Eric Kaufman

Van Leer Technology Ventures Jerusalem Ltd. (VLTVJ) is a leading Israeli high technology incubator and investment center which was formerly known as Docor-Shalem Technology Entrepreneurship Center Ltd. Established in 1992 by a consortium of sponsors including Intel, Teva Pharmaceuticals, AVX, Motorola and the Jerusalem Development Authority, VLTVJ aims to find and to foster entrepreneurs with high potential for creating successful technological companies. The firm is located in Jerusalem and is supported by their investors, Docor International BV and The Jerusalem Development Authority. They work with the office of the Chief Scientist within Israel's Ministry of Industry Trade and Employment, seeking to strengthen the Israeli economy and position Jerusalem as a leading city in the high-technology industry. VLTVJ embraces values that they believe reflect strong business practices and good citizenship and requires their investee companies to join them in 'doing good while doing well.'

Colospan Ltd. operates as a clinical stage and medical device company that develops a technology for colorectal surgery to prevent the profound clinical and economic pains associated with colorectal anastomotic leaks and diverting stomas. The company was founded by Boaz Assaf in December 2010 and is headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

Bonfix Ltd. develops orthopedic implant to treat deformities. It engages in the development of an orthopedic implant to treat deformities related to Hallux Valgus (Bunions). The Bonfix implant offers a minimally invasive procedure to realign the 1st and 2nd metatarsals. The company was founded by Dror Robinsonin 2009 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

EyeYon Medical Ltd. engages in the development of medical devices for the treatment of corneal edema. Its products include hyperosmotic contact lens (Hyper-CL) for non-surgical treatment of corneal edema and DSPEK (descemet''s stripping pseudo endothelial keratoplasty) for replacing an injured endothelial layer, the cause of corneal edema, by an artificial endothelial layer. The company was founded by Daphna Ofer, Arie Marcovich and Nahum Ferera in 2010 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Giza Venture Capital (Giza Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 1992 by Zeev Holtzman and Zvi Schechter. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

SeaErra is an Israeli company that offers innovative underwater vision enhancement solutions based on state-of-the-art algorithms and technologies. The company was founded by Tali Treibitz and is currently based in Haifa, Israel. The company's AI-based solutions significantly improve visibility, contrast, and colors in real-time, and are compatible with a variety of cameras. The CEO is Nir Eliaz.

OriginGPS Ltd. designs, manufactures and supplies miniaturized GNSS modules, antenna modules and antenna solutions. It introduces unparalleled sensitivity and noise immunity by incorporating its proprietary Noise Free Zone technology for faster position fix and navigation stability even under challenging satellite signal conditions. The company was founded by Haim Goldberger in 2006 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Utilizing proprietary, state-of-the-art computer-vision technologies, XSIGHTS is a software and service provider focused on transforming Static media, (newspapers, magazines, wall-posters, books, DVD covers, etc.) to an interactive multi-media experience for the users, through their mobile handset. XSIGHTS platform enables the reader to enjoy multimedia content while opening new opportunities for targeted advertising. XSIGHTS' unique technology enables publishers to convert any item in the paper, even a single word, to a Hyperlink. Outside the house, readers can use their mobile camera-phone to capture images of a printed item. XSIGHTS understands these images, and delivers to the user an Interactive content.

Raziel Therapeutics RT Ltd. develops innovative technology to treat obesity disease. It is developing RZL-12, is a potential first-in-class, injectable drug for the reduction of fat cell mass. the firm developed a novel drug (NCE) that after a single injection into subcutaneous fat, converts white adipose tissue (WAT) into brown adipose tissue-like. The company was founded by Shmuel A. Ben-Sasson in 2012 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

OCON Medical Ltd. engages in the research and development of intrauterine device. Its products include Intrauterine Ball IUB and IUB SCu300. The company was founded by Ilan Baram on 2008 and is headquartered in Modiin, Israel.

Gema Medical Ltd. specializes in mapping the electro mechanical activity of the stomach in order to treat gastric motility disorders. The company was founded by Eyal Bressler in 2010 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Keren Medical Ltd. develops medical technologies for urological applications. It offers urology and surgery products. The company was founded by Jack Baniel, Eyal Bressler, Dan Sade-Hochstadter, Ofer Yossepiwitch and Eliahu Eliachar in 2007 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Van Leer Xenia Ventures (Van Leer Xenia Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Part of GE Aerospace, ELGEMS Ltd. is an Israeli company that designs and manufactures nuclear medicine imaging products. The company is based in Haifa, Israel. ELGEMS was acquired by GE Medical Systems, Inc. from Elbit Imaging Ltd. on January 02, 2001 for $30 million.

Mitralign, Inc. operates as a valve repair company that engages in transcatheter annuloplasty system designed to treat both functional tricuspid regurgitation and mitral regurgitation. The Mitralign Percutaneous Annuloplasty System, MPAS, is intended for the treatment of symptomatic functional mitral regurgitation for annular reduction through tissue plication. The company was founded by Paul A. Spence and Richard P. Geoffrion in 2003 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

Biosense Webster, Inc. develops technology solutions for diagnosing heart rhythm disorders. It provides deflectable tip catheter for treating arrhythmia disorder. The company was founded by Wilton W. Webster Jr. and Shlomo Ben-Haim in 1998 and is headquartered in South Diamond Bar, CA.

Part of General Electric Co., GE Medical Systems Ceská Republika sro is a company based in Prague, Czechia. The Czech company distributes and services medical equipment.

UltraSPECT Ltd. supplies software products for the nuclear medicine imaging practices. It offers Xpress Cardiac a cardiac imaging product; Xpress3.Cardiac a product for three-minute myocardial perfusion SPECT and Xpress/Xact.Bone. The firm products are used in half-dose, half-time, quarter-time and gated scans cardiac applications as well as in attenuation correction cardiac applications. The company was founded by Israel Ohana, Shuli Cohen-Shwartz and Avi Elkayam in 1999 and is headquartered in Raanana, Israel.

Part of University of Haifa, Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corp. Ltd. operates a university of commercialization and business. The company is based in Haifa, Israel. Elka Nir has been the CEO of the Israeli company since 2013.

Israel Advanced Technology Industries is an umbrella organization that represents the high-tech, life science, and other advanced technology industries. The private company is based in Hertzliya Pituach, Israel. The Israeli company was founded by Nechemia Jacob Peres, Aaron Mankovski, and Ruth Alon. The CEO is Karin Meir Rubinstein.

Artsavit Ltd. develops cancer treatment drugs. It is developing small molecule ARTS mimetics designed to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells. The company was founded by Sarit Larisch in 2015 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel.

OptiCul Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the medical device company. Its product is optidet that can identify microorganisms immediately from primary culture plate, at the clinical lab, within minutes after applying the sample on the disposable/removable unit. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.