Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Matthew A. Wikler, M.D., M.B.A., FIDSA, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Wikler will replace current Board member, Stefano Ferrari, effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Wikler is a senior healthcare physician executive and therapeutic expert in infectious diseases, who has successfully and ethically developed multiple pharmaceutical products in the biopharmaceutical industry over the past thirty-three years of his career. He joins the Matinas Board with broad experience in strategically positioning technology through scientifically and commercially assessing products and building leading teams that have a passion for developing drugs that are aligned with the commercialization process to benefit patients. Dr. Wikler currently serves as the Principal of Infectious Disease Technology Development Consulting (IDTD Consulting) where he provides clinical, medical and regulatory strategic insight to companies developing new technologies for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.