Speaker Profile : Chip Fisher

WHO research indicates that by 2020, depression will be biggest health issue worldwide.

So, how are we going to deal with this issue? Why haven’t we been able to combat it yet? The answer is — we are not looking at the right place. We believe that drugs are the solution but we forget that medicines do not provide a permanent solution and come with some major side effects.

Chip Fisher has discovered a better solution: the Fisher Wallace simulator. This simulator treats depression, insomnia and anxiety, by providing neurosimulation therapy patients can administer themselves. The device stimulates the brain to produce serotonin (happiness hormone) while lowering cortisol (stress-inducing hormone).

Surprised that you haven’t heard of this technology before? That might be because the eight-person company does not have a marketing budget to match the pharmaceutical giants. The company is currently focusing on getting approvals for this technology and expanding into other markets such as Europe, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The growth of this company has been very rapid in the past few years and we’re fortunate to have Chip talk about his groundbreaking technology at our TEDxBeaconStreet event.

So where did this all start? One day Chip was speaking with his friend, Martin Wallace, a cell biologist who, like many people, was suffering from a stress disorder after the 9/11 crisis. He had come across the simulator technology, which had been an enormous success for him. This was when Chip learned about the technology, which was invented 10 years ago by two NASA-trained MIT electrical engineers. They wanted to see what happens when mild electricity is applied to the brain. Fascinated with this technology, Chip decided to take the reins and work on what he was very passionate about, given his past experiences with mental illness.

Come to our event on the Nov 19–20 to hear to Chip talk about this groundbreaking technology that will change the future of mental health treatment.

How much serotonin is your brain secreting right now?