Rachel Teitelbaum PhD, MSc, BA

Rachel Teitelbaum, PhD is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hervana Bio Ltd. Dr. Teitelbaum earned her Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology at the Sue Golding Graduate Division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her academic research career spans more than 15 years, with a focus on research in infectious diseases, in particular relating to the host-pathogen interface, elements of the immune response to intracellular pathogens, the development of animal models of infection and the development of vaccines, in particular for providing effective mucosal immunity. With the founding of Hervana Bio Ltd, Dr. Teitelbaum has applied some of these principles to developing a probiotic therapeutic platform in Women’s Health applications, including the development of a non-hormonal, long-acting biologic contraceptive.
Dr. Teitelbaum is also a Partner at Wolff, Bregman & Goller, an intellectual property firm in Jerusalem, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Israeli Patent Office