Jocelyne Bloch is neurosurgeon, head of the department of neurosurgery at the University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV) where she leads the functional neurosurgery unit, while G. Courtine is a neuroscientist and director of the NeuroX institute with a background in physics. Jocelyne and G. are Professor within the NeuroX institute of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), within the neurosurgical department of CHUV, and at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL). Together, they founded and co-lead the center .NeuroRestore, which develop bioengineering strategies involving neurosurgical interventions to restore neurological functions. In 2014, they. also co-founded ONWARD Medical (Euronext: ONWD) with the aim to translate the therapies developed at .NeuroRestore into clinical treatments. Jocelyne and G. are known worldwide for the conception of neuroprosthetic implants that restored walking in people with paralysis. They were listed in the Top TIME100 Most Influential People in Health in 2024 were recognized among the 50 individuals shaping society in 2025 by The Washington Post during the Post Next event.