**Exhibit 31.2**

 

**CERTIFICATIONBY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTEDPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

 

I, Anthony E. Altig

 

1.             I have reviewed this annual report onForm 10-K of MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this annual reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this annual report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this annual report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer andI are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) forthe registrant and we have:

 

a.             Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to theregistrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisannual report is being prepared;

 

b.             Evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annualreport our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based onsuch evaluation; and

 

c.             Disclosed in this annual report any change inthe registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringthe registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscalquarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer andI have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s

 

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auditorsand the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions):

 

a.             All significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’sability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.             Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 
|                    | /s/ ANTHONY E. ALTIG                                 |
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|                    | Anthony E. Altig                                     |
|                    | Vice President, Finance  and Chief Financial Officer |
| Date: December 19, 2003 | (Principal Financial and  Accounting Officer)        |

 

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