{"id":"f5b7d2db-91e4-4e17-9278-dad8b1f79b79","slug":"florian-solzbacher","name":"Florian Solzbacher","bioBrief":"Co-Founder and Chairman of [Blackrock Neurotech](/companies/blackrock-neurotech), a brain-computer interface company he co-founded in 2008 with CEO Marcus Gerhardt. He is the Gerald and Barbara Stringfellow Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Utah, where his research focuses on harsh-environment microsystems and neural interfaces. He served as President and Executive Chairman of Blackrock Microsystems before focusing on Blackrock Neurotech.","priorExits":null,"nationality":"German","verificationPosture":"verified","aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.ece.utah.edu/2021/05/26/blackrock-gets-new-funding/","title":"Blackrock Gets New Funding","sourceName":"University of Utah ECE"},{"url":"https://profiles.faculty.utah.edu/u0432274","label":"University of Utah","title":"FLORIAN SOLZBACHER | About - The University of Utah"},{"url":"https://blackrockneurotech.com/our-story/","label":"Blackrock Neurotech","title":"Our Story | Blackrock Neurotech"},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-solzbacher-aa971015","label":"LinkedIn","title":"Florian Solzbacher - Gerald and Barbara Stringfellow Endowed Professor"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-08-08T22:51:28.867Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T13:13:52.461Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"3dea0a39-3736-4211-bb19-5f2f5b92c0ef","personId":"f5b7d2db-91e4-4e17-9278-dad8b1f79b79","companyId":"123336b3-7764-4b59-a4a3-6149fe1291b9","role":"founder","roleTitle":"Co-Founder & Chairman","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"currentRole":true,"roleBasis":"verified_secondary","displayOrder":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T22:51:29.632Z","company":{"slug":"blackrock-neurotech","name":"Blackrock Neurotech"}}],"boardRoles":[],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[{"id":"f16601ad-1fe4-4563-b248-4fc1a0fd70e3","personId":"f5b7d2db-91e4-4e17-9278-dad8b1f79b79","companyId":"123336b3-7764-4b59-a4a3-6149fe1291b9","foundingDate":"2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","cofounderStatus":"cofounder","stillAtCompany":true,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T13:13:57.100Z","company":{"slug":"blackrock-neurotech","name":"Blackrock Neurotech"}}]}