Fundamental, thesis-driven portfolio management focused on Life Sciences companies

LifeSci Fund Management

Led by the hands-on scientific and investing experience of Portfolio Manager, Mark G. Charest, Ph.D. and leverages insights across the LifeSci Partners Platform to capture capital appreciation.  Subadvisor for the AlphaCentric LifeSci Healthcare Fund, a mutual fund focused on: 

Mark Charest

Mark G. Charest, Ph.D.

Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager

Mark has over 12 years of investment experience at several specialized $1B+ AUM healthcare funds.  

Prior to Mark’s investment career, he led the Medicinal Chemistry Lab at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research where he focused on oncology drug discovery.  He is the co-inventor of eight drug patents, including an FDA-approved therapeutic. Mark also served as both a Kauffman Fellow and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard University.  

Senior Advisors

Michael Rice

Michael Rice

3in3 LYFIX Episode 1

Portfolio Manager Mark Charest, Ph.D. discusses:

Our Investment Approach

Perform systematic screening of life sciences corporate universe (500 + companies with > $1 Trillion aggregate market cap) using propriety fundamental scientific and financial analysis to identify watch list of potential investments

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Perform sector diligence and gather Key Opinion Leader input via LifeSci network to identify highly innovative thematic areas of interest and disruptive growth opportunities; review financial metrics and ratios using proprietary analytics dashboard

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Perform comprehensive fundamental analysis on prioritized companies using proprietary diligence methodology covering a broad range of factors, including scientific / medical evidence underlying key products, competitive landscape, regulatory strategy, market size, management team, and analyst coverage

Construct portfolio using thesis driven price targets for entry and exit. Relative risk / reward analysis guides position size and sub sector exposures: (1) Conduct ongoing contact with management teams and Key Opinion Leader community to validate ideas (2) Monitor price changes relative to operational progress and scientific / medical data releases

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