Wellington Management

Wellington Management Company LLP, founded in 1928 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a prominent investment management firm providing comprehensive solutions to institutional clients worldwide. The firm specializes in a diverse range of investment strategies, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative investments, tailored to meet the unique return and risk objectives of its clients. Wellington Management employs a collaborative approach, leveraging proprietary research and analytical tools to identify opportunities and manage risks across global capital markets. The firm caters to a wide array of clients, including sovereign institutions, endowments, foundations, wealth managers, and insurance companies, spanning more than 50 countries. With a focus on long-term investment principles, Wellington Management fosters independent thought and debate within its teams, ensuring that resources are effectively utilized to deliver consistent results. The firm also emphasizes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in its research and investment processes, engaging with companies on key ESG topics.

Pamela Choney

Partner and SVP

Anita M. Killian

Director, Partner, VP, Global Industry Analyst and Portfolio Manager

Past deals in Clinical Trials

Acrivon Therapeutics

Series B in 2021
Acrivon Therapeutics is a biotech company specializing in drug development through early clinical treatment success.

Strata Oncology

Series C in 2021
Strata Oncology is a precision oncology company dedicated to transforming cancer care by expanding patient access to precision medicine clinical trials and accelerating drug approval. Strata's national precision oncology platform serves the needs of patients, providers and drug developers by providing a link from patient screening to streamlined enrollment in mutation-matched clinical trials. Follow us on Twitter @StrataOncology.

FORMA Therapeutics

Series D in 2019
Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for treatment of rare hematologic diseases and cancers. Its core product candidates for development include FT-4202, which is Phase 1 trial for the treatment of sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies; and FT-7051 for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company is also developing FT-2102, an oral selective small molecule investigational agent that is designed to bind to and inhibit mutated IDH1 enzymes, which is being evaluated in a Phase 2 trial for relapsed/refractory AML, as well as an exploratory Phase 1 trial for glioma; and FT-4101 and FT-8225, which are selective fatty acid synthase inhibitors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Neon Therapeutics

Series B in 2017
Neon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused in the field of neoantigen-targeted therapies, dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer by directing the immune system towards neoantigens. The company's pipeline products are NEO-PV-01, NEO-PTC-01, and NEO-SV-01.

Tricida

Series D in 2017
Tricida, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco, California, established in 2013. The company is dedicated to the development and commercialization of its lead product candidate, TRC101, a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Metabolic acidosis, a condition often associated with CKD, can hasten kidney deterioration and lead to serious complications such as muscle wasting and loss of bone density. Tricida has successfully completed a Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of TRC101, which aims to bind and remove acid from the gastrointestinal tract, thereby addressing the underlying metabolic issues and potentially slowing the progression of CKD.

Neon Therapeutics

Series B in 2017
Neon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused in the field of neoantigen-targeted therapies, dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer by directing the immune system towards neoantigens. The company's pipeline products are NEO-PV-01, NEO-PTC-01, and NEO-SV-01.

Global Blood Therapeutics

Series B in 2015
GBT is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on discovering, developing, and delivering innovative treatments that provide hope to underserved patient communities. GBT is developing its product candidate, voxelotor, as an oral, once-daily therapy for sickle cell disease. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nivalis Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2014
Nivalis Therapeutics is developing a novel class of disease-modifying therapies that are designed to preserve intracellular GSNO (S-nitrosoglutathione), an endogenous molecule with cell signaling effects that are implicated in the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis (CF).The Company’s lead candidate, N91115 initially targets patients with the F508del mutation, the most common disease-causing mutation in CF. Nivalis Therapeutics is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of patients with cystic fibrosis and their families. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, United States.