Gennadi Saiko is an accomplished scientist and entrepreneur with a successful track record in world-famous research institutes (Institute of General Physics, Moscow, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto), Fortune 500 companies (American Express), world-renowned universities (Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Toronto Metropolitan University), and startups (Infinium Capital, Oxilight Inc, Swift Medical Inc). Gennadi has received MSc and Ph.D. in physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. His primary interest is in the development of innovative optical imaging modalities for healthcare, with primary focus on wound care, cardiology, emergency, and critical care. He combines both academic and industrial expertise. Gennadi has successful experience in IP development and commercialization in MedTech. In particular, he developed a handheld multimodal imaging system primarily used in wound care, which Swift Medical Inc commercialized as Swift Ray 1. Gennadi authored more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, two books, seven book chapters, and several patents. In addition, he delivered more than 30 presentations at international scientific conferences and chaired sessions at multiple international conferences. Gennadi is a reviewer at more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and serves on boards of several scientific journals. Gennadi is Adjunct Professor of the Department of Physics at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).