Cameron Wheeler
Principal @ Deerfield
New York, United States
Cameron Wheeler is a Series A investor at Deerfield in New York focused on Therapeutics and Biotechnology. Cameron Wheeler is based out of New York City, New York and is the Partner of Deerfield Management. Cameron previously worked at Eleven Biotherapeutics as a Director of Corporate Development. Cameron attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Therapeutics 7 (35%)
- Biotechnology 7 (35%)
- Health Care 4 (20%)
- Life Science 3 (15%)
- Biopharma 2 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 7 (35%)
- Series B 6 (30%)
- Series C 2 (10%)
Investments
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| Neomorph is building a leading protein degradation entity, focused on “molecular glue” degraders. Its mission is to use this technology to solve critical problems in human health with the discovery and development of innovative new medicines against “undruggable targets.” | $100M / Series B / Apr 13, 2026 | ||
Perceive Pharma
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Perceive Pharma operates as a pharmaceutical company. Perceive Pharma develops innovative small molecule neuroprotective treatments. | $15M / Series A / Feb 18, 2025 | |
| Pairwise is a purpose-driven food+tech company dedicated to building a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2017 by Drs. David Liu, Feng Zhang, J. Keith Joung, Tom Adams, and Haven Baker, Pairwise holds licenses from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to base editing and high-fidelity enzymes, and has anexpanding internal portfolio of tools and traits. The Pairwise team is growing new types of fruits and vegetables, including leafy greens, berries, and stonefruit, with the first products expected within a few years. The Pairwise team is comprised of leaders in agriculture, CPG food, and research and development. | $40M / Series C / Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Perceive Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering novel technologies and therapeutics in ophthalmology. | $78M / Series B / Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Vicinitas Therapeutics is a biotech startup that specializes in developing medicines that impact patient lives. Its vision is to use its proprietary Deubiquitinase Targeting Chimera (DUBTAC) platform to restore the levels of aberrantly degraded proteins that cause disease to confer therapeutic benefit. | $65M / Series A / Jul 28, 2022 | ||
| Ribon Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering the discovery of new cancer medicines that target monoPARP proteins, critical regulators of cancer survival mechanisms.The diverse and central functions that PARPs, or poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases, play in cancer cell survival pathways are just emerging, and many of the seminal discoveriesin the field have been made by Ribon’s scientific founders. By combining insights from our founders and an experienced management team, Ribon is building a proprietary drug discovery platform to investigate the molecular action and biological function of a subset of the PARP protein family, called monoPARPs. Based on its platform, Ribon is creating a pipeline of innovative medicines that selectively target monoPARPs to treat cancer and may have the potential to impact other diseases. The company is backed by prominent life science investors, including The Column Group, U.S. Venture Partners, Deerfield Management and Osage University Partners. | $65M / Series C / Jun 14, 2021 | ||
| Nuvalent is a biotechnology company that develops targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer. Leveraging deep expertise in structure-based design, Nuvalent develops innovative small molecules with exquisite target selectivity to overcome resistance, minimize adverse events, and drive more durable responses. It is advancing arobust pipeline with parallel lead programs in ROS1-positive and ALK-positive NSCLC, along with multiple discovery-stage research programs. | $135M / Series B / May 11, 2021 | ||
| Pairwise is a purpose-driven food+tech company dedicated to building a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2017 by Drs. David Liu, Feng Zhang, J. Keith Joung, Tom Adams, and Haven Baker, Pairwise holds licenses from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to base editing and high-fidelity enzymes, and has anexpanding internal portfolio of tools and traits. The Pairwise team is growing new types of fruits and vegetables, including leafy greens, berries, and stonefruit, with the first products expected within a few years. The Pairwise team is comprised of leaders in agriculture, CPG food, and research and development. | $90M / Series B / Feb 03, 2021 | ||
| Nuvalent is a biotechnology company that develops targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer. Leveraging deep expertise in structure-based design, Nuvalent develops innovative small molecules with exquisite target selectivity to overcome resistance, minimize adverse events, and drive more durable responses. It is advancing arobust pipeline with parallel lead programs in ROS1-positive and ALK-positive NSCLC, along with multiple discovery-stage research programs. | $50M / Series A / Jan 27, 2021 | ||
| Neomorph is building a leading protein degradation entity, focused on “molecular glue” degraders. Its mission is to use this technology to solve critical problems in human health with the discovery and development of innovative new medicines against “undruggable targets.” | $109M / Series A / Dec 22, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Deerfield
Deerfield is an investment management firm. They provide a healthcare ecosystem through information and investment. They also provide private and public investments across the life science, medical device, diagnostic, digital health, and health service industries.
Deerfield Contacts
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Alexander Karnal
Partner and Managing Director
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Andrew ElBardissi
Partner
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Bryan Sendrowski
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Cameron Wheeler
Principal
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Elise Wang
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Cameron Wheeler invests primarily in Therapeutics, Biotechnology and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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