{"id":140,"date":"2025-11-19T14:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/?p=140"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:38:37","slug":"mr-dan-vilenski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Livnat Ben-Zur"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a15055 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a15055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa4e09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfa4e09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42478e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b42478e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dan-Vilenski_Pic_4-656x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dan-Vilenski_Pic_4-656x1024.png 656w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dan-Vilenski_Pic_4-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dan-Vilenski_Pic_4-768x1198.png 768w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dan-Vilenski_Pic_4.png 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893ac10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"893ac10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4579cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4579cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Vilenski is credited with being among the very first to bring American high-tech companies to Israel. He led KulSo the Israeli branch of Kulicke and Soffa. He inspired the establishment of the Israeli branches of KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials and is a prime mover of Israel\u2019s Nanotechnology Initiative. In 2004 these 3 companies export from Israel over 3 billion Dollars.<br \/>Vilenski, the former chairman of Applied Materials Israel, has championed bilateral trade and development through organizations such as the US-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation (www.birdf.com), a position to which he was appointed in 1993; and he is a board member of the Israel National Nanotech Initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccb9ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bccb9ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec547b8 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec547b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b4742 e-con-full 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src=\"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Livnat-Ben-Zur_For-website_Main-page-scaled-e1777616841716-892x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Livnat-Ben-Zur_For-website_Main-page-scaled-e1777616841716-892x1024.jpg 892w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Livnat-Ben-Zur_For-website_Main-page-scaled-e1777616841716-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Livnat-Ben-Zur_For-website_Main-page-scaled-e1777616841716-768x882.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Livnat-Ben-Zur_For-website_Main-page-scaled-e1777616841716-1337x1536.jpg 1337w, https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Livnat-Ben-Zur_For-website_Main-page-scaled-e1777616841716-1783x2048.jpg 1783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922cb23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"922cb23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c74d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c74d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms. Livnat Ben-Zur<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701a111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_social_icons_glare_effect\" data-id=\"701a111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_social_icons_glare_effect.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Social Icons 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As Chief Business Officer and Chief Technology Officer at NGT HealthCare II, she leads investment evaluation and portfolio companies\u2019 value creation, with a strong focus on translating breakthrough scientific innovations into scalable, investable companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d481139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_toggle_text_button\" data-id=\"d481139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_toggle_text_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Toggle Text Button -->\n<style>\/* widget: Toggle Text Button *\/\n\n#uc_toggle_text_button_elementor_d481139 .read_more{\n  text-decoration:none;\n  font-size:14px;\n  color:white;\n  transition:0.3s;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_toggle_text_button_elementor_d481139\" class=\"toggle_text_button\"> \n  \n  <div class=\"short_txt\"><\/div>   \n  <div class=\"long_txt\" style=\"display:none;\"><p>Livnat brings a distinctive combination of deep operational expertise and investor perspective, having led companies from early-stage development through clinical validation, regulatory approval, and commercialization. She has a proven track record of building and scaling healthcare ventures.<br \/>Prior to her role in venture capital, Livnat served as CEO of Corolabs and as General Manager of Regentis Biomaterials (NYSE RGNT), where she led the company through clinical development, strategic partnerships, to marketing approvals. Earlier in her career, she held senior business development and marketing roles at companies including Galil Medical and Medinol, playing key roles in fundraising, strategic expansion, and global market penetration.<br \/>Based in Nazareth, Livnat is also committed to impact-driven investing, promoting inclusive entrepreneurship and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Livnat Ben-Zur is a seasoned healthcare investor and executive with over 25 years of experience spanning venture capital, company building, and global leadership roles across the medical device and biopharmaceutical sectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6934f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_toggle_text_button\" data-id=\"6b6934f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_toggle_text_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Toggle Text Button -->\n<style>\/* widget: Toggle Text Button *\/\n\n#uc_toggle_text_button_elementor_6b6934f .read_more{\n  text-decoration:none;\n  font-size:14px;\n  color:white;\n  transition:0.3s;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_toggle_text_button_elementor_6b6934f\" class=\"toggle_text_button\"> \n  \n  <div class=\"short_txt\"><\/div>   \n  <div class=\"long_txt\" style=\"display:none;\"><p>As Chief Business Officer and Chief Technology Officer at NGT HealthCare II, she leads investment evaluation and portfolio companies\u2019 value creation, with a strong focus on translating breakthrough scientific innovations into scalable, investable companies.<br \/>Livnat brings a distinctive combination of deep operational expertise and investor perspective, having led companies from early-stage development through clinical validation, regulatory approval, and commercialization. She has a proven track record of building and scaling healthcare ventures.<br \/>Prior to her role in venture capital, Livnat served as CEO of Corolabs and as General Manager of Regentis Biomaterials (NYSE RGNT), where she led the company through clinical development, strategic partnerships, to marketing approvals. Earlier in her career, she held senior business development and marketing roles at companies including Galil Medical and Medinol, playing key roles in fundraising, strategic expansion, and global market penetration.<br \/>Based in Nazareth, Livnat is also committed to impact-driven investing, promoting inclusive entrepreneurship and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. 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