Amit Yaari, Ph.D.
Partner, Molecular Farming & Protein Bioprocess
Biotech R&D and operations leader with deep experience in plant‑based recombinant proteins. Co‑founded BioBetter; previously at CollPlant. Built expression pipelines from vector design to pilot‑scale production with GMP readiness; contributed to collagen/scaffold patents and peer‑reviewed publications.
Core expertise
- Protein design & expression (including antibodies)
- Downstream processing, CBD‑based affinity & polishing
- Plant molecular farming (Nicotiana; agronomy & harvest)
- GMP operations, tech transfer, QC & batch documentation
- Biomaterials, collagen scaffolds & IP strategy
Selected publications
- Liquid Crystalline Human Recombinant Collagen: The Challenge and the Opportunity. Tissue Engineering Part A (2013) 19:1502–6.
- Highlights from the Latest Articles in Nanomedicine. Nanomedicine (London) (2014) 9:1771–3.
- Wet Spinning and Drawing of Human Recombinant Collagen. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2016).
- Novel Recombinant Human Collagen for Wound Healing. Wound Repair and Regeneration (2009) 17:A15.
- Large‑Scale Molecular Farming of Recombinant Human Collagen in Transgenic Tobacco. ISB News Report (2010).
- Stable Expression of Adalimumab in Nicotiana tabacum. Molecular Biotechnology (2018).
- Plant Recombinant Human Type I Collagen for Corneal Regeneration. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine (2022) 8:269–283.
Selected patents
- Methods of Processing Recombinant Procollagen (2014). Inventors: Shoseyov O, Stein H, Rosenthal M, Dgany O, Tal T, Yaari A.
- Collagen Structures and Method of Fabricating the Same (2011). Inventors: Shoseyov O, Yaari A.
- Method of Generating Collagen Fibers (2010). Inventors: Shoseyov O, Yaari A.
- Compositions and methods for producing polypeptides with a modified glycosylation (2019). Inventors: Shoseyov O, Magrisso H, Zvirin T, Yaari A.
- Purification of an agent of interest (2018). Inventors: Shoseyov O, Yaari A.
- CBD‑CEP chimera for tissue engineering (Publication No. 4200403A1). Inventors: Yaari A, Shoseyov O.