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6/30/2026, 11:46:49 AM
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Hospital for Special Surgery and Deerfield Management Launch Alliance for Innovation in Movement (AIM)
HSS and Deerfield announced the Alliance for Innovation in Movement (AIM), designed to develop novel medical devices, therapeutics, and AI-enabled software focused on musculoskeletal health and longevity. The alliance combines HSS clinical and research capabilities with Deerfield's investment, R&D, analytics, and AI infrastructure.
Business WireMandate2025-11-13
HSS launches innovation platform for musculoskeletal care
The AIM alliance aims to advance medical device development, therapeutics, and AI-enabled software in orthopedics, rheumatology, and sports medicine. Cross-functional teams will focus on rapid prototyping, regulatory strategy, and clinical validation, leveraging lab and incubation space at Deerfield's headquarters.
Becker's Spine ReviewNews2025-11-13
Deerfield Management Closes Over $600 Million Healthcare Venture Fund
Deerfield closed its Healthcare Innovations Fund III with over $600 million to invest in therapeutics, care delivery improvements, and emerging technologies including machine learning and AI. The fund continues Deerfield's backing of companies across the life science, medical technology, and healthcare service landscape.
PR NewswireFund launch2025-05-05
Deerfield portfolio company CathWorks to be acquired by Medtronic
Avi Kometz noted that Medtronic exercised its option to acquire Deerfield portfolio company CathWorks, a medtech company. The post reflects an exit involving a medical device company in Deerfield's portfolio.
LinkedIn (Avi Kometz post)Public post
Avi Kometz, M.D. - Partner, Medical Technologies team
Avi Kometz is a Partner on Deerfield's Medical Technologies team and joined the firm in 2014. He focuses on identifying, assessing, and investing in innovative medical devices and technologies.
Deerfield ManagementRole change
Endologix team page listing Avi Kometz as board member
Endologix lists Avi Kometz as a Partner in Deerfield's Medical Devices group serving on its team, alongside other Deerfield-affiliated executives. The page reflects his ongoing board and portfolio involvement in Deerfield medtech holdings.
EndologixCommentary2025-08-28

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Investor Information

Deerfield Management

Growth Equity

Website: deerfield.com
Company LinkedIn: View on LinkedIn
AUM: $16.1B
Location: New York, NY, US
Strategic: No
# of Investments made - 2yr: 53
Professionals: 6

Deerfield is a global alternative investment fund focused on healthcare. Founded in 1994, Deerfield Management is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm seeks to invest in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare devices, diagnostic, digital health, supplies, healthcare services, life sciences, and oncology sector. Providing value beyond capital, Deerfield generally maintains a combined portfolio of more than 200 private and public investments across the life science, medical device, diagnostic, digital health and health service industries at all stages of evolution from start-up to mature company. Business Lines: - Private Equity - Venture (Start-ups) Healthcare Sectors: - biotechnology - pharmaceutical - medical-device - healthcare services - animal-health markets Healthcare Fund At Deerfield, our comprehensive understanding of healthcare assets allows us to appreciate opportunity even when complex financial, legislative, regulatory and competitive pressures are present. Collaboration, intellectual curiosity and pragmatism define our approach. We craft flexible, tailored and often unexpected financing options, exploring every angle so that companies can execute their business strategy to the fullest. We work with companies from across the breadth of the healthcare spectrum, from early stage drug research businesses to mature healthcare service and medical device companies We specialize in diverse financing challenges. Below is a sampling of our expertise. Click on each to find out more about some of our corporate partners. Funding Research and Development Managing Hostile Takeover Bids Transitioning to a Commercial Enterprise Financial Partnering and Advisory Work Building New Enterprises $3.5 b AUM focused on healthcare public (Deerfield Partners) and private equity (Deerfield Private Design Fund)and venture (Deerfield Special Situations). Mr. James Edward Flynn, Jim has been a Partner of Deerfield Management Company L.P. since February 2000. Mr. Flynn served as a Managing Director of the equity research department at ING Baring Furman Selz, a global financial services company, from 1996 to February 2000, a Vice President of Corporate Developmennt at Alpharma Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from 1993 to 1995, and a Senior Vice President of Equity Research at Kidder, Peabody & Co., an investment banking firm from 1988 to 1993. He was an Equity Analyst of Kidder Peabody Group Inc., Research Division and ING Groep N.V., Research Division. Mr. Flynn is a Director of eCaring LLC. He serves as a Trustee of Continuum Health Partners, Inc., Beth Israel Medical Center and St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Mr. Flynn has degrees in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Economics from the University of Michigan Jeff Kaplan Chief Operating Officer Appaloosa Management L.P Global Head of M&A Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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VC-SeedVC-EarlyStageVC-LaterStagePE-LargePE-MidMktPE-Growth

Industries

HealthcareTechnologyIndustrial/Manufacturing

Companies

Biotechnology/LifeSciencesMedicalDevices/DiagnosticsMedicalServicesMedicalEquipmentSuppliesPharmaceuticalsVeterinaryServicesHealthCentersEquipmentSuppliesHealthInfoTechHealthcare-AllIndustrial/Manufacturing-All

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Connected Healthcare & Patient TechnologyHealthcare Software & Services TechnologyBiotechnology, Pharma & Life SciencesCancer Therapeutics & DiagnosticsGaming and Interactive EntertainmentIndustrial Manufacturing

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USCanadaEuropeAsiaMiddleEast

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