Exhibit 99.2

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D dated September 5, 2014 (including amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Targacept, Inc.  This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.

Dated:  September 5, 2014

BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P.		INVESTMENT 10, L.L.C.
By:	BVF Partners L.P., its general partner	By:	BVF Partners L.P., its investment adviser
By:	BVF Inc., its general partner	By:	BVF Inc., its general partner
By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert	By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert
	Mark N. Lampert		Mark N. Lampert
	President		President
BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND II, L.P.		MSI BVF SPV, LLC
By:	BVF Partners L.P., its general partner	By:	BVF Partners L.P., its investment adviser
By:	BVF Inc., its general partner	By:	BVF Inc., its general partner
By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert	By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert
	Mark N. Lampert		Mark N. Lampert
	President		President
		BVF INC.
BVF PARTNERS L.P.		By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert
			Mark N. Lampert
By:	BVF Inc., its general partner		President
By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert
	Mark N. Lampert		/s/ Mark N. Lampert
	President		MARK N. LAMPERT
BVF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.
By:	BVF Partners L.P., its manager
By:	BVF Inc., its general partner
By:	/s/ Mark N. Lampert
	Mark N. Lampert
	President