MediWound Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Tzvi Palash as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Palash will be responsible for leading all operational activities at MediWound. Mr. Tzvi Palash brings over 35 years of experience with notable expertise in commercial operations in the healthcare industry.

He joins MediWound from Enlivex, where he leads the design and construction of the new cGMP manufacturing facility. Prior to this, he served as COO at Gamida Cell, where he directed all operational activities towards its rolling Biologics License Application (BLA) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for omidubicel. Mr. Palash was COO at Protalix Biotherapeutics, where he led all operational activities through the company's FDA approval of Elelyso®.

Prior to Protalix, Mr. Palash was a General Manager at ColBar LifeScience, a biomaterial company acquired by Johnson & Johnson, where he led the planning, construction, scale-up and regulatory oversight of its Israel-based manufacturing facility. He also successfully led FDA audits for Evolence® and Ossix® and was a member of the Global Aesthetic Management Team within the Consumer Group of Johnson & Johnson. Earlier in his career, Mr. Palash held operational roles at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Interpham Laboratories.