ABOUT

BEE-IO is a food-tech company located at the Science Park, Rehovot, Israel.
To address the rising demand for honey in an eco-friendly and sustainable way, BEE-IO offers an innovative solution- producing honey without bees!
ABOUT

OVERVIEW

The existing method of honey production endangers bees and results in escalating prices. Similarly, the honey produced may contain pesticides and antibiotics. Bee-io introduces a ground-breaking, bee-free honey production technology. Utilizing novel, patent pending bio processes, Bee-io enables year-round supply of reasonably priced honey - allowing the bees to resume their traditional role of pollinating.
OVERVIEW

MANAGEMENT / FOUNDERS

Management
Founders
David Gerbi

David Gerbi has an extensive background in finance management, including acting as CFO for both private and public companies. He possesses professional experience in financial and economic advisory, accounting, due-diligence process management, and ensuring internal control of financial statement disclosure in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. David holds an MBA in business administration with a major in financing and a B.A. in business administration with a major in accounting from Tel Aviv University and from the College of Management, respectively. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Israeli Institute of Certified Public Accountants. David is a proud graduate of PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm in Israel, where he served as an audit manager.

David Gerbi

CEO

Dr. Efrat Dvash

Dr. Efrat Dvash Riesenfeld earned her PhD in Molecular Genetics from the Weizmann Institute of Science (2015). Efrat was awarded an American Diabetes Association fellowship and conducted her postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School (2018). In the past 2 years she was the Director of Breast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital).

Dr. Efrat Dvash

CTO

Yaron Kaiser

Yaron Kaiser has founded various Nasdaq traded deep-tech firms and serves as an executive board member for numerous food-tech companies. He is a founding partner of the BlueSoundWaves collective led by Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein. Mr. Kaiser has wide experience in commercial and corporate law, IPOs, MA, and corporate governance.

Yaron Kaiser

Co-Founder

Arik Kaufman

Arik Kaufman has founded various Nasdaq and TASE traded food-tech firms. He is a founding partner of the BlueSoundWaves collective led by Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein.

Arik Kaufman

Co-Founder

Lena Birger

Lena Birger is a visionary design leader and accomplished entrepreneur who has made significant contributions to multiple startup companies in their early stages. Through her adept use of design thinking and management tools, she has successfully guided these startups through various stages of growth, including IPOs.

Lena Birger

Co-Founder

ADVISORY BOARD

PROF. YUVAL SHOHAM
PROF. YUVAL SHOHAM

ADVISOR (Technion institute)

PROF. YUVAL SHOHAMADVISOR (Technion institute)

Prof. Yuval Shoham from the Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion institute. Received his Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from M.I.T. He served as the director of The Lorry I. Lokey Interdisciplinary Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, and as the President of the Israel Society for Microbiology. Professor Shoham's research focuses on the catalytic mechanisms and structure-function relationships of industrial enzymes. He was involved in several industrial projects, including the development of a large-scale process for bleaching paper pulp and an enzymatic process for making low calorie natural juices.

PROF. MENACHEM <br />
RUBINSTEIN
PROF. MENACHEM
RUBINSTEIN

ADVISOR (Weizmann Institute of Science)

PROF. MENACHEM
RUBINSTEIN
ADVISOR (Weizmann Institute of Science)

Prof. Menachem Rubinstein is a member of the Department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science. During his career, Prof. Rubinstein’s research focused on the bio-chemical and molecular fields, while using cutting edge technological and scientific techniques. His studies led to the development of three drugs used for autoimmune diseases, viral infections, and cancer. Prof. Rubinstein has vast experience in protein expression, isolation and characterization. Many of his discoveries led to the registration of patented inventions.

CONSULTANTS

Chef Moran Lidor
Chef Moran Lidor

Consultant

Chef Moran LidorConsultant

Chef Moran is one of the leading consultants in vegetarian ad vegan cousin. Chef Moran provides consulting and new culinary solutions to strategic partners such as Google, Facebook, and many others. Chef Moran is also the head chef of nestle professional and nestle innovation group and is responsible for the culinary line of nestle professional the "out of home".

Prof. Zohara Yaniv-Bachrach
Prof. Zohara Yaniv-Bachrach

Consultant

Prof. Zohara Yaniv-Bachrach Consultant

Prof. Zohara Yaniv-Bachrach completed her PhD studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. She was appointed Prof. at Bar-Ilan University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
. Prof. Yaniv-Bachrach was granted the Distinguished Scientist Award for her expertise and achievements in the field of ethno-botany and the history of ancient medicine. She was also awarded for her life’s work and unique contribution to science and to the field of medicinal plants in Israel, on behalf of the Israeli Association of Medicinal Plants.

The team

Lea Hayun<br />
Lea Hayun

Accounting Manager

Tamar Goshen
Tamar Goshen

R&D Food Technologist

Ofir Giladi
Ofir Giladi

R&D Food Technologist

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Bee-io Honey Ltd. Oppenheimer 4 St, Rehovot Israel