CalciMedica Expands Executive Team with New Appointments

Raven Jaeger, M.S. named Chief Regulatory Officer and Andrew Cunningham, M.D., MRCPI, named Senior Vice President, Clinical Development

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CalciMedica Inc. (“CalciMedica”) (OTCQB: CALC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need, today announced the appointments of Raven Jaeger, M.S., as Chief Regulatory Officer and Andrew Cunningham, M.D., MRCPI, as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development.

Both Mrs. Jaeger and Dr. Cunningham bring extensive expertise to their positions on the CalciMedica team. Mrs. Jaeger has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries as a Regulatory Affairs professional in both investigative and commercialized drugs and biologics across a variety of therapeutic areas. Most recently, she served as the Chief Regulatory Officer at Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where she supported the product development program and various business initiatives. Prior to this, Mrs. Jaeger held Regulatory Affairs positions at other leading pharmaceutical companies including BridgeBio Pharma, Leadiant BioSciences, Inc. and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals. While at BridgeBio Pharma, she led her team to the first FDA approved New Drug Application across all subsidiaries of the organization.

“I am excited to join the CalciMedica team and to build on the clinical progress of Auxora in multiple indications by spearheading regulatory strategy,” said Mrs. Jaeger. “Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to play important roles in the advancement of multiple therapies through the clinic and to regulatory approval, and I look forward to applying my knowledge and experience to the CalciMedica pipeline.”

Dr. Cunningham has over 10 years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to this position, Dr. Cunningham served as a consultant for CalciMedica since December 2022. He has valuable leadership and clinical development experience, having served as Head of the Neurodegenerative Franchise at Taysha Gene Therapies and Associate Vice President of Clinical Development at Reata Pharmaceuticals. In his prior Medical Director positions at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Sanofi Genzyme and Reata Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Cunningham helped advance drug candidates through all stages of clinical development as well as participated in the filing of New Drug Applications.