Ikaria(R) Strengthens Commercial Operations and Human Resources ...(ducts and Services Company where he leda...)

Date:8/25/2008

ducts and Services Company, where he led a human resources team that served more than 5,000 employees globally. Prior to joining Avaya, he served as Vice President, Human Resources at GE's Access Distribution, a global IT distributor with more than 600 employees. Before GE, he held human resources positions at Unilever and The Pepsi Bottling Company. Mr. Briggs holds an MA in industrial relations and a BA in communications, both from the University of Illinois.

About Ikaria Holdings, Inc.

Ikaria Holdings, Inc. is a fully integrated biotherapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical and biological products and drug/device combinations for the critically ill in the hospital and ICU setting. The company's product, INOmax(R) (nitric oxide) for inhalation, is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of hypoxic respiratory failure in term and near-term newborns. The drug also is approved by regulatory authorities and used in Canada, Europe, Australia and Latin America. In addition to the ongoing clinical development as well as the marketing and selling of its INOmax product, Ikaria is engaged in a number of Phase 2 trials with Covox(R) (carbon monoxide) for inhalation and Phase 1 trials with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) for various critical care indications. Ikaria has a staff of approximately 400 people and is headquartered in Clinton, NJ, with research facilities in Seattle, WA and Madison, WI and manufacturing in Port Allen, LA. For more information on Ikaria, please visit http://www.ikaria.com.
CONTACTS

Matthew Bennett

Ikaria

(908) 238-6673

matthew.bennett@ikaria.com

Jason Rando

The Ruth Group

646-536-7025

jrando@theruthgroup.com

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