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Dr. Ben-Zion Weiner has been with Teva since 1975. In January 2006, Dr. Weiner joined the Office of the CEO and assumed the role of Chief R&D Officer. Dr. Weiner served as Group Vice President - Global Products from April 2002 until January 2006. Previously, he served as Vice President - Research and Development from 1986 to 2002. Dr. Weiner serves as a director of XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. In 1975, he received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Hebrew University, where he also earned B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees. He conducted his post-doctorate research at Schering-Plough Corporation in the United States. He was granted the Rothschild Prize for Innovation/Export two times, in 1989 for the development of Alpha D3 for dialysis and osteoporosis patients and in 1999 for the development of Copaxone® for multiple sclerosis. | 