Managing Partner: David Maltz
With ove
r 25 years in product design & development, the last 20 of those focused on life sciences and medical technology, David Maltz has a unique perspective on consumer-facing medical devices. He is an innovation catalyst with "X-shaped" skillset, weaving together broad product design and development experience with competencies in business strategy and leadership. Intervalent was founded to support the development of medtech and digital medicine products that marry sophisticated technologies with elegant and accessible design that meets all regulatory requirements.
David's career includes extensive inhaled drug-delivery experience with Nektar Therapeutics and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, where he oversaw the design, development and manufacturing of several novel pulmonary drug delivery systems. Before Nektar, David held technical and leadership positions at Game Ready and Bridge Design.
At Novartis, David was deeply involved with efforts to leverage information technology to improve both clinical study operations (Trials of the Future) and patient outcomes (Digital Medicines). He also oversaw the development of all regulated apps within Novartis defined as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), guiding the development of several apps from requirements to launch and developing a SaMD-specific development procedure.
David left Novartis in 2016 to focus on these areas as an independent consultant and advisor. He continues to be interested in the harmonious integration of medical devices and information technology, including the development of digital biomarkers.
As a graduate of the Stanford Product Design Program, David's approach is rooted in design thinking methodologies. He has an in-depth understanding of the product development process from concept to manufacturing, and how this process can work most efficiently in the context of the medical device regulatory environment. His experience is seasoned with a strategic perspective and a rich appreciation for the needs of the market and the emotional appeal of any product.
David received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering - product design in 1989, an MS in manufacturing systems engineering in 2001, and an MBA in 2001, all from Stanford University. He has numerous patents pending and awarded, and is an author of several publications on both inhaled drug delivery and the medical device development process.
David founded Intervalent in 2016. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two teenagers.
Testimonials
David & I met via LinkedIn as I was looking to move my sleep focused health tech startup, Circadia, from prototype phase to Kickstarter launch. I was specifically looking for advisors with hardware product development and business strategy experience in the digital health tech and MedTech space.
To say David has helped transform how we think and execute as a startup would be an understatement. He has been with us through thick and thin. From the tangibles (engineering, testing, and pitching) to the intangibles (moral) - David has been a source of incredible support. His knowledge of the health and MedTech industry landscape is extremely valuable. His wealth of experience in taking hardware products to mass-market has ensured that our development remains streamlined and focused. David also has a ginormous network and possess a beautiful skill - the art of connecting people so they can help enable one another.
I highly recommend David to any committed startup founder looking to increase the maturity of their product idea, gearing up for launch and shipping a revolutionary product that improves people’s lives. To meet someone that believes in your idea and consistently drives you to stay focused on the bigger goal day and night is very rare. I am privileged to have met David and I look forward, more than ever before, to continue working together over the coming years to change the face of health tech.
Fares Siddiqui, CEO & Founder at Circadia
David is a medical device industry veteran, a Thought Leader, and an extraordinary thinker. Working with David over the past one year, I have been thoroughly impressed by his ability to always derive unconventional yet innovative solutions to help solve complex challenges.
David has excellent insights on the needs of customers, distribution, and target markets. He’s been an extremely valuable advisor and a team member, bringing extensive market experience, proficiency, and the voice of the customer to our company’s product innovation initiatives. David is the first person who I reach out to if I need any advice on any topic, and he has always amazed me with is realistic advice and thoughtful insights. When needed, he goes the extra mile every time in helping me and inspires everyone on our team.
David is a vital bridge between the medical device and digital health technology industries and we need more executives like him in healthcare to help navigate the next generation of entrepreneurs. There is a lot more great things I could say about David but I strongly believe he is a blessing and an asset to our company as well as to all future organizations who are interested to have him as an advisor or as a potential investor.
Sathya Elumalai, CEO & Co-founder at Multisensor Diagnostics | BBJ Tech 10
“Cutting to the chase” is an idiom applicable to David’s knack for getting at the essence of my startup’s real situation. He has been quick to learn the subtleties of the complex space my startup product/business occupies in clinical trials - then, as a seasoned entrepreneur, he helped me to conceptually, and literally, connect results-producing dots in a short amount of time.
From the intricacies of financial modeling, long and short-term planning and “deal-making”, to product development and validation, David’s extensive grasp of all the moving parts of the tech startup, particularly within the healthcare domain, has been invaluable to me. I have utmost appreciation for the insights I’ve gained through our work together. Thanks David!
Rick Erickson, System & UI/UX Design
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