Dr. Yaniv Cohen PhD MSc, co-founder of IR-Med, is a skilled scientist and entrepreneur, with years of experience leading R&D development for medical devices companies. His fields of expertise include electro-optics, infrared spectroscopy and medical devices using infrared light.
He has successfully led the development of medical devices from early concept to commercial product. His current research at Prof. Avigdor Scherz’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science is focused on the launch of Immune Photo Activated Cancer Therapy treatment for solid tumors.
Previous work experience includes Cisco and Tokyo Electron Israel. Dr. Cohen earned his Ph.D. from the world-renowned National Research