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Jacob Rosen

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Co-Founder & CTO at Horizon Surgical Systems
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Jacob Rosen is the Co-Founder and CTO of Horizon Surgical Systems and a Professor of Medical Robotics at UCLA, where he directs the Bionics Lab. With a Ph. D. from Tel Aviv University, his expertise lies in surgical and wearable robotics. People he has worked with describe him as dedicated and caring.

Outside of his extensive academic and entrepreneurial work, Jacob is a dedicated athlete with a passion for rowing. He is driven by a personal mantra to make a positive impact on individual lives through his three-decade-long career in medical robotics.

He believes engineers should have personal risk in their work, referencing the Roman tradition of a bridges engineer standing beneath it during its first crossing.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

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Surgical Robotics
As Co-Founder/CTO of Horizon Surgical Systems and a UCLA professor, his entire career is devoted to advancing this field, with a recent focus on ophthalmology.
Haptic Technology
A core area of his research and consulting expertise, focusing on the intersection of human-machine interfaces and telerobotics.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Co-Founder & CTO
Horizon Surgical Systems
7-2014
Professor
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
2013
Co-Founder
Applied Dexterity, Inc.
2013 - 2022
Co-Founder
ExoSense Inc.
2012
Co-Founder
SPI Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Jacob Rosen, Horizon Surgical Systems Inc: Profile and Biography. Featured in Bloomberg
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Education
1993 - 1997
Ph.D.
Tel Aviv University
1990 - 1993
M.Sc.
Tel Aviv University
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