Prior to founding Virtual Ports, Ltd. Mr. Gordin was CEO of Ocean Bricks, a startup which develops a marine infrastructure solutions. He was also involved in international business relationships while at Intel Corporation, where he worked for five years as a software engineer and marketing executive. Mr. Gordin graduated Cum Laude from Hebrew University where he majored in Economics and Computer Science.
	Dr. Paz is the Head of the Urologic Laparoscopic Service of the Department of Urology, Barzilai Medical Center Hospitals, Ashkelon, Israel. He has provided the technical background and expertise upon which the Virtual Ports' system has been founded.
	Dr. Szold founded and served as past President of the Israeli Society of Endoscopic Surgery. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and member of the Technology Committee, European Society for Endoscopic Surgery.
	Dr. Avidor has worked for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. a Johnson & Johnson company (serving in his last position as Group Product Director, Global Bariatric Market Development). He is well known for his expertise in business development in the field of laparoscopic instrumentation. Dr. Avidor joined Virtual Ports Ltd. to support the Company's business development, research and development and marketing efforts.
	Mr. Elish has several decades of experience in managing research and development projects. Mr. Elish was head of the Mechanical Research and Development Department at Aran Engineering, a leading engineering company in Israel.
	Mr. Sobol is a graduate Cum Laude of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, where he participated in an arthroscopy project and was a teaching assistant before working with Virtual Ports.
	Mr. Evan (Chaim) Goldman has held numerous legal and business positions for Israeli and U.S. based technology companies and law firms. He received his Master in International Business Law from American University and his Bachelor of Law degree from Hebrew University.
	Mr. Rhodes is the CEO of the Misgav Technology Center, a life-science accelerator that invests in promising medical device companies. He previously served as Deputy Manager of Bank Leumi International Division in Israel. In 1988 he joined SRD Medical as the company's CFO, later becoming Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In 1993, Rhodes co-founded The Trendlines Group, a leading Israeli Business Development and Marketing consulting firm and, in this capacity, established the Trendlines Israel Fund Venture which, invests in the companies of the Misgav Technology Center, including Virtual Ports. Mr. Rhodes holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
	D. Todd Dollinger is Chairman of The Trendlines Group and Managing Partner of Trendlines Venture Partners L.P. He is a founding partner of Trendlines International Ltd. and launched Trendlines, Inc., a Kansas City-based company providing sales, marketing, consulting and product development services for the American market in 1978. Mr. Dollinger was President and CEO of SRD Medical where he managed private equity placements and all aspects of electronic product development and marketing. Todd majored in psychology at the University of Missouri.
	Dr. Swanstrom is head of the surgery department at Legacy Emanuel and Good Samaritan hospitals in Portland, Oregon. His primary clinical focus is the development of advanced laparoscopic procedures. Dr. Swanstrom has published more than 40 papers and edited three books, and he is a world renowned researcher and innovator in the field of minimally invasive surgery.
	Mr. Schvartzer is a graduate Cum Laude of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, where he participated in investigating blood vessel active mechanical properties.