ELGAN Pharma

Neonatal Therapies

Health Tech & Life Sciences
Active
Series A Nazareth, Israel Founded 2018
Last updated 2026-06-18
Total raised
$7.5M
Last: Grant 2023-07
Stage
Series A
Founded
2018
Headcount
25
HQ
Nazareth, Israel
Sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences

About

ELGAN Pharma is a clinical-stage neonatology-focused biotechnology company developing safe, tailored therapies to address medical problems and developmental difficulties common in babies born very early.

The company has two leading clinical programs: ELGN-GI and ELGN-EYE. Both therapies address high unmet medical needs of preterm infants with no existing solutions to date.

ELGN-GI promotes a faster maturation of an infant’s intestines, allowing them to rapidly reach full enteral feeding and become independent from parenteral nutrition while minimizing serious complications and reducing burden and costs to healthcare systems. The product has completed several clinical trials, including a successful phase 3, and is currently starting a second phase 2.

ELGN-EYE is a local drug targeted at preventing vision impairment due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition caused by the underdeveloped blood vessels in the eyes of premature babies at the time of birth. ROP is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide. A phase 1 study of the product was successfully concluded and a phase 2 is currently launching.

Funding history · 3 rounds · $7.5M total

2023-07
Grant $2.5M
2022-08
Undisclosed
2020-07
$5.0M

Q&A

What is ELGAN Pharma's primary focus?
ELGAN Pharma is a clinical-stage neonatology-focused biotechnology company developing tailored therapies for medical problems and developmental difficulties in premature babies.
What are ELGAN Pharma's two main clinical programs?
ELGAN Pharma has two leading clinical programs: ELGN-GI, which promotes faster maturation of an infant’s intestines, and ELGN-EYE, a local drug aimed at preventing vision impairment due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
What is the current development stage of ELGN-GI?
The ELGN-GI product has completed several clinical trials, including a successful Phase 3, and is currently starting a second Phase 2 study.
What is the current development stage of ELGN-EYE?
A Phase 1 study of ELGN-EYE was successfully concluded, and a Phase 2 study is currently launching.
When was ELGAN Pharma founded?
ELGAN Pharma was founded in May 2018.
What was ELGAN Pharma's most recent funding event?
In July 2023, ELGAN Pharma received a Grant of $2,500,000 from EIC Accelerator.
Who are the co-founders of ELGAN Pharma?
The co-founders of ELGAN Pharma are Miki Olshansky (CEO) and Stav Zeldis (VP Regulatory Affairs).
How many employees does ELGAN Pharma have?
ELGAN Pharma has 11-50 employees.

Team · 2

Founder · Co-founder & CEO
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Founder · Co-founder & VP Regulatory Affairs
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Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences
Sub-sectors
Health Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyDrugs Discovery & Development
Technologies
Materials & SubstancesNanomaterials
Target customers
ConsumersDemographics & FamilyBabiesHealthcare & Life SciencesHealthcarePatientsProviders
Business model
B2B

Highlights

1 Patents

Tags

biopharmaceuticalvisually-impairedbiotechnologynanotechnologymedical-technologiestreatmentseye-diseases
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External links

Websiteelganpharma.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/67923556

Identifiers & details

Founded2018-5
Employees (exact)25

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Patents

EPO9

Web history (Wayback)

Domainelganpharma.com

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Subdomains2