Vigor Medical is a private ltd. medical device company, developing life saving technologies and products for definitive treatment of chest trauma and effective post operative drainage.
With a passion for improving patient outcomes and relentless drive for innovation Vigor Medical’s Management and Team are dedicated to bringing cutting edge medical technologies to healthcare professional and patients worldwide.
Vigor Medical has a small multi disciplinary team and distinguished array of consultants and advisors.
Founders and Management

Dr. John Abeles
Co-Founder
Investor (Northlea Family Fund, FL, USA), MD, 40 years of investment experience in private and public biotechnology and medical device companies. >10 Exits

Irina Kavounovski
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
20 Years of Management of Management and Business Development experience in MedTech companies and Hospitals, MBA, B.Sc. Chemical Engineering

Igor Waysbeyn
Chief Technical Officer, Co-Founder
35 Years leading R&D processes from concept stage to mass production. M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Medical Background, >10 Granted Patents
Our Team

Vadim Bernshtein
VP R&D and Engineering
Experienced Mechanical Engineer (M.Sc.) and Manager, with 14 years of experience in R&D and Engineering of Medical Devices in multinational and start up companies. Author of scientific publications and patents

Dr. Oved Cohen
Chief Medical Officer
Highly experienced cardiac surgeon with long and distinguished career in Israel and USA. Has performed over 4,000 cardiac operation at Rambam MC (Israel) Recognized expert in the field of cardiac surgery.

Amir Chacham
CFO
CPA with extensive experience covering M&A, Fundraising and day-to-day financial management of exceptionally successful Israeli start ups. Senior auditor of publica and private companies at EY

Dr. Avi Hirsch
Director of BD
EMT-P, PhD with 20 years of global experience in medical device industry, emergency medicine, driving business growth. Established partnerships and driving revenue growth in >30 countries

Olga Strongin
QA/RA Manager
Experienced Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Manager and Consultant with over 15 years of experience serving in large medical device companies and start-ups. MA, Quality Studies