Our
Team

Edouard has created and developed several innovative projects and start-ups in the healthcare field. He has held key positions in several departments of successful startups and created his own incubator focused on turning ideas and R&D into businesses. He holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from EPFL and a degree in chemical engineering from UC Santa Barbara.

Alaa has more than 20 years' experience leading R&D and an extensive background in medical device product and embedded development. A passionate innovator, he is the author of scientific papers and patents related to cardiovascular medical devices. He holds a degree from Centrale-Supélec and a PhD in signal processing from Orsay-Paris XIII.

Daniel brings decades of expertise in cardiac rhythm management to CAIRDAC. He previously served as VP of R&D at Microport CRM, where he contributed to major innovations including the first dual-chamber defibrillator and the world's smallest defibrillator. He has led multifunctional teams in electronics, tele-cardiology and integrated circuit development, and has contributed to international medical device standards throughout his career.

Dalit has extensive clinical development and clinical operations experience, including working with regulatory authorities and the medical and scientific community. She has worked with Philips and SoniVie Inc., where she led both clinical and pre-clinical operations. She holds a PhD and MSc from Tel-Aviv University.

An engineer by training, specialising in embedded and microelectronic systems, Vincent began his career in the automotive industry at Valeo, where he spent more than ten years in production and R&D management roles working on electronic systems within the occupant safety division. In 2008, he moved into medical engineering by joining the MicroPort Group (then the Sorin Group, which later became LivaNova and subsequently MicroPort CRM). Throughout his career with the company, he oversaw cost-reduction and industrial efficiency projects, R&D activities, and subsequently took on the overall management of R&D, Regulatory, Clinical and Operations as COO. More recently, Vincent also held the position of COO at Carmat during the company's business restart phase.

Csilla Varga is a medical device professional with over 13 years of experience in product development across the medical and automotive industries. Currently Program Manager at Cairdac, she leads complex Class III medical device programs, coordinating cross-functional teams from concept through pre-clinical validation and early clinical stages. Previously, she served as Project Leader for the development of a leadless pacemaker delivery and extraction system, contributing to pre-clinical and first-in-human readiness. She is responsible for building and synchronizing global program timelines, tracking progress, identifying deviations to ensure clear, data-driven reporting. Csilla holds an Industrial Design Engineering degree and is PMP® certified as well as a Certified Scrum Product Owner®.

Eric has 34 years of overall experience in the Medical Devices industry, including highly innovative, multidisciplinary environments involving class IIb and class III implantable medical devices. His areas of expertise include Biomaterials, Orthopaedic devices, Vascular devices, Oncology, Cardiac, Neuromodulation and medical device software.

Ji Hyun is a highly experienced regulatory affairs leader with more than 25 years of global experience in Class III and active implantable medical devices, including leadership roles at Medtronic, Cochlear, Boston Scientific, and Seegene. She brings deep expertise in EU MDR, FDA, clinical regulatory strategy, and post-market compliance, with a strong track record of leading complex regulatory programs and supporting innovative medical technologies.

Alexandre brings over 10 years of financial expertise within high-growth Healthcare and Tech sectors (Ipsen, Advicenne, Pixium Vision). Acting as a strategic Business Partner, he excels at driving value through long-term business planning, cash-flow optimization, and supporting international M&A operations. With extensive experience in publicly traded environments (Euronext), he combines rigorous IFRS compliance with a strong focus on operational efficiency. He holds a Master's Degree in Management Control and Information Systems from IAE Caen, as well as a Master's Degree in Economics and Management.