Ben Philipson, the founder of Curatronic and editor of this website, studied biomedical electronic engineering in Amsterdam. Before immigrating to Israel in 1983 he was one of the leading experts in Europe in the field of biofeedback. He developed a range of easy to use biofeedback devices for practical daily use by therapists, while offering all the important features. Ben was the first person in the world interfacing biofeedback equipment with a computer to show the feedback signal in a simple visual way to the patient. In addition he developed a full range of electro-acupuncture devices and he was the first person in the world developing a Helium-Neon-Laser device for dermatological purposes. Ben worked as Sales Director for various Israeli medical device manufacturers and successfully established sales operations in Eastern Europe and the CIS countries. After extensive traveling for more than 10 years, Ben set up Curatronic Ltd. in 2000.