The Team

BOARD MEMBERS

Active COB; Arie Giniger PhD: formerly with  Schering-Plough, Taya and Agis. currently he is a managing partner of Taburit the largest private umbilical cord blood bank in Israel.

 

Nissim Darvish, M.D., Ph.D.,  Nissim is a veteran of the lifescience industry, with 15 years of experience covering medical technology development, corporate leadership and investment management.

 

Erez Chimovits, M.Sc, MBA, Erez has 14 years of operational experience, including 10 years of senior managerial experience in public companies. Prior to joining OrbiMed Erez was the CEO of NasVax (TASE:NSVX).

 

Isaac Israel – VP Business Development at Capital Point, Israel . Co-founder of DocNet and BeeContact Brasil Ltda.

 

Andrew Salzman – Former President & CEO, Chairman of the Board, Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation

 

 

MANAGEMENT

Founder and CEO; Nir Barak MD : Dr Barak is a physician with experience in re-positioning drugs, among them Betahistine for weight management (www.obecure.com)

 

COO; Tamar Bar: Dr. Bar holds academic diploma in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology & Biotechnology, and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B). In addition, Dr. Bar holds complementary proficiency in Medical Engineering, Genetic Engineering, Product Licensing and Patents.

 

Clinical advisor; Yehiel Ziv MD: Dr Ziv is a leading colorectal surgeon and is the president of  ISCRS (Israel Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons).

 

Pharmaceutical advisor; Howard Rice B.Pharm: member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and former VP of The International Pharmaceutical Federation  and former

 

Regulatory advisor; Robert Niecestro: managing director of Accelapharm, a pharmaceutical consulting agency. Robert has filed over 30 INDs and was involved in 9 NDA applications to the FDA.