Emergingby GlyphCorTec gets second FDA breakthrough designation
Brain Interchange is now designated for both stroke motor rehab and communication in quadriplegia.
cortec-neuro.com
Events in frontier tech
30 events
Aug 2026
Jul 2026
NeuroXess BCI enters China's innovative device review track
Its fully implanted wireless BCI system joins the NMPA special review procedure for innovative devices.
neuroxess.com
PRIMA launches commercially in Europe with a CE mark
Science begins selling PRIMA in Europe for geographic atrophy caused by macular degeneration.
science.xyz
Jun 2026
Paradromics performs first implant in Connect-One trial
The first participant in the FDA-approved speech restoration study was implanted at University of Michigan Health.
paradromics.com
Apr 2026
FDA clears Motif's depression BCI for a first clinical trial
Motif's wireless DOT implant gets approval for an early feasibility study in treatment-resistant depression.
news.rice.edu
Jan 2026
Neuralink reports 21 trial participants
Two years after its first implant, Neuralink says 21 people have received its device.
neuralink.com
Merge Labs launches
New research lab aims at non-invasive, high-bandwidth BCIs using molecules and ultrasound.
merge.io
Precision and Medtronic partner on BCI integration
Layer 7 will be integrated with Medtronic's StealthStation surgical navigation system.
globenewswire.com
Nov 2025
FDA approves Paradromics Connect-One study
Paradromics receives IDE approval for a speech restoration study with a fully implantable BCI.
paradromics.com
UNESCO adopts first global standard on neurotechnology ethics
Member states adopt the Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology in Samarkand.
unesco.org
Oct 2025
NEJM reports PRIMA restores central vision in macular degeneration
The subretinal implant restored functional central vision in patients with geographic atrophy.
science.xyz
Precision shows high-bandwidth BCI without open surgery
A Nature Biomedical Engineering study describes decoding and stimulation with surface arrays in patients.
precisionneuro.io
Aug 2025
Inner speech decoded from motor cortex
Stanford team shows imagined speech can be decoded and proposes safeguards against unintended decoding.
doi.org
Jul 2025
Neuralink launches GB-PRIME study in Great Britain
Neuralink opens its trial at two sites in Great Britain.
neuralink.com
Meta publishes a generic wrist EMG interface
A surface EMG wristband decodes gestures and handwriting across people without per-user calibration.
doi.org
Jun 2025
Instantaneous voice synthesis from brain signals
UC Davis implant turns attempted speech of a man with ALS into synthesized voice with very low delay.
doi.org
Paradromics completes first-in-human recording with Connexus
At University of Michigan Health the device was implanted, recorded brain signals and was removed in under 20 minutes.
paradromics.com
May 2025
Apple adds a BCI protocol to iOS, iPadOS and visionOS
Apple announces Switch Control support for brain-computer interfaces as a new input protocol.
apple.com
Neuralink speech restoration gets FDA breakthrough designation
The FDA grants breakthrough status to Neuralink's device for people with severe speech impairment.
neuralink.com
Apr 2025
Precision gets FDA 510(k) clearance for Layer 7 array
The cortical electrode array is cleared for implantation of up to 30 days for recording and stimulation.
precisionneuro.io
Mar 2025
Streaming brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis
UCSF and UC Berkeley decode speech attempts into audible voice in near real time.
doi.org
Nov 2024
Neuralink launches CONVOY robotic arm study
A feasibility trial extends N1 implant control to an investigational assistive robotic arm.
neuralink.com
Health Canada approves Neuralink's CAN-PRIME trial
Neuralink gets approval for its first study outside the United States.
neuralink.com
Oct 2024
PRIMA pivotal trial shows preliminary vision gains
Science reports preliminary positive results for vision restoration in the PRIMAvera pivotal trial.
science.xyz
Sep 2024
Synchron reports positive results from its US COMMAND study
Synchron announces positive results from its early feasibility study of the endovascular Stentrode.
synchron.com
Neuralink's Blindsight gets FDA breakthrough device designation
The FDA grants breakthrough device status to Neuralink's visual prosthesis for people with vision loss.
neuralink.com
Aug 2024
Speech neuroprosthesis reaches high accuracy within days
UC Davis implant decodes attempted speech of a man with ALS into text with high accuracy after short calibration.
doi.org
May 2024
Bilingual speech neuroprosthesis decodes Spanish and English
UCSF team decodes a stroke survivor's attempted speech in two languages from shared cortical representations.
doi.org
Apr 2024
Science Corp. agrees to acquire Pixium Vision's PRIMA assets
Science takes over the PRIMA retinal prosthesis and its ongoing clinical trials from Pixium Vision.
science.xyz
Neuralink reports on its first human implant
Neuralink says it conducted its first human implantation in January and shares a progress snapshot.
neuralink.com