About

Breakthrough biology, made for consumers

We are biotech company. Beauty is where our science shows up. Our discoveries come first. The bottles come later.

We work across tissue regeneration, skin repair, hair follicle neogenesis, cell death and apoptosis biology, advanced biochemistry, and computational, AI-driven design and screening. The team is built like a biotech, with award-winning expertise across each of these disciplines.

We built a state-of-the-art research facility to grow stem cells and organoids and to visualize them in detail - multi-laser confocal, inverted time-lapse fluorescence, scanning electron and atomic-force microscopy.

Leadership

Roy Hessel
Roy Hessel
Co-Founder · Chief Executive Officer

A seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of building and scaling consumer companies. In 2018 he sold his previous optical company, EyeBuyDirect, to EssilorLuxottica; in 2016 he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. At Elixrbio, he drives commercialization while keeping every product rooted in cutting-edge biotechnology.

Dr. Yaron Fuchs
Dr. Yaron Fuchs
Co-Founder · Chief Technology Officer

A world-renowned scientist recognized for groundbreaking research on stem-cell behavior and melanocyte preservation. Recipient of the Sartorius & Science Prize for Regenerative Medicine & Cell Therapy, the Wolf Foundation Krill Prize, and an EMBO Young Investigator selection. Ph.D. from the Technion; postdoctoral research at Rockefeller University. Expertise spans stem-cell biology, apoptosis, and regenerative medicine.

Prizes & recognition

Award-winning research

Prizes and honors recognizing the science behind Elixrbio.

Science magazine and Sartorius grand prize
Regenerative Medicine & Cell Therapy
Dr. Yaron Fuchs
Wolf Foundation Krill Prize
Early-career research excellence
Dr. Yaron Fuchs
EMBO Young Investigator
European Molecular Biology Organization
Dr. Yaron Fuchs
Innocos Award
Beauty & longevity innovation
Elixrbio
A scientist pipetting at the Elixrbio lab bench
Dissecting tissue in a culture dish under sterile technique

Scientific team

Dr. Matan Yampolsky
Dr. Matan Yampolsky
Scientist · Stem-Cell Biology

Graduated summa cum laude in Molecular Biochemistry and completed a direct Ph.D. with distinction. An expert in stem-cell biology, skin physiology, and wound healing - particularly melanocyte and hair-follicle stem cells - with work published in high-impact journals.

Dr. Roi Ankawa
Dr. Roi Ankawa
Scientist · Regenerative Medicine

Ph.D. in Stem-Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine from the Technion, focused on apoptotic cells as a dynamic niche governing tissue repair and wound-induced hair neogenesis. Published in Developmental Cell and Nature Communications.

Dr. Guy Mann
Dr. Guy Mann
Scientist · Chemical Biology

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Technion, focused on live-cell chemical manipulation of synthetic peptides and proteins - developing methods to deliver synthetic proteins into living cells. He completed postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research as an EMBO and Rothschild Fellow, selecting nanobodies against membrane proteins via genetic code expansion in human cells.

Dr. Ronen Weiss
Dr. Ronen Weiss
Scientist · Computational Biology

At Elixrbio, Ronen leads an AI-driven computational platform for hair research, integrating biological data to identify the pathways behind graying and hair loss. He trained as a neuroscientist, with a Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University and postdoctoral work in antibody-based therapeutics. His career spans academia, biotech and pharma, and includes nearly 20 papers and patents.

Dr. Nimrod Krupnik
Dr. Nimrod Krupnik
Scientist · Metabolomics

Ph.D. in Biology from the Technion, where he studied marine and terrestrial natural bioactive compounds using analytical chemistry and computational modeling. At Elixrbio, he identifies and characterizes bioactive compounds for hair and skin applications, integrating metabolomics with biological research.

Dr. Noah Joseph
Dr. Noah Joseph
Scientist · Molecular Immunology

Ph.D. in Molecular Immunology from Bar-Ilan University, with expertise in immune checkpoints, cytoskeletal dynamics, and protein signaling. At Elixrbio, she leads R&D on molecular mechanisms relevant to hair and skin; published in Science Signaling and the EMBO Journal.

Yana Svirskaya
Yana Svirskaya (Belnik)
Lab & Office Manager

M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Bar-Ilan University with a molecular-biology and microbiology background. She runs lab and office operations at Elixr - organization, equipment, training, safety, and SOPs.