# Fred Callori

> Fred Callori is a Series A investor at Perceptive Advisors backing Medical. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Perceptive Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/perceptive-advisors)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-callori-14688784
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fred.callori

Fred Callori is a Series A investor at Perceptive Advisors in Boston focused on Medical and Biotechnology. Fred Callori is based out of New York, New York, and is the Managing Director of Venture of Perceptive Advisors and also serves as the Board of Directors of LeonaBio. Fred previously worked at Xontogeny as a Senior Partner. Fred Callori attended Boston University School of Law.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 4 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 50% |
| Biopharma | 3 | 38% |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 13% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 50% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 75% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neurosterix | Neurosterix aims to create novel medicines based on allosteric modulation that overcome the limitations of traditional treatments and have the potential to significantly enhance patients' lives. | $65M | Series A | Apr 03, 2024 | https://www.neurosterix.com/ |
| Tellus Therapeutics | Tellus Therapeutics is developing novel small molecules derived from human maternal breast milk for the treatment of newborns with perinatal brain injury. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. | $35M | Series A | Dec 13, 2022 | http://www.tellustherapeutics.com/ |
| Sermonix Pharmaceuticals | Sermonix Pharmaceuticals LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of late-stage women’s health products. It offers lasofoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy, as well as treatment and prevention of post-menopausal osteoporosis. The company wasfounded in 2014 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | $40M | Series A | Nov 15, 2021 | http://sermonixpharma.com |
| Juno Diagnostics | Juno Diagnostics is a health technology company democratizing access to high-value genetic information. The company is developing simple, cost-effective devices that enable point-of-need genetic testing. It was founded in 2017 and is based in San Diego, California. | $25M | Series A | May 12, 2021 | https://junodx.com |
| Peroxitech Therapeutics | Peroxitech Therapeutics operates as a biopharmaceutical company developing PIP-2 to reverse acute lung injury (ALI) by targeting the cytokine storm cascade process. |  | Seed | May 12, 2021 | https://www.peroxitech.com/ |
| Tellus Therapeutics | Tellus Therapeutics is developing novel small molecules derived from human maternal breast milk for the treatment of newborns with perinatal brain injury. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. | $2M | Seed | May 12, 2021 | http://www.tellustherapeutics.com/ |
| Forge Biologics | Forge Biologics is a gene therapy development engine, focused on enabling access to life-changing gene therapies and helping bring them from an idea into reality. The company partners with innovators in the gene therapy community: scientists, physicians, biotech/pharma companies, and patient groups.It was founded in 2020 and headquartered inGrove City, Ohio. | $120M | Series B | Apr 29, 2021 | https://www.forgebiologics.com |
| Forge Medical | Forge Medical, Inc. provides hemostasis devices for dialysis units and phlebotomy laboratories in the United States. It offers VasoStat, a device for assisting hemostasis in patients with various problems, including prolonged bleeding following dialysis graft, fistula puncture, and routine blood draws. The company was incorporated in 2009 and isbased in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. | $120M | Series B | Apr 29, 2021 | http://forgemedical.com |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drive-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Marshall Wace](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marshall-wace) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Octagon Capital Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octagon-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [RA Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ra-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Surveyor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/surveyor-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acorn Bioventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acorn-bioventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Perceptive Advisors

VC Fund · New York, United States

Perceptive Advisors is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It employs a long/short equity strategy as a hedging technique while investing. The firm typically invests in the biotechnology and life sciences sectors to make its investments. Perceptive Advisors is based in New York,New York.

5 contacts available at Perceptive Advisors.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ellen Hukkelhoven | Head of Investment Research | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellen-hukkelhoven |
| Fred Callori | Managing Director of Venture | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-callori |
| Joseph Edelman | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-edelman |
| Orly Mishan | Managing Director, Perceptive Discovery | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orly-mishan |
| Adam Stone | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-stone-5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Fred Callori invest in?

Fred Callori invests primarily in Medical, Biotechnology and Biopharma startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Fred Callori?

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### When did Fred Callori last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fred Callori closed in Apr 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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