Summary
Ivan Isakov is a technology leader and entrepreneur with nine years of experience building hardware-enabled digital health and XR products, currently serving as Interim CEO and CTO at Valkyrie Industries. He leads development of v-health, a wearable neurorehabilitation ecosystem that blends gamification, immersion and electrical stimulation to accelerate stroke recovery, and has secured NHS partnerships, major pilots, a £500K Innovate UK grant and £2M in funding. His background spans deep technical research—from a PhD at UCL on nanowire transistors and clean-room fabrication—to commercialising connected devices and haptics for VR, giving him rare fluency across materials, electronics and productisation. He also teaches wearable design and industry 5.0 at UAL, and has experience scaling medical manufacturing through partners like Luxshare ICT. Notably, he combines hands-on VR hardware engineering with fundraising and clinical engagement, positioning him at the intersection of research, product and healthcare impact.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Physics, MSc Physics at Saint Petersburg State University
University College London
English, Russian, German, Lithuanian, French