Experience

Sealantium Medical

• Israel
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • 2011 - Present

  Rosh HaAyin, Center District, Israel Sealantium Medical is developing a revolutionary surgical device, combining a polymeric degradable film with fibrin sealant to effectively manage bleeding and bodily fluid leakage during surgeries. sFilm-FS™ will be the first, innovative hemostatic and sealing patch to address the more than $1 billion surgical sealant market in almost a decade. For more information, please visit: https://sealantium-med.com



Omrix Biosurgery Israel

• Israel
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President Research & Business Development.

  • 2002 - 2010

  Managed a 40-person Research and Development department that developed and registered Plasma-derived products including Immunoglobulins (IVIG) Fibrin Sealant (Quikseal) and a Fibrin Patch (Evarrest). Responsible for the development of Omrix immunoglobulin pipeline which turned into a leading business of the company (with sales of 30 MM/year)



YEDA - Technology Transfer Company of Weizmann Institute of Science

• Israel
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Science & Technology

  • 1995 - 2001

  Israel Chief Scientist of Yeda, responsible for the commercialization of numerous inventions generated in The Weizmann Institute of Science. Yeda was among the five most successful Technology Transfer Academic Institutions worldwide generating hundreds of million dollars in revenues.



Weizmann Institute of Science

• Israel
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Virology

  • 1990 - 1995

  Published over 50 papers on the molecular biology of viruses including Hepatitis B, Polyoma, Simian Virus 40, and more.

• Senior Scientist

  • 1990 - 1995

  Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Virology. Research subject: Regulation of Hepatitis B Gene Expression. In the frame of these studies, OL invented a novel Hepatitis B vaccine which is used to immunize babies and immunodeficient people against Hepatitis B infection.



Israel Defense Forces

• Israel
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Army Service

  • Jan 1966 - Dec 1969