Lew Lim

Founder and CEO Vielight

  • Toronto ON

Dr. Lew Lim is the founder and CEO of VieLight

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Seeing the light. What is photobiomodulation and how is it changing the way we treat the brain?

As prospects for pharmaceutical solutions to Alzheimer's decline with no solution in sight over the next five years could this daunting challenge be a catalyst for acceleration of alternative therapies? Vielight, partnering with leading health research institutions in North America has now attracted worldwide attention for its unique light therapy (photobiomodulation) technology which is showing promise for a number neurological conditions. Photobiomodulation uses visible red and near infrared light energy stimulates cells to generate more energy and undergo self-repair. The concept is not new, but advanced technologies and applications have allowed this form of therapy to emerge as a new leader in treating brain trauma and afflictions and diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. The first large scale human clinical trial kicks off this year in Toronto but patients and families have already seen astounding results. Health research institutions are making serious investments in light therapy research related to variety of neurological conditions and treatments such as Alzheimer's, dementia and Parkinson's. Researchers at institutions such as Harvard, UCSF and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto are discovering profound neurological effects of Vielight technology to support treatment options for Alzheimer’s and Dementia, PTSD and Traumatic brain Injury. There are a lot of questions and there is still a lot to learn about this emerging technology as well as the advancements that are taking place as we learn more about the brain and how to treat it. That’s where the experts from Vielight can help. Simply click on the icons of one of the many experts from Vielight to arrange an interview or learn more about photobiomodulation and how light therapy is being used to treat patients around the world. Source:

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Dr. Lew Lim is the Founder & CEO of Vielight Inc., and is the inventor of the devices offered by the company. He is a leader in translating the science of photobiomodulation (PBM) into wearable and personal use products, particularly in the field of neurology and neuroscience. Today, he directs much of his energy in the search of a solution for Alzheimer’s disease and other brain diseases using PBM. He is also actively pursuing to realize the potential of PBM to address other medical conditions and to enhance human potential. His education and training comprises of engineering, neuroscience, natural medicine, finance, accountancy and management. He obtained his degrees and diplomas from University of California at Berkeley, University of Sheffield, Quantum University, Duke University and The Institute of Chartered Management Accountants, UK.

Areas of Expertise

Medical Devices
Phototherapy
Start-Ups
Corporate Planning
Entrepreneurship
Photobiomodulation
Light Therapy

Education

Quantum University

DNM

Natural Medicine

2016

Quantum University

Ph.D.

Natural Medicine

2016

Trinity School of Natural Health

Doctor of Naturopathy

Natural Medicine

2014

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Affiliations

  • MedicLights Research Inc. : President and Founder
  • SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics : Member
  • OSA - The Optical Society : Member
  • North American Association of Light Therapy : Member
  • Mensa International : Member

Languages

  • English
  • Malay

Media Appearances

How To Blast The Brain With Energy by Using Red Light Therapy Headsets, Laser/LED Treatment For COVID, Instantly Shift the Brain Into A "Bliss" State & More

Ben Greenfield Life  online

2023-02-04

Vielight's Lew Lim talks to Ben about how to blast your brain with energy using red light, LED treatment for COVID, and more...

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Vielight Inc. introduces Neuro Pro device

Canadian Manufacturing  online

2022-03-29

According to Dr. Lew Lim, the Founder and CEO of Vielight Inc., “We intend to delight the owners of the Neuro Pro with the regular release of improvements and the expansion of Neuro Pro functionality.”

“We intend to delight the owners of the Neuro Pro with the regular release of improvements and the expansion of Neuro Pro functionality,” said Dr. Lew Lim, founder and CEO of Vielight Inc. in a statement.

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Vielight Launches COVID-19 Clinical Trial with Home-Use Device

Yahoo! Finance  online

2020-09-01

“We have designed the Vielight RX Plus with specific parameters based on PBM research that are relevant to impacting coronavirus infections. By conducting this study, we seek to prove the hypothesis that the Vielight RX Plus will accelerate recovery and reduce the severity of the viral infection”, said Dr. Lew Lim, Founder and CEO of Vielight Inc. “It’s affordability, comfort and suitability for home-use are important features needed for widespread adoption. We now need to evaluate through this clinical trial, whether it will also be effective.”

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Patents

Self-administrable method, system and apparatus for non-invasive neurostimulation therapy of the brain

13/986,768

2013-06-04

The present invention is a portable non-invasive apparatus, system, and method for performing light therapy or photobiomodulation upon the brain tissues through the nostrils of a living mammalian subject for the medical purpose of stimulating the brain in-vivo. In marked difference to conventionally known therapeutic procedures, the present invention utilizes the intranasal pathway as the point of...

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Method and portable system for non-invasive, in-vivo blood irradiation light therapy

8535361

2010-06-16

The present invention is a non-invasive apparatus, system, and method for performing irradiation light therapy upon blood circulating within the nostrils of a living mammalian subject. The merit and medical value of the invention resides in its ability to achieve a reversal of red blood cell aggregation in-vivo without invading the tissues or organs of the living subject—a clinical result which...

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Using internet content as a means to establish live social networks by linking internet users to each other who are simultaneously engaged in the same and/or similar content

8117281

2007-11-02

A system and method that uses internet content and/or content metadata as a means to establish social networks. Examples include linking internet users, searchers, viewers and/or listeners of the same and/or similar internet content to each other via a platform that enables any of the following in n-dimensional environments: social networking, communications, sharing, e-commerce, advertising,...

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Articles

Modifying resting-state EEG microstates with pulsed near-infrared transcranial photobiomodulation: a randomized sham-controlled crossover study

Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation

2021

Objective: Transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM) is a novel noninvasive brain stimulation technique that applies near-infrared (NIR) light and influences cortical oscillation. However, the mechanism and extent of its effects are yet to be understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of active vs. sham tPBM on the temporal dynamics of large-scale brain networks using resting-state EEG microstate.
Methods: Twenty healthy volunteers received 20 minutes of active or sham tPBM using 810 nm light-emitting diodes (LEDs), pulsed at 40 Hz with 50% duty cycle, delivered transcranially to the default mode network. 10-minute eyes-closed EEG recordings were collected before and after each stimulation session. The artifact-free resting-state data were used for microstate analysis, focusing on the mean duration, frequency of occurrence, and ratio of time coverage. We used the two-step k-mean clustering method to …

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Home-use Photobiomodulation Device Treatment Outcomes for COVID-19

medRxiv

2022

BACKGROUND
There is need for non-pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19. A home-use photobiomodulation (PBM) device was tested as Treatment in a randomized clinical trial.
METHODS
294 patients were randomized with equal allocation to Treatment or Standard of Care (Control). 199 qualified for efficacy analyses. The Treatment group self-treated for 20 minutes twice daily, for the first 5 days, and subsequently once daily for 30 days. A validated respiratory questionnaire was used, and patients were monitored remotely. The primary endpoint was the time-to-recovery (3 consecutive days of no sickness) for general sickness. The Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox Proportional Hazards model were primary methods of analyses.

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Near-infrared photobiomodulation of living cells, tubulin, and microtubules in vitro

Frontiers in Medical Technology

2022

We report the results of experimental investigations involving photobiomodulation (PBM) of living cells, tubulin, and microtubules in buffer solutions exposed to near-infrared (NIR) light with a wavelength of 810 nm pulsed at a frequency of 10 Hz. In the first group of experiments, we measured changes in the alternating current (AC) ionic conductivity in the 50–100 kHz range of HeLa and U251 cancer cell lines as living cells, exposed to PBM for 60 minutes, and observed increased resistance compared to the control experiments. In the second group of experiments we investigated the stability and polymerization of microtubules under exposure to PBM. The protein buffer solution used was BRB80/PEM. Exposure of TaxolTM-stabilized microtubules (∼ 2 μM tubulin) to the LED at 810 nm, with a power density of 25 mW/cm2 pulsing at 10 Hz for 120 minutes, resulted in gradual disassembly of microtubules observed in fluorescence microscopy images.

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