About Chris
Chris Payne is a design engineer, research scientist and inventor working across the fields of robotics and medtech. Chris is a co-inventor of first FDA-approved growth-accommodating heart valve for pediatric patients (acquired by Edwards), and has worked on research projects that span hand-held mechatronic tools for microsurgery, soft robotic cardiac assist devices and robotic wearables for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration.
Currently, Chris is the lead hardware engineer at Viam, a NYC-based startup company developing a platform of tools for robotics development, typically working with clients to deploy novel robotic solutions. Previously, Chris held postdoctoral research positions at Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital and Imperial College London.
Chris is the co-author of over 70 research publications including journal papers in Science Translational Medicine, Science Robotics, the British Medical Journal and Advanced Materials Technologies. He is also a co-inventor of several patents. Chris holds a PhD in robotics and a MEng in mechanical engineering, both from Imperial College London.