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EMPOWERING VISIONARIES

Venture Capital that invests exclusively

in the Life Science industry

EXPERIENCE

Our Investment Team combines decades of medical, biotechnology, operational, managerial, and financial experiences as well as having been profitably engaged in investing in these same types of companies independently.

ABOUT US

Solas BioVentures focuses on early stage biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health technologies, and related opportunities in medicine. Our HQ is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but our coverage is global.

PARTNERS

Our Team involves the Solas Limited Partners from the medical field when reviewing opportunities in their area of clinical expertise.

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OUR PHILOSOPHY

We maintain a founder-centric approach to enable breakthrough medicine and technology innovation. The Team and the firm's Portfolio Founders are a group of visionaries, contrarians, entrepreneurs, doctors, scientists, lawyers, and financiers that share the belief that our work’s impact can (and must) positively transform the standard of care and patient outcomes. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, our firm has a presence in prime life sciences ecosystems across the United States

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DAVID ADAIR, MD, MBA

Co-Founder & Managing Director

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MARK HACKETT, JD

Co-Founder & Partner

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MICHAEL HOEY, PhD, MBA
Partner

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DAVID BELITZ
Partner

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MICHAEL ACKERMANN, PHD
Partner

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LANA CARON

Partner

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TRAVIS MANASCO, MD
Principal

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JOSHUA ECKELBERRY, MBA
Principal

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JULIA RAY, BS
Controller

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LAURENT PACHECO MD, PHD, MBA
Investor Relations

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ELI SPARKMAN
Venture Fellow

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ISAIAH REEVES, PhD
Analyst

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BRYN ADAIR
Venture Fellow

BRYN ADAIR
Venture Fellow

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CONNIELYNN HUTCHISON
Office Manager

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Headquarters
412 Georgia Avenue
Suite 201

Chattanooga, TN 37403

Office
8 Davis Drive

RTP, NC 27709

©2020 by Solas BioVentures

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