Emission: Nation Impact - Georges Hazan
, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Managing Director at Orbimed, a leading healthcare investor globally with over 15 Billion invested in assets . Nissim is a veteran of the life science industry, with 15 years of experience covering medical technology development, corporate leadership and investment management.
Nissim spent eight years with Pitango, where he was a General Partner managing life sciences investments. Previously, Nissim was the founder and CEO of Impulse Dynamics, which he led for six years, culminating in a $250 million realization event.
Nissim obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. in Biophysics and Physiology from the Technion in Israel, and subsequently conducted his postdoctoral research at the N.I.H. He has published over 100 patents, authored over 20 publications and received eight prizes and awards.