ARCA biopharma, Inc. announced that Robert E. Conway, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. He will serve on the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

From 1999 to 2012, he served as the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Array BioPharma. Prior to joining Array, Mr. Conway was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Hill Top Research, Inc.