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Ivan Isakov

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Interim CEO at Valkyrie Industries
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Ivan Isakov is the Interim CEO and Co-Founder of Valkyrie Industries, a company developing neuromuscular rehabilitation technology. With a PhD from UCL, he leads the creation of v-health, a wearable ecosystem designed to help patients with neurological issues regain mobility, recently securing a £500K Innovate UK grant for clinical validation.

Described as a creative technologist and speaker, Ivan is passionate about advancing human-computer interaction. He collaborates with doctors, academics, artists, and designers to create valuable immersive applications and pushes the state-of-the-art in virtual reality, bridging the gap between deep science and real-world problems.

Unique fact: Ivan has pioneered the use of "muscle haptics, " which applies neuromuscular stimulation for immersive fitness and rehabilitation.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Interim CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Neuromuscular Rehab
His company's core product, v-health, uses electrical stimulation and gamification to help patients with neurological and mobility issues, especially stroke survivors.
Haptics Technology
He co-founded Valkyrie Industries based on the belief that haptics is the missing link in virtual reality and frequently speaks on the topic.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Interim CEO
Valkyrie Industries
4-2017
CTO
Valkyrie Industries
10-2019 - 10-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Deep Sym Ltd.
1-2017 - 4-2017
Venture Founder
Deep Science Ventures
5-2015 - 2-2017
Research Associate
Imperial College London
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Education
2011 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
UCL
2008 - 2011
MSc
Saint Petersburg State University
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