Board
Mr. Ilan Cohen – Chairman
Former Director General of Israel’s Prime Minister’s office during the term of Ariel Sharon (2004-2006), Mr. Ilan Cohen held direct responsibility for all economic and internal affairs on behalf of the prime minister. This position included major privatizations, structural reforms and the annual national budget as well as the responsibility for managing large scale sensitive projects on a national scale. Mr. Cohen, being one of the founders of POC management consultants (one of Israel’s foremost strategic consulting firms) also served as advisor to "Teva" for over 5 years including major launches of drugs. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded several major organizations:; “DAKA 90” which currently is the leading online travel company in Israel and “The national auction” which provided consumers auction bids on consumer products. Mr. Cohen is a board member in several public companies including Discount Bank, where he is leading the Board strategic committee.
During his military service Mr. Cohen served as an Officer in an elite military unit, he also holds a B.A in Business Management and Economics and MBA from INSEAD business school, both with distinction.
Mr. Ronen Melnik
Founder and co-Managing Partner of Wanaka Capital Partners.Before establishing Wanaka Capital Partners in 2006, Ronen was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, serving clients in the Private Equity, Telecommunications, Aviation and Financial Services sectors across a broad range of strategic and corporate performance topics, both in Israel and in Europe. He advised large corporations, but also start-ups and investment firms. He joined the company in London, and in 2000 helped establish McKinsey’s practice in Israel. Prior to McKinsey Ronen worked in software services as a database specialist and project manager. Before that he served for seven years as a pilot and flight instructor in the Israeli Air Force, reaching the rank of Captain.He holds a dual BA in Economics and Management from Tel Aviv University, where he graduated with distinction in 1996, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prof. Marcelle Machluf
An associate professor and vice-dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion Haifa Israel. Marcelle Machluf holed a PhD degree from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering the unit of Biotechnology, Ben Gurion University Bear Sheva, in Liposomes and polymer delivery for vaccines development. Prof Machluf had a post-doctoral fellowship of five years experience in drug delivery, gene therapy and tissue engineering in Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, US. Professor Machluf laboratory focuses in developing scaffolds for tissue engineering of the heart, blood vessels and pancreas. Her group also develops and engineers drug and gene delivery systems for cancer therapy. Professor Machluf has published more then 40 papers and chapters in books and has 7 patent applications in national phase.
Mr. Arie Ben Yosef
The General Manager (since April 2011) of Teledata Networks Ltd - a high tech company which is a leading global provider of innovative Access Network solutions and products for telecom service providers.Prior to that, he served as CFO&VP Operations at Teledata since 2006. Between 1998– 2004, he worked in New York, as CFO of Tadiran Electronics Inc and later on as the President of Elisra Inc.Previously he was the Corporate Director of Finance of Tadiran Ltd. He holds an MBA degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Mr. Ehud (Udi) Gilboa – Founder
Founder and managing partner of Top Notch Capital, Israel’s leading life science investment banking boutique. Mr. Gilboa is one of the most experienced Life Science investment bankers in Israel.He is an active Life Science entrepreneur and besides being one of InsuLine’s founders, he is a founder of additional 4 Medical Device and Pharmaceutical companies.Prior to the foundation of Top-Notch Capital, he has previously served as Head of Investment Banking and led the investment banking team of Discount Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Discount Bank. Mr. Gilboa serves as BOD member on the boards several privately held, life science companies.Mr. Gilboa holds a Bachelor degree in Political Science from the TA University and MBA (Specialty in Finance) from the Tel-Aviv University.
Mr. Yosef Agiv
Strategic advisor in the telecommunication sector since 2006.Between 2000- 2006, he worked in Brazil, as a deputy CEO and VP engineering and operation at GVT company.From 1994 till 2000, he worked at Bezeq, first as VP engineering and operations and then as VP Organization and HR.He served in the Israel Defense Force from 1965 till 1993, first as a communication officer, and later on as a brigade commander and a colonel who was responsible for planning, infrastructure, installation and operation of telecom.Mr. Agiv holds a B.A degree in Social Science and Economics which he graduated with distinction and an MA degree in Political Science and Society, both degrees from Haifa University.
Mr. Ron Nagar - Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Founder of three medical devices and two optical communication companies, with 13 years in executive roles in innovative medical device companies. Recent 8 years developing products for diabetics – President / CEO positions. Mr. Nagar is Author and co–author of 26 published patents and patent applications, most of which are devices for diabetics. Mr. Nagar has an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion.
Dr. Gabriel Bitton - Founder, Vice President R&D
Founder of two medical device companies. Dr. Bitton has 10 years experience in R&D development of medical devices for diabetics.Dr. Bitton has extensive knowledge in physical and physiological aspects related to diabetics. He holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Dr. Bitton has published several papers and has to his credit over 25 patents and patent applications, most of them related to medical devices. Previously Dr. Bitton served as Glucon Chief Technology officer. Prior to that Dr. Bitton served as group leader of the quantum optics group at Oak Ridge national laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.