Antares Pharma, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Karen Smith to the Company’s Board of Directors, filling the seat being vacated by the retirement of Dr. Jacques Gonella. Dr. Smith has over 20 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience in the United States, Europe, Canada and Asia, and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer for Eliminate Cancer (ECI), a cutting-edge oncology R&D and venture organization. Dr. Smith has overseen more than 60 clinical trials and more than 20 regulatory approvals leading to product launches across diverse therapeutic areas including oncology, rare disease, cardiology, dermatology neuroscience and anti-infectives. In addition to R&D and pipeline development, Karen’s successful record of business development includes the acquisition of U.S. and international companies, divestitures and negotiating partnership deals between biotech and pharma. Prior to joining ECI, Karen served as Executive Vice President, Global Head R&D, and Chief Medical Officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and also held senior leadership positions at Allergan plc, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Acceleron Pharma, ECI and Sangamo Therapeutics.