Dr. Shimon Eckhouse is an inventor, entrepreneur and investor in the field of medical technology. Dr Eckhouse is the founder, owner and chairman of Alon Medtech, where he also serves as chairman or board member of incubator companies. Dr Eckhouse was the chairman and co-founded of Syneron Medical (Nasdaq ELOS) which was acquired by APAX partners. Dr Eckhouse is also the chairman and co-founder of Epitomee Medical, Rapid Medical, Theranica and RealView. Dr. Eckhouse was co-founder of ColorChip and served as its chairman and CEO. Dr. Eckhouse is co-founder of Ventor Medical Technologies and served as its chairman until its acquisition by Medtronic. Dr. Eckhouse was also founder, chairman and CEO of Lumenis (former ESC Medical Systems). Dr Eckhouse is the inventor of Intense Pulsed Light technology for non-invasive medical aesthetic applications. He holds a BSc in physics from the Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California at Irvine.