Deerfield
About Deerfield

Launched in 1994, Deerfield Management Company is an investment firm dedicated to advancing healthcare through information, investment, and philanthropy—all toward the end goal of cures for disease, improved quality of life, and reduced cost of care.

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Investment

Supporting companies across the healthcare ecosystem with flexible funding models…

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Information

Delivering market research to the Deerfield team, its portfolio companies and other partners.

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Philanthropy

A New York City-based not-for-profit devoted to advancing innovative health care initiatives.

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Portfolio Companies

Deerfield generally maintains a combined portfolio of more than 150 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.

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Research Collaborations

Deerfield partners with leading academic research centers, providing critical funding and expertise to further sustain and accelerate the commercialization of discoveries toward meaningful societal impact by advancing cures for disease.

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Strategic Partners

As a strategic partner, Deerfield offers capital, scientific expertise, business operating support, and unique access to innovation.

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Deerfield Foundation

The Deerfield Foundation is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve health, accelerate innovation and promote human equity.

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Cure Campus

Cure is a 12-story innovation campus in New York City that intends to bring together innovators from academia, government, industry, and the not-for-profit sectors to advance human health and accelerate the fight against disease.

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Cure Programming

Cure has a series of expert lectures intended to advance thought in healthcare, management, innovation, policy, and other relevant subjects. This fosters growth and education for those at Cure and its guests.

Events at the Cure

Exelixis Receives $150 Million Funding Commitment From Deerfield Management

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 5, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Deerfield Management, a leading healthcare investment organization and significant Exelixis stockholder, to provide Exelixis with up to $150.0 million in financing through a flexible credit facility. The funds can be drawn at any time over the next 18 months at Exelixis’ discretion. Exelixis is under no obligation to draw on the facility and can terminate the facility agreement without penalty at any time. Funds drawn will be repayable five years after signing of the facility agreement and can be repaid in shares of Exelixis common stock, subject to certain restrictions, or cash at any time during the term of the agreement.

“This transaction significantly increases our financial strength and flexibility over the next 18 months, even if we don’t draw on the facility,” said George A. Scangos, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Exelixis. “We expect that the next few months will provide key insights into our pipeline, the future of our existing collaborations, and potential new collaborations. The Deerfield facility gives us the time to see our way through this period of major pipeline and business milestones and puts us in a position of strength as we advance our various partnering discussions. We are in discussions for a number of transactions, and we want to make sure that we have the ability to work through our options, taking into account the outcome of some of the important milestones that we expect to reach later this year. Our objective is to maximize the long-term value from the development of our pipeline and by having the Deerfield facility in place, we have significantly enhanced our ability to do so.”

“The Exelixis discovery platform has been prolific, generating 14 targeted molecules currently in clinical development by either Exelixis or its partners,” said William Slattery, partner at Deerfield Management. “To complement its discovery capabilities, Exelixis has now built a top-tier development team that allows the company to independently optimize proof-of-concept studies for these products. Our goal with this financing is to provide a flexible, minimally dilutive form of capital that will allow Exelixis to advance development programs either internally or externally, depending on which strategy maximizes shareholder value.”