CanNegev Technology Incubator in Yeruham
The home for startups and entrepreneurs in the Negev
Our Vision
Our Vision is to enrich the Negev and Yeruham with a variety of groundbreaking technological startups
Call for Proposal
We invite entrepreneurs and startups to present their initiative and be part of CanNegev.
Our Team
The incubator’s team – highly experienced and knowledgeable in managing startup companies
and in the fields of biotech, agtech and medical cannabis
Israel Birenbaum
CEO
Extensive experience in biotechnology companies. Served as CEO of both startups and mature corporations, and top executive roles in well known global Biotech enterprises (Given Imaging, Itamar Medical). His roles involved hands-on management in many different areas: business development and strategic planning, sales and marketing, clinical trials and regulations, finance, investments and funding, multidisciplinary R&D and operations.
MBA (with honors), Bar-Ilan University
BSc (with honors), Computer Science Engineer, Technion
Practical Electronics Engineer, AMIT Schools
Teaching Certificate, Electronics, Talpiot College
Corporate Director qualification.
Ziv Bet Or
VP Business Development
Highly experienced in medical cannabis companies.
CEO at several companies – startup global projects, international, agriculture and civilian infrastructure.
Various positions in global companies.
Main expertise -Business development and strategy, Sales and Marketing, medical cannabis regulations, Finance, Investments and Funding.
B.A., Economic, Hebrew University.
M.A., Industrial engineering, Ben Gurion University.
M.A., Strategic management, Bar Ilan University.
Vika Halevski
Administration Manager
Social and environmental entrepreneur with extensive expertise in Construction Engineering. Held leading positions in several companies with a focus on project management, logistics, financial management and procurement.
BA, Psychology and Education, The Open University of Israel (with honors)
BSc, Industrial Engineering and Management (major: Marketing), The Technological College of Beer-Sheva
Michali Beeri
Program Manager
Multidisciplinary manager and business consultant, with an entrepreneurial mindset and vast experience in both the local and international arenas – leading business development processes and managing finances, marketing, operations, logistics, employment, services, and administration. Led a range of complex projects in different industries worldwide.
MBA (with honors), Financing, Accounting & Marketing, Tel Aviv University
MBA (student exchange), AGSM, Sydney
BA (with honors), Business & Economics, Finance & IT, Hebrew University
Our Board of Directors
The Incubator’s board of directors are top-edge managers representing our 3 successful partners
Ori Sobovitz
Chairman
Partner, Government Relations and Israeli Partnerships
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Andy Kaye
President
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Michael Kalman
CFO
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Ido Yosha, Ph.D.
Director Rx R&D Project Management
Padagis
Our Partners
The Incubator’s 3 partners are well known and successful companies,
each in its respective field.
Together they are complement each other – the whole is greater than the sum of its parts!
Our
Ecosystem
CanNegev has wide connections with many entities that will enable important collaboration and will leverage our portfolio companies to success.
Our ecosystem includes Universities, Hospitals, Non-governmental organizations, Industry, Venture Capital, Yeruham council and all CanNegev 3 partners network.
