R. Michael Schotzinger
InvestorPrincipal at Scientific Health Development · Board director at Cooler Heads
Dallas
About
Joined SHD in 2021 as an Associate and now serves as Principal, handling deal flow, due diligence, financial modeling, LP communications and portfolio management. He holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from UNC-Chapel Hill and serves on several portfolio company boards.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Cooler Heads
Intro paths
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Cooler Heads's investors · 9
Ad Astra VenturesAloft VCSan FranciscoAstiaSilicon ValleyCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONBerkeleyGolden SeedsFlushing · $250K – $2M checksMutual Capital PartnersCleveland · $1M checks · since 2026National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2021Robin Hood VenturesPhiladelphia · $250K – $1M checksScientific Health DevelopmentDallas · $2M checks
Co-founders at Cooler Heads
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Kate DilliganFounder & CEO
Experience
- Scientific Health DevelopmentPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentDallas, TX
- Scientific Health DevelopmentSenior Associate2023 — 2026Dallas, Texas, United States
- Scientific Health DevelopmentAssociate2021 — 2022Dallas, TX
- Urologic HealthBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Cooler Heads CareBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Liberate MedicalBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- Arctx MedicalBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Cone Health VenturesVenture Manager2020 — 2021Greensboro, North Carolina
- Catalyst Health VenturesDue Diligence and Market Research Consultant2019 — 2020
- Hatteras Venture PartnersVenture Capital Fellowship2018Durham, North Carolina
Skills & more
Problem Analysis8Data Analysis10Venture Capital8Due Diligence4Medical Devices7Biotechnology7Nanofluidics3Focused Ion Beam Milling4Photolithography2Digital Health
From R.'s professional profile.
Colleagues at Scientific Health Development
Andrew Offer
CEO at Scientific Health Development
Erning Cao
Investment Director at Evonik Venture Capital GmbH
Michael Schotzinger
Senior Associate at Scientific Health Development
Philip Romano
Co-founder and General Partner at Scientific Health Development
Stuart Fitts
Co-founder and General Partner at Scientific Health Development
Frequently asked questions
- Who is R. Michael Schotzinger?
- Joined SHD in 2021 as an Associate and now serves as Principal, handling deal flow, due diligence, financial modeling, LP communications and portfolio management. He holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from UNC-Chapel Hill and serves on several portfolio company boards.
- Where does R. Michael Schotzinger work?
- R. Michael Schotzinger is Principal at Scientific Health Development and Board director at Cooler Heads.
- Where did R. Michael Schotzinger go to school?
- R. Michael Schotzinger studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering); North Carolina State University (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering).
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