Former health ministry director general in talks to set up healthtech investment fund

Is Moshe Bar-Siman-Tov, the former director-general of the Ministry of Health, on his way to the investment world? Bar-Siman-Tov rose to prominence as one of the leading figureheads in the fight against Covid-19 in Israel before leaving his position at the health ministry in May of this year. As a senior public servant, he will only be allowed to enter the private sector one year after his departure, but a source told Calclaist under the condition of anonymity that Bar-Siman-Tov is currently in negotiations with Discount Capital, an investment subsidiary of Israel Discount Bank, and its CEO Hila Himi-Alpert.

One of the options being considered is setting up an investment fund which will focus on the healthtech sector, which has boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bar-Siman-Tov won't be able to officially join a fund until May 2021, but he will be able to openly negotiate starting from January. Sources close to Bar-Siman-Tov said that he is naturally looking into different options, including setting up an investment platform focused on the health sector.