Eyal S. Ron

Dr. Eyal S. Ron is a visionary serial entrepreneur who led multiple start-ups from conception to exit. He creates tremendous value by effective mentoring while accelerating the timeline toward the value inflection points.

He is Co-Founder of many biotech companies including Gelesis, the maker of Plenity, a medical device for obesity/overweight. Gelesis underwent a merger in 2021 for $1.3bn.

Dr. Ron provides hand-on entrepreneurial out-of-the-box thought-process and deep science-based expertise. Dr. Ron serves on corporate boards of directors and gives back to the community by volunteering with several mentoring organizations.

Dr. Ron has over 30 years of experience in the development of drugs, biomaterials, medical devices, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals and drug delivery systems. He has a record of accomplishments for combining science with innovative business strategies, having developed and implemented the scientific, regulatory and clinical strategy for several companies. He has in-depth understanding of total development process.

Dr. Ron is the author of over 100 papers, book chapters and abstracts. He is also the inventor of over 50 patents principally in the area of drug formulations, drug delivery, tissue engineering, devices and biomaterials. Dr. Ron is a regular invited lecturer in the area of innovative approaches to create trusted partnership with service providers.

Dr. Ron facilitated the formation of over 12 companies and under his leadership over ten products were brought to market.