Aradigm Corporation announced that Juergen Froehlich, MD has been appointed as it's Chief Medical Officer. He joins Aradigm from Vertex Pharmaceuticals where he was Head of Regulatory Affairs, overseeing 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.