ApexNano Medical

Groundbreaking nanomagnetic drug delivery platform with electromagnetic targeting. Improving therapeutics and reducing bleeding and mortality.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Nanotechnology
  • Location Herzliya, Israel
  • Currency USD
  • Founded June 2016
  • Employees 3
  • Incorporation Type Other
  • Website N

Company Summary

ApexNano Medical ('ApexNano') is an innovative medical nanotechnology company founded in Herzliya, Israel in 2016. ApexNano intends to develop a paradigm changer platform technology for targeted drug delivery nanomagnetic technology.
ApexNano Medical intends to substantially improve, accelerate, and expand care for underserved acute ischemic stroke victims by attaching tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to its magnetically controlled particles.

Team

  • Founder and CEO

    Prof. Dov V. Shimon, MD: Founder & CEO Professor of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeon and innovator. Pioneered Israel Heart and Lung Transplantation 1987. Dov brings extensive scientific and managerial experience. CMO and director in MIVT Inc. Founder of SagaX Technologies Inc.; Keystone Heart, (more than $39M invested); SMT R&D 2004-1011; Manages QRAY – Visual light Therapy. Authored 10+ patents and multiple peer review articles and chapters.

  • VP Business Development

    Accomplished cellular biology research scientist with diverse biotechnology and pharmaceutical expertise and entrepreneurial mindset to serve as an invaluable resource for venture. Research credentials including Novartis, Wyeth, EMD Millipore, the Broad Institute and Mayo Clinic, has played key roles in go/no‐go technology/therapy pursuit decisions, identifying promising cellular targets, and validating success‐critical laboratory results.

  • CTO Electromagnets

    25 years' experience in the MRI industry. Research position in Computational Physics at University of Bonn in Germany. Post-doctoral Fellow at the International Center of Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. B.Sc. in Physics 1975, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics, Tel-Aviv University. Dr. Katznelson was the Senior Magnetic Designer for the MRI Division (Magnetic Department) of Elscint Ltd. and CTO of Odin Medical Technologies MRI Company (Medtronic).

Advisors

  • Prof. Natan M Bornstein, M.D
    Medical Adviser
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Dr. Dov Shimon
    Unconfirmed

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