TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleix, Ltd., an emerging life science company specializing in forensic DNA analysis, announced today that Meirav Chovav, a veteran biotechnology industry analyst and consultant, is joining the company as Vice President of Strategic Affairs. Ms. Chovav has also been elected to the company’s Board of Directors.
“We are very pleased to add Meirav to the company’s management team and to the board,” said Dr. Ganor. “Meirav’s rich industry knowledge and strategic vision will be extraordinarily valuable as we seek to integrate Nucleix’s revolutionary insights and technology in the forensic DNA testing process.”
Ms. Chovav holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS in molecular biology from the University of Rochester. A well-respected biotechnology research analyst, Ms. Chovav is renowned for her original coverage of large cap biotechnology companies such as AMGEN, Genentech and Biogen, in addition to many other leading life sciences companies. From 1993-2004, Ms. Chovav led coverage of the biotechnology/life science sector as a Wall Street equity research analyst, serving as a senior biotechnology analyst/Managing Director of the health care groups at UBS, Credit Suisse First Boston and Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup). For ten consecutive years (1994-2003), until she left the equity research field, she was ranked on the Institutional Investor “All-America Research Team” in the biotechnology sector. Ms. Chovav has also been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as the best stock picker in the biotechnology sector in the “Best on the Street” survey and by Bloomberg.
1 D. Frumkin, et al., Authentication of forensic DNA samples, Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. (2009), doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.06.009
SOURCE Nucleix, Ltd.
CONTACT: Meirav Chovav of Nucleix, Ltd., +1-917-783-2191,
meirav@nucleix.com; or Karen L. Bergman, +1-650-575-1509,
kbergman@bccpartners.com, or Susan M. Pietropaolo, +1-201-923-2049,
spietropaolo@bccpartners.com, both of BCC Partners, for Nucleix, Ltd.
Web site: http://www.nucleix.com/
