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Meet Dr Stephen Hicks: A scientist-turned-tech entrepreneur whose pioneering work is changing the lives of people living with visual impairment.

Get to know our 2022 Science & Healthcare GameChanger, Dr Stephen Hicks, as he shares his insight and international career journey as Co-Founder and CTO of OXSIGHT. An award-winning Oxford neuroscientist, Dr Hicks has spent the past decade researching and inventing at the cutting edge of medical innovation, combining neuroscience, computer vision, augmented reality and wearable technologies to launch two tech startups in this complex and critical field. As co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of OXSIGHT Ltd, he has been the technical genius behind the development of the world’s most affordable, usable and wearable smart glasses, helping improve the sight, quality of life and independence of people suffering from partial blindness. With 200 million people worldwide suffering from central vision loss, including age-related macular degeneration (which means they can only view the world through peripheral vision) Dr Hicks’ inventions are redefining the way people with this condition will be able to experience and interact with the world around them. Read more.