Angelika Fretzen joined Catabasis in 2014. Prior to joining Catabasis she was Vice President of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Development at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Fretzen led Pharmaceutical Development and CMC related aspects of Ironwood's linaclotide program through the approval as Linzess® in the US and as ConstellaTM in Canada and Europe. She has been responsible for discovery and development programs for small molecules and peptides in a variety of different disease areas. Prior to joining Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Fretzen was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. She holds a Diploma (M.S.) in chemistry from the University of Würzburg in Germany and her Ph.D. in organometallic and synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. In addition Dr. Fretzen has received an MBA from Suffolk University in Boston. Angelika Fretzen joined Catabasis in 2014. Prior to joining Catabasis she was Vice President of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Development at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Fretzen led Pharmaceutical Development and CMC related aspects of Ironwood's linaclotide program through the approval as Linzess® in the US and as ConstellaTM in Canada and Europe. She has been responsible for discovery and development programs for small molecules and peptides in a variety of different disease areas. Prior to joining Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Fretzen was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. She holds a Diploma (M.S.) in chemistry from the University of Würzburg in Germany and her Ph.D. in organometallic and synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. In addition Dr. Fretzen has received an MBA from Suffolk University in Boston.

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