Michael Steinmetz - Biography#

Obituary

Michael Steinmetz, PhD, has been Managing Director of Clarus Ventures since the firm’s inception in 2005. Prior to Clarus, Dr. Steinmetz was a General Partner at MPM Capital, a healthcare venture capital firm. He has over 25 years of direct industry and investment experience within the healthcare sector. From 1986 to 1997, Dr. Steinmetz was an executive at Hoffmann-LaRoche where he held various positions including Vice President of Preclinical Research and Development, and Global Head of Biotechnology.

Dr. Steinmetz obtained his PhD summa cum laude from the University of Munich and held positions at the California Institute of Technology and the Basel Institute for Immunology. (Source: http:///www.clarusventures.com/profile.aspx?shortcut=steinmetz)