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Market Cap:$235.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.5M
  • Public
  • US
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Cancer patients throughout the world are in urgent need of better treatment options. At ARIAD, we believe the way to breakthrough cancer therapies for many forms of cancer is through the regulation of cell-signaling pathways. We are building a fully integrated oncology company founded on our expertise in cell-signaling and moving rapidly to advance our lead product candidate and pipeline candidates through development to the patients who need them.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Harvey J. Berger
Number of Employees 150
Contact Information

26 Landsdowne St

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4234

www.ariad.com

(617) 494-0400

NAICS Code Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing: 325414

Recent Events

  • Morning Movers 11/09: EWBC, CVM, REV, CGEN, RSH Higher; CHDX, SRZ, GTN, RPRX, VSR Lower

    11/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks on the move on Nov 9

    11/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Ariad shares rise on JP Morgan analyst note

    11/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • ARIAD Pharma ARIA Posts Q3 Loss of 21c, Misses Views by 3c

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Ariad says independent experts positive on cancer drug

    9/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Ariad Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Development Progress

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Camille Bedrosian Chief Medical Officer
Edward M. Fitzgerald Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
John D. Iuliucci Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Laurie A. Allen Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Timothy P. Clackson Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
Pierre F. Dodion Senior Vice President, Oncology
David C. Dalgarno Vice President, Research Technologies
John W. Loewy Vice President, Biostatistics and Outcomes Research
Joseph Bratica Vice President, Finance and Controller
Matthew E. Ros Vice President, Oncology Marketing
Ross D. Pettit Vice President, Clinical Operations
Shirish Hirani Vice President, Development Operations and Planning
Virginia R. Dean Vice President, Human Resources

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Harvey J. Berger Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Athanase Lavidas Board of Directors
Burton E. Sobel Board of Directors
Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt Board of Directors
Jay R. Lamarche Board of Directors
Michael D. Kishbauch Board of Directors
Peter J. Nelson Board of Directors

Harvey J. Berger, M.D. is our principal founder and has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since April 1991. From 1986 to 1991, Dr. Berger held a series of senior management positions at Centocor, Inc., a biotechnology company, including Executive Vice President and President, Research and Development Division. He also has held senior academic and administrative appointments at Emory University, Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania and was an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association. Dr. Berger is a director of PTC Therapeutics, Inc., a closely held biotechnology company. Dr. Berger received his A.B. degree in Biology from Colgate University and his M.D. degree from Yale University School of Medicine and did further medical and research training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
PTC Therapeutics, Inc Member of Ptc's Board of Directors Current
Centocor, Inc. President, Research and Development Division Former
Centocor, Inc. Executive Vice President and President Former
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. principal founder Former
University of Pennsylvania Administrative Former
Yale University Administrative Former
Emory University Administrative Former
American Heart Association, Inc. Established Investigator Former
Yale University School of Medicine M.D. Degree Former
Colgate University A.B. Degree In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Medical Officer Current
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President Current
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center Associate Former
Duke University Medical Center Associate Former
Harvard Medical School M.D. Former
Radcliffe College B.A. Degree Former
Harvard University B.A. Degree Former

Edward M. Fitzgerald has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since May 2002. From 1998 to April 2002, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary at AltaRex Corp., a biotechnology company. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Fitzgerald held various management positions at BankBoston Corp., a financial services and commercial banking company. From 1989 to 1992, he was a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. in the audit and business advisory practice. Previously, from 1978 to 1988, he also was at Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Fitzgerald received his B. S. degree in accounting and M.B.A. degree in finance from Babson College.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Current
Arthur Andersen LLP partner Former
Babson College M.B.A. degree in finance Former
Babson College B.S. Degree In Accounting Former

John D. Iuliucci, Ph.D. has served as our Senior Vice President, Development since September 2003. Previously, he served as our Senior Vice President, Drug Development from January 1999 to September 2003, as our Vice President, Drug Development from October 1996 to December 1998 and as our Vice President, Preclinical Development from June 1992 to September 1996. Prior to joining us, Dr. Iuliucci was Director of Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Centocor, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 1984 to 1992. From 1975 to 1984, Dr. Iuliucci headed the Drug Safety Evaluation Department at Adria Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company. He was a Senior Toxicologist at the Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Research Institute from 1972 to 1975. Dr. Iuliucci received his B.S. degree in Pharmacy and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacology from Temple University.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Current
Centocor, Inc. Director of Preclinical Pharmacology Former
Temple University Ph.D. Degrees In Pharmacology Former
Temple University M.S. Former
Temple University B.S. Degree In Pharmacy Former

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Current
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Development and Legal Affairs Former
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP Former
Emory University School of Law J.D. Degree Former
Emory University J.D. degree Former
New York University L.L.M. degree in taxation Former
University of California, Los Angeles A.B. Degree In History Former

Timothy P. Clackson, Ph.D. has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer since September 2003. Previously, he served as our Senior Vice President, Science and Technology from June 2002 to September 2003, as our Vice President, Gene Therapy and Genomics from June 2000 to June 2002, as our Director, Gene Therapy from August 1999 to June 2000 and as our Department Head, Gene Therapy Biology from March 1999 to August 1999. Prior to joining us in December 1994, Dr. Clackson was a postdoctoral fellow at Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 1991 to 1994, where he studied the molecular basis for human growth hormone function. Dr. Clackson received his B.A. degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. He received his Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of Cambridge, for research conducted at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology into antibody engineering and the development of phage display technology.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Current
University of Cambridge Ph.D. in Biology Former
University of Oxford B.A. Degree In Biochemistry Former

Pierre F. Dodion, M.D. has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer since April 2008. Previously he served as our Senior Vice President, Oncology since June 2007. From 2006 to 2007, Dr. Dodion served as Executive Director, Oncology at Pfizer Inc. From 2002 to 2006, he held senior positions at Novartis in the Oncology Business Unit, most recently as Executive Director, Global Strategy and Global Marketing. From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Dodion served as Medical Director and later as Senior Medical Director at Aventis. Prior to Aventis, he held medical and scientific positions at UBC S.A. and Roche Pharmaceuticals. Previously, he held positions at Institut Jules Bordet at the Free University of Brussels and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Dodion received his M.D. degree from the Free University of Brussels in Belgium and his M.B.A. degree from St Joseph University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President, Oncology Current
Pfizer Inc. Executive Director Former
Free University of Brussels M.D. Former
St. Joseph University M.B.A. Degree Former

David C. Dalgarno, Ph.D. has served as our Vice President, Research Technologies since September 2004. Previously, he served as our Vice President, Development Sciences from September 2003 to August 2004, Vice President, Physical and Chemical Sciences from November 1999 to September 2003, Director, Physical and Chemical Sciences from September 1998 to November 1999 and Director, Spectroscopy from October 1996 to August 1998. Prior to joining us in March 1992, Dr. Dalgarno was a research scientist at Schering-Plough Corp. focusing on protein structure determination by nuclear magnetic resonance. Dr. Dalgarno received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Oxford. He received his postdoctoral training in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Research Technologies Current
Yale University Postdoctoral, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Former
University of Oxford Ph.D. Degrees In Chemistry Former
University of Oxford B.A. Former

John W. Loewy, Ph.D. has served as our Vice President, Biostatistics and Outcomes Research since October 2005. From 1998 to 2005, Dr. Loewy served as Director, Biostatistics and Data Management and Outcomes Research at Alkermes Inc. From 1993 to 1998, he served as Associate Director, Biostatistics at Wyeth/Genetics Institute Inc. Previously, Dr. Loewy worked at Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Loewy received his B.S. degree in mathematics and statistics from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biometry from the School of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Biostatistics and Outcomes Research Current
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Former
University of Texas Health Science Center Ph.D Former
State University of New York at Buffalo B.S. Degree In Mathematics Former

Joseph Bratica has served as our Vice President, Finance and Controller since January 2005. Previously, he served as our Director of Finance and Controller from January 1999 to January 2005, Assistant Controller from January 1997 to December 1998 and as our Accounting Manager from August 1994 to December 1996. Prior to joining us, he was Accounting Manager at Creative BioMolecules, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 1992 to 1994. Mr. Bratica received his B.A. degree in Accounting from Suffolk University.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Finance and Controller Current
Creative BioMolecules, Inc. Accounting Manager Former
Suffolk University B.A. Degree In Accounting Former

Matthew E. Ros has served as our Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations since January 2009. He previously served as Vice President, Commercial Operations and Vice President, Oncology Marketing from November 2007 through December 2008. From 1990 to 2007, Mr. Ros held a series of senior sales, marketing and operations management positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), most recently Senior Director and U.S. Commercial Lead responsible for the launch and commercialization of oncology products. Mr. Ros’ previous positions at BMS included Director, Oncology Franchise Planning and Development; Director, Oncology Global Marketing; and Director, Sales Training and Promotion. Mr. Ros received his B.Sc. from the State University of New York.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Oncology Marketing Current

Ross D. Pettit has served as our Vice President, Clinical Operations since September 2007. From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Pettit held various senior positions at Coley Pharmaceutical Group, most recently as Vice President, Clinical Operations, working closely with Coley’s oncology partner, Pfizer, Inc.. From 1997 to 2002, he held medical affaris, regulatory and clinical development positions at Serono, Inc. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Pettit held clinical research positions with Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Otsuka, he served as data analyst and project manager with Parexel International from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Pettit received his M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix in Arizona and his B.Sc. from Kingston University in London.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Operations Current
PAREXEL International Corporation Project Manager Former
PAREXEL International Corporation Data Analyst Former
University of Phoenix M.B.A. Former
Kingston University B.Sc. Former

Shirish Hirani, Ph.D. has served as our Vice President, Program and Alliance Management since January 2008. Previously, he served as our Vice President, Development Operations and Planning from October 2005 to January 2008. From 2002 to 2005, Dr. Hirani served as Vice President, Program Management and as Vice President, Drug Development at Transkaryotic Therapies Inc., and from 1997 to 2002, he held various senior management positions at Dyax Corp., including most recently Senior Vice President, Product Development. Previously, Dr. Hirani held senior research and development positions at ImmuLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Genzyme Corporation. Dr. Hirani received his B.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in biochemistry from Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, United Kingdom.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Development Operations and Planning Current

Virginia R. Dean has served as our Vice President, Human Resources since November 2007. From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Dean served as Director of Human Resources at The Bridgespan Group. From 2001 to 2004, she held positions at Macromedia Inc., including Director, Human Resources and later Director of Organizational Development. From 2000 to 2001, Ms. Dean served as Director of Compensation and then as Acting Vice President of Human Resources at Allaire Corporation (acquired by Macromedia). From 1999 to 2001 she held the position of Merger-Integration Partner for Human Resources and later as Director, Compensation for Retail and Commercial Banks at FleetBoston Corporation. Prior to FleetBoston, Ms. Dean held various professional service positions at BankBoston Corporation, Towers Perrin and KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP. Ms. Dean received her M.B.A. from the Simmons Graduate School of Management and her B.A. from the University of Vermont.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current

Athanase Lavidas, Ph.D., one of our directors since September 2003, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Lavipharm Group, a pharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer health products company in Greece, a position he has held since 1976. Dr. Lavidas is also Chairman of the Greece-U.S. Business Council and Secretary General of the Federation of Greek Industries, responsible for International Affairs. He received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Munich, his M.B.A from the Institut Superieur de Marketing et de Management in Paris, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Athens.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Athens Ph.D. Degree Former
University of Athens M.B.A. Former
University of Munich M.S. Former
University of Munich B.S. Former
University of Athens B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nuvelo, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clinical Data Inc. Board of Directors Current
New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Barnes Hospital Administrative Former
University of Vermont Professor Former
Washington University School of Medicine Administrative Former
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Former
University of Vermont Chairman Former
Harvard University M.D. Former
Cornell University A.B. Former

Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt has been a director since March 2005. Prior to her retirement in 2000, Ms. Wyatt held several senior positions at Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company, over the course of 20 years, including most recently, Vice President, Corporate Licensing. Previously she had been a consultant and academic administrator, responsible for the Harvard Business School’s first formal marketing of its executive education programs. She also serves as a member of the Board of Sweet Briar College and recently chaired the Search Committee for the next President of Sweet Briar College. Ms. Wyatt received a B.A. from Sweet Briar College, a M.Ed. from Boston University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Organization Position Status
The Medicines Company Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Chair of Compensation Committee Current
Angiox Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Chair of Compensation Committee Current
The Medicines Company Board of Directors Current
Medlmmune Ventures, Inc. Director Current
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Randolph-Macon College Board of Trustees Current
Seabury Group LLC Director Current
Norwood Abbey Ltd Board of Directors Current
Sweet Briar College Board of Directors Current
Neose Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Merck & Co. Inc. Vice President, Corporate Licensing Former
Boston University M.S. In Education Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
The Medicines Company A.B. Former
Sweet Briar College A.B. Former

Jay R. LaMarche, one of our Directors since January 1992, is a retired financial executive. Previously, he served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from January 1992 to November 2000 and as our Executive Vice President from March 1997 to November 2000. Mr. LaMarche was our Senior Vice President, Finance from January 1992 to February 1997. Prior to joining us, he was Chief Financial Officer and a Director of ChemDesign Corporation, a fine chemicals manufacturer. Previously, Mr. LaMarche was a partner with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, a public accounting firm. Mr. LaMarche received his B.B.A. degree in Public Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and served as an officer in the United States Navy.

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chemdesign Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Chemdesign Corporation Director Former

Mr. Kishbauch, who joined Achillion as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2004, has had an impressive record of launching and commercializing products over his twenty years of pharmaceutical industry experience. Most recently, Mr. Kishbauch founded OraPharma, Inc., an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on oral health. In less than seven years, Mr. Kishbauch and his team completed clinical development and launched OraPharma's lead product, successfully took the Company public, and ultimately sold the Company to Johnson & Johnson in February 2003. Previously, Mr. Kishbauch spent several years as President and COO of MedImmune, Inc., a top-tier biotechnology company focused on infectious disease and cancer. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and senior product marketing executive for Ciba-Geigy where he oversaw the launches of two products, which at the time were the two most successful product launches in industry history as measured by first-year sales. Mr. Kishbauch began his career with The Procter and Gamble Company, received a B.A. in Biology from Wesleyan University, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc Board of Directors Current
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orapharma, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Orapharma, Inc. President Former
Johnson & Johnson President Former
MedImmune, Inc. President Former
MedImmune, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
MedImmune, Inc. Executive Vice President, Operations Former
Novartis AG Vice President, Product Planning and Promotion Former
Orapharma, Inc. Founder Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Wesleyan University B.A. degree in Biology Former

Organization Position Status
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Ernst & Young audit manager Former
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. corporate secretary Former
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. Treasurer Former
California State University B.S. Degree Former

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     ARIA $2.16 -0.03 (-1.37% )
Average Volume 2,756,480
Shares Outstanding 108.96M
Market Cap 235.3M
Year High 3.48
Year Low 0.72
Earnings Per Share -0.95
P/E Ratio -2.27
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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