Ryan D’Arcy

PhD, PIEng

Dr. Ryan C.N. D’Arcy, Ph.D., PlEng, is a distinguished neuroscientist and entrepreneur, who specializes in advancing brain technology. Dr. D’Arcy co-founded HealthTech Connex (2013) and serves as President and Chief Scientific Officer. HealthTech Connex has developed the NeuroCatch Platform, a portable brain scanner, and operates the Centre for Neurology Studies (clinical trials) and the Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic (neurorehabilitation).

Dr. D’Arcy is known for the development of the brain vital signs framework, detection of functional activity in human white matter, pushing the limits of neuroplasticity in war fighter recovery from severe traumatic brain injury, and the development of virtual simulators for neurosurgery. He is the chief inventor of the NeuroCatch Platform, which is used across a wide range of leading hospitals/universities, athletic organization, tech companies, and military/veteran organizations across the USA and worldwide.

Dr. D’Arcy holds prestigious professorship appointments at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, where he serves as a BC Leadership Chair in neuroimaging and neurotechnology. He has published over 300 academic works and attracted over $100M in research an innovation funding for brain and health technology advancement. Throughout his career, Dr. D’Arcy has been honored with numerous awards and distinctions, including the Public Service Award of Excellence, 3-time BC500 Influential Business Leader, and National Research Council’s Research Breakthrough of the Year Award. Dr. D’Arcy frequently speaks on brain health innovations around the globe and is a 3-time TEDx speaker.

Dr. D’Arcy received a B.Sc. (with distinction) from the University of Victoria along with both M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in neuroscience from Dalhousie University (Killam Scholar). He completed post-doctoral training in medical imaging physics at the National Research Council (NRC), Institute for Biodiagnostics and holds a professional engineering designation in neuroimaging and neurotechnology (PlEng). While with NRC, he spent over a decade leading the initial development of Atlantic Canada’s biomedical imaging cluster before returning home to Vancouver in 2012 to catalyze and co-lead the development of BC’s multi-billion-dollar Health and Technology District.