About
Yaron Daniely is a General Partner at aMoon, where he co-leads Velocity, an early-stage fund focused on cutting-edge technologies aimed at accelerating cures. Before aMoon, he was President and CEO of Yissum, Hebrew University's technology transfer company, and Co-Chairperson of the Israel Technology Transfer Network, following 14 years as a senior executive (10 as CEO) at private and NASDAQ-traded biopharma and biotech companies. He holds a PhD from the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at NYU School of Medicine and an MBA from the Technion.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- LyfegenBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentBasel, Switzerland
- Coltac Therapeutics Ltd.Investor & Chairpersoncurrent2022 — presentIsrael
- caVos BiotherapeuticsInvestor & Chairpersoncurrent2021 — presentIsrael
- Nectin TherapeuticsInvestor & Chairpersoncurrent2020 — presentIsrael
- aMoon FundGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentRaanana, Israel
- MetaSight DiagnosticsInvestor & Chairperson2021 — 2025Israel
- Lin HealthBoard Observer2021 — 2022Colorado, United States
- ITTN - Israel Technology Transfer OrganizationCo Chairman2018 — 2019
- Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew UniversityPresident & CEO2017 — 2019Jerusalem Area, Israel
- The College of Management Academic StudiesHead of Bio-MBA Program2010 — 2018Rishon Le-Tziyon, Israel
- AlcobraChairman Of The Board2017Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- AlcobraPresident & CEO2010 — 2017Tel Aviv, Israel and Plymouth Meeting, PA (USA)
- Bioblast Ltd.Director2012 — 2014Tel Aviv, Israel
- NanoCyte, Inc.President & CEO2007 — 2010
- Gamida Cell Ltd.VP Business Development2003 — 2007
- American Cancer SocietyPostdoctoral Fellow2000 — 2003
Skills & more
InvestmentsBusiness UnderstandingNew Venture FormationBoard of DirectorsDue Diligence27Competitive Intelligence15Regulatory Strategy11Start-ups55Biotechnology64Product Development32Venture Capital20Technology Transfer13
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Protein ChemistryLifesciencesLife SciencesBusiness DevelopmentCommercializationBiopharmaceuticalsEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyTeam ManagementStrategyManagementPharmaceutical DevelopmentFrom Yaron's professional profile.
Colleagues at aMoon
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yaron Daniely?
- Yaron Daniely is a General Partner at aMoon, where he co-leads Velocity, an early-stage fund focused on cutting-edge technologies aimed at accelerating cures. Before aMoon, he was President and CEO of Yissum, Hebrew University's technology transfer company, and Co-Chairperson of the Israel Technology Transfer Network, following 14 years as a senior executive (10 as CEO) at private and NASDAQ-traded biopharma and biotech companies. He holds a PhD from the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at NYU School of Medicine and an MBA from the Technion.
- Where does Yaron Daniely work?
- Yaron Daniely is General Partner at aMoon.
- What does Yaron Daniely invest in?
- Yaron Daniely invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where did Yaron Daniely go to school?
- Yaron Daniely studied at New York University (Ph.D., Biochemistry); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); NIH (Post-Doc, Skin Stem Cells).
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Also attended New York University385
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Shared employers
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