Managing Partner, Michel Birnbaum, 46, BSc. Aerospace Eng., GE Advanced Engineering, MBA London Bus. School
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20+
years experience in Technology (US and Europe)
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Early
stage responsibility, financial and strategic, for Hambrecht & Quist
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Europe(Sr.VP/Director)
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Substantial
track record in Technology
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Deal
structuring (5 recent investments)
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Operational(ex:
Chairman & CEO of venture backed electronics co.), GE Military
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Exit
experience (23 led or co led EU/US Technology IPOs ex Internet)
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Relationships
with Public and Academic Research Centres
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Expert
at the EU for Framework 6 Priority 3
Will focus on deals and relationships in France & UK
and provide Financial, Bus.Dev. and HR support
Note: Evaluation and testing of prototype single crystal
compressor blades (1983)
General Partner, Roy
Segev, 42, BS Physics & Mathematics, MS Management Boston University
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Over
10 years operational experience in intl. Technology companies
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Invented
temperature-sensing technology based on liquid crystals and thermo-chromic
materials
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Public
and private company experience at senior management level
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Deal
structuring on an international basis
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Substantial
investment track record in technology (LSE & NASDAQ)
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Member
of Investment Committee for the European commission IST, Directorate-General
Information Society
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Managed
several pilot R&D studies in thermal imaging, electro-optics, virtual
reality and photo-realism
Will focus on deals and relationships in UK and
Switzerland and provide support in Marketing & Finance as well as extensive
Israeli network
Scientific/IP
Principal, Dr. Adam Daykin, 37, PhD Materials Science, MBA Reading University
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Extensive
research experience, 14+ years, in materials and nano structures
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IP
and R&D senior management experience at private and public level internationally
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Responsible
for developing nano crystalline materials for structural applications at major
US university
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Responsible
for developing ferroelectric materials for optical and transducer applications
at major US university
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Published
extensively in advanced materials & nano structured surfaces (28 refereed
journal papers)
Will assist GPs and provide support in Technology and
Intellectual Property management and network in US