Alon Ben Noon
CEO, NeuroSense Therapeutics
Alon Ben-Noon is co-founder and CEO of NeuroSense Therapeutics, a drug development company focusing on the treatment of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Show Notes
01:13 Tell us about your career journey and meeting Shay Rishoni
06:25 Tell us about ALS and why it has become a relatively well-known orphan indication
09:30 Tell us about PrimceC
12:40 Could you talk about your financing journey
16:13 Did the crowdfunding process affect your public offering in some sort of way?
18:54 Is it true that zebrafish have over 70% genetic similarity to humans? How is that even possible?
21:00 Could you expand on the leadership team at NeuroSense?
23:10 How has your personal life changed since the company was floated to NASDAQ?
25:00 You have a very unique organizational culture in NeuroSense Therapeutics and you're growing. How do you intend to keep some of that culture while you grow?
27:30 What’s next forNeuroSense? What are the next milestones and pipeline products?
30:15 How long do you expect you are away from the market with the PrimeC?
31:05 Have you put any thoughts to having a companion diagnostic?
32:25 What are your thoughts about the Israeli ecosystem?
34:25 If you could go back to your 16-year-old self and tell yourself something, what do you think it would be?
35:40 Are there any people in your journey that were meaningful to you personally and to NeuroSense Therapeutics
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