DAFNA Capital Management, LLC
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DAFNA Capital Management is a Los Angeles based SEC registered investment advisor that manages long/short portfolios of publicly traded biotechnology and medical device companies. Founded in 1999, it focuses on capital preservation and strong annualized returns with minimal risk.
DAFNA Capital Management, LLC is an asset manager headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, founded in 1999. It invests directly in companies, at growth, in biotechnology, medical device, life science and preventive.
“We focus predominantly on preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that are at the frontiers of science and are leading the effort to improve clinical care in their specific niche of medicine.”
— DAFNA Capital Management, LLC, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Asset manager
- Stage
- Growth
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United States
- Invests in
- United States, other developed countries
- Sectors
- biotechnology, medical device, life science, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic
- Founded
- 1999
Team, as DAFNA Capital Management, LLC publishes it
- Dr. Nathan Fischel Chief Executive Officer & Founder
- Dr. Fariba Ghodsian Chief Investment Officer
- David Fischel Principal
- Daniel Fotinich Research Analyst
- Daphna Fischel Research Analyst
- Xun Lin Director of Finance & Chief Compliance Officer
- John Scola Trader
- Catherine Carr Office Manager & Executive Assistant
Names and roles exactly as listed on dafnacapital.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
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- https://www.dafnacapital.com/dafnateampeople
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