Brain-computer interface developer Science Corporation announced today that it acquired the IP and related assets for the Pixium Vision Prima implant. Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak founded Science, which unveiled its Science Eye brain-computer platform in 2022. The Science Eye is a visual prosthesis. It targets retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), two […]
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)
Blue Arbor wins FDA breakthrough nod for neuromuscular interface
Blue Arbor Technologies announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Restore neuromuscular interface system. The FDA also accepted the system into its Total Product Life Cycle (TPLC) Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot. TAP provides early and frequent strategic engagement from the FDA, patients, providers and payers. It facilitates rapid development and widespread […]
Precision Neuroscience picks Verily co-founder as new CTO
Brain-computer interface (BCI) maker Precision Neuroscience announced today that it named Brian Otis as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Precision Neuroscience designs the Layer 7 Cortical Interface, which features 1,024 tiny electrodes spanning an area of one square centimeter. The company embedded the electrodes in a flexible film that conforms to the brain surface. […]
Synchron launches BCI registry with eyes on larger study, approval
Synchron announced today that it launched a community-centered registry to evaluate its brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. The company said its study aims to bring patients, carers and clinicians together to learn about BCI design and its benefits for people with limited mobility. Synchron designed its BCI technology to decipher the neural code of the brain, […]
Neuralink may be getting some scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Reuters reports that U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) issued a letter to the FDA questioning its inspection practices related to Neuralink. The report said Blumenauer asked why the FDA decided not to investigate the Elon Musk-backed brain chip maker before allowing in-human trials. This relates to repeated questions around animal practices at the company. Reuters […]
Precision Neuroscience launches new BCI study sites
Precision Neuroscience announced that it launched new clinical study sites at Mount Sinai Health System and the University of Pennsylvania. The company says the studies represent “a major step forward” as it aims to understand how the brain controls movement. It hopes to utilize the sites to advance its brain-computer interface (BCI) technology for people […]
Neuralink says patient used brain chip to play chess online
Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain-computer interface (BCI) venture showed the early results from the first patient to receive its brain chip implant. A nine-minute livestream demonstration on Musk’s “X” social media platform (formerly known as Twitter) showed Noland Arbaugh using the Neuralink BCI to move a computer cursor and play chess online. Arbaugh, a quadriplegic, said he […]
FDA accepts Onward BCI into advisory program
Onward Medical announced today that the FDA accepted it into its new Total Product Lifecycle Advisory Program (TAP) — a move that could boost the development of Onward’s BCI technology. Acceptance into the TAP program comes on the heels of FDA breakthrough device designation for the ARC-BCI system last month. Breakthrough device designation is a […]
FDA reportedly finds animal lab issues at Neuralink facility
Reuters reports that FDA inspectors identified issues with record keeping and quality controls for animal experience at Neuralink. This isn’t the first time questions have been raised over the Elon Musk-backed brain-computer interface company’s animal practices. Over the past couple of years, the company has drawn concerns over animal welfare and hazardous material transport practices. Reuters‘ report […]
Onward wins FDA breakthrough nod for use of neurostim with brain-computer interface
Onward Medical announced today that the FDA granted breakthrough device designation for its ARC-BCI system that uses brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. ARC-BCI uses BCI technology in conjunction with ARC-IM neurostimulation. It aims to restore thought-driven lower limb mobility after spinal cord injury (SCI). The BCI system uses AI to decode brain signals and translate them […]
Elon Musk says first Neuralink patient can control mouse with thoughts
Reuters reports that the Elon Musk-backed Neuralink brain-computer interface (BCI) venture has positive early clinical trial results. Musk reportedly said as much in a “Spaces” event on X (the social media website previously known as Twitter and now owned by Musk). The company won a regulatory nod in May for a first-in-human implant, and in September […]