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Dr. Harold Jacob has a strong background both in medical sciences as well as biotechnology and medical devices. He practiced clinical gastroenterology in New York and served as Chief of Gastroenterology at St. Johns Episcopal Hospital and South Nassau Communities Hospital and was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at SUNY. Dr. Jacob founded and served as Editor in Chief of Endoscopy Review and has authored numerous publications in the field of gastroenterology.
Dr. Jacob is president of Medical Instrument Development Inc. which is a company which provides a range of support and consulting services to start-up and early stage companies as well as patenting it's own proprietary medical devices and biologicals. He has advised a spectrum of companies including Med-Dynamix Ltd. Ballard Medical The BioBalance Corporation as well as others. He served as a consultant and then as the Director of Medical Affairs at Given Imaging Ltd. which is the company that developed the first swallowable wireless pill camera for inspection of the intestine. He has licensed patents to a number of companies including Kimberly Clark Ballard. Dr. Jacob is presently CEO of NanoVibronix a medical device company using surface acoustics to prevent catheter acquired infection as well as other applications. | 