Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Maxine Gowen, Ph.D., joined its Board of Directors, effective January 4, 2016. Dr. Gowen is the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Trevena, Inc. Prior to leading Trevena, Dr. Gowen held a variety of leadership roles at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over a period of fifteen years. Dr. Gowen also serves on the Board of Directors of Akebia Therapeutics and the state and national biotechnology industry associations, PA BIO and BIO.