- Meet Dr. Ari Gargir, CEO & Founder of Red C Biotech Ltd. – which is developing an industrial process for the production of red blood cells from stem cells.
- He learned the value of blood when a blood transfusion helped him survive a fatal paragliding accident.
- Despite nearly 120 million blood units being donated every year, there is a constant shortage.
- The Biotechnology Market Size is expected to reach approx US$ 3,102.94 billion by 2030, according to a Growth Plus Report.
Back story: Foraying into the biotech industry
My journey into science started as a child in fact even before I got into school. I would gather fossils on walking trips and then go research them (yes, my friends laughed at me!).
It was a given that I am going to be a scientist.
Fast forward I did my university studies at Tel Aviv University, one of the largest research universities in Israel.
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