[December 15, 2014]

Insmed Appoints Myrtle Potter to its Board of Directors

Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq:INSM) today announced the appointment of Myrtle Potter to its Board of Directors. Ms. Potter is currently CEO of Myrtle Potter & Company, a life sciences and healthcare advisory firm she founded in 2005. She was previously the President of Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Genentech and had extensive experience in senior operating roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck.

"It is with great pleasure that we welcome Myrtle to our Board. Her considerable industry experience, deep insight into successful commercialization strategies and experience leading pharmaceutical companies in bringing new therapies to market will be extremely valuable to Insmed as we prepare for the commercialization of ARIKAYCE^TM," stated Don Hayden, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Insmed.

In accepting this appointment, Ms. Potter stated, "I am excited to join Insmed at this important stage in its development. I believe ARIKAYCE has the potential to have a positive impact on patients' lives and I believe Insmed has the potential to continue to develop new treatments for patients with serious rare diseases. I look forward to working with my fellow Insmed Board members and the management team to help the Company achieve its strategic objectives."

Ms. Potter serves as a Director of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Rite Aid, Everyday Health and Proteus (News - Alert) Digital Health, and as a Trustee of The University of Chicago. She served on the Board of Medco Health Solutions from December 2007 until its acquisition by Express Scripts in April 2012, and continued as a Director of Express Scripts until June 2012.

From 2000 to 2005 Ms. Potter was President of Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Genentech, where she also served as a member of the Executive Committee. At Genentech Ms. Potter led the worldwide commercialization of a robust portfolio, including Avastin™, Rituxan™, Herceptin™, Tarceva™, Xolair™, Nutropin™, Activase™ and TNkase&trde;. Prior to Genentech Ms. Potter was President of Bristol-Myers Squibb's $3.5 billion, 3,500-person U.S. Cardiovascular and Metabolic business. Before Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ms. Potter was with Merck & Co. for 14 years where she rose from her initial position as a sales representative to become Vice President of an $800 million U.S. pharmaceutical business unit. She began her career as a sales representative for The Procter & Gamble Company. Ms. Potter graduated from The University of Chicago.

About Insmed

Insmed Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients battling serious lung diseases. Insmed is focused on the development and commercialization of ARIKAYCE^TM, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation, for at least two identified orphan patient populations: patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections and cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections. For more information, please visit http://www.insmed.com.

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