Dr. Juergen Froehlich, MD, MBA, FCPh, has been the Chief Medical Officer at Aradigm Corporation since November 19, 2013. Dr. Froehlich joined Aradigm from Vertex Pharmaceuticals where he was the Head of Regulatory Affairs, oversaw global submissions and approvals under accelerated review timelines of Kalydeco (ivacaftor) and the granting of two Breakthrough Designations for the orphan indication of cystic fibrosis. Dr. Froehlich has more than 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in preclinical, clinical and regulatory activities at Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Quintiles, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ipsen and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. While at Genentech, Dr. Froehlich directed the clinical development, submission and approval of Activase for acute ischemic stroke and the early development of Xolair for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. At Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dr. Froehlich oversaw the global life cycle management for Plavix and Avapro. At Ipsen, he directed the FDA submission and approval for Somatuline for acromegaly, oversaw U.S. development of Dysport for cervical dystonia as well as global clinical studies and regulatory strategies for recombinant porcine factor VIII in hemophilia. Prior to this, he was Clinical and Developmental Pharmacological Sciences at Ipsen, Milford, Mass., and before that vice president of Global Medical Affairs and clinical leader of the BristolMyers Squibb/Sanofi International Alliance, where he oversaw all global development, life cycle and post marketing activities for clopidogrel, irbesartan and pravastatin. Previously, Dr. Froehlich was head of section for Antithrombotic and Fibrinolytic Drugs at Boehringer Ingelheim in Biberach,Germany, directing clinical trials for acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, acute stroke and clearance of arteriovenous shunts. Dr. Froehlich serves as Member of Clinical Advisory Board at Thrombolytic Science International, LLC. Dr. Froehlich was closely involved in the commercialization of various drugs and biologics and alliance activities with other companies. Dr. Froehlich was clinical strategy leader for all Genentech stroke projects and a member of the corporate cardiovascular advisory committee. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology, a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine. Dr. Froehlich graduated from the Medical School at Wuerzburg University in Germany. Dr. Froehlich also holds a dual Executive MBA degree from the Graduate School of Business Administration in Zurich, Switzerland and from the State University of New York at Albany.