Michel Vanbrabant has served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of iSTAR Medical SA since 2014, bringing extensive experience in introducing innovative medical technologies and building the organizations needed to succeed in global markets.
Michel brings three decades of international MedTech experience, including leadership roles at Guidant (now Boston Scientific) and St. Jude Medical (now Abbott). Since 2011, he has focused on building and scaling start-ups: at PneumRx, he created the European commercial organization from the ground up, established direct and distributor operations, secured reimbursement and delivered strong early revenue growth. At iSTAR Medical, he has led the transformation from an R&D start-up into a commercial scale-up, assembling an international leadership team, securing substantial equity financing and preparing the business for expansion into major global markets.
Alongside his executive roles, Michel serves as an independent director in therapeutic endoscopy for gastrointestinal and obesity care, and in peripheral nerve stimulation for neurological conditions and rehabilitation. Michel holds a Master's degree in Business Engineering from Solvay Business School in Brussels and an Executive MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.
