Team
A dynamic team with a shared vision to help patients who need boundless treatments.
We are a multidisciplinary team of experts from the hi-tech and biotechnology industries with a shared vision to deliver revolutionary treatments for life-threatening diseases.
Leadership
Michael Shpigelmacher
CEO and Founder
Achal Achrol, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Bahar Sutorius
VP Product Development
Michael Kardosh
GM Bionaut Israel
Jack Weissberg
VP of Quality and Operations
Paul Schultz
SVP Business Development and Strategy
Eran Oren
CTO Bionaut Israel
E. Mark Shusterman, MD
Head of Clinical Development
Florent Cros
VP Advanced Technologies
Medical Advisors
Errol De Souza, PhD
Independent board member – Industry expert
Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD
Senior Medical Advisor
Peter Sun, MD
Senior Medical Advisor
Joseph Madsen, MD
Senior Medical Advisor
Gary Schwartz, MD
Senior Medical Advisor
Jay D. Kranzler, MD, PhD
Senior Medical Advisor
Santosh Kesari, MD
Neurology Advisor
John Crawford, MD
Neurology Advisor
Division Chief Child Neurology CHOC PSF UC Irvine Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Neurology
UC Irvine Co-Medical Director CHOC Neurosciences Institute
Chetan Bettegowda, MD
Neurosurgery Advisor
Jason Sager, MD
Oncology Advisor
Eldad Elnekave, MD
Interventional Radiology Advisor
Anita Gupta, MD
Pain Management/ Anesthesiology Advisor
Ehsan Saadat, MD
Spinal Surgery Advisor
Houman D. Hemmati, MD, PhD
Ophthalmology Advisor
David Reardon, MD
Senior Medical Advisor
Board
Michael Shpigelmacher
CEO and Founder
Aviad Maizels
Executive Chairman and Founder
Kevin Zhang
Partner, Upfront Ventures
Samir Kaul
Managing Partner, Khosla Ventures
Errol De Souza, PhD
Independent board member – Industry expert
Regulatory/Scientific/Business Advisors
Prof. Peer Fischer, PhD
Senior Scientific Advisor
Susan Alpert, MD, PhD
Senior Regulatory Advisor
Marlene E. Haffner, MD, MPH
Senior Regulatory Advisor
Founders
Michael Shpigelmacher
CEO and Founder
Aviad Maizels
Executive Chairman and Founder
Alex Shpunt
Founder
