PhotoPill Medical

Disposable electronic capsule which provides non-chemical, safe, no side effects treatment for Crohn's disease/Ulcerative colitis outbursts.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location Rehovot, Israel
  • Currency USD
  • Founded June 2010
  • Employees 4
  • Website photopill-med.com

Company Summary

IBD is a family of chronic diseases (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis) which require lifetime use of therapies. some - very aggressive, which manipulates the immune system. PhotoPill ofers a non chemical alternative. PhotoPill addresse the multi Bilion $ a year IBD medication market with a preferred (safer) solution. The device is a disposable electronic swallow able capsule, taken daily, both for prevention and flare-up treatment.

Team

  • Sharon BEN YEHUDA
    CEO, Founder

    Experienced entrepreneur. BSc in Biochemistry, experienced nutritionist working with IBD patients.

  • Motti ATTIA
    Business Development

    15 years experience in Medical device. He led 3 international start-ups to successful commercialization creating value for the investors and founders. He served as General Manager of MMS USA, VP Operations of Oncura, a GE Healthcare business and also COO of Galil Medical. Motti holds MSc degree in Management from Boston University and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology.

  • Yuval BINUR
    Chairman

    Ph.D. is a Managing Partner of Orchestra. He has over 29 years of venture capital experience in the United States, Europe and Israel. From 1994 until 2004, he was founding Managing Partner of Medica, a global health care and life sciences venture capital fund operating from Israel.

Previous Investors

  • Naiot Venture accelerator
    Unconfirmed

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