Benjamin Medvin
@benjaminmedvin
Biotech & pharma commercial leader driving global market expansion and fundraising.
What I'm looking for
I am a biotech and pharma commercial leader with over a decade of global experience in sales, market expansion, and commercialization across the U.S., EU, LATAM, MENA, and India.
I have led multi-country business units, managed thousands of clients, and generated multimillion-dollar RUO, CRO, and CDMO sales while founding and running BioDrop Solutions SIA and consulting for Symetron Biosciences, ophiRx, GenIA, and Zorta-Nano.
My technical expertise spans genetic medicine, diagnostics, nanocarrier therapeutics, cell and gene therapy (pDNA, AAV, LV, GMP), oligos, CRISPR, NGS workflows, and manufacturing pathways, combined with hands-on experience in fundraising, investor strategy, and government engagement.
I negotiate strategic partnerships, build investor decks and financial models, coordinate CRO/CDMO manufacturing plans, and lead market-entry and commercialization strategies that align academic, industry, and national partners to accelerate product adoption and capital formation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Strategic Commercial Consultant
BioDrop Solutions
Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Led commercialization, fundraising, and investor outreach for biotech ventures across the U.S., EU, Israel, and LATAM, securing national grants and coordinating patent and market-entry strategy. Developed investor decks, financial models, and CRO/CDMO engagement plans to advance GMP manufacturing and clinical pathways.
Regional Territory Manager
VectorBuilder GmbH
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023 (2 years)
Opened and expanded VectorBuilder operations across 8+ countries in MENA and India, negotiated distributor partnerships, and positioned the company as a strategic partner for gene therapy and vaccine development. Oversaw commercialization of RUO, CRO, and CDMO offerings including viral vector and GMP plasmid services.
Sales Director
Global Biotech Support Ltd
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)
Closed government-level contracts across Europe and Israel during the COVID-19 emergency and led large-scale procurement and delivery of ventilators, PPE, and laboratory disposables. Managed emergency supply chains and vendor coordination under crisis timelines.
Technical Sales Specialist
Syntezza Bioscience
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year)
Led nationwide commercial strategy for a top life-science distributor, driving adoption of NGS, CRISPR, and IVT mRNA workflows across academic and biopharma clients and increasing territory performance for key reagent suppliers. Advised on lab optimization and sequencing automation scaling.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Haifa
Master of Science, Neurobiology
2014 - 2016
Grade: summa cum laude
Activities and societies: Laboratory for the Molecular Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Master of Science in Neurobiology with research in the Laboratory for the Molecular Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
University of Miami
Bachelor of Science, Psychology & Biology
2011 - 2014
Grade: honor roll
Bachelor's degree combining Psychology and Biology with academic honors.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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