Yuval Binur, Ph.D.
Accelerated Technologies, Inc. — Chairman of the Board
Dr. Binur has over 26 years of venture capital experience in the U.S., Europe, and in Israel. In addition to co-founding ATI together with Martin B. Leon, MD, Dr. Binur has been a founding managing partner of Medica Venture Partners, a global health care and life sciences venture capital fund operating from Israel.

For nine years prior to co-founding Medica, Dr. Binur was a member of Adler & Co., a major U.S. venture capital firm based in New York. He has been a board member of over 30 venture-backed companies in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, software, and electronics in addition to many other board member positions.

Dr. Binur was a director of Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. (PVT), a company that has revolutionized the percutaneous replacement of heart valves and was sold during 2004 to Edwards Lifesciences, Inc. In addition, Dr. Binur is a director of Pathway Medical, a company addressing peripheral diseases and FlowMedica, Inc., a player in the contract nethropathy field. In the past, Dr. Binur served among others as director of Acufax, Inc., an initiator and world leader in minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery.

Dr. Binur holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Physics.