Ran Poliakine

Ran Poliakine (Hebrew: רן פוליאקין) is an Israeli businessman, the founder and former CEO of Powermat Technologies.[1][2] Poliakine is an entrepreneur, inventor and industrial designer. Over the last 25 years, Poliakine has directed his efforts and funds towards modernizing gynecology, eradicating cancer, and freeing workers from meaningless employment.[3]

Ran Poliakine
Born
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
EducationBezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Did not graduate)
OccupationEntrepreneur
Founder of Powermat

Biography

Poliakine was born in Haifa, Israel. He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. He is married, has five children, and lives in Motza Elite near Jerusalem.[4]

Business career

Powermat

In 2007, Poliakine founded Powermat Technologies, a company that utilized inductive charging technology to develop wireless power solutions. In 2011, General Motors announced that the 2013 Chevrolet Volt would incorporate the Powermat technology.[5] In March 2012, Powermat teamed with Procter & Gamble to form the Power Matters Alliance.[6] Duracell, General Motors, Starbucks, Flextronics, and AT&T all adopted the Powermat technology.[7]

Wellsense

In 2009, Poliakine formed Wellsense. Wellsense developed the world's first bedsore monitoring system.[8] He met Dr. Amir Ben-Shalom and developed a real-time bedside pressure sensing mat and technology, the Monitor Alert Protect (MAP) system. The MAP system continuously monitors a patient to display potential development of high-pressure points that lead to bedsores and pressure ulcers.[9][10] Wellsense MAP system and technology is utilized in major hospitals throughout the world and in the United States including the Cleveland Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Kentucky's Jewish Hospital.[11][12]

Years of Water

In 2012, Poliakine and his business partner established Years of Water Ltd. A primary goal of Years of Water was to produce an affordable and portable home water treatment system.[13] The company developed The Water Elephant, a small, portable, cost effective water treatment solution that utilizes an ultraviolet lamp to effectively destroy bacteria, viruses, and protozoa.[14][15] Poliakine and Years of Water have deployed The Water Elephant to Ecuador, Nigeria, and South Africa.

QinFlow

In 2012, Poliakine established QinFlow Ltd. QinFlow produces The Warrior, a portable blood and IV fluid warming device that can be utilized in emergency situations.[16] QinFlow is a portmanteau of Quality in Flow. In 2016, Qinflow was represented at MEDICA. MEDICA is a trade show event that is held in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 2016, the event was held from 14–17 November 2016.[17]

Nanox

Nanox was co-founded in 2012 by Poliakine, after developing a pioneering technology known as “cold cathode”. These are X-rays that overcome the limitations of current technology to revolutionize medical imaging through an X-ray source that is portable, able to operate at room temperature and emitting less radiation. The founders believe that this will allow more people to have access to X-Ray scans as they can be deployed in less sophisticated settings, as well as benefiting people at higher risk of radiation.[18] The system also brings significant cost savings compared to conventional systems.[19][20] Nanox hopes to use this technology to democratize access to X-Rays using a ‘1x1x1vision’ that aims to enable everyone in the world to have access to one full body scan each year. This approach could have significant benefits to public health by allowing health problems to be detected earlier.

Illumigyn

In 2014, under the direction of Poliakine, Illumigyn, Ltd. with Lior Greenstein as its CTO. Illumigyn developed a ground-breaking pelvic exam system for female health, the Gynescope, an advanced colposcope with a camera system to be utilized by gynecologists to permit early detection of cervical precancerous conditions.[15][21] The company developed the system with the goal of reducing deaths from cervical cancer and other diseases.[22][23] Dr. Risa Kagan, an obstetrician/gynecologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation in Berkeley[24] is a member of the company's scientific advisory committee. In 2015, at the 63rd annual meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in San Francisco, Illumigyn introduced a new device that promised to increase the speed and accuracy of cervical examinations and diagnosis.[25] Poliakine secured 3 patents for the device.[26][27][28]

The trademark application for Illumigyn describes the device:

“An integrated medical device system for imaging, diagnosing and treating abnormal cells, comprised of a speculum and high resolution medical imaging apparatus and processors and also including illumination apparatus and working space for tools in the nature of medical trays for holding instruments, medical supplies and tissue samples during interventional procedures, for use in a clinical setting.”[29]

Tap Systems

In 2015, Tap Systems, Inc. was started by Poliakine. The company developed a single hand Bluetooth wearable keyboard, the Tap Strap.[30] By tapping your fingers on any surface, your finger strokes are converted into keystrokes on a virtual keyboard. The system translates a combination of 31 different finger tap combinations into the letters of the alphabet and numbers. The Tap Strap utilizes Bluetooth technology to transmit your finger taps to a mobile device, smart phone or tablet. The device could eliminate the need for a keyboard or keypad to text, tweet, or type.[31][32]

SixAI

Israel based SixAI develops advanced Robotics and AI-based solutions to industry challenges in manufacturing and distribution centers. The company aims to roll out the technologies globally across sectors to address many labor challenges that companies face. Its robots are designed to carry out Visual Inspection, Forklift Materials Transport, Materials Handling, Last Mile Delivery, Security, and a variety of other tasks. The first real world deployment is undertaken by a Joint Venture with a Japanese auto parts maker.

Musashi AI

In 2019, with his venture SixAI, Poliakine, spearheaded a new venture with Musashi Semitsu, a Japanese powertrain manufacturer. The company has developed autonomous robots for use in factories. The two robots currently in service are a Visual Inspection Robot, that can spot defects with the same accuracy and speed as the human eye, and the Fully Autonomous Forklift Driver, that is as accurate as human drivers, while increasing safety in warehouses. With this technology the company is also launching the world's first robot employment agency.[33] This marks a significant shift in the industry, allowing deployment to come from an OPEX, rather than CAPEX budget. This will be offered by hiring robots at an hourly, or piece rate of pay.[34] While initially just deployed at a Musashi Seimtsu plant, the technology will be rolled out using this agency model across the world, initially in Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.K.[35]

Impact

Healthcare Impact

Many of Poliakine's companies have developed technology solutions to address modern health care challenges.

  • Wellsense responds to the condition of bedsores and pressure ulcers experienced by patients in hospitals or during bed rest.
  • QinFlow produces The Warrior, a portable blood and IV fluid warming device that can be utilized in emergency situations.
  • Nanox provides digital medical imaging for patients with cancer symptoms
  • Illumigyn produces the Gynescope, an advanced colposcope with a camera system to be utilized by gynecologists and OB/GYNs to permit early detection of cervical precancerous conditions.[14][29]

Views

Poliakine has gone on record to say that his aim is to “bring new technologies to market, fundamentally solving real-world problems and improving people’s lives”.[36]

Patents
  • Electron Emitting Construct Configured with Ion Bombardment Resistant, Nanox[37]
  • Devices Having and Electron Emitting Structure, Nanox[38][39]
  • X-Ray Tube and a Controller Thereof, Nanox[38]
  • X-Ray Tube and a Conditioning Method Thereof, Nanox[39]
  • Electron Emitting Construct Configured with Ion Bombardment Resistant, Nanox[40]
  • Image Capture Device, Nanox[40]
  • Devices Having and Electron Emitting Structure, Nanox[40]
  • Multiple patents for the design and operation of an Optical speculum, Illumigyn Ltd[39]

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