Jonas Zimmermann, PhD

Senior Project Lead - Senior Neuroscientist

As a scientist, Jonas aims to understand the intricate interplay between brain, spinal cord, and muscles to generate skilled hand movements. He wants to put this knowledge to good use and help people who have lost this ability due to disease or injury

Dr Jonas Zimmermann joined the Wyss Center in 2017. In his role as Senior Project Lead – Senior Neuroscientist, he leads the development of Brain-Computer Interface technologies and their clinical applications. He also has a keen interest in advanced neural data processing algorithms and supports various projects at the Wyss Center in this area.

Jonas earned his PhD from Newcastle University (UK), working on spinal cord stimulation to restore movement. He brings more than fifteen years of experience both with human and animal neuroscience working with technologies as diverse as fMRI, multielectrode array recordings, optogenetic and electrical stimulation, and EEG.

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Combining neuroscience, advanced engineering and manufacturing
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Advanced, multimodal brain data collection and analysis
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Decoding imagined speech from the brain
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Laying the foundations for future assistive devices
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Real-time neural signal processing platform
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An implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) to restore movement and communication
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Long-term brain monitoring and therapeutics for personalized management of neuro-disorders
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Symposium: As the BCI community shifts its focus to clinical studies for patient benefit, join us to hear from researchers and companies working together at the forefront of BCI development discussing paths to translation and BCI home-use.
Wyss Center

21.11.2022

Wyss Center’s ABILITY system, designed to improve quality of life and independence for people with severe paralysis, demonstrates safety and efficacy in pre-clinical trials.
Technology

09.11.2022

New Wyss Center whitepaper reveals first neural signals recorded by the ABILITY brain-computer interface system and the next steps to human clinical trials to restore communication and independence for people with severe paralysis.
Technology

12.10.2022

Project will push the boundaries of real-time brain-to-speech decoding with artificial intelligence algorithms and a miniaturized, wireless device.
Collaboration

25.08.2022

Two-year study paves the way for new technologies for people with severe paralysis
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22.03.2022

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Steven Ceto

Steven Ceto, BS, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Bertrand Gabry

Bertrand Gabry, MSc, PhD

V&V Manager
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Maxim Andersen, MSc

Software Engineer in Neuroengineering Applications
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Mark A. Anderson, PhD

Research Scientist - Head of Spinal Cord Repair
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Tiago Bertolote, MSc

Mechanical Engineer
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Florent Burdin, MEng

Electronics Systems Engineer for Implantable Medical Devices
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Thierry Campiche

Software Engineer in Neuroengineering
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Etienne de Montalivet

Machine Learning Scientist
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Joachim Dunant, MSc

Neuroengineer for Brain-Computer-Interface Project
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Arnau Espinosa, MSc

Senior Engineering Manager
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Gary Evans, BSc

R&D Mechanical Engineer
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Hugo França, PhD

R&D Electrical Engineer Manager
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Jérôme Gandar, PhD

Project Manager – VascuSAFE Project
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Sriparna Ghosal, PhD

Research Scientist in CNS Therapy
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Michalina Gora, PhD

Manager in Neurophotonics
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Arnaud Herbert, MSc

Wireless Systems Electrical Engineer
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Clémence Hurni, PhD

Staff Scientist in 3D Transcriptomics
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Tom Hutson, PhD

Group Leader
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Selen Keles, MSc

Project Leader/Neuro Engineer for BCI
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Toko Kikuchi, PhD

Research Scientist
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Matthew Lapinski, MSE

Mechanical Engineering Manager
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Kyuhwa Lee, PhD

NeuroAI Group Leader
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Pablo Maceira Elvira, PhD

Neuroengineer
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Jérémie Martin, MSc

Junior Software Engineer
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Sébastien Menot, MSc

R&D Mechanical Engineer
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Nima Mojtahedi, PhD

Machine Learning Scientist
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Shenandoah Montamat, MSc

Operations Manager
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Samira Osterop, MSc

Neurobiology Research Associate
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Stéphane Pagès, PhD

Director of Neuroimaging
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Arielle Planchette, PhD

Research Scientist
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Sébastien Pernecker, MSc

Embedded Software Engineer
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Frédéric Pittet

Embedded Software Engineer
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Denis Rambaud, MSc

Electronics Engineer for MedTech Devices
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Janir Ramos da Cruz, PhD

Data Scientist
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Jules Scholler, PhD

Photonics and Software Engineer
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Aleksander Sobolewski, PhD

Staff Neuroscientist
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David Ibáñez Soria, PhD

Senior Engineering Manager / Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Scientist
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Andrea Volterra, PhD

Visiting Faculty
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Karol Wojcicki, BSc

Engineering Lab Technician
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Ioannis Zalachoras, PhD

Research Project Manager