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Words We Live By: Employ adaptive learning and be self-demanding

“If you don't think too good, don't think too much ” Excellence is not an act but a habit We are what we repeatedly do

“It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts ” Be productive but controlled, work hard and remain focused on vision

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries Without them, humanity cannot survive ” Immerse yourself as a participant not merely a spectator

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies ” Moral & Intellectual integrity Be Honest, Positive, Productive, Humble

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us ” Interactions and decisions need to be made with a multi-year view

“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry ” Be the expert in everything we do, know all the variables

“The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous ” In Life Sciences, Information is King

At Casdin Capital, we invest in information platforms whose processing power and data analysis unlock the blueprint for all life Our approach is simple: Carefully fund, through strategic investments and private partnerships, companies innovating from the numbers and turning them into meaningful products The data-driven revolution in health care continues, and the era of precision medicine, its transformations, and its disruptions, is already changing modern medicine across the globe Casdin Capital, uniquely positioned at the crossroads where the science and investment communities meet, is one of the industry’s few seasoned, trusted partners

Molecular Medicine is the future of modern Healthcare And the advances and products we are invested in represent a paradigm shift that is already moving markets New diagnostic platforms will continue to expand the ability to identify patients earlier and at a molecular level Physicians increasingly can target disease with more effective precision-based therapies and leverage molecular-based approaches transforming the morbidity and mortality of disease The speculation phase is over and the impact will be game-changing, underpin every aspect of care, rapidly changing traditional business models Casdin Capital knows the space, and who will be empowered and who will ultimately be disrupted

Genomics is a free-market success story based on the unlocking of the human genome, making the early promise of Biotechnology a reality The tools and data now underlie the next generation of great medicines With its remarkable benefit to society, a direct result of partnerships between the science and investment communities, life-saving medicines and profit will never be mutually exclusive It’s been an exciting ride so far And it has only just begun

Healthcare is not the only application for the key advances in genetic engineering

Genomics is embedded in the most significant current approaches to increasing food production, disease resistance livestock, and sustainable production of materials and specialty chemicals While these advances will soon underpin areas like the global food supply, Casdin Capital is well-versed in the current ethical and scientific concerns, particularly around genetically modified foods (GMOs) The ways forward are not uncomplicated, but Life Sciences must be part of the solution to the growing demand for food and the new environmental challenges that face us all

Great investing begins with great people, whose Passion and Dedication, Integrity and Intellectual Curiosity, Market Savvy and Client Commitment drives our success