SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 15, 2007 -- IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc.(OTCBB: IRBO) announced today that it has appointed Lance K. Gordon, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Gordon is an accomplished corporate executive with extensive experience leading biopharmaceutical companies focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of biologic products for the prevention and treatment of human infectious disease. Most recently, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of VaxGen, Inc.