Dr. Michal Besser

Michal Besser, PhD, is a global expert in immunology, cell therapy and translational medicine with over 18 years of combined academic and industry experience. Michal is CTO, at the Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center and Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology at Tel-Aviv University, Israel. 
She completed her undergraduate studies and PhD at the Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich, Germany, and her postdoctoral research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rechovot, Israel. Michal has vast experience in early-stage innovation, process development, and IND submissions for a wide range of cell and gene therapies. She supervised the manufacturing of 500+ cellular infusion products, including CAR T cells and Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes. Michal is a scientific advisory board member and consultant of several global industry partners. She authored >90 peer-reviewed papers and served as invited speaker at many national and international conferences.