Michael M

Biography

 Michael Macaluso is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AMPE). Mike founded Ampio Pharmaceuticals in 2010 through a merger with DMI Life Sciences, and he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since the company’s inception. Mike was appointed Ampio’s Chief Executive Officer in January 2012 and has advanced the company’s preclinical development assets into late-stage clinical trials whereby Ampio is now engaged in the second US pivotal study with its lead therapeutic agent Ampion, a novel biologic being studied for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Prior to founding Ampio Mike was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Isolagen, Inc. (AMEX: ILE), a biotechnology company. From October 1998 until June 2001, Mike was the owner of Page International Communications, a global manufacturing business. Mike was also a founder and principal of International Printing and Publishing, a position Mike held from 1989 until 1997, when he sold that business to a private equity firm. Mike is a graduate of Canisius College.

Research Interest

 LIFE SIENCES