Chris Hollowood
Chief Investment Officer @ Syncona Partners LLP
London, United Kingdom
Chris Hollowood is a Series A investor at Syncona Partners LLP in London focused on Biotechnology and Health Care. Chris is the Chief Investment Officer of Syncona Investment Management Ltd.He is currently Chairman at five Syncona companies: NightStar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NITE), Freeline Therapeutics, Gyroscope Therapeutics, Swan Therapeutics and Orbit Biomedical. He has been instrumental in their foundation and development including the acquisition of a genetherapy manufacturing platform from Rentschler Biotechnologie on behalf of Freeline.Previously, he was a partner of Apposite Capital LLP, a venture and growth capital healthcare investment company. Before Apposite, Chris had roles with Bioscience Managers Ltd, Neptune Investment Management Ltd and in the pharmaceutical industry. Chris holds a degree in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Organic Chemistry, both from the University of Cambridge.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 63%
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Industries Chris Hollowood invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 4 (50%)
- Health Care 3 (38%)
- Medical 2 (25%)
- Therapeutics 2 (25%)
- Genetics 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Private Equity 1 (13%)
Country
- United Kingdom 4 (50%)
- United States 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Spur Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology business dedicated to creating life-changing medicines for crippling chronic illnesses. | $50M / Private Equity / Jun 17, 2024 | ||
| SwanBio Therapeutics is a developer of a therapeutic technology designed to deliver dramatic clinical efficacy for the treatment of neurological diseases. The company's technology focuses on the development and commercialisation of genetically defined therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 04, 2023 | ||
| Beacon Therapeutics is an ophthalmic gene therapy company that restores and improves vision and rare retinal diseases that result in blindness. | $120.1M / Series A / Jun 12, 2023 | ||
| SwanBio Therapeutics is a developer of a therapeutic technology designed to deliver dramatic clinical efficacy for the treatment of neurological diseases. The company's technology focuses on the development and commercialisation of genetically defined therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. | $56M / Series B / May 18, 2022 | ||
| Gyroscope is a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing therapies and treating diseases of the eye.The company explores the convergence of advancements made in the understanding of the complement system’s impact on eye disease, the genetic basis of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), and gene therapy as a mode of treatmentdelivery. Its lead investigational gene therapy, GT005, is a one-time therapy delivered under the retina. GT005 is designed to restore balance to an overactive complement system by increasing the production of the Complement Factor I protein. GT005 is currently being evaluated in a Phase I/II clinical trial called FOCUS and Phase II clinical trials called EXPLORE and HORIZON.Andrew Lotery, David Kavanagh, and Peter Lachmann co-founded Gyroscope Therapeutics in Stevenage, Herefordshire in 2016. | $148.6M / Series C / Mar 26, 2021 | ||
| Purespring Therapeutics is an AAV gene therapy company focused on the kidney globally. | $59.6M / Series A / Nov 19, 2020 | ||
| SwanBio Therapeutics is a developer of a therapeutic technology designed to deliver dramatic clinical efficacy for the treatment of neurological diseases. The company's technology focuses on the development and commercialisation of genetically defined therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. | $52M / Series A / Apr 23, 2020 | ||
| SwanBio Therapeutics is a developer of a therapeutic technology designed to deliver dramatic clinical efficacy for the treatment of neurological diseases. The company's technology focuses on the development and commercialisation of genetically defined therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. | Seed / Jan 01, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Syncona Partners LLP
Syncona is a leading healthcare company focused on investing in and building global leaders in life science. Their vision is to deliver transformational treatments to patients in truly innovative areas of healthcare while generating superior returns for shareholders. They seek to partner with the best, brightest and most ambitious minds in science to build globally competitive businesses. They take a long-term view, underpinned by a deep pool of capital, and are established leaders in the development of genetic medicine, particularly gene and cell therapy. They focus on delivering dramatic efficacy for patients in areas of high unmet need. Syncona is aligned with two of the premium charitable funders in UK science, The Wellcome Trust, original founder of Syncona, and Cancer Research UK, both of which are significant shareholders in their business. They make a donation of 0.3% of Net Asset Value to a range of charities each year.
Syncona Partners LLP Contacts
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What does Chris Hollowood invest in?
Chris Hollowood invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Chris Hollowood closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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