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Chip Hance
Chief Executive Officer at
SURMODICS
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Robert B. Hance is Chief Executive Officer at Regatta Medical Holdings LLC since 2017.
Starting in 2025, Mr. Hance will serve as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Surmodics, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer at Biocoat, Inc. Since 2023, Mr. Hance has been Chairman of the Medical Device Innovation Consortium.
Mr. Hance has been a Director at Vivasure Medical Ltd. since 2016, at Roxwood Medical, Inc., and at Maravai Life Sciences, Inc. since 2017.
Mr. Hance is also an Advisor at Riverside Partners LLC.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Creganna Tactx Singapore Ltd. and Creganna Medical Ireland Ltd. from 2013 to 2016.
From 2017 to 2023, Mr. Hance was an Independent Director at Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc. Previous positions include Associate Fellow at Harvard University and President at Abbott Vascular, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1988.
Chip Hance active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SURMODICS | Chief Executive Officer | 19/11/2025 |
Vivasure Medical Ltd.
 Vivasure Medical Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures medical devices to enable deployment of vascular implants | Director/Board Member | 25/10/2016 |
Roxwood Medical, Inc.
 Roxwood Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures and designs cardiac catheter products | Director/Board Member | - |
Regatta Medical Holdings LLC
 Regatta Medical Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a private equity firm | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2017 |
Riverside Partners LLC
 Riverside Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Riverside Partners invests in middle-market companies located in the United States primarily in North America with an EBITDA of USD 3 - 15 million. The firm focuses on technology and healthcare sectors. It participates in buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, divestitures, take private transactions and strategic add-on acquisitions. It makes control investments. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Maravai Life Sciences, Inc.
 Maravai Life Sciences, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2017 |
Medical Device Innovation Consortium
 Medical Device Innovation Consortium Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as trade association for processing, improving and advancing medical technologies | Chairman | 24/10/2023 |
Biocoat, Inc.
 Biocoat, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Develops, manufacturers and application of hydrophilic(slippery) coatings used in medical devices | Chief Executive Officer | 01/07/2025 |
Former positions of Chip Hance
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| MARAVAI LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 19/07/2023 |
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| Private companies | 15 |
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Surmodics, Inc.
 Surmodics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Provides surface modification and in vitro diagnostic technology services to the healthcare industry | Health Technology |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University | Finance |
Biocoat, Inc.
Biocoat, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Develops, manufacturers and application of hydrophilic(slippery) coatings used in medical devices | Process Industries |
Riverside Partners LLC
Riverside Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Riverside Partners invests in middle-market companies located in the United States primarily in North America with an EBITDA of USD 3 - 15 million. The firm focuses on technology and healthcare sectors. It participates in buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, divestitures, take private transactions and strategic add-on acquisitions. It makes control investments. | Finance |
Creganna-Tactx Singapore Ltd.
 Creganna-Tactx Singapore Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and manufactures medical devices | Health Technology |
Vivasure Medical Ltd.
Vivasure Medical Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures medical devices to enable deployment of vascular implants | Health Technology |
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
 Abbott Vascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures cardiac and vascular care systems | Health Technology |
Roxwood Medical, Inc.
Roxwood Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures and designs cardiac catheter products | Health Technology |
Harvard Business School
 Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Medical Device Innovation Consortium
Medical Device Innovation Consortium Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as trade association for processing, improving and advancing medical technologies | Commercial Services |
Maravai Life Sciences, Inc.
Maravai Life Sciences, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services | Finance |
Creganna Medical Ireland Ltd.
 Creganna Medical Ireland Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Manufactures medical devices and its components | Electronic Technology |
Regatta Medical Holdings LLC
Regatta Medical Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a private equity firm | Finance |
Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc.
 Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and sells drug therapies, diagnostics and novel vaccines | Health Technology |
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