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.

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Pamela Choney

Partner and SVP

Anita M. Killian

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

Past deals in Healthcare and Biotech

Boundless Bio

Series C in 2023

Boundless Bio, Inc., biopharma company, develops therapies and medicines for the treatment of cancers. It offers therapeutics based on extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) one of the drivers of the aggressive cancers, such as cancers characterized by high copy number amplification of oncogenes. The company was formerly known as Pretzel Therapeutics, Inc. Boundless Bio, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in LA Jolla, California.

Acrivon Therapeutics

Series B in 2021

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

Boundless Bio

Series B in 2021

Generation Bio

Series C in 2020

Generation Bio is a genetic medicines company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing gene therapies aimed at treating both rare and prevalent diseases. Established in 2016, the company focuses on conditions affecting the liver, retina, skeletal muscle, central nervous system, and oncology. Generation Bio employs an innovative non-viral platform that includes a proprietary high-capacity DNA construct known as closed-ended DNA (ceDNA), a cell-targeted lipid nanoparticle delivery system (ctLNP), and a scalable, capsid-free manufacturing process. This approach allows for the targeted delivery of genetic materials, including large and multiple genes across various tissues, and enables redosable treatments tailored to individual patient needs. By enhancing access to therapies for rare diseases and addressing more common conditions, Generation Bio aims to provide durable and sustainable treatment options for patients throughout their lives.

Arcus Biosciences

Series C in 2017

Arcus Biosciences is biotech company founded on a vision of creating new cancer therapeutics through the utilization of emerging insights in immunology. Arcus was formed in 2015 by a group of seasoned researchers from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and is located in the San Francisco bay area, in the heart of the world’s largest biotechnology research hub.

Mersana Therapeutics

Series C in 2016

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.

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.