CHAD BOUTON is a Professor and the Vice President of Advanced Engineering at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health in New York. He is also the Director of the Neural Bypass and Brain-Computer Interface Laboratory. For the last 25 years Prof. Bouton has pioneered technologies to diagnose and treat cancer, diabetes, congestive heart failure, brain injury, and paralysis. In 2014, Bouton and his team demonstrated the world’s first artificial ‘neural bypass’ which used brain implant technology to enable a paralyzed man to move his hand again – just by thinking about it. And, in 2023, Bouton and his team announced the world’s first ‘double neural bypass’ which combines five brain implants, AI, and spinal cord stimulation to restore lasting movement and sensation in paralyzed users. His work has been covered by 60 Minutes, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, Wired Magazine, CBS Mornings, The BBC, India Today, and many international media outlets. Professor Bouton holds over 70 patents, has helped found multiple companies including Neuvotion, Inc. most recently, and his ground- breaking technologies have been awarded three R&D 100 Awards (“The Oscars of invention”). Professor Bouton has also been recognized by US Congress, named Innovator of the Year four times, and in 2011 was selected by the National Academy of Engineering as one of the top 100 young engineering innovators in the world.