Company Profile
An investment company specializing in investing in Med-Tech companies and medical distribution.
The company currently has 8 investments in companies targeted to markets which are estimated in billions of dollars, in various fields. The company regularly reviews dozens of projects annually. You are welcome to contact us with an investment opportunity.
Merchavia Life Science Business Strategy
Great potential
Invest in technologies and platforms with high potential for development and commerce of products in leading fields of medicine.
Unique deal flow
Invest in companies, technologies and medical products while collaborating with leading international companies and building unique strategic ties.
Unmet needs
Invest in medical solutions that are in demand and have high market potential.
We believe in focus
Clearly focused investments, preferably while joining a leading strategic entity.
Investment Policy
- Targeted investment in promising companies which target huge markets with clear demand for products, while rational risk management through the company's management, investment preference is given to investment in companies related to Cleveland Clinic. Emphasis on investments with a horizon to value unlock in 18 months.
Goldstein Family
The main sharholders of Merchavia, owners of an exceptionally broad-scale family real estate company in the USA. Several years ago, the family decided to invest in Israel and purchased a public company for tens of millions of NIS.
Merhavia management
Eli Arad | CEO
Mr. Arad has served as CFO in Numerous public companies as D medical Industries, Bio-Cell, Biomedix Incubator ETC. Eli has vast experience with Israeli startups and has served in numerous leading roles in the Israeli start-up sector. Eli has broad experience in all aspects of financial management as well as experience with leading private and public placements by institutional investors and private investors. Eli worked at PWC Israel for almost 7 years.
Rani Lifshitz | Chairman of the Board
Attorney and economist with over 20 years of experience in various senior management positions in the fields of finance and energy in Israel and around the world.
Dr. Eran Schenker | Medical Director
Dr Schenker has more than 20-year experience in technological and business development of companies dealing with medical equipment, pharmacology and bio-pharmaceutics. Dr. Schenker was medical director at Kamada, Neurim, and Neurolief.
Ilan Goldstein | President
Holder of a controlling interest in the company, certified lawyer (USA) with 40 years of experience in managing the Goldstein family’s global real estate investment, plus about 15 years of experience in investment in high-tech and biotech companies.
The Board Members
Shmulik Genzel
Experienced entrepreneur, founder & COO @ RepliX and StorONE. High-Tech Investment Manager @ Elan Global Group. Holds an MBA from Bar-Ilan University.
Anat Bensaid - Peleg
Eyal Arieli
Experienced manager with proven success in establishing, growing and streamlining companies, Eyal was 26 years part of the Senior management, and in a variety of positions at Teva Pharmaceutical.
Ophir Shachaf
Vice President – Business Development EHealth ventures. Formerly served as CEO of Hadasit Bio Holdings. Holds an MBA from the New York University.
Scientific Advisory Committee
Elhanan Streit | IL
Active in investments for several decades, primarily at the international level. Served as Managing Director of the Weizmann Institute’s Yeda Company and of Miles Laboratories (owned by Bayer Germany), Was involved in dozens of licensing agreements of developments in the life sciences.
Prof. Avital Fast | IL
Director of the Rehabilitation Department at Ichilov Medical Center. Served for 17 years as head of the Rehabilitation Department at the Montefiore Hospital in New York. Initiated several patents in the field of rehabilitation. Has an extensive network of contacts and entrepreneurial vision.
Dr. Arnon Chait | USA
Founder and CEO of Cleveland Diagnostics, Inc. Has over 25 years of experience in NASA. Founded and led biomed companies, research companies and companies engaged in optical electronics.
Kevin Mendelson | USA
Medtech and life sciences consultant to a diverse range of companies, including JUMPSTART, University of Pittsburgh, and more. Formerly served as VP of finance at CardioInsight which was sold to Medtronic in 2015.
Eldad Yassur | IL
CEO of ARROW Israel. Arrow Electronics is a leading global distribution company that supplies electronic components and assemblies to high-tech and electronics companies in Israel and around the world, with a turnover of $18 billion.