UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from           to           

Commission file number 0-22613

AVI BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Issuer’s telephone number, including area code:  503-227-0554

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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    x          No    o          

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o     Accelerated filer x     Non-accelerated filer o.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes    o          No    x          

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

AVI BIOPHARMA, INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

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AVI BIOPHARMA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AVI BIOPHARMA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

 STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AVI BIOPHARMA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AVI BIOPHARMA, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The financial information included herein for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 and the financial information as of September 30, 2007 is unaudited; however, such information reflects all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The financial information as of December 31, 2006 is derived from AVI BioPharma, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) Form 10-K/A. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K/A. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Stock-based compensation costs are generally based on the fair value calculated from the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant for stock options and on the date of enrollment for the Plan. The fair value of stock grants is amortized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the grants. Stock options granted to employees are service-based and typically vest over four years.

The fair market values of stock options granted during the periods presented were measured on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the following weighted average assumptions:

The risk-free interest rate is estimated using an average of treasury bill interest rates. The expected dividend yield is zero as the Company has not paid any dividends to date and does not expect to pay dividends in the future. The expected lives are estimated using expected and historical exercise behavior. The expected volatility is estimated using historical calculated volatility and considers factors such as future events or circumstances that could impact volatility.

As part of the requirements of FSAS 123R, the Company is required to estimate potential forfeiture of stock grants and adjust compensation cost recorded accordingly. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

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A summary of the Company’s stock option compensation activity with respect to the nine months ended September 30, 2007 follows:

The weighted average fair value per share of stock-based payments granted to employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 was $2.26 and $6.09, respectively. During the same periods, the total intrinsic value of stock options exercised were $4,937 and $773,798, and the total fair value of stock options that vested were $2,876,554 and $3,113,321, respectively.

As of September 30, 2007, there was $3,520,157 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $29,002 was received for the exercise of stock options. The Company is obligated to issue shares from the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan upon the exercise of stock options. The Company does not currently expect to repurchase shares from any source to satisfy its obligations under the Plan.

The following are the stock-based compensation costs recognized in the Company’s statements of operations:

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The 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) provides that eligible employees may contribute, through payroll, deductions, up to 10% of their earnings toward the purchase of the Company’s Common Stock at 85% of the fair market value at specific dates. On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123R, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share based payment awards made to the Company’s employees and directors related to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, based on estimated fair values. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 the total compensation expense for participants in the ESPP was $10,751 and $29,465, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with a weighted average estimated fair value per share of $1.09, expected life of six months, risk free interest rate of 4.93%, volatility of 56.92%, and no dividend yield. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 the total compensation expense for participants in the ESPP was $12,531 and $45,250, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with a weighted average estimated fair value per share of $1.44, expected life of six months, risk free interest rate of 4.32%, volatility of 88.15%, and no dividend yield. At September 30, 2007, 230,687 shares remain available for purchase through the plan and there were 95 employees eligible to participate in the plan, of which 31 were participants.

On March 27, 2007, in connection with his resignation, the Company entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with AVI’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to this agreement, he may exercise his previously granted options until the earlier of the termination date specified in the respective stock option grant agreements or March 28, 2010. This modification of these stock options in the first quarter of 2007 increased compensation costs by $1,057,372.

On March 15, 2006 unvested stock options for nine employees in the Company’s Colorado facility were accelerated. These employees joined Cook Group Inc. in April 2006. The acceleration of these stock options in the first quarter of 2006 increased compensation costs by $833,500.

During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 the total compensation expense for stock-based compensation was $779,090 and $3,933,926, respectively. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 the total compensation expense for stock-based compensation was $1,003,550 and $3,946,821, respectively.

The Company records the fair value of stock options granted to non-employees in exchange for services in accordance with EITF 96-18 “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services.” The fair value of the options granted is expensed when the measurement date is known. The performance for services was satisfied on the grant date for stock options granted to non-employees. The total fair value of the options granted to non-employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 was $312,637 and $525,126, respectively, which was expensed to research and development.

Warrants. Certain of the Company’s warrants issued in connection with financing arrangements are classified as liabilities in accordance with EITF 00-19, “Accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a Company’s own stock.”

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The fair market value of these warrants is recorded on the balance sheet at issuance and marked to market at each financial reporting period. The change in the fair value of the warrants is recorded in the Statement of Operations as a non-cash gain (loss) and is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

The risk-free interest rate is estimated using an average of treasury bill interest rates. The expected dividend yield is zero as the Company has not paid any dividends to date and does not expect to pay dividends in the future. The expected lives are based on the remaining contractual lives of the related warrants. The expected volatility is estimated using historical calculated volatility and considers factors such as future events or circumstances that could impact volatility.

For warrants classified as permanent equity in accordance with EITF 00-19, the fair value of the warrants is recorded in shareholders’ equity and no further adjustments are made.

Commitments and Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Company may be named as a party to various legal claims, actions and complaints, including matters involving employment, intellectual property, effects from the use of drugs utilizing our technology, or others. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether any resulting liability would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Financial Instruments. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other current monetary assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

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

The Company defers recognition of non-refundable upfront fees if it has 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 Company performance under the other elements of the arrangement. In addition, if the Company has continuing involvement through research and development services that are required because its know-how and expertise related to the technology is proprietary to the Company, or can only be performed by the Company, then such up-front fees are deferred and recognized over the period of continuing involvement.

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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.

Government Research Contract Revenue.  The Company recognizes revenues from federal research contracts during the period in which the related expenditures are incurred. The Company presents these revenues and related expenses at gross in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with EITF 99-19 “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent.”

Income Taxes.  In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing the recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for the Company as of January 1, 2007, with cumulative effect, if any, of applying FIN 48 recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the year of adoption. The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, which did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. See Note 8.

Note 2. Restatement of Prior Financial Information:

In December 2003, January 2004, January 2005 and November 2005, the Company issued warrants in connection with various financing transactions in registered offerings. Previously, the Company had classified these warrants in the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. In accordance with EITF 00-19, if a financial instrument requires settlement in registered shares, the financial instrument cannot be classified within equity, as the company’s ability to maintain an effective registration statement is outside that company’s control. The warrants issued by the Company require settlement in registered shares and accordingly, should be recorded as a liability at fair value at the date of grant, and marked to market at each reporting period.

The Company has evaluated the financial statement impact in each of the previously filed reporting periods effected, and concluded that the changes are quantitatively material to its previously filed financial statements. The amounts previously recorded in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 will be adjusted to reduce equity and increase liabilities for the issued warrants, and changes in fair value will be recorded on their own line item.

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The effect of the correction of this error on the statement of operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 is summarized as follows:

The effect of the correction of this error on the statement of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 is summarized as follows:

Note 3. Liquidity

The Company is in the development stage. Since its inception in 1980 through September 30, 2007, the Company has incurred losses of approximately $222 million, substantially all of which resulted from expenditures related to research and development, general and administrative expenses, non-cash write-downs in 2002 of $4,478,260 and in 2001 of $12,523,088 on short-term securities—available-for-sale that had an other than temporary impairment as defined by SEC accounting rules and a one-time charge of $19,545,028 for acquired in-process research and development reflecting the acquisition of ImmunoTherapy Corporation. The Company has not generated any material revenue from product sales to date, and there can be no assurance that revenues from product sales will be achieved. Moreover, even if the Company does achieve revenues from product sales, the Company expects to incur operating losses over the next several years.

The financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to achieve a profitable level of operations in the future will depend in large part on completing product development of its antisense products, obtaining regulatory approvals for such products, and bringing these products to market. During the period required to develop these products, the Company will require substantial additional financing. There is no assurance that such financing will be available when needed or that the Company’s planned products will be commercially successful. The Company believes it has sufficient cash to fund operations at least through the first quarter of 2008, exclusive of future receipts from billings on existing government contracts. For 2007, the Company expects

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expenditures for operations, net of government funding, including collaborative efforts and GMP facilities to be approximately $24 to $26 million. Expenditures for 2007 could exceed this level if the Company undertakes additional collaborative efforts. If necessary, however, the Company’s management has the ability to curtail certain expenditures because a significant amount of the Company’s costs are variable.

In December 2006, the Company announced the execution of a two-year $28 million research contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The contract is directed toward funding the Company’s development of antisense therapeutics to treat the effects of Ebola, Marburg and Junin hemorrhagic viruses, which are seen by DoD as potential biological warfare and bioterrorism agents. Funding under this contract is expected over two years, with up to $18.0 million committed in the first year, and the remainder anticipated in the second year. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $3,567,455 in research contract revenue from this contract.

In January 2006, the Company announced that the final version of the 2006 defense appropriations act had been approved, which included an allocation of $11.0 million to fund the Company’s ongoing defense-related programs. Net of government administrative costs, it is anticipated that the Company will receive up to $9.8 million under this allocation. The Company’s NEUGENE^® technology is expected to be used to continue developing therapeutic agents against Ebola, Marburg and dengue viruses, as well as to continue developing countermeasures for anthrax exposure and antidotes for ricin toxin. The Company has received signed contracts for all four of these projects. The Company expects that funding under these signed contracts will be completed over the next 12 months. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $2,096,190 in research contract revenue from these contracts.

The likelihood of the long-term success of the Company must be considered in light of the expenses, difficulties and delays frequently encountered in the development and commercialization of new pharmaceutical products, competitive factors in the marketplace as well as the burdensome regulatory environment in which the Company operates. There can be no assurance that the Company will ever achieve significant revenues or profitable operations.

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Note 4. Earnings Per Share

Basic EPS is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding. Given that the Company is in a loss position, there is no difference between basic EPS and diluted EPS since the common stock equivalents would be antidilutive.

*  Warrants and stock options to purchase 14,807,629 and 14,220,937 shares of common stock as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share calculation as their effect would have been antidilutive.

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Note 5. Comprehensive Income and securities available for sale

Comprehensive income (loss) includes charges or credits to equity that did not result from transactions with shareholders. The Company’s only component of “other comprehensive income (loss)” is unrealized gain (loss) on cash equivalents and short-term securities—available-for-sale. Accordingly, such investment securities are stated on the balance sheet at their fair market value. The Company classifies its investment securities with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase as cash equivalents. The Company classifies its investment securities with an original maturity of more than three months from the date of purchase as short-term securities—available-for-sale. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company’s investments in marketable securities had gross unrealized gains of $0 and $18,418, respectively. The unrealized difference between the adjusted cost and the fair market value of these securities has been reflected as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The following table sets forth the calculation of comprehensive income for the periods indicated:

Note 6. Significant Agreements

On January 8, 2007, the Company announced that it had entered into a cross-license agreement with Eleos Inc. for the development of antisense drugs targeting p53, a well-studied human protein that controls cellular response to genetic damage. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company granted Eleos Inc. an exclusive license to the Company’s NEUGENE^® third-generation antisense chemistry to treat cancer with p53-related drugs. In return, Eleos Inc. granted an exclusive license to its patents to the Company for treatment of most viral diseases with drugs that target p53. The companies are sharing rights in other medical fields where targeting p53 may be therapeutically useful. Each company will make milestone payments and royalty payments to the other on development and sales of products that utilize technology licensed under the agreement. In addition, Eleos Inc. made an upfront payment of $500,000 to the Company. The Company recognized $93,750 in license fees in the nine months ended September 30, 2007; the remaining $406,250 has been classified as deferred revenue.

In February 2007, the Company issued 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a market value of $300,000 for consulting services, which was expensed as a component of research and development.

On March 27, 2007, the Board of Directors appointed K.Michael Forrest as interim Chief Executive Officer and set his compensation as follows: (a) annual salary - $385,000 and (b) options to acquire 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The stock options granted to Mr. Forrest become exercisable starting one month after the grant date, with one-twelfth of the options becoming exercisable at that time and an additional one-twelfth of the

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options becoming exercisable each month thereafter. The exercise price is $2.45 per share.

On March 27, 2007, in connection with the resignation of AVI’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Company entered into a Separation and Release Agreement, pursuant to which the former Chairman and CEO is entitled to receive his base compensation for 18 months ($562,500 in the aggregate) and medical insurance for the same 18 month period and may exercise his previously granted options until the earlier of the termination date of the respective stock option grant agreements or March 28, 2010. The Company recognized $1,619,872 in total compensation expense to general and administrative in the first quarter of 2007, including $562,500 in cash compensation and $1,057,372 in SFAS 123R expenses.

On April 19, 2007, the Company entered into a real property purchase agreement with WKL Investments Airport, LLC (“WKL”) to purchase a parcel of real property, including improvements situated on the land and intangibles related to the land, for $3,300,000. The Company paid the purchase price as follows: $350,208 in cash, assumption of two loans secured by the property in the amount of $2,199,792, and issuance of 270,758 shares of AVI common stock (at $2.77 per share or $750,000 in the aggregate).

On May 2, 2007, the Company entered into a cross-license and collaboration agreement with Ercole Biotech, Inc. (“Ercole”) to develop drugs that may prove effective in treating the genetic diseases Duchenne muscular dystrophy and beta thalassemia and a stock purchase agreement in connection therewith. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, Ercole issued AVI shares of Ercole Series A—2 Preferred Stock, and the Company issued to Ercole 73,607 shares of the Company’s common stock with a market value of $200,000 and which was expensed to research and development.

In August 2007, the Company issued 74,074 shares of the Company’s common stock with a market value of $200,000 for consulting services, which was expensed as a component of research and development.

Note 7. Other current assets

Amounts included in other current assets are as follows:

Starting in April 2006, the Company was required to pledge $150,000 as collateral for company credit cards issued to certain employees. Starting in April 2007, the Company was required to pledge $125,000 as collateral for payments on long-term debt. The Company classifies these amounts as restricted cash. As of September 30, 2007, restricted cash including accrued interest was $279,999. The remaining components of other current assets include normally occurring prepaid expenses and rents.

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Note 8. Income Taxes

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, which did not materially impact its consolidated financial statements. No unrecognized tax benefits were recorded as of the date of adoption. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company did not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. There are no unrecognized tax benefits included in the balance sheet that would, if recognized, affect the effective tax rate.

The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company had no accrual for interest or penalties on its balance sheet at September 30, 2007 and at December 31, 2006, and has not recognized interest and/or penalties in the statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

At January 1, 2007, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $79,398,000. The deferred tax assets are primarily composed of federal and state tax net operating loss carryforwards, federal and state R&D credit carryforwards, share-based compensation expense and intangibles. Due to uncertainties surrounding its ability to generate future taxable income to realize these assets, a full valuation allowance has been established to offset its net deferred tax asset. Additionally, the Internal Revenue Code rules under Section 382 could limit the future use of its net operating loss and R&D credit carryforwards to offset future taxable income based on ownership changes and the value of the Company’s stock.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

On October 15, 2007, the Company and Charley’s Fund, Inc. announced that the Company has been awarded a $2.45 million research grant from Charley’s Fund, a nonprofit organization that funds drug development and discovery initiatives specific to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This award will support a new product development program using proprietary exon skipping technologies developed by the Company and its partner, Ercole Biotech, Inc., to overcome the effects of certain genetic errors in the dystrophin gene. The award will allow AVI to accelerate its development of new therapeutics for DMD.

On October 30, 2007, the Company obtained a loan for $4,500,000 from a lending institution with a $7,500 loan fee at a fixed interest rate of 7.2%. This loan is due on December 7, 2007 and is secured by Certificates of Deposit with this same institution.

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

This section should be read in conjunction with the same titled section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the “Risk Factors” contained in such report.

Forward-Looking Information

The discussion in this Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward looking statements are identified by such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate” and words and phrases of similar import. All statements other than historical or current facts, including, without limitation, statements about our business strategy, plans and objectives of management and our future prospects, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking

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statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the results of research and development efforts, the success of raising funds in the current offering or future offerings under our current shelf registration, the results of pre-clinical and clinical testing, the effect of regulation by FDA and other agencies, the impact of competitive products, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties, and other risks detailed in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results reflected in such forward looking statements.

Restatement

On October 22, 2007, the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of AVI BioPharma, Inc. concluded that the Company’s previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years 2004 through 2006 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 contained in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q should be restated. The Company has restated such financial statements and certain financial information as contained in the Company’s Form 10-K/A and Form 10-Q/A filed on November 5, 2007. The Company has also concluded that the financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 as contained in this Form 10-Q, should be restated. Accordingly, such prior financial statements as contained in the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006 should no longer be relied upon.

This restatement is a result of the Company’s treatment of warrants issued by the Company in December 2003, January 2004 and January and November, 2005. Previously, the Company had classified these warrants in the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. Under EITF 00-19,, if a financial instrument requires settlement in registered shares, the financial instrument cannot be classified within equity, as the company’s ability to maintain an effective registration statement is outside that company’s control. The warrants issued by the Company require settlement in registered shares and accordingly should be recorded as a liability at fair value at the date of grant, and marked to market at each reporting period.

See Note 2 “Restatement of Prior Financial Information” of the Notes to the Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q for a detailed discussion of the effect of this restatement.

Overview

From our inception in 1980, we have devoted our resources primarily to fund our research and development efforts. We have been unprofitable since inception and, other than limited interest, license fees, grants and research contracts, we have had no material revenues from the sale of products or other sources and we do not expect material revenues for the foreseeable future. We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future as we continue to expand our research and development efforts and enter into additional collaborative efforts. As of September 30, 2007, the Company’s accumulated deficit was $222,230,361.

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Results of Operations

Revenues, from license fees, grants and research contracts, increased to $2,911,406 in the third quarter of 2007 from $13,252 in the third quarter of 2006, primarily due to increases in research contract revenues of $2,869,335 and license fees of $31,250, partially offset by decreases in grant revenues of $2,431. Revenues, from license fees, grants and research contracts, increased to $5,798,872 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $97,772 for the comparable period in 2006, due to increases in research contracts revenues of $5,664,640 and license fees of $93,750, partially offset by decreases in grants revenues of $57,290.

Operating expenses increased to $11,424,992 in the third quarter of 2007 from $7,285,981 in the third quarter of 2006 and to $33,238,130 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $24,308,592 for the comparable period of 2006 primarily due to increases in research and development, which increased to $9,880,480 in the third quarter of 2007 from $5,938,867 in the third quarter of 2006 and to $25,358,937 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $18,624,041 in the comparable period in 2006. This research and development increase in the third quarter of 2007 was due primarily to approximately $2,130,000 expensed for government research contracts and approximately $1,870,000 for contracting costs for the production of GMP subunits, which are used by the Company to manufacture compounds for future clinical trials. In addition, professional consultant costs increased approximately $470,000. These research and development increases were partially offset by decreases in net clinical expenses of approximately $510,000. The research and development increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was due primarily to approximately $4,230,000 expensed for government research contracts and approximately $2,040,000 for contracting costs for the production of GMP subunits, which are used by the Company to manufacture compounds for future clinical trials. In addition, professional consultant costs increased approximately $710,000, chemical and lab supply costs increased approximately $350,000, net clinical expenses increased approximately $190,000, and leasehold and patent amortization expenses increased approximately $90,000. These research and development increases were partially offset by decreases in employee costs of approximately $1,070,000, of which approximately $430,000 was related to the acceleration of the vesting of certain stock options in the first quarter of 2006 and decreases in SFAS 123R expenses of approximately $440,000 and salaries and bonuses of approximately $200,000.

The remaining increase in operating expenses was due to general and administrative costs increasing to $1,544,512 in the third quarter of 2007 from $1,347,114 in the third quarter of 2006 and to $7,879,193 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $5,684,551 for the comparable period of 2006. This general and administrative increase in the third quarter of 2007 was due primarily to increases in salaries, bonuses, and other compensation costs of approximately $165,000, legal expenses of approximately $55,000 and accounting costs of approximately $20,000, partially offset by decreases in SFAS 123R expenses of approximately $65,000. This general and administrative increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was due primarily to increases in salaries, bonuses, and other compensation costs of approximately $1,775,000, of which approximately $1,620,000 (including $562,500 in cash compensation and $1,057,372 in SFAS 123R expenses) was related to the Separation and Release Agreement with the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, partially offset by decreases in SFAS 123R expenses of approximately $265,000.

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General and administrative also includes increases in legal expenses of approximately $600,000 and accounting expenses of approximately $80,000.

Net interest income decreased to $182,320 in the third quarter of 2007 from $492,083 in the third quarter of 2006 and to $848,397 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $1,466,995 for the comparable period in 2006 due to decreases in average cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities, partially offset by increases in average interest rates of the Company’s interest earning investments. Gain on warrant liability increased to $1,296,322 in the third quarter of 2007 from $529,136 in the third quarter of 2006 and to $3,550,330 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $135,453 for the comparable period in 2006. The gain on warrant liability is a function of the Company’s stock price and fluctuates as the market price of the Company’s stock fluctuates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company does not expect any material revenues in 2007 or 2008 from its business activities other than from potential government grants and research contracts. The Company expects that its cash requirements through 2007 will be satisfied by existing cash resources. To fund its operations beyond 2007, the Company will need to secure additional funds. Such funds could come from technology license fees, government grants and research contracts, and the capital markets.

In December 2006, the Company announced the execution of a two-year $28 million research contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The contract is directed toward funding the Company’s development of antisense therapeutics to treat the effects of Ebola, Marburg and Junin hemorrhagic viruses, which are seen by DoD as potential biological warfare and bioterrorism agents. Funding under this contract is expected over two years, with approximately $18.0 million committed in the first year, and the remainder anticipated in the second year. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $3,567,455 in research contract revenue from this contract.

In January 2006, the Company announced that the final version of the 2006 defense appropriations act had been approved, which included an allocation of $11.0 million to fund the Company’s ongoing defense-related programs. Net of government administrative costs, it is anticipated that the Company will receive up to $9.8 million under this allocation. The Company’s NEUGENE^® technology is expected to be used to continue developing therapeutic agents against Ebola, Marburg and dengue viruses, as well as to continue developing countermeasures for anthrax exposure and antidotes for ricin toxin. The Company has received signed contracts for all four of these projects. The Company expects that funding under these signed contracts will be received over the next 12 months. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $2,096,190 in research contract revenue from these contracts.

The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities were $14,049,759 at September 30, 2007, compared with $33,152,132 at December 31, 2006. The decrease of $19,102,373 was due primarily to $17,349,275 used in operations and $1,803,449 used for purchases of property and equipment and patent related costs, partially offset by the receipt

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of $68,769 from the exercise of options and sales under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

The Company’s short-term securities include certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other highly liquid investments with original maturities in excess of 90 days at the time of purchase and less than one year from the balance sheet date. The Company classifies its investment securities as available-for-sale and, accordingly, such investment securities are stated on the balance sheet at their fair market value with unrealized gains (losses) recorded as a separate component of shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss).

The Company’s future expenditures and capital requirements depend on numerous factors, most of which are difficult to project beyond the short term, including without limitation, the progress of its research and development programs, the progress of its pre-clinical and clinical trials, the time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights, competing technological and market developments, its ability to establish collaborative arrangements and the terms of any such arrangements, and the costs associated with commercialization of its products. The Company’s cash requirements are expected to continue to increase each year as the Company expands its activities and operations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will ever be able to generate product revenues or achieve or sustain profitability.

In addition, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer recently resigned. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to find and employ a permanent CEO that will be able to lead the Company successfully in the near term. The failure to secure a permanent replacement may adversely affect the Company’s research and development efforts.

The Company expects to continue to incur losses as it expands its research and development activities and related regulatory work and increases its collaborative efforts. For 2007, the Company expects expenditures for operations, net of government funding, including collaborative efforts and GMP facilities to be approximately $24 to $26 million. Expenditures for 2007 could exceed this level if the Company undertakes additional collaborative efforts. The Company believes it has sufficient cash to fund operations through the first quarter of 2008, exclusive of future receipts from billings on existing government contracts. The Company will need to secure additional funding to maintain operations beyond that point. If necessary, however, the Company’s management has the ability to curtail certain expenditures because a significant amount of the Company’s costs are variable.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon its financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates are consistent with the disclosure in the Company’s Form 10-K/A, with the exception of FIN 48, see Note 7.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There has been no material change in the Company’s market risk exposure since the filing of our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such terms are defined in Rules 13a-15(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2007.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As described in Item 9A of our Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based upon the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. The Company identified the following material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006:

Management lacked adequate technical expertise to ensure the proper application, at inception, of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock” related to certain stock warrants. As a result, the Company failed to identify that certain warrants should be liability classified. This material weakness resulted in a misstatement requiring the restatement of the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the interim periods in 2006 and 2005.

During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, we developed a remediation plan that would result in the implementation of significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting, including the following:

The Company has adopted additional controls wherein if the issuance of warrants or other derivative financial instruments is contemplated, legal counsel and an independent accountant will be consulted as to the financial statement impact that the issuance of such warrants or other derivative financial instruments may have, prior to issuance.

The Company began to execute these remediative measures pertaining to the third quarter of 2007 financial statements. Additional measures may be forthcoming as the Company evaluates the effectiveness of these efforts. We cannot assure you that these remediation efforts will be successful or that

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our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.                None

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The resignation and replacement of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer could have adverse impacts on the Company.

In March 2007, the Company’s Chief Executive officer resigned and an interim CEO was appointed. The Company has commenced a search for a permanent replacement. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to find and employ a new permanent CEO that will be able to lead the Company successfully in the near term. The failure to secure a permanent replacement may adversely affect the Company’s research and development efforts.

The Company will need additional funds to continue operations at current levels.

The Company’s net cash use through the end of 2007 is expected to be approximately $5 to $6 million assuming no material change in the Company’s operations, including clinical trials and research and development activities. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities of $14 million. Unless the Company is able to secure additional capital, it will need to curtail expenditures on its clinical programs, its research and development efforts and/or its plans to expand its manufacturing capacity. While such curtailments may extend the Company’s cash resources, such efforts may adversely affect the Company’s prospects to commercialize its existing products and develop its next-generation products, which could adversely affect shareholder value.

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

None

Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities. None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None

Item 5. Other Information. None

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Item 6. Exhibits

Materials in the exhibit marked with a “+” have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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.

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, K. Michael Forrest, certify that:

1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AVI BioPharma, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)          Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and

(b)         Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and

(c)          Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)         Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)          All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mark M. Webber, certify that:

1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AVI BioPharma, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)          Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and

(b)         Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and

(c)          Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)         Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)          All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AVI BioPharma, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, K. Michael Forrest, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mark M. Webber, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge,:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

See also the certification pursuant to Sec. 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which is also attached to this Report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to AVI BioPharma, Inc. and will be retained by AVI BioPharma, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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