Polar Capital Biotech I Inc
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Management
| Name of company | Polar Capital LLP |
| Phone | 44 (0)20 7227 2700 |
| Website | www.polarcapitalfunds.com |
| Address | 16 Palace Street - London SW1E 5JD United Kingdom |
Fund
| Domicile | IRL |
| Legal structure | OEIC |
| UCITS | Yes |
| Inception date | 31/10/2013 |
Managers
| Fund manager | David Pinniger |
| Manager start date | 31/10/2013 |
| Biography | David joined Polar Capital in August 2013 as a portfolio manager within the Healthcare team, to launch the Polar Capital Biotechnology Fund. Prior to joining Polar Capital, David was portfolio manager of the International Biotechnology Trust at SV Life Sciences.Previously, David spent three years working at venture capital firm Abingworth as an analyst managing biotechnology investments held across the firm's venture and specialist funds, and four years at Morgan Stanley as an analyst covering the European pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sector. |
| Fund manager | Gareth Powell |
| Manager start date | 31/10/2013 |
| Biography | Gareth joined Polar Capital in 2007 to set up the Healthcare team. Prior to Polar Capital, Gareth worked at Framlington, where he began his career in investment management in 1999. Soon afterwards, he joined the Healthcare team in 2001 and helped launch the Framlington Biotech Fund, which he managed from 2004 until his departure.Gareth studied biochemistry at Oxford, during which time he worked at Yamanouchi, a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company (later to become Astellas). As well as this, Gareth worked for the Oxford Business School and various academic laboratories including the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology and the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research. |