Crystal Wright is an Associate supporting the Therapeutics team and joined the Firm in 2013. Before Deerfield, Ms. Wright was an Executive Assistant at Warburg Pincus and provided support within the firm’s Healthcare group since 2002. Prior to this, she was an Executive Assistant at various firms, including Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown and the law offices of Cooper, Liebowitz, Royster & Wright, where she served as Executive Assistant/Office Manager. Ms. Wright also served as Administrative Assistant/Interim Residency Program Coordinator in the Department of Neurosurgery at Georgetown University Hospital. Ms. Wright holds a B.S. in Biology from Howard University.
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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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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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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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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