Bionic Vision Technologies
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Bionic Vision Technologies has developed the BVT Bionic Eye System, the world's first suprachoroidal visual implant, to restore functional vision to the blind suffering from inherited retinal diseases. The company has recently completed initial human testing in seven patients demonstrating safety and efficacy with positive outcomes in patient mobility and device stability/durability.
Visual Prostheses
Management
Ash Attia, PhD
CEO (2019 - present)
Xerxes Battiwalla
Director (R&D), Software and Artificial Intelligence (2019 - 2023)
Alan Kwan
Non-Executive Director (2019 - present)
Sam Stefopoulos
Head of Systems Engineering, Algorithms/Vision Processing Engineer, Director (R&D), Hardware and Technology (2019 - 2023)
Board of Directors
Scientific & Medical Advisors
Employees & Researchers
The following employees are known to be associated with the company, but this list may not be exhaustive.
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July 18, 2023 18:26 PM
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