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Konstantinos Aprilakis

Partner at Deerfield Management

New York, New York

Overview 

Konstantinos Aprilakis is a Partner at Deerfield Management in New York City, with a background in biochemistry and extensive experience in financial modeling. He has held senior roles at Stifel Financial Corp., Deutsche Bank, and JMP Securities LLC, specializing in biotechnology analysis and investments. Aprilakis has a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University and has made significant contributions in the fields of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and biotech, focusing on Series A and seed stage investments in the healthcare industry.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2021 - Current

Deerfield Management is a healthcare company that works across investment, information, and philanthropy.

  • Managing Director - Senior Biotechnology Analyst

    2020 - 2021

Stifel offers financial management services including wealth, estate, retirement, higher education, and insurance planning.

  • Director - Senior Biotechnology Analyst

    2019 - 2020

    Coverage universe: MOR, BPMC, DCPH, KURA, STRO, ZYME, SGEN, MRTX

DB Capital Ventures invests in early-stage and emerging growth businesses and is a venture capital firm based in New York.

  • Vice President - Senior Biotechnology Analyst

    2018 - 2019

    Lead Analyst: ALNY, ANAB, BLRX, BPMC, CALA, CCXI, CGEN, CNCE, CTIC, DCPH, ERYP, EVLO, FBIO, IDRA, KPTI, KURA, LOXO, MOR, SNDX, SYRS, WVE

  • Associate Biotechnology Analyst

    2015 - 2018

    Covered biotech and pharmaceutical equities; areas of focus included oncology, renal/dialysis, and novel genetic and delivery platforms. Promoted to Senior Associate in March 2016, with responsibilities including: overseeing the team’s entire coverage universe (consisting of as many as 40 companies), training incoming team members, attending scientific and industry conferences in both the US and EU.

Citizens JMP Group LLC offers investment banking, sales, trading, and asset management services.

  • Private Tutor

    2003 - 2015

    General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry and MCAT preparation

  • Research Assistant

    2009 - 2010

    “Role of Mechanical Forces on ES Cell Differentiation”

  • Research Assistant

    2002 - 2008

    Protein synthesis Purification (HPLC) MALDI Mass Spectrometry Circular Dichroism (CD) Fluorometric studies

  • Academic Year Fellowship

    2006 - 2007

    “Use of a Novel Fluorescent Probe for Examining Protein Folding in NTL9 ” Konstantinos N. Aprilakis, Humeyra Taskent, Daniel P. Raleigh

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a non-profit medical research organization, aims to advance biomedical research and science education.

Raised $1,000,000.00 from Salt Lake Community College.

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    2003 - 2006

    General Chemistry CHE 131 and CHE 132 Organic Chemistry Lab CHE 326 Organic Chemistry CHE 321 and CHE 322 The Biology of Human Social and Sexual Behavior BIO 358 General Chemistry Lab CHE 133 General Chemistry CHE 132 General Chemistry CHE 130

  • Intern and Research Assistant

    2004 - 2006

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