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== Founders == '''Built for growth''' [[File:Sean Austin.png|250x250px]] '''Sean Austin''' ''Chief Executive Officer'' As Chief Product Officer for aptihealth, Sean had lead every piece of product since Day 1. The firm has raised over $70m to date; but more importantly, aptihealth has changed thousands of lives and transformed behavioral health. Their product operates in the highly complex regulated healthcare environment, across members, providers, payers, practices, hospitals and beyond. This recent startup experience allows fundraising, sales and product excellence to be incorporated directly into the Helios mission. Over 15 years ago, when Sean heard about this “brain scientist” at his alma mater of Rensselaer, it was his vision to bring together the charisma of a product visionary with the scientific prowess of a modern (bench-pressing) Wozniak. Through his 20s, he crafted the trajectory to make sure the world-leading scientific mind of Dr. Schalk could be paired with an appropriate “Steve Jobs”. It started with founding his own biometric analysis company at 19 years old, advised by Dr. Schalk. Later, he joined another audio startup that would be Spotify’s first acquisition in 2013. After 3 years leading Spotify’s global audio team to dominance, he sought harder tech and machine learning at-scale; so, a move to Stockholm and a core ML role in the unicorn Klarna followed. These audio and big data experiences allow Sean to have unprecedented expertise for the future of Helios. [[File:D1980e8ee9d84e814579e73e766ceaa5c39fe591.png|250x250px]] Gerwin Schalk, PhD ''Chief Scientific Officer'' Ever since he watched the 1982 movie "Firefox" with Clint Eastwood that features a fighter jet with thought-controlled weapons, Gerwin dreamed to use a machine to decode thoughts and emotions from human bio-markers, and to use the results to drive novel and important applications. Because this endeavor requires deep understanding of software technology, signal processing, AI/ machine learning, and biosignals, he first acquired a strong academic background in all these fields, and then further expanded his understanding by conducting leading academic research over two decades. === A founder who has impacted millions === Dr. Schalk’s expertise has been of good use to say the least. Currently, he is the co-founder of [https://www.helioslife.enterprises/ Helios] which started in 2017. He has also applied his skills in multiple other companies as co-founder, namely: * '''Co-founder of Neuroanalytics, Inc. (2014 – 2015):''' Neuroanalytics focuses on the interpretation of brain signals to optimize information from focus groups. * '''Co-founder of Neurolutions, Inc. (2008 – present):''' Neurolutions focuses on brain-based rehabilitation of people with chronic stroke; currently in Series B round of funding. * '''Co-founder of FSSF Software Training, Inc. (1990 – 1995):''' A European software training company. === Major accomplishments === It’s no wonder Dr. Schalk is considered an expert in both science and technology. His accomplishments are many, including: * Conceived, implemented, and project managed the most widely used general-purpose software for brain-computer interface research. The use of the software was featured numerous times in the media (e.g., Scott Pelley/60 Minutes, Katy Couric/MSNBC, CBS Sunday Morning). * International recognition as neuroscientist/neuroengineer (130+ papers, 1 book, 17 chapters; several patents; 18k total citations; H factor 54; listed as 5th most productive scientist worldwide in brain-computer interface research; organizer of 26 workshops; >230 talks worldwide; acquired >$18m in federal grants). * Invented, developed, and licensed a novel functional mapping procedure that improves brain surgery, leading to an entirely new product line. * Invented, developed, and licensed a novel device for material testing, leading to an entirely new product line. === Featured Publications === Furthermore, Dr. Schalk has been featured over 100+ times in numerous in national/international media such as: * [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/the-cyborg-in-us-all.html New York Times Magazine] * [https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/the-armys-bold-plan-to-turn-soldiers-into-telepaths Discover Magazine] * [https://www.npr.org/2011/05/12/135598390/mind-reading-technology-turns-thought-into-action NPR] * [https://www.neurotechcenter.org/videos/cnn-edge-discovery-brain-readers CNN] * Michio Kaku’s [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3360142/ “I know what you are thinking”] * [https://www.technologyreview.com/video/the-cyborg-in-everyone-a-thought-becomes-a-command/ Technology Review] * [https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-race-to-build-a-brain-machine-interface/ Wired] * [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/what-comes-after-keyboards/490511/ The Atlantic] He has also been highlighted in several well-known science books such as: * Al Gore’s [https://www.amazon.com/Future-Six-Drivers-Global-Change/dp/0812982894 “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change”] * [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9780374139841&i=stripbooks&linkCode=qs “The Brain Electric: The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines”] * [https://www.amazon.com/Body-Builders-Inside-Science-Engineered/dp/0062347144 “The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human.”] His research demonstrated that humans can control machines just by thinking—that it is possible to decode emotions and aspects of language from brain signals—and was featured many times in prime national and international media outlets. With the world-class understanding of the mind, the Helios platform has unmatched IP.
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