Dr. Ralf Hornig has more than 20 years of experience in Retinal Implant research and Artificial Vision. He received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hanover, Germany in 1995 and the PhD degree with highest honor in 2001 at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Between 1996 and 2001 his research activities included system tests, computer simulations, ASIC development as well as pre-clinical test for retina implants at the University of Bonn, Germany. From 2001 to 2012 he was member of the management team at Intelligent Medical Implants (IMI), where he was responsible for pre-clinical and clinical trials. He remains a scientific peer reviewer for international publications.