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Medical Increases Presence in the EU with the Addition of Greece-based Key Opinion Leader Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, EBIR-ES, FCIRSE,
to its Scientific Advisory Board
Recognized and Awarded Interventional Radiologist Enhances Depth of Expertise as the LIBERTY Robotic System Races Towards Regularity
and Commercialization Objectives
Mass., March 13, 2023 - Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT), which continues to experience a rising interest in the LIBERTY
Robotic System, the first single-use endovascular robotic system, today announced that Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD,
EBIR-ES, FCIRSE, a key opinion leader (KOL) from Greece, has joined the Company's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The addition
of Dr. Spiliopoulos, an Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology at Attikon University General Hospital of Athens, further enhances
the Company's EU presence, and his participation will be invaluable as the Company progresses its regulatory and commercialization
plans for the LIBERTY Robotic System.
Spiliopoulos' work includes Vascular and non-Vascular Interventional Radiology and Interventional Oncology procedures, and his
ongoing research interests include the endovascular management of peripheral arterial disease and dialysis vascular access, personalized
vascular medicine, and loco-regional treatments of solid organ malignancies.
was quite impressed when I first used the LIBERTY Robotic System, and I immediately recognized the significant clinical impact and
needed to get involved," commented Dr. Spiliopoulos. "The SAB is a notable collection of well-regarded interventional radiologists
within the medical community and academia, and it's an honor to be joining them to lend my expertise and knowledge to advance the
LIBERTY Robotic System".
efforts over the past year to educate and raise the clinical awareness of the LIBERTY Robotic System continues to be highly successful,"
commented Eyal Morag, Chief Medical Officer. "The addition of Dr. Spiliopoulos, the first member from Greece, reaffirms our commitment
to recruit sought-after and well-published interventional radiologists across Europe and the Americas. This level of success is allowing
us to also achieve our goal of establishing centers of excellence to train and expose a wider universe of potential users in key growth
Spiliopoulos has received over 20 International Awards and Distinctions for his research in the field of Interventional Radiology and
has participated as a primary investigator or co-investigator in clinical and experimental investigational protocols including multicenter,
European, and Global studies. He is the holder of the European Boards of Interventional Radiology (EBIR), a certified Endovascular Specialist
(EBIR-ES) and a Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society Europe (FCIRSE) Radiology. Dr. Spiliopoulos has published more
than 200 peer-reviewed PubMed articles (more than 3.500 citations in Scopus) and 19 book chapters. He has given over 100 invited lectures
at National and International Congresses. He was an elected member of the Standards of Practice Committee and the Research Committee
of CIRSE, Associate Editor in 3 PubMed scientific journals, a member of the Editorial Board of 4 International peer review Journals and
Editorial Consultant for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions.
a complete list and background on the members of the SAB, please use this link About - Microbot Medical
Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: MBOT) is a pre-clinical medical device company that specializes in transformational micro-robotic technologies,
focused primarily on both natural and artificial lumens within the human body. Microbot's current proprietary technological platforms
provide the foundation for the development of a Multi Generation Pipeline Portfolio (MGPP).
Medical was founded in 2010 by Harel Gadot, Prof. Moshe Shoham, and Yossi Bornstein with the goals of improving clinical outcomes for
patients and increasing accessibility through the use of micro-robotic technologies. Further information about Microbot Medical is available
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uncertainties, including, without limitation, market conditions, risks inherent in the development and/or commercialization of potential
products, including LIBERTY and the One & Done technologies, the outcome of its studies to evaluate LIBERTY, the One &
Done technologies and other existing and future technologies, any failure or inability to recruit physicians and clinicians to
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of pre-clinical and clinical trials or regulatory pathways and regulatory approvals, uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic,
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