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Sven H. Borho

Sven H. Borho

Managing Partner·OrbiMed

Bio

Professional summary

Sven H. Borho is a founder and Managing Partner of OrbiMed. His official profile says he heads the public equity team and serves as portfolio manager for OrbiMed’s public equity and hedge funds. He has been a portfolio manager for the firm’s funds since 1993 and has played an integral role in growing OrbiMed’s asset management activities. He began his career in 1991 at OrbiMed’s predecessor firm as a Senior Analyst covering European pharmaceutical firms and biotechnology companies worldwide. He studied business administration at Bayreuth University in Germany and received an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

Public equityHedge funds

Sector

Life sciencesBiopharmaPharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyHealthcare public equities

Thesis

Public equity healthcare investingPublic equity and hedge fundsPharmaceutical companiesBiotechnology companies

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Lead with a public-markets-quality healthcare or biopharma thesis, emphasizing clinical, regulatory, commercial, and capital-markets relevance rather than a generic private venture pitch.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference his long tenure managing OrbiMed funds since 1993.
  2. 2Emphasize rigorous life sciences, pharma, or biotech analysis aligned with his public equity background.
  3. 3For biopharma companies, frame the story around how public-market investors would evaluate clinical differentiation and commercial potential.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Official profile identifies him as head of OrbiMed’s public equity team and portfolio manager for public equity and hedge funds.

  • Official profile states he has managed the firm’s funds since 1993.

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