Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute

Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute

Management

Founders and Executive Leadership

Founders

Trailblazing founders

Prof. Gal Markel

Prof. Gal Markel

Founder & Chairman

MD, PhD & MBA

  • Founder & Chairman, Samueli Cancer Pioneering Institute, Rabin Medical Center
  • Deputy Director General, Rabin Medical Center
  • Director, Davidoff Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center
  • Full Professor of Immunology & Oncology
  • Founder of 5 companies, of which 2 were acquired by leading corporations (MSD, DSPG)
  • SAB member on multiple national-level and international companies
  • Multiple national & international awards for outstanding research
  • Invited speaker at international scientific & popular platforms such as AACR and TED MED
  • Member of multiple national committees regarding oncology, cancer research and academic medicine
Prof. Salomon M. Stemmer

Prof. Salomon M. Stemmer

Co-Founder & Co-Chairman

MD

  • Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Samueli Cancer Pioneering Institute, Rabin Medical Center
  • Deputy Director, Davidoff Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center
  • Director of Research Innovation and Development, Rabin Medical Center
  • Head and Founder of the Institute of Innovation and Future Medicine, Israel Medical Association (IMA)
  • Professor of Oncology, Radiotherapy & Palliative Care Medicine
  • Founder of 4 companies
  • Over 150 peer-reviewed publications
  • Invited speaker at international scientific platforms such as ASCO and ESMO
  • Member of multiple national committees regarding oncology, cancer research and academic medicine
BG (Res.) Avner Paz-Tsuk

BG (Res.) Avner Paz-Tsuk

Founding CEO

BSc, MBA

  • Founding CEO, Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute, Rabin Medical Center
  • COO, SQream Technologies, a big data analytics platform, 2020-2022
  • Director of the Core Systems Modernization Program, Bank Hapoalim, 2018-2020
  • Chief Education Officer, Brigadier General, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 2013-2017
  • Elite technological unit Commander, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 2007-2013

Executive leadership

The executive team

Naama Kremer

Naama Kremer

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Senior executive with extensive experience in business leadership, operations, and finance. Expertise in driving complex organizational processes within large enterprises and managing large-scale strategic projects.

Prof. Michal Besser, PhD

Prof. Michal Besser, PhD

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Global expert in cell therapy with 20+ years in academia and industry: early-stage innovation, translational research, process development and clinical manufacturing. Led 500+ in-house CAR T and TIL infusions and published nearly 100 research papers.

Ronen Tal

Ronen Tal

Chief Data Officer (CDO)

Technology leader with 25 years of experience spanning data architecture, AI model development and advanced analytics. Leads the Health Data Analytics research hub.

Adv. Daphna Murvitz

Adv. Daphna Murvitz

Chief Integrative Medicine Officer (CIMO)

Executive and entrepreneurial leader in cross-disciplinary HealthTech innovation. Co-Founder & former CEO of 8400 The Health Network, a national initiative to accelerate Israel's HealthTech ecosystem.

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