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5th Annual Trendlines Company Showcase Shefayim, Israel • January 28, 2015 Medical Track Panelists Robert L. Grossman CoChair, Israel Practice Greenberg Traurig Robert (Bob) Grossman is an M&A and securities attorney with a wide range of experience taking companies public, handling private offerings, acquiring and selling companies, and advising businesses. His clients include many companies in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, digital healthcare and healthcare industries, among others. Representative life science clients include and have included Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, IVAX Pharmaceuticals, OPKO Health, The Frost Group, Prolor Biotech, Oppenheimer & Co., Galmed Pharmaceuticals, Glasses Off, Ramsay HMO, Integrity Applications, Scivac, Biolight, Safestitch Medical (now Transenterix), Labstyle Innovations, and many others. In addition to representing Israeli companies, Bob and the firm’s Israel Practice Group provide assistance to Israeli and U.S. companies through introductions to strategic partners. Limor Sandach Venture Partner Access Medical Ventures Limor Sandach has over 18 years of extensive handson experience with Israeli health care companies. From inception to late stages, she is highly skilled in planning commercial strategies, business development, strategic alliances, and fundraising. She is a venture partner at Access Medical Ventures (AMV), a U.S.based VC fund focusing on earlystage health care companies. She manages AV Medical, one of AMV’s portfolio companies. Prior to AMV, Limor was a partner at 7 Health Ventures, an Israeli VC fund focused on investments in medical devices, and a principal at Evergreen Venture Partners, focusing on health care investments. She began her career at Naiot Venture Accelerator. Limor holds a master’s of engineering from the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology. Zeev Zehavi VP, Venture Investments J&J Development Corp. At J&J Development Corporation, Zeev Zehavi is responsible for venture capital investments in Europe and Israel. Zeev’s background covers an extensive array of health care and health care related businesses. He spent over 10 years with Teva Pharmaceuticals, including a fiveyear assignment as president of the bulk chemical business in North America. Following the experience with Teva in the United States, Zeev returned to Israel to work with Clal Industries, one of the largest investment companies in Israel. He served as president of Clal Pharmaceutical Industries for four years. Fluent in Hebrew, English, and Arabic, Zeev received his MBA in marketing and finance from Tel Aviv University and his B.Sc. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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5th  Annual  Trendlines  Company  Showcase    Shefayim,  Israel  •  January  28,  2015  

Medical  Track  Panelists  

 Robert  L.  Grossman  Co-­‐Chair,  Israel  Practice  

Greenberg  Traurig    

Robert  (Bob)  Grossman  is  an  M&A  and  securities  attorney  with  a  wide  range  of  experience  taking  companies  public,  handling  private  offerings,  acquiring  and  selling  companies,  and  advising  businesses.  His  clients  include  many  companies  in  the  medical  device,  pharmaceutical,  biotechnology,  digital  healthcare  and  healthcare  industries,  among  others.  Representative  life  science  clients  include  and  have  included  Teva  Pharmaceutical  Industries,  IVAX  Pharmaceuticals,  OPKO  Health,  The  Frost  Group,  Prolor  Biotech,  Oppenheimer  &  Co.,  Galmed  Pharmaceuticals,  Glasses  Off,  Ramsay  HMO,  Integrity  Applications,  Scivac,  Biolight,  Safestitch  Medical  (now  Transenterix),  Labstyle  Innovations,  and  many  others.  

In  addition  to  representing  Israeli  companies,  Bob  and  the  firm’s  Israel  Practice  Group  provide  assistance  to  Israeli  and  U.S.  companies  through  introductions  to  strategic  partners.    

 

 Limor  Sandach  Venture  Partner  

Access  Medical  Ventures  

Limor  Sandach  has  over  18  years  of  extensive  hands-­‐on  experience  with  Israeli  health  care  companies.  From  inception  to  late  stages,  she  is  highly  skilled  in  planning  commercial  strategies,  business  development,  strategic  alliances,  and  fund-­‐raising.  She  is  a  venture  partner  at  Access  Medical  Ventures  (AMV),  a  U.S.-­‐based  VC  fund  focusing  on  early-­‐stage  health  care  companies.  She  manages  AV  Medical,  one  of  AMV’s  portfolio  companies.  

Prior  to  AMV,  Limor  was  a  partner  at  7  Health  Ventures,  an  Israeli  VC  fund  focused  on  investments  in  medical  devices,  and  a  principal  at  Evergreen  Venture  Partners,  focusing  on  health  care  investments.  She  began  her  career  at  Naiot  Venture  Accelerator.    

Limor  holds  a  master’s  of  engineering  from  the  Technion-­‐Israel  Institute  of  Technology.  

 Zeev  Zehavi  

VP,  Venture  Investments  J&J  Development  Corp.  

At  J&J  Development  Corporation,  Zeev  Zehavi  is  responsible  for  venture  capital  investments  in  Europe  and  Israel.  Zeev’s  background  covers  an  extensive  array  of  health  care  and  health  care  related  businesses.  He  spent  over  10  years  with  Teva  Pharmaceuticals,  including  a  five-­‐year  assignment  as  president  of  the  bulk  chemical  business  in  North  America.    Following  the  experience  with  Teva  in  the  United  States,  Zeev  returned  to  Israel  to  work  with  Clal  Industries,  one  of  the  largest  investment  companies  in  Israel.  He  served  as  president  of  Clal  Pharmaceutical  Industries  for  four  years.  

Fluent  in  Hebrew,  English,  and  Arabic,  Zeev  received  his  MBA  in  marketing  and  finance  from  Tel  Aviv  University  and  his  B.Sc.  from  Hebrew  University  of  Jerusalem.    

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Agritech  Track  Panelists

Moshe  Bar  Head  R&D,  Golden  Leaf  Holdings  

A  seasoned  scientist,  agronomist,  and  executive  in  agribusiness,  Moshe  Bar  has  more  than  23  years  of  experience  in  the  seed  industry.  He  served  as  global  crop  lead  for  peppers  and  as  global  head  of  scouting  and  strategic  projects  at  Syngenta.  During  this  time,  he  gained  experience  working  in  global  senior  management  positions  as  a  member  of  the  company’s  vegetable  R&D  leadership  team.  

Prior  to  Syngenta,  Moshe  was  a  tomato  breeder  and  VP  R&D  at  Zeraim  Gedera,  a  leading  Israeli  vegetable  seed  company.  He  has  extensive  knowledge  of  plant  breeding,  biotechnology,  life  sciences,  integrated  solutions,  and  project  management.      

Moshe  holds  a  Ph.D.  in  life  sciences  and  an  M.Sc.  in  genetics  and  breeding  from  the  Hebrew  University  of  Jerusalem.  

Benjamin  Belldegrun    Founder  &  Managing  Partner  Pontifax  Global  Agriculture  

Technology  Fund  

Benjamin  (Ben)  Belldegrun  has  been  an  investor  and  portfolio  manager  in  the  agriculture  sector  for  over  10  years.  He  is  the  founding  partner  of  Pontifax  AgTech,  a  growth  equity  fund  dedicated  to  food  and  agriculture  technology  investments.  

Previously,  he  was  the  founding  partner  of  Lodestone  Natural  Resources,  where  he  focused  investments  in  the  agricultural  sector.  Prior,  he  was  a  portfolio  manager  at  Brevan  Howard,  managing  a  $100  million  dedicated  agriculture  portfolio.  Ben  started  his  career  at  Merrill  Lynch  Investment  Banking  in  New  York,  working  within  the  Leveraged  Finance  Group.  

He  is  an  MBA  from  The  Anderson  Business  School,  UCLA,  and  a  B.A.  in  economics  from  Columbia  University.  

 Ofer  Haviv  

 President  &  CEO  Evogene

Ofer  Haviv  has  served  as  Evogene’s  president  and  CEO  for  more  than  10  years.  Previously,  he  was  the  Company’s  COO  and  CFO  and  was  involved  in  Evogene’s  spin-­‐off  from  Compugen  in  2002.  At  Compugen  (Nasdaq:  CGEN),  Ofer  was  director  of  finance  and  treasurer  for  four  years,  during  which  time  the  company  completed  two  private  placements  and  an  IPO  on  Nasdaq.    Ofer  received  a  B.A.  in  economics  and  accounting  from  Tel  Aviv  University  and  is  a  CPA  in  Israel.  

 Ohad  Zuckerman  

Founder,  UniVerve  Biofuel  

Ohad  Zuckerman  gained  his  experience  in  management  and  business  during  18  years  at  Zeraim  Gedera,  a  leading  Israeli  vegetable  seed  company.  He  served  as  company  CEO  for  eight  of  those  years.  During  his  tenure,  Ohad  transformed  Zeraim  Gedera  from  local  to  multinational,  initiating  its  successful  sale  in  2005  to  Markstone  Capital  and  in  2007  to  Syngenta.  In  2009,  Ohad  co-­‐founded  and  currently  manages  UniVerve,  which  promotes  the  biofuel  industry.    

Ohad  holds  an  Executive  MBA  from  Kellogg-­‐Recanati.  He  has  a  B.Sc.  in  agriculture  from  Hebrew  University  of  Jerusalem.  


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