Matt Duffy

Matthew Duffy has more than thirty years’ experience in the healthcare arena, as both a Healthcare and Wall Street executive.

Matt is Managing Partner of Laidlaw Venture Partners and Managing Director of Laidlaw and Company.

Matt has extensive development-to-market experience, beginning at Pfizer, Inc. in Sales, Sales Management and Marketing (CNS, Cardiovasculars, Anti-Infectives, Metabolics). He subsequently led the efforts to bring several important new drugs to commercialization including Synagis (MedImmune, Inc., >$1BB) as head of Marketing and Cinryze (Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc., >$600MM) as head of Commercial Operations (Sales, Sales Management, Marketing, Managed Care, Patient Services, Distribution, FDA Advisory Committee preparation). Matt was also a Founder and is currently the CEO of Algorithm Sciences, Inc., a late-stage drug/device company focused on pulmonary health.

Previously Matt was President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of AltMed Enterprises, LLC, where he was instrumental in raising over $35 million and subsequently facilitated a $7 million private stock sale; executed an overhaul of the company’s Arizona operation which led to a significant improvement in productivity; launched the company’s first retail, which more than doubled revenues; oversaw the commercial launch of AltMed Florida; restructured the corporate operation and implemented a comprehensive budgeting process.

Additionally, Matt has more than 15 years’ experience as an investment banker, buy-side and sell-side equity research analyst and Investor Relations professional. Matt was Managing Director at Roberts Mitani, LLC, a global, healthcare focused investment bank, and then at LifeSci Partners, LLC (global Investment Banking and Investor Relations) where he focused on strategic transactions, financings and investor relations. Previously, Matt co-founded Black Diamond Research, LLC, a sell-side equity research firm specializing in healthcare/biotechnology. Additionally, he served as a healthcare advisor to the Capital M Group, a multi-strategy investment firm.

Matt is Chairman of First Mountain Farms, LLC, a business accelerator. He also served on the Board of Directors of CorMedix, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare company focused on development and launch of products in the Cardio-Renal field as well as Alternative Medical Enterprises, LLC. He also served as a Member of the Board of Trustees and Treasurer of an Independent School in Connecticut.

Matt received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Duke University. He holds Series 7, 63 and 65 securities licenses.