David Maki

Biography

David Maki was named to the Calysta Advisory Board in 2013. Mr. Maki has been involved in life science organizations for over 30 years and co-founded Altitude Life Science Ventures, a venture capital firm that seeks to identify and support early stage life science companies. Prior to founding Altitude, he served as a Principal with Perennial Ventures, and as a Vice President with Tredegar Investments. He previously spent almost two decades in intellectual property law, focusing on IP strategic planning for life science companies. He served as the senior partner within his firm’s biotechnology group, which represented more than 60 life science companies in a variety of disciplines, including protein and small molecule therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostic instrumentation, and bioinformatics. During his tenure, he also held the positions of Managing Partner and Financial Partner. Mr. Maki is known as an industry expert in the development and execution of intellectual property strategies in the life sciences arena. He has served as a Board member for a number of life science companies, and on the Washington Biotechnology Advisory Committee. He currently serves as an independent Director on the Board of Pulmatrix, Inc. and is Chairman of the Board of the Infectious Disease Research Institute.

Research Interest

Medical Devices