Dov Shamir, PhD

Dov Shamir, PhD, leads the Mount Sinai Health Systems newly established Elementa Labs, an incubator program powered by the health systems commercialization office, Mount Sinai Innovation Partners.  The incubator helps strategically position external healthcare and biotechnology startup companies for the next stage in their development.

As an experienced scientist and entrepreneur, Dov supports founders by providing mentorship and guidance to develop their platforms and helps position their companies/solutions to the ecosystem for future growth and success.  His multidisciplinary background extends to the creation of his own startups and products, therapeutic development, engineering, finance, and investing.  He earned his PhD in Neuroscience & Physiology with a focus in tau immunotherapies for Alzheimer’s disease at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine, and his BA in Economics from Yeshiva University.