Clinical Data Release: Randal J. Kirk Named New Chairman

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2004--Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA) announced today that its Board of Directors has named Randal J. Kirk to the position of Chairman of the Board effective as of December 16, 2004. Previously, Israel M. Stein, M.D., Clinical Data’s President and Chief Executive Officer, had also served in the position of Chairman of the Board.