Nexentis: MitoCareX Strengthens Its Computational Drug Discovery Capabilities with Appointment of Prof. Dan T. Major to Scientific Advisory Board

Leading computational chemistry expert to advise MitoCareX as it expands its in silico drug-discovery capabilities

Ness Ziona, Israel, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexentis Technologies Inc. (“Nexentis”), (NASDAQ: NXTS) (“Nexentis” or the “Company”), a drug discovery company that also invests in solar energy assets based on the RTB (Ready to Build) business model, today announced that Prof. Dan T. Major has joined the Scientific Advisory Board (“SAB”) of its wholly owned subsidiary, MitoCareX Bio Ltd. (“MitoCareX”).

Prof. Major will provide scientific advice to MitoCareX on the evaluation and application of computational chemistry, and in silico approaches relevant to drug- discovery. His appointment supports MitoCareX’s efforts to expand internal computational capabilities intended to inform the prioritization of discovery programs and opportunities.

Prof. Major is a Professor of Chemistry at Bar-Ilan University. His research interests include computational chemistry, computational biochemistry, in silico drug development, enzyme design, molecular simulations and cheminformatics. His research group develops and applies computational methods and software tools to study chemical and biological systems.

“We are pleased to welcome Prof. Dan T. Major to MitoCareX’s Scientific Advisory Board,” said Dr. Alon Silberman, Chief Executive Officer of MitoCareX. “We believe that his experience in in silico modeling and drug discovery is highly relevant as we expand the internal scientific capabilities supporting our discovery programs. Prof. Major’s perspective will help guide our evaluation of computational approaches across selected discovery priorities.”

MitoCareX utilizes computationally guided approaches for drug discovery. The Company is evaluating methods intended to support the scientific assessment and prioritization of selected discovery programs. The Company has previously initiated a drug-discovery collaboration with Boltz, an AI research lab that focuses on biomolecular foundation models and drug discovery workflows.

About MitoCareX Bio Ltd.
MitoCareX Bio Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexentis Technologies Inc., is advancing a focused drug-discovery platform designed to translate multidisciplinary scientific capabilities into potential therapeutic candidates. By integrating biology, chemistry and computationally enabled research, MitoCareX supports ongoing research activities directed toward candidate identification and development within its drug-discovery efforts. https://mitocarexbio.com/

About Nexentis Technologies Inc.
Nexentis Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTS) owns 100% of MitoCareX Bio Ltd, a drug discovery company. Additionally, Nexentis adopted an investment strategy focused on European renewable energy assets utilizing a RTB (Ready to Build) business model. The Company is currently the lead investor in four solar projects across three European Union countries, all introduced by Solterra Renewable Energy Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solterra Energy Ltd.

For additional details, please visit https://nexentistech.com/

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