Ankit Parikh: Breaking the Wall of Chronic Pain
Winner of 2025 Falling Walls Lab Aotearoa New Zealand!
Ankit Parikh, Auckland University of Technology / Exsurgo Ltd
Chronic pain affects around 30% of the global population. It impacts health, mood and quality of life. It costs billions in healthcare and loss of productivity. Current treatments, like surgeries and medications, offer limited relief. Opioids pose major risks. We are developing much-needed non-drug-based alternatives. We have tested our prototype system in a clinical feasibility trial with promising results.
Ankit is a PhD candidate at the Auckland University of Technology and a Research & Development Engineer at Exsurgo Ltd, where he has worked on the development of their innovative and portable electroencephalography (EEG) device-based neurofeedback system to treat chronic pain. He is skilled in software and hardware development and has a passion for developing solutions for medical applications. He has an M.Eng (Bioengineering) from the University of Auckland and a B.Eng (Honours, Electronics and Computer Engineering) from the Manukau Institute of Technology.