David Kopsky
Institute for Neuropathic Pain | Netherlands
Biography
As a medical student, David J. Kopsky wanted to expand his knowledge in the medical field and got skilled as an MD in acupuncture and hypnotherapy. He gained experience in READE, the Amsterdam Rehabilitation Centre in treatment and research. Together with Jan Keppel Hesselink, he founded the Institute for Neuropathic Pain, committed to the slogan: “pain free without side effects”. Keeping this slogan in mind, the use of topical analgesics was born. Since 2010 he published many publications on topical analgesics and set up double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials to objectify its effects. Since 2016 he is patent holder of patents related to the topical formulations of phenytoin in the treatment of pain. He founded the company Topical Innovations BV to develop topical analgesics on a global scale.