Shulamith Horowitz PhD | Founder Prof. Horowitz holds a Ph.D in Chemical Immunology from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot. Specialized in Mycoplasmology in G.H Cassell laboratory, USA, WasHead of the National Center for Mycoplasma of Clalit Health Organization for over two decades. Prof. Horowitz is a member of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Be'er Sheva and was engaged in both research projects and teaching. She has served as a referee of research proposals for various grant agencies (BARD, BSF, the Israeli Ministry of Health), as well as acting a member of the Evaluation committee of Research Centers in Life Sciences, of the Israeli Academy of Sciences (ISF). She has been an active member of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM), acting as Chairman of the Immunology Section during 2000- 2004 and as the Head of the International Research Program of "Clinical aspects of human Mycoplasmas" for the years 2006-2010.
Sari Prutchi Sagiv PhD | CEO Dr. Prutchi-Sagiv has over 18 years experience in the business development and marketing fields from the bio-tech and high-tech industries in Israel, Europe and USA. Dr. Sagiv studied Business Administration at Tel Aviv University and holds an MSc in Human Genetics and a PhD in Cell Biology and Immunology from the same University. Prior to joining Promyco Diagnostics, she managed several startup companies in the field of pharmacology such as MinoGuard and AD4. In the field of high-tech, she hold management positions in business development at Bynet Sofware Systems, Commerce.net and Mercury Interactive. Dr. Sagiv is also the Director of Technology Transfer in the fields of Pharma and Diagnostics at Mor Research Applications, the Technology Transfer Company of the Clalit Health Care Services in Israel.
Oren Gershtein | CEO of VLVJ
Oren has vast and varied experience as VP of finance and operations, in business development management, and economic analysis. Oren served as an economist and analyst at Singer and Even Ltd. Following Singer and Even Ltd., Oren was nominated Deputy General Manager of the Jerusalem Software Incubator Ltd., a subsidiary of Zeevi Computer and Technology Ltd. a Tel Aviv Stock Exchange company. In his last position Oren served as a VP of Finance and Operations in the JVP Studio L.P., a subsidiary of Jerusalem Venture Partners. Oren holds a B.Sc in Business management specializing in finance.
Shlomi Schwartzblat | VP Business Development & Projects of VLVJ
Shlomi is responsible for recruiting new ventures and for the business development of VLVJ. Shlomi has vast and varied experience in business development, strategic planning, system engineering, R&D in diverse areas, industrial engineering and IT systems. Prior to his role, he served in the Israeli Air Force. During his military career, Shlomi served in major technological roles such as management of two UAV (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle) projects and the UAV technological roadmap. In addition, he led new technological ventures and managed the radar and UAV technology center. Prior to these roles, he was a special consultant to the head of the material command in the IAF. Shlomi holds a BSc in Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.