Daniel Omstead - Tekla Life President

HQL Stock  USD 14.13  0.02  0.14%   

President

Dr. Daniel R. Omstead Ph.D. is a President and Trustee of HQ Life Sciences Investors. Dr. Omstead is President and Chief Executive Officer of Tekla Capital Management LLC, a registered investment adviser that serves as investment adviser to HQH and HQL. Dr. Omstead is also President of HQH, HQL and THQ and serves on their Valuation Committee. Dr. Omstead is portfolio manager for the public and restrictedventure portfolios within HQH, HQL and THQ. As part of these responsibilities, Dr. Omstead is a member of the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies including IlluminOss Medical, Inc., Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., Dynex Corporationrationration, Insightra Medical, Inc., Neurovance, Inc., EBI Life Sciences, Inc. and Euthymics Biosciences, Inc. Dr. Omstead is also an observer of the Board of Directors of AlterG, Inc. Prior to joining the Adviser, Dr. Omstead was President and CEO of Reprogenesis, Inc., a private development stage biotech company which developed therapies in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Before joining Reprogenesis, Dr. Omstead was Senior Vice President, Research and Development, at Cytotherapeutics, Inc, a public biotech company. Prior to entering the biotech industry, Dr. Omstead was employed for fourteen years in positions of increasing responsibility within the pharmaceutical industry at Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and at the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, both divisions of Johnson Johnson, and at Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, a division of Merck Co., Inc. Dr. Omstead provides each Fund with insights into both pharmaceutical and biotech companies since 2003.
Age 67
Tenure 22 years
Phone215 405 5700
Webhttps://www.teklacap.com/hql.html
Omstead holds Ph.D. and Master Degrees in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry from Columbia University and a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University.

Daniel Omstead Latest Insider Activity

Tracking and analyzing the buying and selling activities of Daniel Omstead against Tekla Life stock is an integral part of due diligence when investing in Tekla Life. Daniel Omstead insider activity provides valuable insight into whether Tekla Life is net buyers or sellers over its current business cycle. Note, Tekla Life insiders must abide by specific rules, including filing SEC forms every time they buy or sell Tekla Life'sshares to prevent insider trading or benefiting illegally from material non-public information that their positions give them access to.

Tekla Life Management Efficiency

Tekla Life's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Tekla Life manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Tekla Life Sciences has 888.61 K in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.02, which may show that the company is not taking advantage of profits from borrowing. Tekla Life Sciences has a current ratio of 1.31, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Tekla to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Tekla Life Sciences Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tekla Capital Management LLC. Tekla Life Sciences Investors was formed on February 20, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States. Tekla Life operates under Asset Management classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. Tekla Life Sciences (HQL) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 19103 and employs 11 people. Tekla Life is listed under Asset Management & Custody Banks category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Tekla Life Sciences Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Tekla Life's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Tekla Life inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Tekla. The board's role is to monitor Tekla Life's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Tekla Life's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Tekla Life's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Thomas Kent, Independent Trustee
William Reardon, Independent Trustee
Elizabeth Nabel, Independent Trustee
Oleg Pohotsky, Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Laura Woodward, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, Secretary
Dr MS, President Officer
Peter Branner, Chief Officer
Lucinda Stebbins, Independent Trustee
Jeffrey Bailey, Independent Trustee
Daniel Omstead, Principal Executive Officer and President Trustee and Member of Valuation Committee
Rakesh Jain, Independent Trustee

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When determining whether Tekla Life Sciences is a strong investment it is important to analyze Tekla Life's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Tekla Life's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Tekla Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Asset Management & Custody Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Tekla Life. If investors know Tekla will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Tekla Life listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
The market value of Tekla Life Sciences is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Tekla that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Tekla Life's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Tekla Life's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Tekla Life's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Tekla Life's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Tekla Life's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Tekla Life is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Tekla Life's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.