Tavistock Group

Tavistock Group is an international private investment organization that encompasses a family office, a trading operation, and a diverse portfolio of public and private investments. The organization focuses on nine primary sectors, which include real estate, hospitality, restaurants, sports, energy, retail, biotechnology and life sciences, agriculture, and finance. Additionally, Tavistock Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Tavistock Group, operates as a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments within the life sciences sector.

Douglas E. McMahon

MD and Director

23 past transactions

Kinotek

Pre Seed Round in 2021
KinoTek combines portable motion capture and machine learning in an intuitive, 3D interface deployable on the field of play. It is an innovative software utilizing Virtual Reality and Motion Capture Technology to change the way human movement analysis is approached and applied. They are taking complex biomechanics data and simplifying the information to provide a simple visual representation. Their software is proven to increase the retention of skills, decrease the chance of injury, and improve overall athletic output. KinoTek is governed by a sense of identity and commitment to the state of Maine and its communities, a passion for learning and growing with new information and technology, and an obligation to do things that matter them, to its users, and to anyone else that they can impact on their journey. The company was founded by Justin Hafner, David Holomakoff, and Patrick Breeding in 2018 and is based in Portland, Maine.

Nuvation Bio

Post in 2020
Nuvation Bio Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of therapies for oncology. Its portfolio includes various oncology programs with multiple drug development candidates. Nuvation Bio Inc.was formerly known as RePharmation Inc. and changed its name to Nuvation Bio Inc. in April 2019. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Mereo Biopharma

Post in 2020
Mereo is based in London and was founded in March 2015 to fund and develop novel, innovative specialist focused products from large pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. Pharmaceutical companies face increasingly difficult choices in the allocation of internal resources to their drug development programs. With significant P&L constraints and rich pipelines it has become increasingly difficult for many companies to fully fund and advance development all of their drug candidates, especially beyond Phase 2. Mereo has been formed to take advantage of the global pharmaceutical industry's drive for creative ways to progress their clinical development pipelines. Mereo has acquired an initial mid-late stage portfolio of three exceptionally well characterised novel products for the treatment of diseases with considerable unmet medical need from Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Each of these programmes has a comprehensive dataset for both pre-clinical and proof-of-concept clinical studies. Additional product opportunities are under evaluation. Mereo's focus is the development of innovative medicines that have the potential to significantly transform the lives of patients suffering from rare and other specialised conditions around the world. To do this, the Company depends on the combination of its team's expertise in selecting and acquiring product opportunities, creating value in the development pipeline and structuring creative transactions. Mereo's internal expertise is complemented by a unique partnership with a leading global CRO, ICON. Mereo combines the operational discipline and efficiency of a small company with the financial resources to conduct comprehensive clinical studies. Mereo will rapidly progress each of the products through further value inflection points before partnering or divesting its products. The Company also has the option to directly commercialise products, for example in orphan disease indications.

AgeRate

Seed Round in 2020
The AgeRate team is a diverse mix of medical doctors, engineers, and designers with a mission of redefining health to inspire improvement.

Relay Therapeutics

Series C in 2018
Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on transforming the drug discovery process, particularly in targeted oncology. The company employs an innovative allosteric drug-discovery platform that integrates computational techniques with experimental methods to analyze protein motion and interactions. This approach aids in the development of therapies for complex diseases, including cancer. Relay's product candidates include RLY-1971, an oral small molecule inhibitor targeting SHP2, currently undergoing Phase 1 trials for advanced solid tumors; RLY-4008, a selective inhibitor of FGFR2 for tumors with specific oncogenic alterations; and RLY-PI3K1047, which targets cancer-associated mutant variants of phosphoinositide 3-kinase alpha. Founded in 2015, Relay Therapeutics is dedicated to enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery through its advanced platform and targeted treatment strategies.

Avidity Biosciences

Series B in 2018
Avidity Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of oligonucleotide-based therapies known as antibody oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs). These therapies aim to address the limitations of traditional oligonucleotide treatments by combining the tissue selectivity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies. Avidity's lead product candidate, AOC 1001, targets myotonic dystrophy type 1, a rare genetic muscle disorder. The company's development pipeline also includes programs focused on treating various muscle diseases, such as muscle atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and Pompe disease. Additionally, Avidity is exploring therapeutic applications for immune and other cell types, leveraging its proprietary AOC platform to reach previously undruggable tissues and effectively target the genetic underpinnings of these conditions. Founded in 2012, Avidity Biosciences is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Atreca

Series C in 2018
Atreca, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco, California, focused on discovering and developing antibody-based immunotherapeutics for various solid tumors. Its lead product candidate, ATRC-101, is a monoclonal antibody currently in clinical development, which demonstrates a unique mechanism of action and targets derived from antibodies identified through Atreca's innovative discovery platform. ATRC-101 has shown in vitro reactivity with a significant majority of cancer samples, including those from ovarian, non-small cell lung, colorectal, and breast cancer patients. Additionally, the company has established a strategic research collaboration with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. to identify antigenic targets of select antibodies with potential applications in oncology. Founded in 2010, Atreca aims to advance its therapies to improve treatment options for cancer patients.

Inseego

Post in 2018
Inseego Corp. specializes in designing and developing mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud solutions for a diverse range of customers, including large enterprises, service providers, and small to medium-sized businesses globally. The company offers a variety of wireless hardware products, including 3G, 4G, and 5G devices tailored for vertical markets such as private LTE/5G networks, telematics, remote monitoring, and fixed wireless access. Its product lineup includes fixed wireless routers, mobile hotspots, integrated telematics, and USB modems, all supported by software applications and cloud services that facilitate data analysis and remote hardware management. Inseego also provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions under the Ctrack brand, covering fleet management, asset tracking, and usage-based insurance. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Inseego was established in 1996 and has a significant revenue base in the United States and Canada.

Poseida Therapeutics

Series B in 2018
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, California, focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with significant unmet medical needs. The company is advancing a diverse pipeline that includes treatments for hematological malignancies and solid tumors, as well as liver-directed gene therapies aimed at rare diseases. Poseida is known for its proprietary gene engineering platforms, including the non-viral piggyBac DNA Modification System and the Cas-CLOVER site-specific gene editing system, which facilitate the creation of next-generation cell and gene therapeutics. Additionally, the company's portfolio encompasses CAR-T therapies for cancer and gene therapies targeting rare and life-threatening conditions, such as Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency and methylmalonic acidemia. Founded in 2014, Poseida Therapeutics is committed to addressing critical health challenges through its advanced therapeutic solutions.

G1 Therapeutics

Series C in 2016
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for cancer treatment. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. G1 Therapeutics is advancing several investigational therapies, including trilaciclib, an intravenous cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor, currently undergoing Phase 1b/2 trials for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer and Phase 2 trials for first-line small cell lung cancer and metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The company is also developing lerociclib, an oral CDK4/6 inhibitor, which is in Phase 1b/2a trials for breast cancer and Phase 1b trials for non-small cell lung cancer. Additionally, G1 Therapeutics is progressing rintodestrant, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader, currently in Phase I/2 trials. The company has partnered with Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative to evaluate trilaciclib for neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced breast cancer. G1 Therapeutics aims to improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients through its innovative therapeutic approaches.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2015
Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, that focuses on developing innovative therapies for cancer treatment. The company's lead product candidate, entinostat, is a class I HDAC inhibitor currently in Phase III clinical trials for advanced hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer. Additionally, Syndax is advancing SNDX-5613, a selective inhibitor targeting the Menin-MLL binding interaction, in Phase I/II trials for mixed lineage leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia with specific mutations. The company also explores combinations of entinostat with immunotherapies such as Keytruda and Tecentriq for various cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer and metastatic breast cancer. Another key asset is SNDX-6352, a monoclonal antibody being evaluated for chronic graft versus host disease and solid tumors. Syndax has established collaborations with major pharmaceutical companies and research institutions to enhance its clinical development efforts and expand its therapeutic pipeline.

Kura Oncology

Venture Round in 2015
Kura Oncology, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines for the treatment of cancer. Its pipeline consists of small molecule product candidates that target cancer. The company’s lead product candidate is Tipifarnib, an orally bioavailable inhibitor of farnesyl transferase that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors, peripheral T-cell lymphomas, and other hematologic malignancies. It is also developing KO-947, a small molecule inhibitor of extracellular signal related kinase used for the treatment of patients with tumors that have dysregulated activity due to mutations or other mechanisms in the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway; and KO-539, a small molecule inhibitor of the menin-mixed lineage leukemia protein-protein interaction. Kura Oncology, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Blueprint Medicines

Series C in 2014
Blueprint Medicines Corporation focuses on developing small molecule kinase inhibitors aimed at treating genomic drivers in cancers, rare diseases, and enhancing cancer immunotherapy. The company is advancing several key drug candidates, including avapritinib for systemic mastocytosis and gastrointestinal stromal tumors, BLU-263 for indolent systemic mastocytosis and other mast cell disorders, and fisogatinib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, currently in Phase I clinical trials. Additionally, pralsetinib targets RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer and other solid tumors, while BLU-782 is being investigated for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Blueprint Medicines emphasizes the development of personalized cancer therapies by leveraging insights into cancer genomics and utilizing a proprietary chemical library to identify new therapeutic compounds. The company collaborates with various partners, including Clementia Pharmaceuticals and Genentech, to enhance its research and development efforts.

Nexvet

Series B in 2014
Nexvet Australia Pty Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company, develops biological therapies for companion animals. It develops drugs in the areas of chronic pain, immune oncology, chronic inflammation, and allergy. Nexvet Australia Pty Ltd was formerly known as Nexvet Biopharma Pty Ltd. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Melbourne, Australia with a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Tullamore, Ireland. Nexvet Australia Pty Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Zoetis Inc.

MethylGene

Venture Round in 2012
MethylGene Inc. (TSX:MYG) is a publicly-traded, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics with a focus on cancer. The Company's product candidates include: MGCD265, an oral, multi-targeted kinase inhibitor targeting the Met, VEGF, Ron and Tie-2 receptor tyrosine kinases that is in multiple clinical trials for cancer; MGCD290, a fungal Hos2 inhibitor for use in combination with fluconazole for serious fungal infections which has completed Phase I clinical studies; and mocetinostat (MGCD0103), an oral, isoform-selective HDAC inhibitor for cancer which has been in multiple Phase II clinical trials and is currently in a Phase II trial in refractory or relapsed follicular lymphoma. Mocetinostat is licensed to Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd in certain Asian countries. A fourth compound discovered using MethylGene's HDAC platform, EVP-0334 - a potential cognition enhancing agent for neurodegenerative diseases has successfully completed Phase I trials sponsored by EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Inc. MethylGene also has a funded collaboration with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for applications in ocular diseases using the Company's proprietary kinase inhibitor chemistry.
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing proprietary branded prescription therapeutics for significant medical conditions with unmet needs. The company is primarily engaged in in-licensing, developing, and promoting late-stage product candidates, particularly in the central nervous system therapeutic area. Somaxon is known for its flagship product, Silenor®, which is the first and only nonscheduled prescription medication approved for treating sleep maintenance insomnia and is currently available in the United States.

Ambrx

Series D in 2009
Ambrx is a biopharmaceutical company that develops protein therapeutics that preserve potency, reduce dosing frequency, and improve homogeneity of the drug substance. It focuses on discovering and developing biopharmaceutical products. Ambrx's development pipeline includes ADC and bi-specific product candidates, long-acting protein product candidates, collaboration product and product candidates, and other early-stage programs. It has collaborations with MabSpace Biosciences to discover and develop various antibody drug conjugates for oncology in China and internationally; and BeiGene to develop and commercialize next-generation biologics drugs. Peter Schultz and Troy Wilson founded Ambrx in 2003. It has its headquarters in La Jolla in California.

Kalypsys

Series C in 2006
Kalypsys provides pathway-based drug discovery and development services. The company implements discovery programs across a broad number of therapeutic areas using its automated and integrated suite of discovery technologies in biology, chemistry and informatics.

Ambrx

Series C in 2006
Ambrx is a biopharmaceutical company that develops protein therapeutics that preserve potency, reduce dosing frequency, and improve homogeneity of the drug substance. It focuses on discovering and developing biopharmaceutical products. Ambrx's development pipeline includes ADC and bi-specific product candidates, long-acting protein product candidates, collaboration product and product candidates, and other early-stage programs. It has collaborations with MabSpace Biosciences to discover and develop various antibody drug conjugates for oncology in China and internationally; and BeiGene to develop and commercialize next-generation biologics drugs. Peter Schultz and Troy Wilson founded Ambrx in 2003. It has its headquarters in La Jolla in California.

Ambrx

Series B in 2006
Ambrx is a biopharmaceutical company that develops protein therapeutics that preserve potency, reduce dosing frequency, and improve homogeneity of the drug substance. It focuses on discovering and developing biopharmaceutical products. Ambrx's development pipeline includes ADC and bi-specific product candidates, long-acting protein product candidates, collaboration product and product candidates, and other early-stage programs. It has collaborations with MabSpace Biosciences to discover and develop various antibody drug conjugates for oncology in China and internationally; and BeiGene to develop and commercialize next-generation biologics drugs. Peter Schultz and Troy Wilson founded Ambrx in 2003. It has its headquarters in La Jolla in California.

Ambrx

Series A in 2005
Ambrx is a biopharmaceutical company that develops protein therapeutics that preserve potency, reduce dosing frequency, and improve homogeneity of the drug substance. It focuses on discovering and developing biopharmaceutical products. Ambrx's development pipeline includes ADC and bi-specific product candidates, long-acting protein product candidates, collaboration product and product candidates, and other early-stage programs. It has collaborations with MabSpace Biosciences to discover and develop various antibody drug conjugates for oncology in China and internationally; and BeiGene to develop and commercialize next-generation biologics drugs. Peter Schultz and Troy Wilson founded Ambrx in 2003. It has its headquarters in La Jolla in California.

Kalypsys

Series B in 2004
Kalypsys provides pathway-based drug discovery and development services. The company implements discovery programs across a broad number of therapeutic areas using its automated and integrated suite of discovery technologies in biology, chemistry and informatics.

Ambrx

Series A in 2003
Ambrx is a biopharmaceutical company that develops protein therapeutics that preserve potency, reduce dosing frequency, and improve homogeneity of the drug substance. It focuses on discovering and developing biopharmaceutical products. Ambrx's development pipeline includes ADC and bi-specific product candidates, long-acting protein product candidates, collaboration product and product candidates, and other early-stage programs. It has collaborations with MabSpace Biosciences to discover and develop various antibody drug conjugates for oncology in China and internationally; and BeiGene to develop and commercialize next-generation biologics drugs. Peter Schultz and Troy Wilson founded Ambrx in 2003. It has its headquarters in La Jolla in California.