Gene therapy cures patients in a single treatment, saving lives and providing unprecedent quality of life. Inspired by recent progress in the field, we are devoted to bringing this technology to patients in need and to significantly reducing the burden of debilitating diseases
Lentiviral vector-based genetic modification of blood stem cells has shown unparalleled success in clinical trials over the past 13 years. All tested products have demonstrated high efficacy and safety profiles in hundreds of patients in over 10 different diseases. Based on this success record, several products based on this life-changing technology have recently received regulatory approvals both in Europe and the US and are now curing patients. Lentiviral vector-based gene therapy is gaining trust and attracting massive interest by the entire healthcare system.
Our strong team of cell- and gene-therapy experts and global network of partners are driven by the mission to eliminate the suffering of patients with rare as well as common diseases worldwide.
Noga Baumatz was a sweet, beautiful girl with a magnetic smile who suffered from an ultra-rare congenital genetic disorder called Hoyeraal Hreidarsson Syndrome (HHS). This illness affects many organs, including the immune system, and leads to early childhood death.
When Dr. Noam Diamant, a close friend of Noga’s father, Noam Baumatz, and a passionate scientist realized the medical institution had nothing to offer the Baumatz family, he proposed to independently develop a gene therapy to save Noga’s life.
In June 2018, when Noga was 2 years old, Noam and Noam started to develop a dedicated therapy for HHS. Sadly, in January 2019, Noga was hospitalized due to a viral infection, which she did not survive.
At that time, Dr. Liron Elkouby was working with lentiviruses at Enlivex, a leading Israeli cell therapy company. When Liron heard about Noga’s story, she reached out to Noam and Noam, and the three met and decided to jointly found Noga Therapeutics in Noga’s memory.
With an initial investment from LONZA, a global cell & gene therapy company, Noga Therapeutics was established in January 2020.
Noga, who was a true fighter, continues to inspire us and strengthen our commitment to bringing hope to patients everywhere in her name.
A 22-year entrepreneur who founded a Nasdaq-listed company and has invested in
numerous businesses. Currently leads a family office. Holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics from Tel Aviv University.
An internationally recognized physician-entrepreneur, executive and investor, with over 20 years of clinical and industry healthcare experience. Founder at MedExplore Ventures and of a number of HealthTech/Biotech Companies. Previously, General Partner at a HealthTech PE fund and VP At Eli Lilly.
20 years of experience in complementary medicine, former head of the Chinese Medicine Unit at Sheba Hospital. Founder of the Association for Noga (Her Way), An advocate and director in the rare disease world. Holds a BSc. From Brighton University.
Extensive experience in cell and gene therapy. Led the recently approved hemophilia A program at Spark Therapeutics and the earlyphase oncology development at Enlivex Therapeutics. Holding a PhD from the Technion.
10 years of experience in leading R&D projects in the industry, with extensive understanding of gene & cell therapy, holding a PhD from the Weizmann institute.
Mr. Adam Brian heads Lonza Personalized Medicine, which focuses on developing and bringing to market tools that enable research and development, scale out, and commercialization of patient scale cell therapies, with an emphasis on decentralized and point of care manufacturing. Mr. Brian is a results-oriented leader with extensive experience in the life science and medical device industries. Proven track record of increasing revenue, improving operations, and building and leading high-performing teams.
Dr. Eytan Abraham heads Resilience cell, gene and nucleic acids Franchises. Dr. Abraham holds a Ph.D. in developmental and molecular biology from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, and a post-doctorate in cell-therapy and tissue engineering from the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Abraham is an experienced scientist and business leader with expertise in basic and applied biological and cell therapy R&D as well as in management, technology, and commercialization.
Dr. Yeal Weiss is currently CEO of Mahzi Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of therapies for ultra-rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Weiss completed her MD at Hadassah Medical School at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and her PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. She has over 20 years of industry experience in medical/clinical and business development roles at Genzyme, Merck and Ultragenyx. Dr. Weiss is a member of the NIH driven Bespoke Gene Therapy (BCTG) consortium, ASGCT translational committee, N=1 collaborative and is a 2022 Termeer Fellow. Board member/advisor to ADNP and FOXG1 foundations.
