, as well as such other risks and uncertainties as are detailed in our SEC reports and filings for a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes included in this report on Form 10-QSB.

Overview

OXIS International, Inc. focuses on the research and development of technologies and therapeutic products in the field of oxidative stress/inflammatory reaction, diseases that are associated with damage from free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Biological free radicals are the result of naturally occurring processes such as oxygen metabolism and inflammatory reactions. Free radicals react with key organic substances such as lipids, proteins and DNA. Oxidation of these biomolecules can damage them, disturbing normal functions and may contribute to a variety of disease states. Organ systems that are predisposed to oxidative stress and damage are the pulmonary system, the brain, the eye, the circulatory and reproductive systems. A prime objective of OXIS is to use its broad portfolio of oxidative stress biomarkers to identify associations between reactive biomarker signals and various disease etiologies and conditions.

We presently derive our revenues primarily from sales of research diagnostic reagents and assays to medical research laboratories. Our diagnostic products include approximately 25 research reagents and assays to measure markers of oxidative stress. We hold the rights to four therapeutic classes of compounds in the area of oxidative stress and inflammation. One such compound is L-Ergothioneine, a potent antioxidant produced by OXIS, that may be appropriate for sale over-the-counter as a dietary supplement. In September 2005 we acquired a 51% interest in BioCheck and in the third quarter of 2007 we purchased an additional 2% of BioCheck shares and have the option to purchase the remaining 47% of BioCheck, Inc.

Our majority-held subsidiary, BioCheck, Inc. is a leading producer of clinical diagnostic assays, including high quality enzyme immunoassay research services and immunoassay kits for cardiac and tumor markers, infectious diseases, thyroid function, steroids, and fertility hormones designed to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of in vitro (outside the body) diagnostic testing in clinical laboratories. BioCheck focuses primarily on the immunoassay segment of the clinical diagnostics market. BioCheck offers over 40 clinical diagnostic assays manufactured in its 15,000 square-foot, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, certified Good Manufacturing Practices device-manufacturing facility in Foster City, California.

As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we have incurred an accumulated deficit of $70,128,000 through September 30, 2007. On a consolidated basis, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,591,000 at September 30, 2007 of which $1,174,000 was held by BioCheck. Since BioCheck has been and is expected to continue to be cash flow positive, management believes that BioCheck’s cash will be sufficient to sustain its operating activities, however, OXIS does not have access to the funds held by BioCheck as BioCheck is not a wholly owned subsidiary. The cash held by the OXIS parent company was $417,000 at September 30, 2007. We will need to seek additional loan and/or equity financing to pay for basic operating costs, or to expand operations, implement our marketing campaign, or hire additional personnel. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we purchased an additional 2% of Bio Check shares for $132,000. Additionally, we may decide to acquire the remaining 47% of BioCheck that we currently do not own, which would require additional financing. However, we may not successfully obtain debt or equity financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all, that will be sufficient to finance our operating costs in 2008 and our other goals. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event we cannot continue our operations.

See the Risk Factors beginning on page 26 concerning disclosure of the significant risks to our business.

Recent Developments

Current significant financial and operating events and strategies are summarized as follows:

Product Development

OXIS product development is focused on the development of four new oxidative stress assays and the improvement of several existing oxidative stress assays adapting them for high throughput applications.

BioCheck currently has several products under development for cancer, cardiac/inflammatory and angiogenesis research applications. Among these products, BioCheck has marketed the following ELISA kits to the research market in 2006 and early 2007:

·	Reagents for the detection of HMGA2, a marker for aggressive breast cancer;

·	Research assays for the detection of HMGA2; and

·	A new myeloperoxidase research assay, based on an inflammatory protein that has utility as a prognostic marker for cardiac events;

In addition, BioCheck has developed research assays and rabbit monoclonal antibodies for the detection of human and mouse Id proteins. Id proteins play a central role in cell differentiation, and Id1 and Id3 play a central and critical role in tumor related angiogenesis. BioCheck began making Id protein reagents commercially available in January 2007, and the Id protein assays were launched commercially in the first quarter of 2007.

Management Team and Board of Directors

Effective January 11, 2007, Matthew Spolar, Vice President, Product Technology for Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., was appointed to our board of directors. Also on January 11, 2007, the board of directors approved an amendment to our bylaws to fix the number of authorized directors at six. In March 2007, we retained Kevin Pickard, a certified public accountant, to provide management with support and assistance with regard to certain matters previously handled by Michael Centron, our former Chief Financial Officer. On April 12, 2007, Steve Guillen resigned from the board of directors of OXIS. His resignation was pursuant to a separation agreement described in Note 4 above.

Loan

On December 6, 2005, we entered into a non-revolving one-year loan agreement with KeyBank, N.A., or KeyBank, and received funds of $3,060,000 to purchase 51% of BioCheck’s common stock. As security for our repayment obligations, we granted a security interest to KeyBank in our $3,060,000 certificate of deposit at KeyBank. This loan was repaid during February 2006 and a new one-year loan agreement for $3,060,000 was entered into with Bridge Bank. As part of the loan arrangement with Bridge Bank, we granted a security interest in a $3,060,000 certificate of deposit moved from KeyBank to Bridge Bank. The loan bore interest at 3.0% and the certificate of deposit bore interest at 1.0%. This loan was paid in full in February 2007 primarily from the proceeds from the non-renewal of the certificate of deposit.

Debt Financing

On October 25, 2006, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, or Purchase Agreement, with four accredited investors, or the Purchasers. In conjunction with the signing of the Purchase Agreement, we issued Secured Convertible debentures, or debentures, and Series A, B, C, D, and E common stock warrants, and we also provided the investors with registration rights under a registration rights agreement, and a security interest in our assets under a security agreement to secure the performance of our obligations under the debentures.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we issued the debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $1,694,250 to the Purchasers. The debentures were issued with an original issue discount of 20.318%, and resulted in proceeds to us of $1,350,000. The debentures are convertible, at the option of the holders, at any time into shares of common stock at $0.35 per share, as adjusted in accordance with a full ratchet anti-dilution provision (referred to in this report as the “conversion price”). Pursuant to the terms of the debentures, beginning on February 1, 2007, we began to amortize the debentures in equal installments on a monthly basis resulting in a complete repayment by the maturity date (the “Monthly Redemption Amounts”). The Monthly Redemption Amounts can be paid in cash or in shares, subject to certain restrictions. If we choose to make any Monthly Redemption Amount payment in shares of common stock, the price per share is the lesser of the conversion price then in effect and 85% of the weighted average price for the ten trading days prior to the due date of the Monthly Redemption Amount. See Note 2: Notes Payable in the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of the terms of the debentures and related agreements.

We have not made required monthly redemption payments beginning on February 1, 2007 to purchasers of debentures issued in October 2006. Pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Convertible Debentures, such non-payment is an event of default. Penalty interest accrues on any unpaid redemption balance at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Upon an event of default, each purchaser has the right to accelerate the cash repayment of at least 130% of the outstanding principal amount of the debenture plus accrued but unpaid liquidated damages and interest. If we fail to make such payment in full, the purchasers have the right sell substantially all of our assets pursuant to their security interest to satisfy any such unpaid balance. The Monthly Redemption Amount is approximately $85,000 and as of November 1, 2007 we were ten months behind. We would have to issue approximately 6,839,271 shares of common stock to satisfy the Monthly Redemption Amount and unpaid interest totaling approximately $904,000 in arrears.. We cannot give any assurance that the debenture holders will continue to forbear from enforcing the terms applicable in the case of default.

Exclusive License Agreement with Alteon

On April 2, 2007, we entered into an Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement with Alteon, Inc. (recently renamed Synvista Therapeutics, Inc.), under which we granted Alteon worldwide exclusive rights to a family of orally bioavailable organoselenium compounds that have demonstrated potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in clinical and preclinical studies. Previously, OXIS was a party to a license agreement dated September 28, 2004 with HaptoGuard, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Alteon. The amended and restated exclusive license agreement supercedes and replaces the prior agreement with HaptoGuard. The new agreement expands the scope of the original agreement to also include non-cardiovascular indications.

Under the new agreement, Alteon agreed to invest a minimum of $7.5 million over a three-year period following the effective date of the agreement, in its development program for the development, discovery and manufacture of licensed products based on the processes and compounds covered under the license. Alteon agreed to pay us a non-refundable sum of $500,000, payable in six monthly installments of $50,000, with the remaining $200,000 payable upon the closing of a financing of Alteon approved by Alteon’s shareholders. As of September 30, 2007, we have received the entire $500,000. The agreement also provides for milestone payments to us upon certain significant milestone events in the development of a potential drug product. The agreement also entitles us to various levels of sublicensing fees and royalties based on a percentage of net sales of the licensed product.

As part of the agreement, Alteon agreed to make an equity investment in the Company’s common stock, at a per-share price equal to 125% of the trading price on the trading day immediately proper to such purchase, and no less than $0.24 per share. On August 3, 2007, Alteon purchased 2,083,333 shares at $0.24 per share resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $500,000.

The agreement is terminable for cause by either party, by Alteon with or without cause with 180 days’ prior written notice, or by us if Alteon does not make timely payments under the license.

Lawsuit

On September 13, 2007, the lawsuit initiated by Applied Genetics Incorporated Dermatics (“AGI”) against OXIS on or about April 13, 2007 was dismissed without prejudice by agreement of both parties. The original complaint by AGI alleged that certain actions taken by OXIS to protect and enforce its patents have caused damage to AGI, and asserted claims of unfair competition, tortuous interference with prospective economic advantage and contractual relations. The complaint also challenged the validity of one of OXIS’ patents. OXIS subsequently counterclaimed alleging that AGI’s production, use and sale of L-ergothioneine infringes certain patents held by OXIS. The parties have agreed to pursue mediation on the dispute, and subsequently arbitration if mediation proves unsuccessful.

Results of Operations

Revenues

The following table presents the changes in revenues from 2006 to 2007:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine months ended September 30,
	2007		2006		Increase (Decrease) from 2006			2007		2006		Increase (Decrease) from 2006
Product revenues	$	1,473,000	$	1,462,000	$	11,000		$	3,948,000	$	4,331,000	$	(383,000	)
License revenues	$	48,000	$	50,000	$	(2,000	)	$	777,000	$	50,000	$	727,000

The decrease in product revenues for the nine months ended September was primarily attributable to loss of an account from 2006 to 2007 and some reduction in product pricing. The product revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 were slightly higher than 2006. We expect fourth quarter 2007 product revenues to be approximately the same as the third quarter. However, we are developing new diagnostic test kits and evaluating our product offerings, pricing and distribution network in order to increase sales volume.

The increase in license revenues was attributable to the Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement with Alteon. Specifically, the Company recorded revenues of $500,000 related to the non-refundable fees associated with entering into the Agreement.

Cost of product revenues

The following table presents the changes in cost of product revenues from 2006 to 2007:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine months ended September 30,
	2007		2006		Increase from 2006			2007		2006		Decrease from 2006
Cost of product revenues	$	741,000	$	725,000		$	16,000	$	2,243,000	$	2,374,000		$	(131,000	)

The change in cost of product revenues is attributable to the change in product sales. We expect fourth quarter 2007 product costs to be approximately the same as the third quarter adjusted for any changes in revenues.

Gross profit was $780,000 and $2,482,000 compared to $787,000 and $2,007,000 for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues was 51% and 53% compared to 52% and 46% for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in gross profit percentage is due to the increase in licensing revenues which does not have an associated cost of sales while the gross profit on our product sales remained flat.

Research and development expenses

The following table presents the changes in research and development expenses from 2006 to 2007:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2007		2006		Decrease from 2006				2007		2006		Decrease from 2006
Research and development expenses	$	158,000	$	207,000		$	(49,000	)	$	525,000	$	598,000		$	(73,000	)

The decrease in research and development expenses is primarily attributable to a change in the mix from currently expensed research and development towards patent development and other capitalized research programs and projects. We expect fourth quarter 2007 research and development costs to be approximately the same as the third quarter. However, the actual amount of research and development expenses will fluctuate with the availability of attractive projects and the availability of the associated required funding.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

The following table presents the changes in selling, general and administrative expenses from 2006 to 2007:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2007		2006		Decrease from 2006				2007		2006		Decrease from 2006
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	852,000	$	953,000		$	(101,000	)	$	2,234,000	$	2,854,000		$	(620,000	)

The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to a reduction in overhead costs as a result of efficiencies and reduction in costs gained by our move from Portland to Foster City. We expect fourth quarter 2007 selling, general and administrative expenses to be approximately the same as the third quarter.

Interest Income

Interest income was $13,000 and $38,000 compared to $14,000 and $45,000 for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease is primarily due to the decrease in cash available for investment activities.

Change in value of warrant and derivative liabilities

The change in the value of warrant and derivative liabilities relates to the change in fair value of these liabilities recorded by us as a result of the convertible debentures issued in October 2006.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $257,000 and $757,000 compared to $91,000 and $146,000 for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase is due to the interest on the convertible debentures and the amortization of the debt issuance costs associated with the convertible debentures as well as penalty interest associated with the delinquent payment of the issued debentures.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On a consolidated basis, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,591,000 at September 30, 2007 of which $1,174,000 was held by BioCheck. The cash held by the OXIS parent company was $417,000 at September 30, 2007. Cash provided by operating activities was $109,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The cash held by the OXIS parent company of $417,000 at September 30, 2007 should be sufficient to sustain our operations at least through 2007.

As of September 30, we have received a license fee of $500,000 from Alteon pursuant to the terms of our license agreement with Alteon (see Note 5). In addition, in connection with our license agreement with Alteon, Alteon made an equity investment in our common stock, at a per-share price equal $0.24 per share, which resulted in net proceeds to us of $500,000. Since BioCheck has been and is expected to continue to be cash flow positive, management believes that BioCheck’s cash will be sufficient to sustain BioCheck’s operating activities. However, we cannot access the cash held by our majority-held subsidiary, BioCheck, to pay for our parent level operating expenses.

On October 25, 2006, we completed a private placement of debentures and warrants under a securities purchase agreement with four accredited investors. In this financing we issued secured convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $1,694,250 (referred to in this report as the “debentures”), and Series A, B, C, D, and E common stock warrants (referred to in this report as the “warrants”). We also provided the investors registration rights under a registration rights agreement, and a security interest in our assets under a security agreement to secure performance of our duties and obligations under the debentures. Under the warrants, the investors have the right to purchase an aggregate of approximately 14.5 million shares of our common stock, at initial exercise prices ranging from $0.35 to $0.385 per share, and these exercise prices are adjustable according to a full ratchet anti-dilution provision, i.e., the exercise price may be adjusted downward in the event that we conduct a financing at a price per share below $0.35 or $0.385 per share, respectively. The Series D and E warrants are only exercisable pro rata subsequent to the exercise of the Series C warrants. The debentures were issued with an original issue discount of 20.318%, and resulted in proceeds to us of $1,350,000. The debentures are convertible, at the option of the holders, at any time into shares of common stock at $0.35 per share, as adjusted in accordance with a full ratchet anti-dilution provision (referred to in this report as the “conversion price”). Pursuant to the terms of the debentures, beginning on February 1, 2007, we began to amortize the debentures in equal installments on a monthly basis resulting in a complete repayment by the maturity date (the “Monthly Redemption Amounts”). The Monthly Redemption Amounts can be paid in cash or in shares, subject to certain restrictions. If we choose to make any Monthly Redemption Amount payment in shares of common stock, the price per share is the lesser of the conversion price then in effect and 85% of the weighted average price for the ten trading days prior to the due date of the Monthly Redemption Amount. The Company has not made the required Monthly Redemption Amounts and is currently in default on these payments. We have not made required monthly redemption payments beginning on February 1, 2007 to purchasers of debentures issued in October 2006. Pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Convertible Debentures, such non-payment is an event of default. Penalty interest accrues on any unpaid redemption balance at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Upon an event of default, each purchaser has the right to accelerate the cash repayment of at least 130% of the outstanding principal amount of the debenture plus accrued but unpaid liquidated damages and interest. If we fail to make such payment in full, the purchasers have the right sell substantially all of our assets pursuant to their security interest to satisfy any such unpaid balance. The Monthly Redemption Amount is approximately $85,000 and as of November 1, 2007 we were ten months behind. We would have to issue approximately 6,839,271 shares of common stock to satisfy the Monthly Redemption Amount and unpaid interest totaling approximately $904,000 in arrears.

Critical Accounting Policies

We consider the following accounting policies to be critical given they involve estimates and judgments made by management and are important for our investors’ understanding of our operating results and financial condition.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements contained in this report include the accounts of OXIS International, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. On December 6, 2005, we purchased 51% of the common stock of BioCheck. In addition during the third quarter of 2007 we purchased an additional 2% of BIoCheck. This acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method of accounting according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 141, “Business Combinations.

Revenue Recognition

·	Product Revenue

·	License Revenue

·	Royalty Revenue

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost to purchase and/or manufacture the inventory or the current estimated market value of the inventory. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand and/or our ability to sell the products and production requirements. Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly. Factors which could affect demand for our products include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences, general market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders placed by customers and/or continued weakening of economic conditions. Additionally, our estimates of future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision required for excess and obsolete inventory. Our estimates are based upon our understanding of historical relationships which can change at anytime.

Long-Lived Assets

Our long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, capitalized costs of filing patent applications and goodwill and other assets. See Notes 1, 4, 5 and 6 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 included in Form 10-KSB/A for more detail regarding our long-lived assets. We evaluate our long-lived assets for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Estimates of future cash flows and timing of events for evaluating long-lived assets for impairment are based upon management’s judgment. If any of our intangible or long-lived assets are considered to be impaired, the amount of impairment to be recognized is the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over its fair value.

Applicable long-lived assets are amortized or depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives, the estimated period that the assets will generate revenue, or the statutory or contractual term in the case of patents. Estimates of useful lives and periods of expected revenue generation are reviewed periodically for appropriateness and are based upon management’s judgment. Goodwill and other assets are not amortized.

Certain Expenses and Liabilities

On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates related to certain expenses and accrued liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Share-Based Compensation

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123R, which replaces FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” or APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS 123R establishes standards for the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. SFAS 123R covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. SFAS 123R requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award on the grant date (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized in the entity’s financial statements over the period during which the employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. Management implemented SFAS 123R effective January 1, 2006. Methodologies used for calculations such as the Black-Scholes option-pricing models and variables such as volatility and expected life are based upon management’s judgment. Such methodologies and variables are reviewed and updated periodically for appropriateness and affect the amount of recorded charges.

RISK FACTORS

THE RISK FACTORS BELOW DETAIL THE SIGNIFICANT RISKS TO OUR BUSINESS INCLUDING THAT WE ARE IN TECHNICAL DEFAULT ON CERTAIN CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES WITH ARREARS EXCEEDING $900,000, THAT THE DEBENTURE PURCHASERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR ASSETS TO SATISFY THOSE ARREARS, THAT THE TERMS OF THE DEBENTURES AND RELATED AGREEMENTS SUBJECT US TO ONEROUS RESTRICTIONS, AND THAT APPROXIMATELY 85% OF OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ON THE OXIS PARENT COMPANY LEVEL ARE MORE THAN 90 DAYS OVERDUE.

Risks Related to Our Business

We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks, some of which are beyond our control. The following discussion highlights some of these risks and others are discussed elsewhere in this Report.

We need to raise additional capital to fund our general and administrative expenses, and if we are unable to raise such capital, in the first quarter of 2008 we will have to curtail or cease operations.

We had cash and cash equivalents of $417,000 at our OXIS parent level at September 30, 2007. We cannot access the cash held by our majority-held subsidiary, BioCheck, to pay for our operating expenses at the parent level, since currently BioCheck is not our wholly-owned subsidiary. In order to expand our operations, including pursuit of our development and commercialization programs, we may need to raise additional equity or debt financing. In addition, if in the future we choose to exercise our option to purchase the remaining 47% share of BioCheck that we currently do not own, this may require additional capital. We have incurred significant obligations in relation to the termination of our former president and chief executive officer and we have approximately $620,000 in accounts payable which are more than 90 days over due, which equals approximately 85% of our the accounts payable on the OXIS parent company level. If we raise short term capital by incurring additional debt, we will have to obtain equity financing sufficient to repay such debt and accrued interest. Further, incurring additional debt may make it more difficult for us to successfully consummate future equity financings.

As we have not made required monthly redemption payments due to purchasers of debentures in our October 2006 convertible debt and warrant financing, unless we receive applicable waivers from the debenture purchasers, such purchasers could exercise their rights under the default provisions of the Secured Convertible Debenture.

We have not made required monthly redemption payments beginning on February 1, 2007 to purchasers of debentures issued in October 2006. Pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Convertible Debentures, such failure to pay is an event of default. Penalty interest accrues on any unpaid redemption balance at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Upon an event of default, each purchaser has the right to accelerate the cash repayment of at least 130% of the outstanding principal amount of the debenture plus accrued but unpaid liquidated damages and interest. If we fail to make such payment in full, the debenture purchasers have the right sell substantially all of our assets pursuant to their security interest to satisfy any such unpaid balance. Each monthly redemption amount is approximately $85,000 and as of November 1, 2007 we were ten months behind. We would have to issue approximately 6,839,271 shares of common stock to satisfy the monthly redemption amount and unpaid interest of approximately $904,000 in arrears.

Repayment of recently issued debentures in shares and the exercise of recently issued warrants would cause substantial dilution to our stockholders and would likely depress our stock price, making it more difficult for us to consummate future equity financings.

In our October 25, 2006 debenture financing with four accredited purchasers, we issued secured convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $1,694,250. We also issued Series A, B, C, D, and E warrants to the purchasers of the debentures, which provide them the right to purchase of an aggregate of approximately 12 million shares of our common stock, at initial exercise prices ranging from $0.35 to $0.385 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the warrants, including a full ratchet anti-dilution provision which will lower the exercise price in the event that we conduct a financing at a price per share below $0.35 or $0.385 per share, respectively. The Series D and E warrants are only exercisable on a pro rata basis, if the Series C warrants are exercised. The debentures were issued with an original issue discount of 20.318%, and resulted in proceeds to us of $1,350,000. The debentures are convertible, at the option of the holders, at any time into shares of common stock at $0.35 per share, as adjusted in accordance with a full ratchet anti-dilution provision (referred to in this report as the “conversion price”). Pursuant to the terms of the debentures, beginning on February 1, 2007, we began to amortize the debentures in equal installments on a monthly basis resulting in a complete repayment by the maturity date (the “Monthly Redemption Amounts”). The Monthly Redemption Amounts can be paid in cash or in shares, subject to certain restrictions. If we choose to make any Monthly Redemption Amount payment in shares of common stock, the price per share is the lesser of the conversion price then in effect and 85% of the weighted average price for the ten trading days prior to the due date of the Monthly Redemption Amount.

Due to the floating conversion price of the debentures that applies when we choose to repay the debentures in shares, we would need to issue approximately ten to thirteen million shares to the holders of the debentures, assuming that stock prices remain in their recent price range. The number of shares that we may have to issue to the debenture holders could increase significantly if our stock price declines from the current price range. In addition, we would have to issue approximately 2.5 million shares if the debenture holders exercise their Series A warrants, an additional approximately five million shares would be issued upon exercise of their Series C warrants and finally, an additional approximately five million shares would be issued upon exercise of their Series D and E warrants pro rata subsequent to the exercise of the Series C warrants. The future potential dilution due to exercise of the above warrants could be increased if the full ratchet anti-dilution provision applicable to the exercise price of the warrants is triggered. This future potential dilution would likely depress our stock price, making it difficult for us to consummate a future equity financing.

As of September 30, 2007 we were in technical default under the October 2006 debentures, because of non-payment of the Monthly Redemption Amounts which became due beginning on February 1, 2007.

Restrictions on our ability to repay the debentures in shares rather than in cash may deplete our cash resources and will require future financings to avoid default.

Under the terms of the debentures we issued in October 2006, our right to make monthly redemption payments is conditioned upon several factors. Beginning on February 1, 2007, we are obligated to amortize the debentures in equal installments on a monthly basis resulting in a complete repayment by the maturity date either in cash or in shares. The monthly redemptions, if made in cash to all debenture holders would equal approximately $85,000 per month. We may not make the monthly redemption in shares if, among other conditions, the issuance of the shares to the debenture holders would cause any debenture holder to beneficially own in excess of either 9.99% or 4.99% of our total outstanding shares at that time (depending on the particular debenture holder, either the 9.99% or the 4.99% threshold applies). One of the debenture holders currently beneficially owns approximately 9% of our total outstanding shares. In addition, we may not make monthly redemption payments to any debenture holder in shares rather than cash if the daily trading volume for our common stock does not exceed 50,000 shares per trading day for a period of 20 trading days prior to any applicable date in question beginning after April 25, 2007. If we must make all or a substantial amount of its monthly redemption payments to the debenture holders in cash rather than shares, our cash reserves will be depleted and we will have to raise substantial additional capital to avoid default of the debentures.

Restrictive provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement signed with purchasers of debentures and warrants in our recent convertible debt and warrant financing may make it more difficult for us to consummate an equity financing transaction.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into with four accredited purchasers on October 25, 2006, the purchasers of the debentures have the right to participate in up to 100% of any future equity financing involving issuance of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock that we undertake within one year after the effective date of the registration statement which we are required to file in relation to the securities issued in our October 25, 2006 financing. This provision may make potential investors reluctant to enter into term sheets with us for future equity transactions.

Raising additional capital may be necessary in order to complete our acquisition of the outstanding shares of BioCheck that we do not own, which constitutes 47% of BioCheck’s issued and outstanding shares.

On September 19, 2005 we entered into a stock purchase agreement with BioCheck and the stockholders of BioCheck pursuant to which we undertook to purchase up to all of the outstanding shares of common stock of BioCheck for an aggregate purchase price of $6.0 million in cash. On December 6, 2005, pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement with BioCheck, at the initial closing, we purchased an aggregate of fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding shares of common stock of BioCheck from each of the stockholders of BioCheck on a pro rata basis, for an aggregate of $3,060,000 in cash. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we purchased an additional 2% of Bio Check shares for $132,000. Pursuant to the stock purchase agreement, we will use our reasonable best efforts to consummate a follow-on financing transaction to raise additional capital with which to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of BioCheck in one or more additional closings. The purchase price for any BioCheck shares purchased after the initial closing will be increased by an additional 8% per annum from the date of the initial closing through the date of such purchase. Under the terms of our purchase agreements with BioCheck and its stockholders, BioCheck’s earnings (specifically, its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, or EBITDA), if any, will be used to repurchase the remaining outstanding BioCheck shares at one or more additional closings. There can be no assurance that BioCheck will generate any earnings in the next several years which would be sufficient to purchase additional shares of BioCheck pursuant to the stock purchase agreement. Even if BioCheck generates earnings, there can be no assurance that such earnings would be sufficient to complete our acquisition of the remaining 47% of BioCheck’s outstanding shares.

To avoid an increase in the purchase price of the remaining shares of BioCheck at the rate of 8% per annum, we would need to consummate a financing transaction to complete the acquisition of the remaining 47% of the outstanding shares of BioCheck. The successful completion of our acquisition of BioCheck in this manner is dependent upon obtaining financing on acceptable terms. No assurances can be given that we will be able to complete such a financing sufficient to undertake our acquisition of the outstanding shares of BioCheck on terms favorable to us, or at all. Any financing that we do undertake to finance the acquisition of BioCheck would likely involve dilution of our common stock if it is an equity financing, or will involve the assumption of significant debt by us.

We will need additional financing in order to complete our development and commercialization programs.

As of September 30, 2007, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $70,128,000. We currently do not have sufficient capital resources to complete the development and commercialization of our antioxidant therapeutic technologies and oxidative stress assays, and no assurances can be given that we will be able to raise such capital in the future on terms favorable to us, or at all. The lack of availability of additional capital could cause us to cease or curtail our operations and/or delay or prevent the development and marketing of our potential products. In addition, we may choose to abandon certain issued United States and international patents that we consider to be of lesser importance to our strategic direction, in an effort to preserve our financial resources.

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including the following:

	●	continued scientific progress in our research and development programs and the commercialization of additional products;
	●	the cost of our research and development and commercialization activities and arrangements, including sales and marketing;
	●	the costs associated with the scale-up of manufacturing;
	●	the success of pre-clinical and clinical trials;
	●	the establishment of and changes in collaborative relationships;
	●	the time and costs involved in filing, prosecuting, enforcing and defending patent claims;
	●	the time and costs required for regulatory approvals;
	●	the acquisition of additional technologies or businesses;
	●	technological competition and market developments; and
	●	the cost of complying with the requirements of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, or AMF, the French regulatory agency overseeing the Nouveau Marché in France.

We will need to raise additional capital to fund all of our potential development and commercialization programs. Our current capital resources may not be sufficient to sustain operations and our development program with respect to our Ergothioneine as a nutraceutical supplement. We have granted a licensee exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and market BXT-51072 and related compounds from our library of such antioxidant compounds. The licensee is responsible for worldwide product development programs with respect to the licensed compounds. However, further development and commercialization of antioxidant therapeutic technologies, oxidative stress assays or currently unidentified opportunities, or the acquisition of additional technologies or businesses, may require additional capital. The fact that further development and commercialization of a specific product or technology would require us to raise additional capital, would be an important factor in our decision to engage in such further development or commercialization. No assurances can be given that we will be able to raise such funds in the future on terms favorable to us, or at all.

If we complete our acquisition of BioCheck, our business could be materially and adversely affected if we fail to adequately integrate the operations of the two companies.

If we choose to exercise our agreement to purchase the remaining shares of BioCheck, and we do not successfully integrate the operations of the two companies, or if the benefits of the transaction do not meet the expectations of financial or industry analysts, the market price of our common stock may decline. The acquisition could result in the use of significant amounts of cash, dilutive issuances of equity securities, or the incurrence of debt or expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets, any of which, or all taken together, could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We may not be able to successfully integrate the BioCheck business into our existing business in a timely and non-disruptive manner, or at all. In addition, the acquisition may result in, among other things, substantial charges associated with acquired in-process research and development, future write-offs of goodwill that is deemed to be impaired, restructuring charges related to consolidation of operations, charges associated with unknown or unforeseen liabilities of acquired businesses and increased general and administrative expenses. Furthermore, the acquisition may not produce the revenues, earnings or business synergies that we anticipate.

In addition, in general, acquisitions such as these involve numerous risks, including:

	●	difficulties in assimilating the operations, technologies, products and personnel of an acquired company;
	●	risks of entering markets in which we have either no or limited prior experience;
	●	diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; and
	●	potential loss of key employees of an acquired company.

The time, capital management and other resources spent on the acquisition, if it fails to meet our expectations, could cause our business and financial condition to be materially and adversely affected.

We may experience disruption or may fail to achieve any benefits in connection with the recent changes in executive management and in board membership.

During the third quarter of 2006, our former Chief Executive Officer, who had been appointed by the Board on in the first quarter of 2005, was terminated, and during the fourth quarter of 2006 our Chief Financial Officer, who had been hired in January 2006, resigned from his position at our company. As a result, one person was appointed to serve as both Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer, leaving our company with a sole executive officer. On September 15, 2006 Marvin S. Hausman, M.D. was appointed our new President and Chief Executive Officer and took the position of Acting Chief Financial Officer. On September 24, 2007, the board of directors appointed Gary M. Post as our Chief Operating Officer.

In addition, during 2006 two directors left our Board. Timothy C. Rodell, M.D., declined to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 1, 2006 and on April 12, 2007, Mr. Guillen resigned from the board of directors. Gary M. Post joined our Board of directors on March 15, 2006 and on January 11, 2007 Matthew Spolar was appointed to our board of directors, resulting in a five member Board. Three of the five directors currently serving on the board commenced their service on the board within the last two years.

If we fail to attract and retain key personnel, our business could suffer.

Our future depends, in part, on our ability to attract and retain key personnel. We may not be able to hire and retain such personnel at compensation levels consistent with our existing compensation and salary structure. In late 2006 and during 2007 we deferred the hiring of senior management personnel due to limited capital resources. We cannot predict whether we will be successful in finding suitable new candidates for our key management positions. On September 15, 2006, Mr. Guillen’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer was terminated, and Marvin S. Hausman, M.D. was appointed our new President and Chief Executive Officer. On November 15, 2006, Michael Centron resigned as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Hausman has assumed the role of chief financial and accounting officer on an interim basis. While we have entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Hausman, he is free to terminate his employment “at will.” Further, we cannot predict whether Dr. Hausman will be successful in his role as our President and Chief Executive Officer, or whether senior management personnel hires will be effective. Gary Post, the Chief Operating Officer since September 2007, has been retained pursuant to an Advisory Agreement dated November 2006 which he may terminate at will. The loss of services of executive officers or key personnel, any transitional difficulties with our new Chief Executive Officer or the inability to attract qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business. We currently do not have a Chief Financial Officer who is a full time employee, and rely upon consultants to perform functions normally handled by a CFO. As we currently have limited cash resources, if any of our key personnel leaves, replacing them will be difficult. We do not have any key employee life insurance policies with respect to any of our executive officers.

The success of our business depends upon our ability to successfully develop and commercialize products.

We cannot assure you that our efforts to develop and commercialize a cardiac predictor product, an Ergothioneine nutraceutical product or any other products will be successful. The cost of such development and commercialization efforts can be significant and the likelihood of success of any such programs is difficult to predict. The failure to develop or commercialize such new products could be materially harmful to us and our financial condition.

Our future profitability is uncertain.

We cannot predict our ability to increase our revenues or achieve profitability. We may be required to increase our research and development expenses in order to develop potential new products. As evidenced by the substantial net losses during and 2007 and 2006, losses and expenses may increase and fluctuate from quarter to quarter. There can be no assurance that we will ever achieve profitable operations.

Our ability to successfully develop and commercialize our nutraceutical or clinical diagnostic product candidates, and make them available for sale, is uncertain.

Most of our nutraceutical and clinical diagnostic candidates are at an early stage of development and all of such nutraceutical and clinical diagnostic candidates may require expensive and lengthy testing and regulatory clearances. None of our nutraceutical or clinical diagnostic candidates has been approved by regulatory authorities. We may not be able to make some of our product candidates commercially available for several years, if at all. There are many reasons we may fail in our efforts to develop our nutraceutical and clinical diagnostic candidates, including:

	●	our nutraceutical and clinical diagnostic candidates may be found to lack efficacy, we may not be able to effectively demonstrate the efficacy of our products, or our products may not qualify to receive necessary regulatory clearances,
	●	our nutraceutical and clinical diagnostic candidates may not be cost expensive to manufacture or market or may not achieve broad market acceptance,
	●	third parties may hold proprietary rights that may preclude us from developing or marketing our nutraceutical and clinical diagnostic candidates, or
	●	third parties may enter the market with equivalent or superior products.

Clinical development is inherently uncertain and expense levels may fluctuate unexpectedly because we cannot accurately predict the timing and level of such expenses.

Our future success may depend in part upon the results of clinical trials undertaken by us or our licensees designed to assess the safety and efficacy of our potential products. We do not have substantial experience in developing and running clinical trials. The completion of clinical trials often depends significantly upon the rate of patient enrollment, and our expense levels will vary depending upon the rate of enrollment. In addition, the length of time necessary to complete clinical trials and submit an application for marketing and manufacturing approvals varies significantly and is difficult to predict. The expenses associated with each phase of development depend upon the design of the trial. The design of each phase of trials depends in part upon results of prior phases, and additional trials may be needed at each phase. As a result, the expense associated with future phases cannot be predicted in advance. Further, if we undertake clinical trials, we may decide to terminate or suspend ongoing trials. Failure to comply with extensive FDA regulations may result in unanticipated delay, suspension or cancellation of a trial or the FDA’s refusal to accept test results. The FDA may also suspend our clinical trials at any time if it concludes that the participants are being exposed to unacceptable risks. As a result of these factors, we cannot predict the actual expenses that we will incur with respect to clinical trials for any of our potential products, and we expect that our expense levels will fluctuate unexpectedly in the future.

Competition in most of our primary current and potential market areas is intense.

The diagnostic, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries are highly competitive. The main commercial competition at present in our research assay business is represented by, but not limited to, the following companies: Cayman Chemical Company, Assay Designs and Randox Laboratories Ltd. In addition, our competitors and potential competitors include large pharmaceutical/nutraceutical companies, universities and research institutions. Compared to us, these competitors may have substantially greater capital resources, research and development staffs, facilities, as well as greater expertise manufacturing and making products. In addition, these companies, as well as others, may have or may develop new technologies or use existing technologies that are, or may in the future be, the basis for competitive products. There can be no assurance that we can compete successfully.

In addition, current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties, thereby increasing the ability of their products to address the needs of our current and prospective customers. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among current and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market share. Such competition could materially adversely affect our ability to commercialize existing technologies or new technologies on terms favorable to us. Further, competitive pressures could require us to reduce the price of our products and technologies, which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors and any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results and financial condition.

TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. holds significant stockholder voting power, and may be in a position to influence matters affecting us.

TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. or TorreyPines, which merged with Axonyx Inc. in October 2006, currently owns approximately 30% of our issued and outstanding stock. Given these circumstances, TorreyPines may influence our business direction and policies, and, thus, may have the ability to control certain material decisions affecting us. In addition, such concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control or other business combination that might otherwise be beneficial to our stockholders.

If we are unable to develop and maintain alliances with collaborative partners, we may have difficulty developing and selling certain of our products and services.

Our ability to realize significant revenues from new products and technologies is dependent upon, among other things, our success in developing business alliances and licensing arrangements with nutraceutical, biopharmaceutical and/or health related companies to develop and market these products. To date, we have had limited success in establishing foundations for such business alliances and licensing arrangements and there can be no assurance that our efforts will result in the development of mature relationships or that any such relationships will be successful. Further, relying on these or other alliances is risky to our future success because:

	●	our partners may develop products or technologies competitive with our products and technologies;
	●	our partners may not devote sufficient resources to the development and sale of our products and technologies;
	●	our collaborations may be unsuccessful; or
	●	we may not be able to negotiate future alliances on acceptable terms.

Our revenues and quarterly results have fluctuated historically and may continue to fluctuate, which could cause our stock price to decrease.

Our revenues and operating results may fluctuate due in part to factors that are beyond our control and which we cannot predict. Material shortfalls in revenues will materially adversely affect our results and may cause us to experience losses. In particular, our revenue growth and profitability depend on sales of our research assays and fine chemicals. Factors that could cause sales for these products and other products to fluctuate include:

	●	an inability to produce products in sufficient quantities and with appropriate quality;
	●	an inability to obtain sufficient raw materials;
	●	the loss of or reduction in orders from key customers;
	●	variable or decreased demand from our customers;
	●	the receipt of relatively large orders with short lead times;
	●	our customers’ expectations as to how long it takes us to fill future orders;
	●	customers’ budgetary constraints and internal acceptance review procedures;
	●	there may be only a limited number of customers that are willing to purchase our research assays and fine chemicals;
	●	a long sales cycle that involves substantial human and capital resources; and
	●	potential downturns in general or in industry specific economic conditions.

Each of these factors has impacted, and may in the future impact, the demand for and availability of our products and our quarterly operating results. For example, a decrease in the demand for our Ergothioneine product resulted in sales of Ergothioniene of $46,000 year to date in 2007 compared to sales of Ergothioneine of $1,000 in 2006, $18,000 in 2005 and $87,000 in 2004, compared to $333,000 in 2003. We cannot predict with any certainty our future sales of Ergothioneine.

If the sales or development cycles for research assays and fine chemicals lengthen unexpectedly, our revenues may decline or not grow as anticipated and our results from operations may be harmed.

Changes in accounting standards regarding stock option plans could increase our reported losses, cause our stock price to decline and limit the desirability of granting stock options.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123R. SFAS 123R replaces SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS 123R establishes standards for the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. SFAS 123R covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. SFAS 123R requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award on the grant date (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized in the entity’s financial statements over the period during which the employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. Management implemented SFAS 123R effective January 1, 2006. Expensing such stock options will add to our losses or reduce our profits, if any. In addition, stock options are an important employee recruitment and retention tool, and we may not be able to attract and retain key personnel if we reduce the scope of our employee stock option program.

Our income may suffer if we receive relatively large orders with short lead times, or our manufacturing capacity does not otherwise match our demand.

Because we cannot immediately adapt our production capacity and related cost structures to rapidly changing market conditions, when demand does not meet our expectations, our manufacturing capacity will likely exceed our production requirements. Fixed costs associated with excess manufacturing capacity could adversely affect our income. Similarly, if we receive relatively large orders with short lead times, we may not be able to increase our manufacturing capacity to meet product demand, and, accordingly, we will not be able to fulfill orders in a timely manner. During a market upturn, we may not be able to purchase sufficient supplies to meet increasing product demand. In addition, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supplies or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. These factors could materially and adversely affect our results.

Our success will require that we establish a strong intellectual property position and that we can defend ourselves against intellectual property claims from others.

Maintaining a strong patent position is important to us in order to establish and maintain a competitive advantage. We currently have 81 patents either granted or applied for in 16 countries with expiration dates ranging from 2009 to 2025. Litigation on patent-related matters has been prevalent in our industry and we expect that this will continue. Patent law relating to the scope of claims in the technology fields in which we operate is still evolving and the extent of future protection is highly uncertain, so there can be no assurance that the patent rights we have or may obtain will be valuable. Others may have filed, or may in the future file, patent applications that are similar or identical to ours. To determine the priority of inventions, we may have to participate in interference proceedings declared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that could result in substantial costs in legal fees and could substantially affect the scope of our patent protection. We cannot assure investors that any such patent applications will not have priority over our patent applications. Further, we may choose to abandon certain issued United States and international patents that we consider to be of lesser importance to our strategic direction, in an effort to preserve our financial resources. Abandonment of patents could substantially affect the scope of our patent protection. In addition, we may in future periods incur substantial costs in litigation to defend against patent suits brought by third parties or if we initiate such suits.

In addition to patent protection, we also rely upon trade secret protection for our confidential and proprietary information. There can be no assurance, however, that such measures will provide adequate protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary information. In addition, there can be no assurance that trade secrets and other proprietary information will not be disclosed, that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to or disclose our trade secrets and other proprietary information. If we cannot obtain, maintain or enforce our intellectual property rights, competitors may seize the opportunity to design and commercialize competing technologies.

We may face challenges from third parties regarding the validity of our patents and proprietary rights, or from third parties asserting that we are infringing their patents or proprietary rights, which could result in litigation that would be costly to defend and could deprive us of valuable rights. As a recent example, in the second quarter of 2007, Applied Genetics Incorporated Dermatics (“AGI”) initiated a lawsuit against OXIS alleging in part that AGI’s production, use and sale of L-ergothioneine does not infringe the patents held by OXIS. The complaint also alleged that certain actions taken by OXIS to protect and enforce its patents have caused damage to AGI, and asserted claims of unfair competition, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and contractual relations. The complaint also challenged the validity of one of our patents.

Extensive litigation regarding patents and other intellectual property rights has been common in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The defense and prosecution of intellectual property suits, United States Patent and Trademark Office interference proceedings, and related legal and administrative proceedings in the United States and internationally involve complex legal and factual questions. As a result, such proceedings are costly and time-consuming to pursue and their outcome is uncertain. Litigation may be necessary to:

	●	enforce patents that we own or license;
	●	protect trade secrets or know-how that we own or license; or
	●	determine the enforceability, scope and validity of the proprietary rights of others.

Our involvement in any litigation, interference or other administrative proceedings could cause us to incur substantial expense and could significantly divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel. An adverse determination may subject us to loss of our proprietary position or to significant liabilities, or require us to seek licenses that may not be available from third parties. An adverse determination in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or a failure to obtain necessary licenses, may restrict or prevent us from manufacturing and selling our products. Costs associated with these arrangements may be substantial and may include ongoing royalties. Furthermore, we may not be able to obtain the necessary licenses on satisfactory terms, if at all. These outcomes could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be exposed to liability due to product defects.

The risk of product liability claims is inherent in the testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of our products. We may seek to acquire additional insurance for liability risks. We may not be able to obtain such insurance or general product liability insurance on acceptable terms or in sufficient amounts. A product liability claim or recall could have a serious adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Disclosure controls are no assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

Although we have an extensive operating history, resources are limited for the development and maintenance of our control environment. We have a very limited number of personnel and therefore segregation of duties can be somewhat limited as to their scope and effectiveness. We believe, however, that we are in reasonable compliance with the best practices given the environment in which we operate. Although existing controls in place are deemed appropriate for the prevention, detection and minimization of fraud, theft and errors, they may result in only limited assurances, at best, that the total objectives of the control system are met. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, can be detected and/or prevented and as such this is a risk area for investors to consider.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Our common stock is traded on the OTCBB, our stock price is highly volatile, and you may not be able to sell your shares of our common stock at a price greater than or equal to the price you paid for such shares.

Our shares of common stock are currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, or OTCBB. Stocks traded on the OTCBB generally have limited trading volume and exhibit a wide spread between bid and ask quotations. The market price of our common stock is extremely volatile. To demonstrate the volatility of our stock price, during the first nine months of 2007, the volume of our common stock traded on any given day ranged from 0 to 236,000 shares. Moreover, during that period, our common stock traded as low as $0.08 per share and as high as $0.29 per share, a 190% difference. This may impact an investor’s decision to buy or sell our common stock. As of September 30, 2007 there were approximately 3,500 holders of our common stock. Factors affecting our stock price include:

	●	our financial results;
	●	fluctuations in our operating results;
	●	announcements of technological innovations or new commercial health care products or therapeutic products by us or our competitors;
	●	government regulation;
	●	developments in patents or other intellectual property rights;
	●	developments in our relationships with customers and potential customers; and
	●	general market conditions.

Furthermore, volatility in the stock price of other companies has often led to securities class action litigation against those companies. Any such securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources, which could seriously harm our business and financial condition.

Our common stock may be subject to “penny stock” rules which may be detrimental to investors.

Our common stock may be, or may become, subject to the regulations promulgated by the SEC for “penny stock.” SEC regulation relating to penny stock is presently evolving, and the OTCBB may react to such evolving regulation in a way that adversely affects the market liquidity of our common stock. Penny stock currently includes any non-NASDAQ equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The regulations require that prior to any non-exempt buy/sell transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule set forth by the SEC relating to the penny stock market must be delivered to the purchaser of such penny stock. This disclosure must include the amount of commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current price quotations for the common stock. The regulations also require that monthly statements be sent to holders of penny stock that disclose recent price information for the penny stock and information of the limited market for penny stocks. These requirements may adversely affect the market liquidity of our common stock.

Sales of our common stock may require broker-dealers to make special suitability determinations regarding prospective purchasers.

Our common stock may be, or may become, subject to Rule 15g-1 through 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, which imposes certain sales practice requirements on broker-dealers which sell our common stock to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or an annual income exceeding $200,000 (or $300,000 together with their spouses)). For transactions covered by this rule, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. Applicability of this rule would adversely affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and purchasers of our common stock to sell their shares of such common stock. Accordingly, the market for our common stock may be limited and the value negatively impacted.

We will incur expenses in connection with registration of our shares which may be significant.

We are required to pay fees and expenses incident to the registration with the SEC of the shares issued or issuable in the private placements of equity which closed on January 6, 2005 and shares underlying convertible debt and warrants October 25, 2006 and maintain adequate disclosure in connection with such registration, including updating prospectuses and under certain circumstances, filing amended registration statements. These expenses were approximately $302,000 in 2006, and $40,000 for the first nine months of 2007 and we may incur significant additional expenses in the future related to maintaining effective registration statements for prior financings and any additional registrations related to future financings. We have also agreed to indemnify such selling security holders against losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out of relating to any misstatements or omissions in our registration statement and related prospectuses, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event such claims is made in the future, such losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out of those claims could be significant in relation to our revenues.

A large number of additional shares may be sold into the public market in the near future, which may cause the market price of our common stock to decline significantly, even if our business is successful.

Sales of a substantial amount of common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. After our October 25, 2006 debenture and warrant financing, and assuming the full conversion of the debentures and full exercise of the Series A, B, C, D and E warrants for the maximum number of shares for which such warrants are exercisable, we would have approximately 64 million shares of common stock outstanding (assuming no other issuances of common stock). Upon full issuance of these shares of common stock upon conversion of the debentures and exercise of the warrants, the market price of our common stock could drop significantly if the holders of these shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.

A large number of common shares are issuable upon exercise of outstanding common share options and warrants and upon conversion of our outstanding debentures. The exercise or conversion of these securities could result in the substantial dilution of your investment in terms of your percentage ownership in OXIS as well as the book value of your common shares. The sale of a large amount of common shares received upon exercise of these options and warrants on the public market to finance the exercise price or to pay associated income taxes, or the perception that such sales could occur, could substantially depress the prevailing market prices for our shares.

As of December 31, 2006, there were outstanding warrants entitling the holders to purchase up to a maximum of 9,681,840 common shares at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. In addition, there are outstanding warrants entitling the holders to purchase up to a maximum of 4,840,740 common shares at an exercise price of $0.385 per share. There are also debentures outstanding which are convertible into a maximum of 4,840,740 common shares at a conversion price per common share of $0.35 per common share. Further, we have relied heavily on option and warrant grants as an alternative to cash as a means of compensating our officers, advisors and consultants. In 2006, we issued options and warrants to officers, director and consultants for the purchase of approximately 4.4 million shares of our common stock, with exercise prices ranging from $0.18 to $0.39 per share. The exercise price for all of the aforesaid options and warrants may be less than your cost to acquire our common shares. In the event of the exercise and/or conversion of these securities, you could suffer substantial dilution of your investment in terms of your percentage ownership in the company as well as the book value of your common shares. In addition, the holders of the options and warrants may sell underlying common shares in tandem with their exercise of those warrants to finance that exercise, or may resell the shares purchased in order to cover any income tax liabilities that may arise from their exercise of the options and warrants.

If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, our ability to provide accurate financial statements and comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could be impaired, which could cause our stock price to decrease substantially.

We are continuing to take measures to address and improve our financial reporting and compliance capabilities and we are in the process of instituting changes to satisfy our obligations in connection with being a public company. We will need to continue to improve our financial and managerial controls, reporting systems and procedures, and documentation thereof. If our financial and managerial controls, reporting systems or procedures fail, we may not be able to provide accurate financial statements on a timely basis or comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as it applies to us. Any failure of our internal controls or our ability to provide accurate financial statements could cause the trading price of our common stock to decrease substantially.

Our common shares are thinly traded and, if you are a holder of debentures, you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to convert your debentures into common stock and sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate such shares.

We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. Our common shares have historically been sporadically or “thinly-traded” on the “Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board,” meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained.

The market price for our common stock is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively small company with a small and thinly traded “float” and lack of current revenues that could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. The price at which you convert your debentures into our common stock many be indicative of the price that will prevail in the trading market. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.

The market for our common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, as noted above, our common shares are sporadically and/or thinly traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by its shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for its shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Secondly, an investment in us is a speculative or “risky” investment due to our lack of revenues or profits to date and uncertainty of future market acceptance for current and potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer.

Investors should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends.

We presently do not anticipate that we will pay any dividends on any of our capital stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, would be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our board of directors. We presently intend to retain all earnings, if any, to implement our business plan; accordingly, we do not anticipate the declaration of any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Item 3. Controls and Procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management (including our principal executive and financial officer), audit committee, and our external accounting and financial consultant, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2007, and, based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that these controls and procedures are effective. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On September 13, 2007, the lawsuit initiated by Applied Genetics Incorporated Dermatics (“AGI”) against OXIS on or about April 13, 2007 was dismissed without prejudice by agreement of both parties. The original complaint by AGI alleged that certain actions taken by OXIS to protect and enforce its patents have caused damage to AGI, and asserted claims of unfair competition, tortuous interference with prospective economic advantage and contractual relations. The complaint also challenged the validity of one of our patents. We subsequently counterclaimed alleging that AGI’s production, use and sale of L-ergothioneine infringes certain patents held by OXIS. The parties have agreed to pursue mediation on the dispute, and subsequently arbitration if mediation proves unsuccessful.

No director, officer or affiliate of ours, and no owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the securities of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries in reference to pending litigation.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

We have not made required monthly redemption payments beginning on February 1, 2007 to purchasers of debentures issued in October 2006. Pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Convertible Debentures, such failure to pay is an event of default. Penalty interest accrues on any unpaid redemption balance at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Upon an event of default, each purchaser has the right to accelerate the cash repayment of at least 130% of the outstanding principal amount of the debenture plus accrued but unpaid liquidated damages and interest. If we fail to make such payment in full, the purchasers have the right sell substantially all of our assets pursuant to their security interest to satisfy any such unpaid balance. The Monthly Redemption Amount is approximately $85,000 and as of November 1, 2007 we were ten months behind. We would have to issue approximately 6,839,271 shares of common stock to satisfy the Monthly Redemption Amount and unpaid interest totaling approximately $904,000 in arrears.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

See Index to Exhibits on page 44.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	OXIS International, Inc.

November 14, 2007	By:	/s/ Marvin S. Hausman
		Marvin S. Hausman
		Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title or Description
10.1*	Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement with Alteon, Inc. dated April 2, 2007.
31.1	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

* Certain portions of this agreement are subject to a request for confidential treatment, pending with the Securities and Exchange Commission.