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Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson

General Partner·OrbiMed

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Bio

Professional summary

Peter Thompson is a General Partner at OrbiMed, which he joined in 2010. He has more than 25 years of industry experience, previously held executive roles at Becton Dickinson and Chiron, co-founded and led Trubion Pharmaceuticals, and has co-founded several OrbiMed portfolio companies. He serves on multiple portfolio company boards, including Ottimo Pharma.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Trubion PharmaceuticalsCorvus PharmaceuticalsSilverback TherapeuticsEdgewise TherapeuticsTerremoto BioSciencesOttimo Pharma

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • OrbiMedGeneral Partner2010 – Present
  • Trubion PharmaceuticalsCo-founder and CEO
  • Becton DickinsonExecutive roles
  • ChironExecutive roles
  • National Cancer InstituteStaff

Education

  • Brown UniversityBachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and Mathematics
  • Brown UniversityM.D.
  • Yale UniversityInternal medicine training

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Arun Sadhanandham

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Principal on OrbiMed's Credit & Royalty team focused on structured credit and royalty financings.

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CG

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Carl L. Gordon

Carl L. Gordon

Managing Partner

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Life-sciences private equityTherapeuticsVenture investing
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Carter Neild

Managing Partner

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Clay Daniel DeMarcus

Clay Daniel DeMarcus

Principal

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Principal focused on medical technology and non-therapeutics venture investing.

Healthcare equity researchHealthcare investment bankingMedical technologyNon-therapeuticsVenture-stage investing
CS

Cooper Steputis

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Daniel Ying

Daniel Ying

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David Bonita

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