Avoro Capital

Avoro Capital Advisors is a New York-based investment firm established in 2009 that specializes in the life sciences sector, particularly focusing on emerging biotechnology companies. The firm offers investment advice and management for privately placed funds and provides advisory services for separately managed accounts. Avoro Capital aims to achieve superior investment returns by making long-term, early-stage investments in the equity and equity-related securities of healthcare companies, primarily targeting privately-held firms within the biotechnology subsector. Its commitment to supporting innovative companies positions Avoro as a significant player in the life sciences investment landscape.

Behzad Aghazadeh

Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager

Matthew Canver

Director

Mark Chin

Investment Partner - Avoro Ventures

Uya Chuluunbaatar Ph.D

Investment Partner, Avoro Ventures

Andrew Washkowitz

Director

5 past transactions

Aadi Bioscience

Private Equity Round in 2021
Aadi Bioscience, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Pacific Palisades, California, founded by Dr. Neil Desai in 2011. The company focuses on the development of a potentially best-in-class mTOR inhibitor, specifically ABI-009, aimed at treating patients with oncology, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases. Aadi Bioscience is dedicated to addressing unmet medical needs through its innovative therapeutic approaches in these areas.

Scribe Therapeutics

Series B in 2021
Scribe Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapeutics using CRISPR technology to address genetic disorders. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, Scribe specializes in engineering CRISPR enzymes known as X-Editing (XE) molecules, which enhance the efficacy, specificity, and deliverability of genome editing compared to existing methods. The company's proprietary platform enables the creation of custom-engineered enzymes and delivery systems, facilitating precision targeting within the genome. Scribe Therapeutics aims to establish CRISPR-based therapies as a standard in clinical care, expanding access to transformative treatments for a wide range of conditions, including immuno-oncology and degenerative disorders. Through its commitment to overcoming the limitations of current genome editing technologies, Scribe Therapeutics is poised to make substantial contributions to human therapeutics.

Monte Rosa Therapeutics

Series C in 2021
Monte Rosa Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Basel, Switzerland, that specializes in developing innovative cancer therapeutics through the modulation of protein degradation pathways. The company focuses on molecular glue degraders (MGDs), a class of small molecule drugs that utilize the body's natural mechanisms for protein degradation to selectively target and degrade proteins relevant to cancer treatment. Monte Rosa employs its QuEEN platform, which integrates artificial intelligence and proprietary experimental tools, to identify and develop target proteins for degradation. With a library of over 50,000 MGD molecules, its leading product candidate, MRT-2359, specifically targets the translation termination factor protein GSPT1, showing potential for treating MYC-driven tumors. The company is committed to advancing its pipeline of novel therapeutics to address unmet medical needs in oncology.

PMV Pharmaceuticals

Series D in 2020
PMV Pharma is developing first-in-class p53 and p53 pathway modulators for the treatment of cancer. Bringing together leaders in the field to utilize over three decades of p53 biology, PMV Pharma combines unique biological understanding with pharmaceutical development focus.
Mersana Therapeutics employs its biodegradable polymer platform to create new and better medicines. They are advancing their own clinical-stage pipeline of novel compounds with the potential to address multiple oncology indications. It was founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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