Mary  McCarthy 

Mary McCarthy is a Partner at Sofinnova Partners, and a key member of the Industrial Biotech team, where she invests in the most promising early-stage companies developing biotech-enabled sustainable solutions in materials, chemicals, agriculture and food.

Before joining Sofinnova Partners in 2023, Mary was a Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners (BVP), a Dutch Venture Capital impact fund manager where she was fund manager of the BVP Renewable Chemistry Fund investing in chemistry, materials, circular economy and sustainability.

With over 26 years in materials and chemistry, Mary has held various roles in the sector: She was CEO of a start-up developing materials for the circular economy and worked at SABIC for 15 years, where she held various functions in R&D, HR, Change Management, and Corporate Venturing.

Mary said she joined Sofinnova Partners because she identified with the team’s mission "to find deeptech solutions with strong environmental impact that can truly change the world for the better."

Mary’s academic background is in organic chemistry and catalysis. She holds a PhD in chemistry from University College Dublin, Ireland and held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung, Germany.