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Amir Malka, Adv.

Amir has over 24 years of work experience in the life science industry. In 1998, Amir and Yehudith founded Bioforum Applied Knowledge Center and later led the company to its development and expansion into a data-focused CRO. Amir holds an LL.B. and is a member of the Israeli Bar Association. His extensive experience and knowledge of clinical trials have been the driving force behind Bioforum’s vision since the start of the company. Amir is a member of several life science and clinical trial associations and is an active advocate in helping to break down barriers to further advance the medical industry in Israel.

Yehudith Wexler

Yehudith holds a Master’s degree in Life Sciences (M.Sc.) from the Weizmann Institute of Science and a Diploma of Information Systems Analyst from the Technion Research University. With over a decade of experience in both the Israeli and global biomedical industries, she has worked in major international companies such as Omicron, Organon Teknika, Orgenics and Stratagene. She played an important part in the establishment of the Medical Devices Unit in the Ministry of Health, where she was in charge of the registration and quality systems, including GMP inspections. In 1998, Yehudith and Amir founded Bioforum Applied Knowledge Center and later developed Bioforum’s Clinical Data Services.

Eyal Wultz

Eyal holds a B.Sc. in computer science and has an exceptional track record in developing and implementing software within clinical development, regulatory, QA and LIMS areas. Since 2006, he has been involved in clinical data standardization, building CDISC-based solutions and clinical data warehouses, all while integrating safety, efficacy and operational data. With over 20 years of experience in clinical development, regulatory, supply chain and military industries, Eyal’s broad background and knowledge in the field comes from serving as an Associate Director of Drug Development Informatics at Millennium, the Takeda oncology company, and VP of Professional Services at Demantra, a leading demand management solution provider (acquired by Oracle).

Michael Goedde

Michael Goedde is an industry veteran with 30+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. He spent the first 2 decades of his career at large pharma and midsize biotech companies, where his roles ranged from hands-on CDM and statistical programming tasks to leading biometrics departments or specific therapeutic area groups, providing guidance and oversight for countless clinical programs and numerous successful regulatory submissions. In 2014, he decided to join the CRO sector and worked in strategic leadership roles at Parexel, PRA, and ICON, where he led extensive global teams across the biometrics spectrum. In addition to his operational responsibilities, Michael was directly involved in the strategic decisions related to defining and implementing the overall technology landscape, global recruiting strategies, and the creation of new service offerings, to just name a few. Michael is an outspoken Clinical Data Science Advocate, with 25+ publications and presentations at global industry forums. He served on the Board of Trustees for the Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM) from 2017-2021 and was the Chair in 2020. He holds a degree in computer science & mathematics.

Tali Rahinstein-Tzur

Tali serves as the Senior Vice President of Business Development, overseeing all global commercial functions including Business Development, Account Management, Marketing, Contracts, and Proposals. In this capacity, she spearheads the company's strategic growth initiatives and fosters partner relationships. With over a decade of experience in the pharmaceutical sector, Tali initially began her career in a contract manufacturing organization before transitioning to the clinical research industry. She holds a B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the Hebrew University and an MBA

Mark Epstein

Mark Epstein joined Bioforum in 2023 as Chief Growth Officer, bringing more than 15 years of experience developing a comprehensive understanding of the pharma, biotech and clinical trial space. He heads Bioforum's strategic growth initiatives in the United States, building key industry partnerships while leading the U.S. sales and business development teams. Mark’s deep industry experience stems from service as Senior Director and Vice President with some of the industry’s most distinguished EDC and CROs organizations.

Amanda Cross

Amanda brings over 25 years of operational and commercial experience in the clinical trial industry at both pharmaceutical companies and CROs, with a particular focus on biometrics CROs. An accomplished biometrics leader, she brings broad experience in data acquisition, refinement, analysis, and reporting, and specializes in optimizing processes, crafting cost-effective solutions, and prioritizing data quality. In her current role, Amanda is responsible for overseeing the operational delivery of biometrics services, including data management, statistics, statistical programming and medical writing as well as supporting corporate growth strategies. Her passion for clinical trials is built on personal experience, and she is focused on ensuring the integrity of trial results.

Tzahi Sarousi, CPA.

Tzahi is an experienced financial executive with a demonstrated history of working in technology start-ups and renewable energy companies. He has been a part of both public (TSE) and private companies, with experience in raising equity and debt from venture capital firms, strategic and private investors. Tzahi leads the financial and operational activities in the company. He is skilled in financial team management, corporate financing, fundraising, corporate accounting, cash management, procurement and FinOps. Along with a strong passion for driving change and enabling growth, Tzahi aims to deliver mission-critical results, building strong teams, building and running new functions, and partnering with the executive team to scale operations. As a KPMG graduate, Tzahi holds a B.A. in accounting & business management.

Marcelle Pieterse

Marcelle Pieterse joined Bioforum in December 2020 and has 20+ years of industry experience in the pharmaceutical research industry with IQVIA (legacy Quintiles), in the capacity of Human Resources [HR]. Marcelle has demonstrated experience in talent management, HR consulting, deferred compensation, employee benefit design, and personnel management. Marcelle has a passion for people and seeing them grow and develop in their professional working environment. It is amazing to see employees grow and develop with the right guidance and mentorship from their managers and support from team members. It is great to see employees excel in their work! The culture of the company is one where you can bloom and grow and become the best in this industry.

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Amir Malka, Adv.

Yehudith Wexler

Eyal Wultz

Michael Goedde

Tali Rahinstein-Tzur

Mark Epstein

Amanda Cross

Tzahi Sarousi, CPA.

Marcelle Pieterse

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Shiri Diskin, Ph.D

Shiri holds a PhD in cell, molecular and developmental biology from Tufts University, USA. She has been a medical writer since 2009. Shiri worked as a medical writer and medical writing team leader at Teva until 2014. Since then, she has been working as an independent instructor and consultant of medical writing. Shiri is experienced in managing medical writing projects of early and late phase product development. Her expertise encompasses study-specific documents such as protocols and clinical study reports, as well as development-program documents such as investigator’s brochures and summaries of efficacy and safety. Shiri is experienced in close collaboration with multi-disciplinary clinical development teams, specifically safety, biostatistics and data management aimed at producing the highest-quality, most regulation-compliant, clear and informative documents while adhering to timelines. In addition to regulatory documents, Shiri is an expert in writing scientific journal articles. She writes and edits manuscripts, and teaches workshops to medical doctors and scientists on this subject. Her book on the subject has recently been published worldwide.

Tanya Du Plessis

As a certified clinical data manager, Tanya holds a M.Med.Sc. in Hematology and Cell Biology from University of the Free State, as well as her project management professional certification. She has vast industry experience with over 14 years with IQVIA (legacy Quintiles). As manager of various data management operation teams, Tanya has actively led strategies for customized data delivery solutions focusing on timely quality data. She has driven numerous innovation teams, and her dedication to optimal customer service/delivery is visible through her long-standing relationships.

Irina Sher

Holds an M.Sc. in Epidemiology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. She has been a part of the Bioforum team for 7 years and is responsible for leading and overseeing all data management personnel, as well as directing and guiding the data management activities for the company. Irina develops and implements strategies and policies for data management that maximize the quality, reliability and efficiency of Bioforum’s services. She also ensures that our client’s requirements are always met to their standards and the industry performs its best practices.

Bremer Louw

Bremer holds a National Diploma in Information Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management. He brings 15 years of experience of which the first 12 years were in IQVIA Data Management where he started off as a Clinical Database Programmer and moved through the ranks to heading up an SAS programming team as part of a major FSP with a top 10 Pharma. He was Associate Director overseeing delivery, processes, customer relations, resourcing and much more for a team of 60+ programmers. He started with Bioforum in 2019, starting the Biometrics department in South Africa. Currently, he is responsible for performance measurements, growth planning, quality, business development and IT systems.

Dafna Otiker

Dafna has been a part of the Bioforum team for the last 13 years and has been leading the statistical programming group for the past 5 years. She has supported and led studies in the area of data management, statistical programming, and regulatory submissions in all phases, encompassing numerous therapeutic areas. Dafna holds a B.Sc. from the Hebrew University and an MBA from the College of Management Academic Studies, Bio-MBA Program. As Vice president of Biometrics delivery, Dafna is responsible for overseeing delivery of all projects conducted in Biometrics department and supports the finance and BD teams.

Paul Malan

Paul brings 17 years of experience in planning and executing clinical trials, study designs, statistical analysis and reporting. He joins Bioforum from IQVIA, where he began his career as a statistician in 2003. Over the years, Paul held roles of increasing responsibility at IQVIA, moving up the ranks to serve as Country Manager for the IQVIA Biostatistics and Statistical Programmer groups in South Africa. In addition, Paul led a major FSP program for IQVIA, overseeing the work of more than 235 biostatisticians and statistical programmers dedicated to a large, multinational pharmaceutical company. As the Vice President of Biostatistics, Paul drives the growth and expansion of Bioforum’s biostatistics capabilities and expertise, responsible for the FSP division and Bioforum Academy in the areas of biometrics and biostatistics. Certified by the South-African University of the Free State, Paul holds a B.Com. in Econometrical Analysis, a B.Com. in Statistics (Hons) and an M.Com. in Statistics. Paul is also a member of the South African Statistical Association.

Zoran Antonijevic

Zoran Antonijevic is Vice President of Statistical Consulting at Bioforum. He held executive positions in Pharmaceutical Companies and CROs and designed more than 100 clinical trials in numerous therapeutic areas, many of which included adaptive designs. Zoran was a long-time Chair and leader of the DIA Adaptive Design Scientific Working Group. He has authored numerous papers and scientific presentations and was editor of books “Optimization of Pharmaceutical R&D Programs and Portfolios” and, together with Bob Beckman, “Platform Trials in Drug Development”.

Otto Damsma

Otto brings more than three decades of industry experience. He fulfilled Biometrics and IT Directors positions in big pharma and CROs for more than 21 years in both Europe and Australia. He also worked in Business Development roles and as Business Manager at The Centre for Integrated Preclinical Drug Development at The University of Queensland, Australia, including supervising the ISO17025/GLP certified bio-analytical laboratory. He holds a certificate in post-doctoral information management and an M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Amsterdam.

Osnat Mamet

Osnat Mamet joined Bioforum in 2023 as Senior Director of Quality Assurance & IT, bringing more than 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Osnat has expertise in importation and manufacturing of Investigational Medicinal Products, specifically in quality management systems, cGMP, GDP, GCP and local regulations. In her latest role as Quality Manager for IMP clinical supply services, Osnat has led many IT projects, ensuring compliance with relevant local and international regulations. Osnat has previously served as a member of the compliance team at Teva. Osnat holds a B.Sc. in Life Sciences and an MBA. Osnat leads the Quality activities and is responsible for IT compliance and IT general activities in the company. Osnat has made it her mission to create a culture of quality within the organization, to achieve the goal of delivering high-quality services and products to the clients.

Adri Erasmus

With strong program and project management skills herself, Adri drives a professional and dedicated project management team. Her passion for project management and customer delivery ensures high quality, and focused project management delivery. Working closely with the data sciences team and colleagues across all departments, her exceptional leadership skills and well-established experience are a big asset to the team. Her drive for innovation and her passion for exceptional customer service ensure only the best service from her team.