At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Tel Aviv based CEO’ operating in the Medical Device space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Jonathan (Yonatan) Adiri
Founder, CEO of Healthy.io
A disrupter by nature,Yonatan dreamt healthy.io through his experiences as the first CTO for the President of Israel and his unique contribution to the foundation of car sharing pioneer GetAround during a summer at Singularity University. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2012) – Yonatan knows a few things about applying technology for the public global good and navigating the high seas of government affairs.
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About Healthy.io: Healthy.io converts smartphone cameras into a clinical grade medical device.
Arik Ben Ishay
Chief Executive Officer of Biobeat
Arik Ben Ishay is the Chief Executive Officer at BioBeat.
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About Biobeat: Develops solution for remote patient monitoring, able to wirelessly measure 15 vital signs, clinically and regulatory approved
Avihu Tamir
Founder and CEO of Kanabo Research Ltd.
Avihu Tamir is a cannabis entrepreneur with five years hands-on experience in multiple Israeli medical cannabis ventures. Former senior strategy consultant at Accenture; founder of Teva Nature, the leading vaporizer company in Israel.
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About Kanabo Research Ltd.: Kanabo Research is an R&D company that innovates cutting edge solutions for the medical Cannabis industry.
Galit Zuckerman
Founder and CEO of Medasense
Galit Zuckerman is Founder and CEO at Medasense Biometrics.
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About Medasense: Medasense offers a breakthrough technology that enables clinicians to optimize and personalize pain control and avoid overmedication.

Leon Lerman
Co-Founder & CEO of Cynerio
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About Cynerio: Securing Healthcare IoT

Avner Geva
Founder and CEO of Vensica Medical
Avner Geva founded Vensica Medical with a vision to change the way drug is delivered to the urinary bladder during intravesical therapy.
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About Vensica Medical: Ultrasound Based Catheter For Improved Drug Delivery To The Bladder
Asaf Azulay
Founder and CEO of Li-Med
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About Li-Med, Transseptal: Li-Med works with both domestic and international customers to formulate and execute successful regulatory activities.

Shabtay Negry
Chief Executive Officer of CORSENS Medical
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About CORSENS Medical: CORSENS Medical is an innovative technology that focuses on the processing of clinical data.

Avner Halperin
Co-Founder & CEO & Board of Directors of EarlySense
Avner Halperin is a veteran high-tech executive having served in several senior management positions including CEO of Emmunet, VP Marketing at Radcom (NASDAQ: RDCM), and VP of Business Development at Lenslet. He also worked as the R&D Manager at Eldat and was the Department Head of an R&D Unit in the IDF Intelligence Corps, where he participated in the Talpiot Project. Mr. Halperin earned a M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan Fellows Executive MBA Program. He has presented at several med tech events in the U.S. and Israel. Halperin also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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About EarlySense: EarlySense develops signal-processing technology, offers EverOn, a contact-free and early detection patient supervision system.

Amatsia Raanan
Founder, CEO, Inventor of Hip Hope Technologies
Amatsia has vast experience in airborne systems and information system design and implementation. He served as a pilot and an engineer in the Israeli Air-Force. Amatsia served in senior managerial and business consultancy positions in several companies and organizations, among them Amdocs Israel Ltd. He holds a B.Sc. (Cum Laude) in Industrial Engineering from the Technion, Israel institute of Technology.
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About Hip Hope Technologies: Hip Hope driven by a high motivation for providing a viable solution to the deadly epidemic of hip fractures among senior people.

Efrat Roman
Founder & CEO of EZbra Advanced Wound Care
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About EZbra Advanced Wound Care: EZbra®- Sterile, disposable & feminine, all-in-one advanced breast dressing

Boaz Assaf
CEO of Colospan
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About Colospan: Colospan is a clinical-stage medical device company developing proprietary technology for colorectal surgery.
Adi Elkeles
Founder and CEO of Trobix Bio
Adi Elkeles is the founder and CEO of Trobix Bio and TravelMe.
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About TravelMe, Trobix Bio: Trobix Bio is a company that develops and commercializes antibacterial products.