DR IVAN ISAKOVWearables, Immersion, Interaction
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ABOUT

I am a scientist turned entrepreneur. I worked on ZnO nanowires during my PhD at UCL and on the high-performance thin film semiconductors during my time at Imperial College London as a postdoc. In 2017, after my lab was disbanded, I co-founded Valkyrie Industries - initially an immersive haptics startup. Since then, I have been working on multiple technical and creative projects, both physical and virtual. As a CTO, I have brought devices and software from ideas to markets, managing inception, design, development and manufacturing. Since 2025 I was working as a CEO, building partnerships and selling wellness and medical neurorehabilitation systems using our haptic technology. During my time at Valkyrie, I was instrumental in raising $4M+ in investment and grants.

In parallel, I have been working on multiple technical and creative projects, both physical and virtual. Since September 2026, I am on sabbatical in NYC, exploring the world of immediate software, new types of human expression and physical AI.

My main interests include interactive design, wearables, research-based technology, and user-centered problem-solving. I manage various multidisciplinary teams to deliver broad range medical, wellness, 3D, hardware and software projects, some of them are presented on this website. I am an educator, an international speaker, community builder and an artist.

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