Polar Capital Funds PLC - Polar Capital Healthcare Opportunities Fund Inc (EUR)

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Management
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date03/12/2007
Fund Advisor(s)
Polar Capital LLP
Fund ManagerGareth Powell
Manager Start Date03/12/2007
 
Biography
Gareth Powell joined Polar Capital in 2007 to establish the healthcare investment team. He is joint manager of the Healthcare Opportunities Fund. He joined Framlington in 1999, later becoming a portfolio manager on the Framlington Health Fund. In 2002, Gareth helped launch the Framlington Biotech Fund, which he managed until his departure. Gareth studied biochemistry at Oxford, during which time he worked at Yamanouchi, a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company (later to become Astellas), as well as various academic laboratories including the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research and Oxford Business School. He is a CFA charterholder.
Fund ManagerJames Douglas
Manager Start Date30/09/2015
 
Biography
James joined Polar Capital in September 2015 and is a Fund Manager for the Healthcare team. He was appointed Co-Fund Manager for the Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust in May 2017.Prior to joining Polar Capital, James worked in equity sales specialising in global healthcare at Morgan Stanley, RBS and HSBC. James also has equity research experience garnered from his time at UBS, where he worked as an analyst in the European pharmaceutical and biotechnology team. Before moving across to the financial sector, he worked as a consultant for EvaluatePharma. James received a PhD and first class honours degree in Medicinal Chemistry from Newcastle University. Further to this, James also holds an ACCA diploma in financial management.
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