{"id":5987,"date":"2023-03-30T11:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/?page_id=5987"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:22:13","slug":"scientific-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/conference\/scientific-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5987\" class=\"elementor elementor-5987\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f91718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f91718\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-004de4b\" data-id=\"004de4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365c673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365c673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Biomed Israel 2026 Scientific Committee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-affbddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"affbddb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa16de1\" data-id=\"aa16de1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72a395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72a395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ruti-Alon.pdf\"><strong>Ruti Alon<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Medstrada<\/strong>, Biomed 2025 Committee Chair\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ora-Dar-bio.pdf\"><strong>Ora Dar<\/strong>, <strong>PhD<\/strong>, Senior Expert,<strong>\u00a0Medical Sciences &amp; Health Innovation,\u00a0<\/strong>Biomed 2025 Committee Chair<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nissim-Darvish-New-2.pdf\"><strong>Dr. Nissim Darvish<\/strong>,<strong> MD<\/strong>, PhD, Managing General Partner,\u00a0<strong>Eliraz Ventures<\/strong>, Biomed 2025 Committee Chair<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Barak-Azmon.pdf\"><strong>Dr. Barak Azmon<\/strong>, <strong>MD<\/strong>, Director, <strong>Pres-By<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Pablo Cabral, MD<\/strong>, Executive Director, External Innovation, <strong>Eli Lilly<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Itay-Chowers-Bio.pdf\"><strong>Prof. Itay Chowers<\/strong>, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Chairman at the Division of Ophthalmology of the <strong>Hadassah \u2013 Hebrew University Medical Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Moshik-Cohen-Kutner.pdf\"><strong>Moshik Cohen-Kutner, PhD<\/strong>, Co-Founder and CEO, <strong>Omnix Medical<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Daniely-short-bio.pdf\"><strong>Yaron Daniely<\/strong><\/a>,<strong> PhD<\/strong>, General Partner, <strong>aMoon Fund<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Assaf Dekel, MD<\/strong>, Chairman &amp; CEO, <strong>OTS Medical<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Christian Dombrowski, PhD<\/strong>, Senior Vice President, <strong>Averna Therapeutics<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bio-Itzhak-Fried-2024.pdf\"><strong>Prof. Itzhak Fried, MD<\/strong>,<strong> PhD<\/strong>, Professor of Neurosurgery, Head of the Applied Brain Research Center, <strong>UCLA, Reichman University<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mati-Gill-Bio-Sept.-2025-1.pdf\"><strong>Mati Gill<\/strong>, CEO, <strong>AION Labs<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gilad-Glick-Short-01-2023.docx\"><strong>Gilad Glick<\/strong><\/a>, VP JJDC MedTech, <strong>Johnson\u00a0&amp; Johnson Innovation Fund<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BARRY-GREENE.docx\"><strong>Barry Greene<\/strong><\/a>, CEO, <strong>Sage Therapeutics<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iris-Grossman.pdf\"><strong>Iris Grossman<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>PhD<\/strong>, Chief Therapeutics Officer,\u00a0<strong>Eleven Therapeutics<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yael-Gruenbaum-Cohen.pdf\"><strong>Yael Gruenbaum &#8211; Cohen<\/strong>, <strong>DMD, PhD<\/strong>, <\/a>General Partner, <strong>Entree Bioventure<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Short-Bio-Avner-Halperin.docx\">Avner Halperin<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0CEO, <strong>Sheba Medical Center<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dror-Harats.pdf\"><strong>Prof. Dror Harats<\/strong>, <strong>MD<\/strong>, CEO &amp; Director,\u00a0<strong>VBL Therapeutics<\/strong>, Biomed 2024 Steering Committee<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ittai-Harel.pdf\"><strong>Ittai Harel<\/strong>, Managing Partner, <strong>Pitango Venture Capital<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenes-exhibitions.com\/biomed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boaz-Hirshberg-Bio-April-2025.pdf\"><strong>Dr. Boaz Hirshberg<\/strong>,<strong> MD<\/strong>, Senior Vice President, Clinical Sciences General Medicine, <strong>Regeneron<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Sharon Kaplinsky<\/strong>, Founder &amp; 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