Iain Baird Bio

Iain Baird is an operating partner at Altaris and a board member of Padagis and Kindeva Drug Delivery, and Executive Chair of Minaris. Iain has a long track record of partnering with founders and management teams to build contract development and manufacturing organizations and product companies including: OSO BioPharmaceuticals, CANbridge Life Sciences, Gallus Biopharmaceuticals, Brammer Bio, Mikart, Arranta Bio, Vibalogics, Genezen, Enterobiotix and Meridian Medical Technologies. Iain started his career at AstraZeneca (formerly ICI and Zeneca) where he designed and project managed the construction of pharmaceutical facilities and ran multiple production sites. Subsequently, Iain was a member of the leadership teams that established Avecia Oligonucleotides and Avecia Vaccines. Iain received a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Robert Gordons University.