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.

Michael Carmen

Senior Managing Director, Partner, Private Equity Lead Portfolio Manager and Equity Portfolio Mgr

Adam Fraser

Managing Director

Kelly McDonnell

Vice President

Joshua Sommerfeld

Private Equity Principal

Past deals in Health Diagnostics

Moving Analytics

Series A in 2022
Moving Analytics. is a tele-health company dedicated to helping people thrive after heart disease. Our flagship product is Movn a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program that leverages evidence based guidelines, behavioral science, remote monitoring and personalized coaching to help patients recover to full health after a cardiac event. Movn is currently used by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Highmark Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente Northwest and many more health systems across the US.

Omada

Series E in 2022
Omada Health, Inc. is a digital healthcare company that creates online programs aimed at managing chronic conditions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Atlanta, Omada Health helps employers and health plans identify individuals at risk for preventable chronic diseases such as prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. The company offers personalized programs that adapt to the needs of participants, including services for diabetes prevention and management, hypertension, behavioral health, and musculoskeletal issues. By integrating professional health coaching, connected devices, real-time data, and personalized feedback, Omada Health strives to empower individuals to engage with their health and achieve sustainable lifestyle changes. It is recognized as the largest provider of the National Diabetes Prevention Program by the CDC.

Somatus

Series E in 2022
Somatus is a healthcare company that partners with health plans, health systems, and nephrology, and primary care groups. It provides integrated care for patients with or at risk of developing kidney disease. Somatus' is vertically integrated clinical services and technology delay or prevent disease progression, improve quality and care coordination, and increase the use of home dialysis modalities and rates of kidney transplantation. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and founded by a team of world-class healthcare operators, successful entrepreneurs, and leading clinicians treating kidney disease.

Chroma Medicine

Series A in 2021
Chroma Medicine is a genomic medicine company focused on epigenetic editing to transform the treatment of genetically driven diseases. By leveraging epigenetics, which regulates gene expression naturally, Chroma Medicine aims to develop innovative therapies that provide precise control over gene activity. The company utilizes programmable epigenetic editors that combine DNA binding domains with epigenetic effector domains, allowing for targeted manipulation of genes and chromatin structure. This approach promises to create a new class of therapeutics that offers unparalleled control over gene expression, potentially leading to more effective treatments for a range of genetic disorders.

Strata Oncology

Series C in 2021
Strata Oncology is a precision oncology company focused on enhancing cancer care through increased access to clinical trials and expediting drug approval processes. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Strata develops a comprehensive oncology platform that facilitates routine genomic testing and the efficient use of molecular data. Its offerings include The Strata Trial, a genomic testing protocol aimed at implementing enterprise-wide precision oncology; StrataNGS, a targeted assay for sequencing DNA and RNA from biopsy samples; and StrataPOINT, which integrates electronic medical record data with molecular profiling to ensure eligible patients are tested and considered for precision trials. Additionally, the company manages Strata Partnered Trials, a collection of pharmaceutical-sponsored protocols linked to specific biomarkers, and operates The Strata Lab, a cancer sequencing facility. Through its collaborative network of cancer centers, Strata is dedicated to advancing precision medicine for patients with cancer, ultimately providing actionable insights for healthcare providers.

Thriveworks

Venture Round in 2021
Provider of counseling and psychiatric services intended to provide mental healthcare. The company offers services to a variety of life issues including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, trauma and other mental health concerns, ensuring its clients with customized plans for their mental well-being.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Venture Round in 2021
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited specializes in the development and commercialization of nanopore-based electronic systems for the analysis of single molecules, particularly in the fields of DNA and RNA sequencing. The company offers a range of products, including the portable MinION device for molecular analysis, the benchtop PromethION for large-scale sequencing projects, and the GridION system suitable for various molecular sensing applications. Their technology supports diverse scientific research areas such as genomics, cancer studies, microbiology, and environmental research, with applications extending to healthcare, agriculture, and food safety. The Flongle device caters to on-demand sequencing needs, while the MinIT accessory enhances the functionality of their sequencing devices. Oxford Nanopore’s innovative technology emphasizes accessibility and ease of use, with rapid library preparation and automated processes. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom, the company operates additional offices worldwide, enabling its products to be utilized in over 80 countries.

Cityblock

Series C in 2021
Cityblock Health, based in Brooklyn, New York, is a technology-driven healthcare provider focused on serving low-income urban communities with complex needs. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the unmet health and social needs of Medicaid and Medicare populations through a personalized approach. Cityblock offers primary care, behavioral health, and virtual care services, emphasizing preventive care and mental health support. Its platform integrates communications and information sharing among care teams and members, facilitating better coordination of services. The company also collaborates with community-based organizations to enhance the delivery of care, ultimately seeking to improve health outcomes and reduce costs for its members.

Butterfly Network

Post in 2021
Butterfly Network designs a medical imaging device that reduces the cost of real-time and three-dimensional imaging and treatment. Jonathan M. Rothberg, Nevada Sanchez, and Tyler S. Ralston founded it in 2011, with its headquarters in Guilford in Connecticut.

Design Therapeutics

Series B in 2021
Design Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Solana Beach, California, focused on developing innovative therapies for degenerative disorders resulting from nucleotide repeat expansions. Founded in 2017, the company is advancing its lead program aimed at treating Friedreich's ataxia, while also exploring treatment options for other conditions such as Fragile X syndrome and myotonic dystrophy. Design Therapeutics is known for its GeneTACTM molecules, a new class of small-molecule gene-targeted therapies designed to address the underlying causes of diseases linked to inherited nucleotide repeat expansion mutations. The company's ongoing research efforts seek to develop disease-modifying treatments for serious conditions driven by these genetic factors.

Cityblock

Series C in 2020
Cityblock Health, based in Brooklyn, New York, is a technology-driven healthcare provider focused on serving low-income urban communities with complex needs. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the unmet health and social needs of Medicaid and Medicare populations through a personalized approach. Cityblock offers primary care, behavioral health, and virtual care services, emphasizing preventive care and mental health support. Its platform integrates communications and information sharing among care teams and members, facilitating better coordination of services. The company also collaborates with community-based organizations to enhance the delivery of care, ultimately seeking to improve health outcomes and reduce costs for its members.

NovellusDx, Ltd.

Series C in 2020
NovellusDx, Ltd. is a biotechnology company based in Jerusalem, Israel, established in 2011 by Haim Gil-ad and Yoram Altschuler. The company specializes in developing targeted therapies for cancer patients by focusing on tumor-specific driver mutations. NovellusDx utilizes innovative testing methods to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted therapy drugs on emulated tumors, allowing for the quantification of therapeutic effects. The company also monitors the oncogenic activity of relevant genes and proteins in patients, assessing changes before and after drug administration. Additionally, NovellusDx develops assays to detect the misregulated translocation of mutated signaling proteins to the nucleus, measuring the impact of drug candidates on specific tumors, particularly concerning their ability to inhibit the translocation of up-regulated signaling proteins.

Dyne Therapeutics

Series B in 2020
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc., a muscle disease company, operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on advancing therapeutics for genetically driven muscle diseases in the United States. It develops various programs for myotonic dystrophy type 1, duchenne muscular dystrophy, and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, as well as rare skeletal muscle, and cardiac and metabolic muscle diseases using its FORCE platform that delivers disease-modifying therapies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Goldfinch Bio

Series B in 2020
Goldfinch Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing precision therapies for kidney diseases. The company focuses on researching and commercializing treatments for conditions such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, and polycystic kidney disease. Notable programs include GFB-887, a selective inhibitor of the TRPC5 channel, and GFB-024, a cannabinoid receptor 1 inverse agonist. Goldfinch Bio is also developing the Kidney Genome Atlas, a genomic registry aimed at identifying new disease targets and biomarkers, and utilizes a biology platform that leverages stem cell science to create human organoid models for target validation. Founded in 2016 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Goldfinch Bio has established a strategic collaboration with Gilead Sciences to enhance its capabilities in kidney disease therapy development.
Black Diamond Therapeutics is a precision oncology medicine company focused on discovering and developing small molecule, tumor-agnostic therapies. The company's lead product candidate, BDTX-189, is designed to inhibit specific mutations in ErbB kinases, including the epidermal growth factor receptor. Additionally, Black Diamond is advancing a pipeline of allosteric-EGFR mutation inhibitors and other early-stage programs targeting allosteric mutations in kinases associated with cancer and rare genetic diseases. The company employs a technology platform known as Mutation-Allostery-Pharmacology, which aims to address undrugged mutations in patients with genetically defined cancers. Founded in 2014 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Black Diamond Therapeutics was previously known as ASET Therapeutics until its rebranding in 2018.

Impulse Dynamics

Series D in 2019
Impulse Dynamics N.V. is a medical device company focused on developing electrical therapies for chronic heart failure (CHF) in the United States and Europe. The company specializes in Cardiac Contractility Modulation therapy, utilizing its proprietary technology to administer non-excitatory electrical impulses that enhance cardiac performance. The Optimizer III device, which is CE marked, delivers these impulses to the ventricular septum during the myocardial absolute refractory period. Impulse Dynamics conducts clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its treatments and collaborates with universities and hospitals for research programs. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Willemstad, Curacao, the company also has offices in New York and Hong Kong, along with product development centers in New Jersey and Israel.

Omada

Series D in 2019
Omada Health, Inc. is a digital healthcare company that creates online programs aimed at managing chronic conditions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Atlanta, Omada Health helps employers and health plans identify individuals at risk for preventable chronic diseases such as prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. The company offers personalized programs that adapt to the needs of participants, including services for diabetes prevention and management, hypertension, behavioral health, and musculoskeletal issues. By integrating professional health coaching, connected devices, real-time data, and personalized feedback, Omada Health strives to empower individuals to engage with their health and achieve sustainable lifestyle changes. It is recognized as the largest provider of the National Diabetes Prevention Program by the CDC.

Auris

Series E in 2018
Auris Health, Inc. is a company based in Redwood City, California, focused on developing advanced robotics technology for medical applications. Founded in 2007, it specializes in creating innovative solutions for diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures. The company's flagship product, the Monarch Platform, utilizes small cameras and instruments to facilitate endoscopic procedures through natural body openings. This platform incorporates cutting-edge advancements in imaging technology, robotics, endoscope design, sensing, and data science, aiming to enhance patient outcomes and reduce medical costs. Additionally, Auris Health is developing a dual-arm microsurgical system designed for ophthalmic surgery, further expanding its capabilities in the medical robotics field. As a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Auris Health continues to transform medical intervention through its integration of various technological innovations.

HeartFlow

Series E in 2017
HeartFlow is a medical technology company that provides new methods of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. It offers HeartFlow Analysis, a non-invasive solution available in the United States, Europe, and Japan that helps a physician evaluate whether a patient has significant coronary artery disease based on anatomy and physiology. The company was started in 2007 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Sharecare

Venture Round in 2015
Sharecare is the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place. The Sharecare platform provides each person – no matter where they are in their health journey – with a comprehensive and personalized health profile, where they can dynamically and easily connect to the information, evidence-based programs and health professionals they need to live their healthiest, happiest and most productive life. With award-winning and innovative frictionless technologies, scientifically validated clinical protocols and best-in-class coaching tools, Sharecare helps providers, employers and health plans effectively scale outcomes-based health and wellness solutions across their entire populations. To learn more, visit www.sharecare.com. In 2017 alone, Sharecare has raised more than $100 million in new funding; and more than $300 million in total capital since its founding in 2010. May 26, 2017 Sharecare announced it has received an investment from global alternative investment firm, Summit Partners. Sharecare will use the debt capital to fund new capabilities and acquire talent to support the aggressive growth trajectory of both the company and its platform, where people can manage all their health in one place.

Invitae

Series F in 2014
Invitae is a genetic information company focused on integrating genetic testing into routine medical practice to enhance healthcare quality worldwide. It specializes in genetic diagnostics for hereditary disorders, offering a comprehensive service that consolidates a wide array of genetic tests into one platform, ensuring faster turnaround times and lower costs compared to traditional single-gene tests. Invitae's test offerings cover various hereditary conditions, including cancers, neurological disorders, cardiovascular diseases, pediatric and metabolic disorders. The company aims to make genetic testing more affordable and accessible, develop a secure infrastructure for genome management, and foster a global community for sharing genetic information to advance scientific research and medical practices. By lowering the barriers to obtaining diagnostic genetic information, Invitae seeks to improve healthcare outcomes for millions of individuals.
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