Deerfield Management Company

Deerfield Management Company is an investment firm working across the healthcare industry. It began in 1994 and describes its work in three parts: investment, information and philanthropy. Its stated goals are cures for disease, better quality of life and lower cost of care.

Products and services

• Investment: flexible funding for companies across the healthcare ecosystem, built independently or with strategic partners.
• Discovery and Development: a company-building research arm, known as 3DC, where bench scientists and industry veterans work together and partner with academic research centres.
• Intelligence: market research, data and AI work for the Deerfield team, its portfolio companies and partners.
• Philanthropy: a New York not-for-profit foundation that works to improve health and promote equity.

Who it works with

Healthcare companies, academic research centres and life science start-ups. Its New York headquarters, Cure, houses many life science and healthcare companies, some working in on-site labs.

Key facts

• Based in: New York City
• Founded: 1994
• Partnership example: Built the Alo services platform with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina