Daphne Haim-Langford

Dr. Haim-Langford is the founder and CEO of Tarsier Pharma. She has over 20 years of experience in the biomedical industry, as an investor, entrepreneur and executive. Prior to founding Tarsier Pharma, she served as VP business development at Xenia venture capital, where she managed the life sciences practice, led investments in the medical technology and biotechnology space, and served on the boards of pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies in various stages of product development (from early pre-clinical through clinical development, up to sales & marketing, M&A deals). Few examples include Meditate (Acquired by Olympus for up to $285 million), Orthospace (Acquired by Stryker for up to $220 million), Omnix Medical, and others. At Xenia, she also co-founded and served as the Chairperson of the board at Eximore, an ophthalmic drug delivery company.

Before joining Xenia, Dr. Haim-Langford was VP Business Development at Medingo (Acquired by Roche for $200M million). She co-founded the Israeli Biomimicry Organization, a non-profit organization aimed to increase awareness to the biomimicry discipline and drive inspiration by nature as a source for biomedical innovations. Dr. Haim Langford holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology.