Deerfield

Deerfield is an investment management firm established in 1994 that specializes in advancing healthcare through investment, information, and philanthropy. With over $8 billion in funds, Deerfield invests broadly in both public and private healthcare sectors, targeting a diverse range of companies from early-stage drug research to established healthcare services and medical device firms. The firm typically maintains equity or debt interests in more than 100 companies. It employs the Deerfield Institute, which conducts extensive research to provide objective market intelligence, engaging with thousands of professionals annually to address complex healthcare challenges. Additionally, a portion of the firm's profits is allocated to the Deerfield Foundation to support various philanthropic initiatives.

Sumner Anderson

Partner

Kevin Ira Berg

Partner

Nicholas Bishop

Biotech Analyst

Brian Bizoza

Partner

David Justus Clark

Partner and General Counsel

Howie Furst

Partner, Therapeutics Team

Adam Grossman

Partner, Healthcare Services Group

Karen Heidelberger

Partner, Chief Partnership and Communications Officer

Leslie Henshaw

Partner of Private Transactions

Jonathan David Isler

Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Jeff Kaplan

Partner and Head Trader

Alex Karnal

Partner and Portfolio Manager

Alexander Thomas Karnal

Partner

Jean Kim

Partner

Avi Kometz

Partner and Managing Director

Abraham Kometz

Partner, Medical Technologies Team

Jonathan Leff

Partner & Chairman, Deerfield Institute

Vince Mellet

Partner

Elliot Press

Partner

William Slattery

Partner of Private Transactions

Peter Steelman

Partner of Private Transactions

Past deals in Connecticut

Hyperfine

Post in 2021
Hyperfine Research Inc. specializes in developing portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, aimed at making medical imaging more accessible. Founded in 2014 and based in Guilford, Connecticut, the company focuses on general anatomical brain imaging and addresses various medical conditions, including headaches, strokes, non-specific muscle weakness, encephalopathy, spinal cord compressions, diabetic foot disease, and musculoskeletal trauma. Within a year of its establishment, Hyperfine successfully produced its first images, and it has since improved the quality and functionality of its imaging technology. The company’s mission is to democratize healthcare by ensuring that medical imaging is available to people worldwide.

GeneDx

Post in 2021
Sema4 is a patient-centered predictive health company dedicated to advancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. With their innovative Sema4 Health Intelligence Platform, they’re using advanced network analysis to build better models of human health and deliver personalized insights for patients.
Springtide Child Development, Inc. provides child development services. It offers personalized and holistic treatment plans. The company provides Applied behavior analysis therapy for autism, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, language acquisition, social skills, school readiness, and functional living skill development services. Springtide Child Development, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Trumbull, Connecticut.

GeneDx

Series C in 2020
Sema4 is a patient-centered predictive health company dedicated to advancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. With their innovative Sema4 Health Intelligence Platform, they’re using advanced network analysis to build better models of human health and deliver personalized insights for patients.

Arvinas

Series C in 2018
Arvinas is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing novel therapeutics to treat a variety of diseases including cancer, pro-inflammatory, autoimmune and rare diseases. Its proprietary approach is the targeting of disease-causing proteins for degradation thus eliminating them from the body. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Connecticut, United States.

Melinta

Post in 2017
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development, and commercialization of anti-infective therapies targeting bacterial infections. The company offers several products, including Baxdela, Vabomere, Orbactiv, and Minocin, which address various acute bacterial skin infections and gram-negative infections. Recognizing the urgent need for new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections, Melinta is advancing delafloxacin, currently in Phase 3 development for treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. The company also focuses on developing innovative antibiotics aimed at overcoming resistant pathogens associated with serious hospital infections. Established in 2000, Melinta Therapeutics is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and operates with support from strategic partners in the healthcare sector.

Kolltan Pharmaceuticals

Series D in 2014
Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a private company founded in 2007 that is developing novel monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs targeting receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). Kolltan's primary targets derive from seminal discoveries made in the laboratory of Dr. Joseph Schlessinger, Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at the Yale School of Medicine, and in Kolltan’s laboratories. Dr. Schlessinger's laboratory has characterized a novel molecular mechanism underlying activation of RTKs providing, for the first time, a clear molecular explanation — at atomic resolution — for the oncogenic activity of mutations that have been identified in a variety of human cancers.