Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) announced the appointment of Dr. Frank Bringstrup as Vice President Regulatory Affairs effective February 1, 2019. As a member of the Management Team, Frank will have a leading role in the regulatory discussions and approval process of the company's pivotal clinical phase 3 study NEFIGARD in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Dr. Bringstrup brings over 17 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry in regulatory affairs and health authority interactions. He worked in various positions at Novo Nordisk A/S, most recently as their Senior Global Regulatory Lead. During his time at Novo Nordisk, he led the strategic regulatory input for the orphan drug NovoEight® all the way from phase 1 through phase 3 with five parallel MAAs and NDAs and five major approvals gained in a 15-month period.