About the Founder
Jaltron LLC was founded by Reza Jalinous in 2014.
Reza Jalinous's involvement in magnetic stimulation began in 1982 as a Ph.D. student working under the supervision and direction of Professors Anthony Barker and Ian Freeston at the University of Sheffield and Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Reza Jalinous obtained his PhD from the University of Sheffield in 1988.
Reza Jalinous designed and constructed the magnetic stimulator used in the first transcranial magnetic nerve stimulation (TMS) in Queens Square London February 12, 1985. He has continued to work in the field of TMS for 40 years.
Lancet. 1985 May 11;1(8437):1106-7.
Non-invasive magnetic stimulation of human motor cortex.
Barker AT, Jalinous R, Freeston IL.
The technology behind magnetic brain stimulation was then licensed to Novametrix, Inc. Wallingford, CT, where Reza Jalinous designed the Magstim Model 200 now mentioned in 1,000s of publications.
In 1990, Robin Lewis, Reza Jalinous and Roy Hovey founded Magstim Company Limited in Wales, UK. After twenty five years as an executive board member at Magstim Co. the company was sold to Telegraph Hill Partners in San Francisco. To this date Magstim Company remains a leading supplier of magnetic stimulation products for both research and for the treatment of depression with offices in Wales and the USA.
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Jaltron LLC currently specializes in the custom design of non-standard coils and accessories for connection to magnetic stimulator manufacturers such as Magstim Company. Jaltron Coils is a division of Jaltron LLC.​
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