Prof. Max Ortiz Catalán, Ph.D., is the Research Director of Prometei Pain Rehabilitation Center, Vinnytsia, Ukraine; the Scientific Director of the Center for Complex Endoprosthetics, Osseointegration, and Bionics, Kyiv, Ukraine; the International Program Manager of Remedi Ukraine, Vinnytsia, Ukraine; and an Affiliate Professor at the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.

Prof. Ortiz Catalán has created several biomedical innovations, including the first bionic limb connected to the user’s skeleton, nerves, and muscles, and novel treatments for neuropathic pain due to sensorimotor impairments, which are currently used worldwide. He has authored over 100 scientific publications, including articles in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and others in the Nature and Science families. He has been the Keynote Speaker at the major conferences in prosthetics and biomedical engineering (10+), and guest speaker in over 100 international conferences and universities worldwide. Several documentaries and over 100 popular science articles in over a dozen languages have featured his work. He has received several honors for his work, notably the “Swedish Embedded Award” by the Swedish Electronic Association in 2018, the “Brian & Joyce Blatchford Award” by ISPO in 2017, the “Delsys Prize” by Delsys in 2016, and the “European Youth Award” by the European Council in 2014.

Prof. Ortiz Catalán research includes bioelectric signals acquisition electronics (analog and digital); bioelectric signal processing and machine learning algorithms for decoding motor volition and control; neuromuscular interfaces; neurostimulation for sensory feedback; bone-anchored prostheses and osseointegration; and virtual and augmented reality for neuromuscular rehabilitation and the treatment of phantom limb pain.