Hubert H. Lim, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Endowed Lions Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Co-Director of the Center for Neuroengineering
Institute for Translational Neuroscience Scholar
Director of SONIC and TESS Lab
Neuromod Devices
Chief Scientific Officer
Dublin, Ireland
SecondWave Systems
Chief Scientific Officer
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The SONIC and TESS Labs develop and translate neural interfaces and medical technologies from scientific concepts to clinical applications in close collaboration with clinicians and industry. Initial applications focus on treating hearing loss, tinnitus, and pain. We use a range of invasive and noninvasive technologies and approaches including electrical stimulation, ultrasound imaging and stimulation, electroencephalography, and invasive neural recordings in animals and humans to rapidly push technologies to clinicians and patients. All projects follow the process shown below. The Labs consist of facilities for studies with either animals or humans to conduct proof-of-concept experiments and pilot studies, followed by further research to achieve confirmatory clinical trials and commercialization.
