Dalia Cohen, Ph.D.

Dr. Cohen is an accomplished biologist bringing significant drug discovery and development expertise to Outcome Capital, leveraging her academic, pharmaceutical and biotech experience.

In 2017, Dr. Cohen co-founded The RNA Medicine Company and served as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) until 2019. Currently, she remains the scientific advisor of the company. The RNA Medicine Company focuses on identifying small molecules targeting the biogenesis of oncogenic microRNAs. Between 2006 and 2017, Dr. Cohen served as CSO at Beryllium, a specialized target-based protein structure and characterization CRO (acquired by UCB Pharma), Asterand, a global supplier of human tissue and tissue-based research services and Rosetta Genomics, a microRNA-based diagnostic company. During her tenure at Rosetta, three diagnostic tests based on microRNA for differential diagnostics of tumors were developed.

Dr. Cohen also held several executive positions at Novartis, including Vice President and Global Head of Functional Genomics. While at Novartis, Dr. Cohen initiated the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor program. One of the inhibitors was approved by the FDA for the treatment of Multiple Myeloma. Prior to Novartis, Dr Cohen was an adjunct professor at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dalia is currently a member of the scientific advisory boards of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. She holds a Bachelor of Sciences in biology, a Master’s degree in virology and a Doctorate in cell biology from the Israel Institute of Technology. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.