Who's who in neurotech

Search companies, research labs, nonprofits and public programs working on brain-computer interfaces and neurotechnology.

.NeuroRestore (EPFL/CHUV)
Research lab · Lausanne, Switzerland
Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch's center: the "digital bridge" that let a paralyzed man walk naturally again by thinking.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Abbott Neuromodulation
Company · Texas, USA
Makes deep brain stimulation (Infinity DBS), spinal cord stimulation and nerve stimulation systems for movement disorders and chronic pain.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Ad-Tech Medical Instrument
Company · Wisconsin, USA
Long-established maker of intracranial electrodes (grids, strips and depth electrodes) used to map seizures and the brain before surgery.
On the marketSurface / ECoG
Advanced Bionics
Company · California, USA
Cochlear implant maker, part of the Sonova group.
On the marketHearing restorationNeurostimulation
Aleva Neurotherapeutics
Company · Lausanne, Switzerland
Swiss maker of directional deep brain stimulation leads that steer current toward the target.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Allen Institute
Research lab · Washington, USA
Open-science institute producing brain atlases, cell-type maps and datasets used across neuroscience.
ResearchSoftware & data
Andersen Lab, Caltech
Research lab · California, USA
Richard Andersen's lab decodes intentions from the posterior parietal cortex and has pioneered ultrasound-based BCIs.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCIUltrasound
ANT Neuro
Company · Hengelo, Netherlands
Dutch maker of EEG systems, caps and navigated brain stimulation tools for research and clinics.
On the marketEEGNeurostimulation
Anthriq (formerly Nexstem)
Company · India
Biosignal hardware company (formerly Nexstem, founded in India) making wearable EEG, EMG and ExG devices and a BCI software development kit.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Araya
Company · Tokyo, Japan
Japanese AI company leading a government-funded project on non-invasive brain decoding and "cyborg" technologies.
ResearchSoftware & dataEEG
Arbor Neuroscience
Nonprofit & standards · United States
Builds instruments, data and models to make neuromodulation predictable and tailored to each patient. Formerly Forest Neurotech.
ResearchUltrasoundNeurostimulation
Arctop
Company · California, USA
Software that turns brain signals from wearables into real-time measures of focus, enjoyment and cognitive load.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency)
Government program · London, United Kingdom
UK research agency whose "Precision Neurotechnologies" program funds new ways to interface with the brain.
ResearchNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
ARPA-H
Government program · DC, USA
US health research agency modelled on DARPA, funding high-risk, high-reward medical technology programs.
ResearchNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Artinis Medical Systems
Company · Elst, Netherlands
Dutch maker of portable and wearable fNIRS devices for brain and muscle oxygenation.
On the marketfNIRS & optical
Atom Limbs
Company · California, USA
Building a full-arm bionic prosthesis that uses AI to decode muscle signals for natural movement.
ResearchProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories
Research lab · Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto institute known for decoding images and dreams from fMRI and for neurofeedback research.
ResearchSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
Axoft
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Develops ultra-soft implantable electrodes designed to move with brain tissue and reduce scarring over time.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCI
Battelle (Neurotechnology)
Company · Ohio, USA
Research organization whose NeuroLife system used an implant and a muscle-stimulation sleeve to restore hand movement to a man with quadriplegia.
ResearchImplanted BCINeurostimulation
BCI Pioneers Coalition
Nonprofit & standards · United States
Advocacy group led by people who use or have used implanted BCIs, pushing for patient-centred development and access.
ResearchImplanted BCI
BCI Society
Nonprofit & standards · International
Professional society for BCI researchers, clinicians and companies; organizes the International BCI Meeting.
ResearchSoftware & data
Beacon Biosignals
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Uses machine learning on EEG to create brain-based biomarkers for clinical trials, including at-home sleep monitoring.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Bioinduction
Company · Bristol, United Kingdom
Developing Picostim, a miniature deep brain stimulator that sits in the skull rather than the chest.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Bionic Vision Technologies
Company · Melbourne, Australia
Australian company developing a suprachoroidal retinal implant for retinitis pigmentosa.
Clinical trialsVision restorationNeurostimulation
Bionics Institute
Research lab · Melbourne, Australia
Research institute that helped develop the cochlear implant and now works on hearing, DBS and fNIRS diagnostics.
ResearchHearing restorationNeurostimulation
BIOS Health
Company · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Uses AI to read and write nervous-system signals for closed-loop "neural therapeutics."
ResearchSoftware & dataNeurostimulation
BioSemi
Company · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Makes the ActiveTwo high-channel-count EEG system, a long-standing standard in research labs.
On the marketEEGResearch tools
Bitbrain
Company · Zaragoza, Spain
Spanish neurotech company making wearable EEG, research software and neurotechnology for sleep and rehabilitation.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Blackrock Neurotech
Company · Utah, USA
Maker of the Utah Array, the electrode that has powered most human BCI research for two decades.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCI
BlueWind Medical
Company · Herzliya, Israel
Israeli maker of a miniature implanted tibial nerve stimulator for overactive bladder.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation
Company · California, USA
Major maker of deep brain stimulation (Vercise) and spinal cord stimulation systems.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Brain Products
Company · Gilching, Germany
German maker of research-grade EEG amplifiers and caps, widely used in cognitive neuroscience and EEG-fMRI studies.
On the marketEEGResearch tools
Brain.Space
Company · Tel Aviv, Israel
Builds EEG hardware and analytics, including brain monitoring for astronauts in space.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Brain/MINDS 2.0 (Japan)
Government program · Tokyo, Japan
Japan's national brain-mapping and neurotech research program, funded through AMED.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
BrainBit
Company · United States
Makes affordable dry-electrode EEG headbands and developer tools.
On the marketEEG
BrainCo
Company · Hangzhou, China
Started at Harvard Innovation Labs; makes EEG headbands and muscle-signal-controlled prosthetic hands.
On the marketEEGEMG & peripheral
BrainFlow
Nonprofit & standards · Global (open source)
Open-source library that gives one programming interface to many EEG and biosensor devices.
On the marketSoftware & dataEEG
BrainGate Consortium
Research lab · Rhode Island, USA (multi-site)
The longest-running implanted BCI clinical trial, led by Brown, Mass General, Stanford, UC Davis, Emory and the VA.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCI
Brainlab
Company · Munich, Germany
Software and navigation for neurosurgery and radiosurgery, including planning for DBS lead placement.
On the marketSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
BRAINN (Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology)
Research lab · Campinas, Brazil
Research centre at Unicamp focused on epilepsy, stroke and neurotechnology development.
ResearchEEGMEG & imaging
Brainomix
Company · Oxford, United Kingdom
AI imaging software that helps doctors make faster stroke treatment decisions from brain scans.
On the marketSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
BrainQ
Company · Jerusalem, Israel
Develops an AI-guided electromagnetic field therapy to support recovery after stroke.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationEEG
BrainScope
Company · Maryland, USA
FDA-cleared handheld EEG-based system to help assess head injuries and concussion.
Cleared / approvedEEGSoftware & data
BrainSonix
Company · California, USA
Developing low-intensity focused ultrasound for deep-brain neuromodulation in disorders such as epilepsy and addiction.
Clinical trialsUltrasound
BrainsWay
Company · Jerusalem, Israel
Developed Deep TMS (H-coil), FDA-cleared for depression, OCD and smoking cessation.
On the marketNeurostimulation
BrainTale
Company · Strasbourg, France
Uses MRI-based brain analysis to help clinicians assess white-matter damage, e.g. after cardiac arrest or brain injury.
On the marketSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
Byteflies
Company · Antwerp, Belgium
Belgian company making small wearable sensors for remote EEG and seizure monitoring.
Cleared / approvedEEGSoftware & data
Cadwell Industries
Company · Washington, USA
Makes EEG, EMG and intraoperative neuromonitoring systems for hospitals.
On the marketEEGEMG & peripheral
Cala Health
Company · California, USA
Wrist-worn nerve stimulation therapy for essential tremor, prescribed as a wearable.
On the marketNeurostimulationEMG & peripheral
Campus Biotech
Research lab · Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva hub hosting the Wyss Center, EPFL and University of Geneva neuroscience and neuroengineering groups.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
Canadian Brain Research Strategy
Government program · Canada
National initiative coordinating Canada's neuroscience and neurotechnology research priorities.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University
Research lab · Rhode Island, USA
Brown's brain science institute and the academic home of BrainGate, where implanted BCIs were first tested in people.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISoftware & data
CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology
Research lab · Shanghai, China
Chinese Academy of Sciences institute (Institute of Neuroscience) working on invasive BCIs, primate neuroscience and brain-inspired AI.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISoftware & data
Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Mass General
Research lab · Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts General Hospital center running BrainGate and other trials to restore communication and movement.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISoftware & data
Center for Neurotechnology, University of Washington
Research lab · Washington, USA
Develops neural engineering for rehabilitation and runs a strong neuroethics program.
ResearchNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Centre for Brain Research, IISc
Research lab · Bengaluru, India
Indian Institute of Science research centre studying brain aging and dementia in India.
ResearchSoftware & dataEEG
Centre for Neurotechnology, Imperial College London
Research lab · London, United Kingdom
Imperial's cross-disciplinary neurotechnology centre and doctoral training hub.
ResearchNeurostimulationResearch tools
Cerca Magnetics
Company · Nottingham, United Kingdom
University of Nottingham spin-out building wearable OPM-MEG systems that let people move during brain scans.
On the marketMEG & imaging
CereGate
Company · Munich, Germany
Builds software that lets implanted neurostimulators "write" information back into the nervous system, e.g. to improve gait in Parkinson's disease.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationSoftware & data
Ceribell
Company · California, USA
Rapid-response EEG headband with AI seizure detection for intensive care units and emergency rooms.
Cleared / approvedEEGSoftware & data
CGX
Company · California, USA
Formerly Cognionics; makes mobile, dry and wet EEG headsets for research and clinical use.
On the marketEEG
Chang Lab, UCSF
Research lab · California, USA
Edward Chang's lab decodes speech from the brain surface, including real-time talking avatars for people who cannot speak.
Clinical trialsSurface / ECoGSoftware & data
Chile Senate (Neurorights legislation)
Government program · Valparaíso, Chile
Chile became the first country to protect mental integrity in its constitution (2021), a landmark for neurorights.
ResearchSoftware & data
Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing
Research lab · Beijing, China
Government-backed institute behind China's Beinao-1 and Beinao-2 brain-computer interfaces.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISoftware & data
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · New Jersey, USA
Supports spinal cord injury research (including spinal stimulation) and people living with paralysis.
ResearchNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Cleveland FES Center
Research lab · Ohio, USA
Center (Case Western Reserve, VA and partners) that restored arm movement to a man with paralysis by combining a BCI with muscle stimulation.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Clinatec
Research lab · Grenoble, France
French research center (CEA) behind WIMAGINE, a wireless implant used for exoskeleton control and the EPFL digital bridge.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISurface / ECoG
Coapt
Company · Illinois, USA
Pattern-recognition control systems that let prosthesis users perform multiple movements intuitively.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Cochlear Ltd
Company · Sydney, Australia
Global leader in cochlear implants, the most widely used neural prosthesis in the world.
On the marketHearing restorationNeurostimulation
Cognito Therapeutics
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Uses 40 Hz light and sound stimulation (gamma sensory stimulation) in trials for Alzheimer's disease.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Cognixion
Company · California, USA
Combines an augmented-reality headset with EEG so people with severe speech and motor disabilities can communicate.
Clinical trialsEEG
Compumedics Neuroscan
Company · Melbourne, Australia
Australian maker of sleep diagnostics, clinical EEG and Neuroscan research systems.
On the marketEEGMEG & imaging
Convergent Research
Nonprofit & standards · United States
Incubates Focused Research Organizations (FROs), several of which build neurotechnology tools.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
CorTec
Company · Freiburg, Germany
Its Brain Interchange is a fully implantable system that can both record and stimulate, first used in stroke rehabilitation.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISurface / ECoG
Cortechs.ai
Company · California, USA
Makes NeuroQuant and other AI tools that measure brain structures on MRI.
On the marketSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
Cortical Labs
Company · Melbourne, Australia
Grows human neurons on chips ("biological computing"); its DishBrain cultures learned to play Pong.
On the marketBiocomputingResearch tools
Corticale
Company · Genoa, Italy
Italian spin-off (from IIT) developing high-density CMOS brain probes for research and clinical use.
ResearchImplanted BCIResearch tools
Cortigent
Company · California, USA
Carries on Second Sight's neurostimulation work, including the Orion visual cortical prosthesis, and explores stroke recovery.
Clinical trialsVision restorationImplanted BCI
D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR)
Research lab · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian research institute with neuroscience programs including neurofeedback and brain imaging.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Dana Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · New York, USA
Private foundation funding neuroscience and society programs, including public engagement on neuroethics.
ResearchSoftware & data
DANDI Archive
Nonprofit & standards · United States
BRAIN Initiative-funded archive for sharing neurophysiology data, such as recordings from electrode arrays.
On the marketSoftware & dataResearch tools
DARPA
Government program · Virginia, USA
US defense research agency whose programs (Revolutionizing Prosthetics, N3, and others) have funded key neurotech breakthroughs.
ResearchImplanted BCINeurostimulation
Deymed Diagnostic
Company · Hronov, Czech Republic
Czech maker of EEG, EMG and TMS systems, including MRI-compatible EEG.
On the marketEEGEMG & peripheral
DIXI Medical
Company · Chaudefontaine, France
French maker of stereo-EEG depth electrodes used to locate where seizures start in the brain.
On the marketSurface / ECoG
Donders Institute, Radboud University
Research lab · Nijmegen, Netherlands
Major European cognitive neuroscience institute with MEG, fMRI and BCI research.
ResearchEEGMEG & imaging
E11 Bio
Nonprofit & standards · California, USA
Focused research organization building technology to map whole-brain connections (connectomics) at scale.
ResearchResearch toolsfNIRS & optical
EBRAINS
Nonprofit & standards · Brussels, Belgium
European research infrastructure for brain data, atlases and simulation, the successor to the EU Human Brain Project.
On the marketSoftware & data
Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
Research lab · Jerusalem, Israel
Hebrew University's brain sciences center, strong in computational neuroscience.
ResearchSoftware & dataResearch tools
Ekso Bionics
Company · California, USA
Makes FDA-cleared exoskeletons for stroke and spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
On the marketProsthetics & bionics
electroCore
Company · New Jersey, USA
Makes handheld, non-invasive vagus nerve stimulators for migraine and cluster headache.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Elemind
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Headband that reads EEG and plays timed sound pulses to help users fall asleep faster.
On the marketEEGNeurostimulation
Emotiv
Company · California, USA
One of the longest-running makers of affordable EEG headsets for researchers, developers and enterprise wellness.
On the marketEEG
Empatica
Company · Massachusetts, USA
MIT Media Lab spin-off whose wristband was the first FDA-cleared smartwatch for detecting convulsive seizures.
Cleared / approvedSoftware & dataEMG & peripheral
Enspire DBS Therapy
Company · Minnesota, USA
Studying deep brain stimulation to help stroke survivors recover arm and hand function.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Epiminder
Company · Melbourne, Australia
Developing Minder, an implant under the scalp that records EEG continuously for long-term epilepsy monitoring.
Clinical trialsEEGSoftware & data
Epitel
Company · Utah, USA
Makes REMI, wireless stick-on EEG sensors for remote seizure monitoring.
Cleared / approvedEEGSoftware & data
Esper Bionics
Company · New York, USA
Makes a self-learning prosthetic hand whose AI adapts to the user over time.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
European Innovation Council
Government program · Brussels, Belgium
EU funding body supporting deep-tech start-ups, including many European neurotech companies.
ResearchSoftware & dataImplanted BCI
FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Government program · Maryland, USA
The FDA center that regulates medical neurotechnology in the US, from EEG to implanted BCIs.
ResearchImplanted BCINeurostimulation
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Research lab · New York, USA
Northwell Health's research arm and a leader in bioelectronic medicine, including a "double neural bypass" study for paralysis.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
FieldLine
Company · Colorado, USA
Develops OPM-based MEG systems for research and clinical brain imaging.
On the marketMEG & imaging
FinalSpark
Company · Vevey, Switzerland
Swiss start-up offering remote access to brain organoids as living processors for biocomputing research.
ResearchBiocomputing
Firefly Neuroscience
Company · New York, USA
AI brain-mapping platform built on a large database of EEG and cognitive data to support psychiatric and neurological care.
Cleared / approvedEEGSoftware & data
Fisher Wallace Laboratories
Company · New York, USA
Makes a cranial electrotherapy stimulation headset marketed for depression, anxiety and insomnia.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Flow Neuroscience
Company · Malmö, Sweden
At-home tDCS headset for depression, paired with a behavioural therapy app.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
g.tec medical engineering
Company · Schiedlberg, Austria
Austrian veteran of research-grade BCI systems, from EEG amplifiers to stroke-rehabilitation BCIs.
On the marketEEGImplanted BCI
Galvani Bioelectronics
Company · Stevenage, United Kingdom
Bioelectronic medicine company (formed by GSK and Verily) that targets nerves to treat chronic inflammatory and metabolic diseases.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationEMG & peripheral
Gowerlabs
Company · London, United Kingdom
UCL spin-out making LUMO, a modular high-density diffuse optical tomography system for wearable brain imaging.
On the marketfNIRS & optical
HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Research lab · Virginia, USA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute campus that co-developed Neuropixels probes and many imaging and genetic tools.
ResearchResearch toolsfNIRS & optical
Hocoma
Company · Volketswil, Switzerland
Makes robotic neurorehabilitation devices such as the Lokomat gait trainer, used after stroke and spinal cord injury.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsSoftware & data
Holberg EEG
Company · Bergen, Norway
Norwegian company whose autoSCORE AI reads routine clinical EEGs.
Cleared / approvedSoftware & dataEEG
Hyperfine
Company · Connecticut, USA
Makes Swoop, the first FDA-cleared portable, low-field MRI system for brain imaging at the bedside.
Cleared / approvedMEG & imagingSoftware & data
IBRO (International Brain Research Organization)
Nonprofit & standards · Paris, France
Global federation supporting neuroscience training and research, with a strong focus on Africa, Asia and Latin America.
ResearchSoftware & data
icometrix
Company · Leuven, Belgium
Belgian AI company measuring brain changes on MRI and CT for MS, dementia and trauma.
On the marketSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
IDUN Technologies
Company · Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss company making in-ear EEG electrodes and earbuds for consumer and research applications.
On the marketEEG
IEEE Brain
Nonprofit & standards · New Jersey, USA
IEEE's initiative on neurotechnology, coordinating technical standards, ethics frameworks and events.
ResearchSoftware & data
imec
Research lab · Leuven, Belgium
Nanoelectronics research centre that manufactures Neuropixels, the high-density silicon probes that changed systems neuroscience.
On the marketResearch toolsImplanted BCI
iMediSync
Company · Seoul, South Korea
Korean company offering AI-based quantitative EEG analysis for brain health screening.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Implantable BCI Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC)
Nonprofit & standards · United States
FDA-participating collaborative community where companies, clinicians, patients and regulators shape standards for implanted BCIs.
ResearchImplanted BCI
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics
Company · Barcelona, Spain
Makes brain interfaces from graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon material, for high-resolution recording and stimulation.
Clinical trialsSurface / ECoGNeurostimulation
INCF (International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility)
Nonprofit & standards · Stockholm, Sweden
Develops and endorses standards so brain data can be shared and reused across labs.
ResearchSoftware & data
Inclusive Brains
Company · Paris, France
French start-up using multimodal AI on brain, eye and muscle signals so people with disabilities can control devices.
ResearchEEGEMG & peripheral
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (BCI research)
Research lab · Kanpur, India
IIT Kanpur researchers developed an EEG-driven robotic hand exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
INECO Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine foundation for cognitive neurology and neuroscience research.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Inner Cosmos
Company · United States
Developing a minimally invasive skull-mounted stimulator to treat depression, tested in early clinical studies.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Inria (OpenViBE)
Research lab · Rennes, France
French national computer science institute behind OpenViBE, free software for designing and testing BCIs.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Insightec
Company · Haifa, Israel
Makes Exablate Neuro, MRI-guided focused ultrasound that treats essential tremor and Parkinson's tremor without incisions.
On the marketUltrasound
Inspire Medical Systems
Company · Minnesota, USA
Implanted hypoglossal nerve stimulator that keeps the airway open to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Institut de la Vision
Research lab · Paris, France
Vision research institute involved in retinal prosthesis and optogenetic vision restoration trials.
Clinical trialsVision restorationNeurostimulation
Institute of Neural Engineering, Graz University of Technology
Research lab · Graz, Austria
One of the world's founding BCI labs (Pfurtscheller, Müller-Putz), known for EEG-based motor imagery and decoding of movement.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Intan Technologies
Company · California, USA
Makes low-power amplifier chips and recording systems found inside many neural interfaces and research rigs.
On the marketResearch tools
Integrum
Company · Mölndal, Sweden
Swedish company behind bone-anchored prostheses and e-OPRA, which connects prosthetic arms directly to nerves and muscles.
Cleared / approvedProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Interaxon (Muse)
Company · Ontario, Canada
Makes Muse, the best-known consumer EEG headband for guided meditation and sleep.
On the marketEEG
International Neuroethics Society
Nonprofit & standards · United States
Professional society for researchers studying the ethical, legal and social implications of neuroscience.
ResearchSoftware & data
International Neuromodulation Society
Nonprofit & standards · California, USA
Professional society for clinicians and scientists working on neurostimulation therapies.
ResearchNeurostimulation
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Research lab · Maryland, USA
Developed the Modular Prosthetic Limb under DARPA's Revolutionizing Prosthetics program and studies brain-controlled limbs.
Clinical trialsProsthetics & bionicsImplanted BCI
Kernel
Company · California, USA
Builds Kernel Flow, a wearable time-domain fNIRS helmet that measures brain blood-flow activity outside the lab.
On the marketfNIRS & optical
Kinova
Company · Quebec, Canada
Makes lightweight assistive robotic arms, often used in BCI studies where people control a robot arm by thought.
On the marketProsthetics & bionics
Korea Brain Research Institute
Government program · Daegu, South Korea
Korea's national brain research institute.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
Krembil Brain Institute
Research lab · Ontario, Canada
University Health Network institute with major programs in deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationUltrasound
LIFESCAPES
Company · Tokyo, Japan
Keio University spin-out developing an EEG-driven BCI with a robotic hand orthosis for stroke rehabilitation.
Cleared / approvedEEGNeurostimulation
Lifeward (ReWalk)
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Maker of ReWalk, one of the first FDA-cleared personal exoskeletons for people with spinal cord injury.
On the marketProsthetics & bionics
LivaNova
Company · London, United Kingdom
Global medtech company known for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Looxid Labs
Company · Seoul, South Korea
Korean company combining EEG with VR and AI analytics for cognitive and emotional assessment.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Machine Learning Group (Berlin BCI), TU Berlin
Research lab · Berlin, Germany
Berlin BCI group known for machine-learning methods that cut EEG BCI training time.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Magnus Medical
Company · California, USA
Offers SAINT, an accelerated, MRI-guided TMS treatment for depression developed at Stanford.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulationSoftware & data
Magstim
Company · Whitland, United Kingdom
British pioneer of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) systems for research and depression treatment.
On the marketNeurostimulation
MagVenture
Company · Farum, Denmark
Danish TMS maker whose systems are widely used for depression treatment and accelerated TMS protocols.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Mainstay Medical
Company · Dublin, Ireland
Makes ReActiv8, an implanted stimulator that restores control of back muscles to treat chronic low back pain.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Research lab · Leipzig, Germany
Max Planck institute studying human cognition with MRI, MEG and brain stimulation.
ResearchMEG & imagingNeurostimulation
MaxWell Biosystems
Company · Zurich, Switzerland
ETH Zurich spin-off making high-density microelectrode arrays to record thousands of neurons in cell cultures and organoids.
On the marketResearch toolsBiocomputing
McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT
Research lab · Massachusetts, USA
MIT institute where many neurotechnologies were developed, from optogenetics tools to new imaging methods.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
MED-EL
Company · Innsbruck, Austria
Austrian maker of cochlear, middle-ear and auditory brainstem implants.
On the marketHearing restorationNeurostimulation
Medtronic Neuromodulation
Company · Minnesota, USA
Leader in deep brain stimulation; its Percept devices can also sense brain signals and adjust stimulation automatically.
On the marketNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
MEGIN
Company · Espoo, Finland
Finnish maker of whole-head MEG systems used in epilepsy surgery planning and research.
On the marketMEG & imaging
Mendi
Company · Stockholm, Sweden
Consumer fNIRS headband for neurofeedback training of focus and calm.
On the marketfNIRS & optical
Mentalab
Company · Munich, Germany
Makes Explore, a small mobile EEG amplifier for studies in real-world settings.
On the marketEEG
Merge Labs
Company · California, USA
BCI start-up co-founded by Sam Altman that is pursuing non-implanted interfaces based on ultrasound and molecular approaches.
ResearchUltrasound
Meta Reality Labs
Company · California, USA
Its Meta Neural Band reads electrical muscle signals at the wrist to control smart glasses with subtle finger gestures.
On the marketEMG & peripheral
MindMaze
Company · Lausanne, Switzerland
Digital neurotherapeutics company using gamified motion-tracking to support neurorehabilitation after stroke.
On the marketSoftware & data
MindPortal
Company · London, United Kingdom
Researching non-invasive "thought-to-text" communication with AI, using optical brain signals.
ResearchfNIRS & opticalSoftware & data
MNE-Python
Nonprofit & standards · Global (open source)
Open-source Python toolkit for analysing EEG, MEG and intracranial recordings, used across BCI research.
On the marketSoftware & dataEEG
Monash Vision Group
Research lab · Melbourne, Australia
Developing the Gennaris bionic vision system, which places tiles of electrodes on the visual cortex.
Clinical trialsVision restorationImplanted BCI
Motif Neurotech
Company · Texas, USA
Building a pea-sized, battery-free stimulator that sits in the skull to treat treatment-resistant depression.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit, University of Oxford
Research lab · Oxford, United Kingdom
Studies brain rhythms in Parkinson's disease to design smarter, adaptive deep brain stimulation.
ResearchNeurostimulationSoftware & data
Multi Channel Systems
Company · Reutlingen, Germany
German maker of microelectrode arrays and amplifiers for recording from neurons in dishes and animals.
On the marketResearch tools
Myndlift
Company · Tel Aviv, Israel
App-based neurofeedback platform pairing consumer EEG headbands with remote clinician support, e.g. for ADHD.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Myomo
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Makes the MyoPro, a powered arm brace driven by the user's own muscle signals after stroke or nerve injury.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Nalu Medical
Company · California, USA
Makes a miniature, battery-free neurostimulator for chronic pain, powered by a wearable.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Naox Technologies
Company · Paris, France
French company making in-ear EEG earbuds for clinical monitoring of epilepsy and sleep.
Cleared / approvedEEG
National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNN)
Research lab · Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico's national neurology and neurosurgery institute, providing DBS, epilepsy surgery and neuroscience research.
ResearchNeurostimulationEEG
Natus Medical
Company · Wisconsin, USA
Major supplier of clinical EEG, long-term epilepsy monitoring and sleep diagnostic systems to hospitals.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Neeuro
Company · Singapore
Singaporean company making the SenzeBand EEG headband and brain-training apps for cognitive health.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Neofect
Company · Seongnam, South Korea
Korean company making smart rehabilitation gloves and games for stroke recovery at home.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsSoftware & data
NeU Corporation
Company · Tokyo, Japan
Japanese company (a Hitachi and Tohoku University venture) making portable fNIRS devices for brain-training and workplace research.
On the marketfNIRS & opticalSoftware & data
Neuphony
Company · India
Indian start-up making EEG headbands and apps for neurofeedback, focus and sleep.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Neurable
Company · Massachusetts, USA
Hides EEG sensors in everyday headphones to track focus and suggest breaks.
On the marketEEG
Neural Prosthetics Translational Lab, Stanford
Research lab · California, USA
BrainGate site known for record-setting handwriting and speech BCIs from intracortical arrays.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISoftware & data
Neuralink
Company · California, USA
Builds a fully implanted, wireless brain-computer interface with thousands of electrodes on flexible threads, placed by a custom surgical robot.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCIVision restoration
Neuralynx
Company · Montana, USA
Makes high-channel-count neural recording systems for research and clinical intracranial monitoring.
On the marketResearch tools
Neuro Event Labs
Company · Tampere, Finland
Uses AI video analysis to detect and document epileptic seizures, including at night.
On the marketSoftware & data
neurocare group
Company · Munich, Germany
European group providing neurofeedback, brain stimulation (tES, TMS) and EEG equipment to clinics and researchers.
On the marketEEGNeurostimulation
Neuroelectrics
Company · Barcelona, Spain
Wearable caps that both record EEG and deliver gentle electrical stimulation (tES), with trials in epilepsy and depression.
Clinical trialsEEGNeurostimulation
Neurolief
Company · Netanya, Israel
Its Relivion headset stimulates the occipital and trigeminal nerves to treat migraine.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
neuroloop
Company · Freiburg, Germany
German company developing selective vagus nerve stimulation, e.g. for blood pressure.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Neurolutions
Company · California, USA
Makes IpsiHand, the first FDA-authorized BCI system for stroke rehabilitation.
On the marketEEG
Neuromatch
Nonprofit & standards · Global (online)
Nonprofit running free online courses in computational neuroscience and neuroAI for thousands of students worldwide.
ResearchSoftware & data
Neuromod Devices
Company · Dublin, Ireland
Makes Lenire, a bimodal neuromodulation device (sound plus tongue stimulation) for tinnitus.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Neuronetics
Company · Pennsylvania, USA
Makes NeuroStar, one of the first FDA-cleared TMS systems for major depression.
On the marketNeurostimulation
NeuroNexus
Company · Michigan, USA
Makes silicon microelectrode probes for recording and stimulating neurons in research.
On the marketResearch toolsImplanted BCI
Neuronostics
Company · Bristol, United Kingdom
Uses mathematical models of brain networks to find epilepsy markers in routine EEGs, even without seizures.
ResearchSoftware & dataEEG
NeuroOne Medical Technologies
Company · Minnesota, USA
Makes FDA-cleared thin-film electrodes for brain recording, ablation and stimulation, used in epilepsy diagnosis.
Cleared / approvedSurface / ECoGNeurostimulation
NeuroPace
Company · California, USA
Its RNS System is a closed-loop brain implant that detects the start of epileptic seizures and responds with stimulation.
On the marketNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Neurophet
Company · Seoul, South Korea
Korean company using AI brain-MRI analysis for dementia and to plan personalized brain stimulation.
On the marketSoftware & dataMEG & imaging
Neuros Medical
Company · Ohio, USA
Uses high-frequency nerve block to treat chronic post-amputation pain.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Research lab · Pennsylvania, USA
Combines neuroscience and computing, including non-invasive BCI work on continuous robotic-arm control from EEG.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town
Research lab · Cape Town, South Africa
Africa's leading neuroscience institute, combining clinical neurology, neurosurgery and neurotechnology research.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
Research lab · Sydney, Australia
Sydney institute researching brain and nervous system disorders, including spinal cord injury.
ResearchNeurostimulationSoftware & data
NeuroSigma
Company · California, USA
Its Monarch eTNS system stimulates the trigeminal nerve during sleep and was the first device FDA-cleared for pediatric ADHD.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Neurosity
Company · New York, USA
Makes the Crown, an EEG headset designed to help programmers and knowledge workers track and boost focus.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
NeuroSky
Company · California, USA
Early consumer-EEG company whose single-electrode MindWave headset and chips appeared in toys, games and education.
On the marketEEG
Neurosoft Bioelectronics
Company · Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss spin-off from EPFL making ultra-soft, stretchable electrodes for brain and nerve interfaces, initially targeting tinnitus and epilepsy.
Clinical trialsSurface / ECoGNeurostimulation
Neurosteer
Company · New York, USA
Single-channel EEG patch with machine-learning "brain biomarkers" for cognitive and emotional state.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Neurotech Network
Nonprofit & standards · United States
Nonprofit that helps people with disabilities learn about and access neurotechnology therapies.
ResearchNeurostimulation
NeuroTechX
Nonprofit & standards · Quebec, Canada
Global nonprofit community of neurotech enthusiasts with local chapters, hackathons and student competitions.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Neurovalens
Company · Belfast, United Kingdom
Develops non-invasive vestibular nerve stimulation headsets for conditions including insomnia and anxiety.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Neurovigil
Company · California, USA
Makes iBrain, a single-channel EEG device with algorithms to track brain health over time.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
NeuroXess
Company · Shanghai, China
Develops flexible high-density brain interfaces and has reported real-time Mandarin speech decoding in clinical studies.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISurface / ECoG
Neuspera Medical
Company · California, USA
Develops ultra-small, wirelessly powered implanted neurostimulators, starting with bladder control.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Nevro
Company · California, USA
Developed high-frequency (10 kHz) spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, including painful diabetic neuropathy.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Newronika
Company · Milan, Italy
Italian company developing adaptive (closed-loop) deep brain stimulation that adjusts to brain signals in real time.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulationSoftware & data
Nexstim
Company · Helsinki, Finland
Finnish maker of navigated TMS (nTMS) for brain mapping before surgery and for depression therapy.
On the marketNeurostimulationSoftware & data
NextSense
Company · California, USA
Spin-out from Google's X building earbuds that record EEG for sleep and brain-health monitoring.
ResearchEEG
Nia Therapeutics
Company · Pennsylvania, USA
Developing closed-loop brain stimulation to restore memory after traumatic brain injury, based on University of Pennsylvania research.
ResearchImplanted BCINeurostimulation
NIH BRAIN Initiative
Government program · Maryland, USA
Major US public research program funding new tools to map and interact with the brain, including many human neurotech trials.
ResearchSoftware & data
Nihon Kohden
Company · Tokyo, Japan
Japanese medical-electronics company and one of the world's largest makers of clinical EEG systems.
On the marketEEG
NIMHANS
Research lab · Bengaluru, India
India's national institute for mental health and neurosciences, with clinical TMS, DBS and neuromodulation programs.
ResearchNeurostimulationEEG
NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Government program · Maryland, USA
NIH institute that funds much of the US neurological device research, including BCI clinical trials.
ResearchImplanted BCINeurostimulation
NIRx Medical Technologies
Company · Berlin, Germany
Leading maker of research fNIRS systems for measuring brain activity with light.
On the marketfNIRS & optical
Nudge
Company · United States
Start-up building non-invasive focused-ultrasound devices to read and modulate brain activity.
ResearchUltrasound
OECD (Responsible Innovation in Neurotechnology)
Government program · Paris, France
Its 2019 Recommendation on Responsible Innovation in Neurotechnology was the first international standard in the field.
ResearchSoftware & data
ONWARD Medical
Company · Eindhoven, Netherlands
Uses spinal cord stimulation to restore movement after spinal cord injury and pairs it with BCIs for thought-driven walking.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Open Bionics
Company · Bristol, United Kingdom
Makes the Hero Arm, an affordable 3D-printed myoelectric arm, including for children.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
OpenBCI
Company · New York, USA
Open-source biosensing hardware loved by students, makers and labs, plus Galea, a headset that combines EEG with VR/XR.
On the marketEEGEMG & peripheral
OpenNeuro
Nonprofit & standards · California, USA
Free platform for sharing brain-imaging and EEG/MEG datasets in the BIDS standard.
On the marketSoftware & data
Openwater
Nonprofit & standards · California, USA
Founded by Mary Lou Jepsen; develops open-source, low-cost ultrasound and optical systems for brain stimulation and imaging.
ResearchUltrasoundfNIRS & optical
Össur
Company · Reykjavík, Iceland
Icelandic prosthetics leader that has tested bionic legs controlled by implanted muscle sensors.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Ottobock
Company · Duderstadt, Germany
World's largest prosthetics company, maker of myoelectric (muscle-signal-controlled) arms and the C-Leg.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Panaxium
Company · Aix-en-Provence, France
French company developing organic electronics: thin, conformable electrodes for high-quality brain recordings.
ResearchSurface / ECoGEEG
Paradromics
Company · Texas, USA
Developing Connexus, a high-data-rate implanted BCI with over 400 electrodes, initially aimed at restoring speech.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCI
Parasym
Company · London, United Kingdom
Makes Nurosym, an ear-worn vagus nerve stimulation device studied for long COVID, fatigue and heart rhythm.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Paris Brain Institute (ICM)
Research lab · Paris, France
Large brain research institute at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, with a neurotech incubator for start-ups.
ResearchNeurostimulationEEG
Persyst
Company · California, USA
Widely used EEG analysis software for automatic seizure and spike detection in hospitals.
On the marketSoftware & dataEEG
PGV
Company · Tokyo, Japan
Japanese company making ultra-thin patch-type EEG sensors for sleep and brain monitoring.
On the marketEEG
Phantom Neuro
Company · Texas, USA
Minimally invasive muscle-signal implant for intuitive control of prosthetic limbs.
Clinical trialsEMG & peripheral
Piramidal
Company · California, USA
Building foundation AI models for brain signals (EEG), aimed at clinical neurology.
ResearchSoftware & dataEEG
PlatoScience
Company · Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish maker of a consumer tDCS headset for focus and learning.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Plexon
Company · Texas, USA
Makes electrophysiology recording systems and software used in animal and human neuroscience labs.
On the marketResearch tools
PMT Corporation
Company · Minnesota, USA
Manufactures cortical and depth electrodes for epilepsy monitoring and neurosurgery.
On the marketSurface / ECoG
Precision Neuroscience
Company · New York, USA
Makes Layer 7, an ultra-thin film of 1,024 electrodes that rests on the brain surface and slides in through a small slit in the skull.
Cleared / approvedSurface / ECoGImplanted BCI
Precisis
Company · Heidelberg, Germany
Makes EASEE, a minimally invasive brain stimulator placed under the scalp (not in the brain) to reduce focal epileptic seizures.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Prophetic
Company · United States
Start-up developing a headband combining EEG and focused ultrasound, aiming to induce lucid dreaming.
ResearchUltrasoundEEG
PSYONIC
Company · Illinois, USA
Makes the Ability Hand, a fast bionic hand with touch feedback.
On the marketProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Pulsetto
Company · Vilnius, Lithuania
Consumer vagus nerve stimulation neckband marketed for stress and sleep.
On the marketNeurostimulation
QuSpin
Company · Colorado, USA
Makes optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs), the compact sensors behind wearable MEG.
On the marketMEG & imagingResearch tools
Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh
Research lab · Pennsylvania, USA
Known for BCI-controlled robotic arms that send touch sensations back to the brain through sensory-cortex stimulation.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCINeurostimulation
Rice Neuroengineering Initiative
Research lab · Texas, USA
Rice University's Neuroengineering Initiative builds next-generation neural interfaces, including miniature magnetoelectric stimulators.
ResearchResearch toolsImplanted BCI
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Research lab · Wako, Japan
Japan's flagship brain research center, building on the RIKEN Brain Science Institute founded in 1997.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
Ripple Neuro
Company · Utah, USA
Makes neural recording and stimulation systems for research labs and clinical studies, including the Grapevine platform.
On the marketResearch toolsImplanted BCI
Rune Labs
Company · California, USA
Precision neurology software that combines Apple Watch data and brain signals from DBS implants to track Parkinson's disease.
On the marketSoftware & data
Saluda Medical
Company · Sydney, Australia
Makes Evoke, a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator that measures the spinal cord's response and adjusts every pulse.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Salvia BioElectronics
Company · Eindhoven, Netherlands
Developing a thin, flexible implant under the scalp that stimulates nerves to prevent chronic migraine.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Santos Dumont Institute
Research lab · Macaíba, Brazil
Brazilian institute linked to the Walk Again Project, whose brain-controlled exoskeleton opened the 2014 World Cup.
ResearchEEGProsthetics & bionics
SceneRay
Company · Suzhou, China
Chinese maker of deep brain stimulation and other neuromodulation systems.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Science Corp.
Company · California, USA
Neural-engineering company co-founded by Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak, best known for the PRIMA retinal implant for vision loss.
Clinical trialsVision restorationImplanted BCI
Seer Medical
Company · Melbourne, Australia
Provides at-home video-EEG monitoring and AI analysis for epilepsy diagnosis.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Sens.ai
Company · Vancouver, Canada
Headset combining EEG neurofeedback, light therapy and heart-rate training for consumer brain training.
On the marketEEGfNIRS & optical
SetPoint Medical
Company · California, USA
Bioelectronic medicine company using vagus nerve stimulation to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
ShiraTronics
Company · Minnesota, USA
Developing an implanted neurostimulation therapy for chronic migraine.
Clinical trialsNeurostimulation
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Research lab · Illinois, USA
Rehabilitation hospital and research center known for bionic limbs and targeted muscle reinnervation.
Clinical trialsProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
Society for Neuroscience
Nonprofit & standards · DC, USA
World's largest neuroscience society; its annual meeting is a major venue for BCI research.
ResearchSoftware & data
Somnee
Company · California, USA
Smart sleep headband that combines EEG with gentle electrical stimulation to improve sleep.
On the marketEEGNeurostimulation
Sooma Medical
Company · Helsinki, Finland
Finnish maker of CE-marked tDCS for home treatment of depression.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
Soterix Medical
Company · New Jersey, USA
Makes high-definition tDCS and other non-invasive brain stimulation devices for research and clinical trials.
On the marketNeurostimulation
Spark Biomedical
Company · Texas, USA
Wearable ear-based nerve stimulation for opioid withdrawal and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
SpikeGadgets
Company · California, USA
Makes wireless and high-density electrophysiology systems, including hardware for Neuropixels probes.
On the marketResearch tools
SPR Therapeutics
Company · Ohio, USA
Makes a 60-day percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation system for pain.
On the marketNeurostimulation
StairMed
Company · Shanghai, China
Shanghai start-up developing a minimally invasive, high-throughput implanted BCI with flexible electrodes; it has reported first-in-human trials in China.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCI
Starfish Neuroscience
Company · Washington, USA
Neurotech company co-founded by Valve's Gabe Newell, developing small, minimally invasive chips for recording and stimulating the brain.
ResearchNeurostimulationImplanted BCI
Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, UC San Diego
Research lab · California, USA
Home of EEGLAB and Lab Streaming Layer, open-source tools used by EEG and BCI researchers worldwide.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Synaptive Medical
Company · Ontario, Canada
Makes robotic surgical visualization and imaging systems for neurosurgery.
On the marketMEG & imagingSoftware & data
Synchron
Company · New York, USA
Pioneer of the endovascular BCI: the Stentrode is delivered through the jugular vein into a blood vessel over the motor cortex, avoiding open brain surgery.
Clinical trialsEndovascularImplanted BCI
The ALS Association
Nonprofit & standards · DC, USA
Funds ALS research and supports people with ALS, a key patient group for communication BCIs.
ResearchSoftware & data
The BioRobotics Institute, Sant'Anna School
Research lab · Pisa, Italy
Italian robotics institute that developed bionic hands connected to nerves to give amputees a sense of touch.
Clinical trialsProsthetics & bionicsEMG & peripheral
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Research lab · Melbourne, Australia
Australia's largest brain research institute; it contributed to the research behind the Synchron Stentrode.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
The Kavli Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · California, USA
Philanthropy supporting neuroscience institutes worldwide; it helped launch the US BRAIN Initiative.
ResearchResearch tools
The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · New York, USA
Largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, including adaptive deep brain stimulation and digital biomarkers.
ResearchNeurostimulationSoftware & data
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital)
Research lab · Quebec, Canada
McGill's neuroscience institute and hospital, a pioneer of epilepsy surgery and of open-science neuroscience.
ResearchEEGMEG & imaging
The Neurorights Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · New York, USA
Advocates for "neurorights" (mental privacy, identity, free will) and helped drive neural data laws worldwide.
ResearchSoftware & data
Theranica
Company · Netanya, Israel
Makes Nerivio, a smartphone-controlled arm-band that treats migraine with remote electrical neuromodulation.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulation
TReND in Africa
Nonprofit & standards · Africa (multi-country)
Nonprofit building neuroscience capacity in Africa through courses, equipment donations and open-hardware tools.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data
Tucker-Davis Technologies
Company · Florida, USA
Makes neurophysiology and auditory research systems.
On the marketResearch tools
UC Davis Neuroprosthetics Lab
Research lab · California, USA
Restored conversational speech to a man with ALS with about 97% accuracy, and later real-time voice synthesis.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISoftware & data
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Research lab · London, United Kingdom
Leading neurology research institute and home of the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, a pioneer of wearable OPM-MEG.
ResearchMEG & imagingNeurostimulation
UMC Utrecht Brain Center
Research lab · Utrecht, Netherlands
Developed the Utrecht NeuroProsthesis, a fully implanted ECoG BCI used at home by a woman with locked-in syndrome.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCISurface / ECoG
UNEEG medical
Company · Allerød, Denmark
Makes a subcutaneous EEG implant for 24/7 home monitoring of epileptic seizures.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
UNESCO (Ethics of Neurotechnology)
Government program · Paris, France
UN agency that developed the first global ethical framework (Recommendation) on neurotechnology.
ResearchSoftware & data
University of Utah (neural interfaces research)
Research lab · Utah, USA
Where the Utah Array was invented; researchers there work on bionic arms with touch feedback.
ResearchImplanted BCIProsthetics & bionics
VA Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology
Government program · Rhode Island, USA
US Department of Veterans Affairs center that helped lead BrainGate and develops neurotechnology for veterans.
Clinical trialsImplanted BCIProsthetics & bionics
Vielight
Company · Ontario, Canada
Makes near-infrared photobiomodulation headsets, studied in trials for dementia.
On the marketfNIRS & opticalNeurostimulation
Wadsworth Center / BCI2000
Research lab · New York, USA
Home of BCI2000, the free general-purpose software platform used in thousands of BCI studies.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Wandercraft
Company · Paris, France
French maker of self-balancing exoskeletons; one was used with Clinatec's brain implant research.
On the marketProsthetics & bionics
Wearable Sensing
Company · California, USA
Makes dry-electrode, wireless EEG headsets for research outside the lab.
On the marketEEG
Wellcome Leap
Nonprofit & standards · California, USA
Funds ambitious, time-limited health research programs, including work on brain health and neuromodulation.
ResearchSoftware & dataNeurostimulation
Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation
Nonprofit & standards · Salzburg, Austria
Funds research to cure spinal cord injury, best known for the global Wings for Life World Run.
ResearchNeurostimulation
Wisear
Company · Paris, France
Neural interface for earbuds and AR glasses that turns brain and facial muscle signals into hands-free controls.
ResearchEEGEMG & peripheral
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford
Research lab · California, USA
Stanford's interdisciplinary neuroscience institute, supporting neuroengineering and BCI research.
ResearchImplanted BCISoftware & data
Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering
Research lab · Geneva, Switzerland
Nonprofit center turning neurotech research into clinical solutions, including communication for completely locked-in patients.
ResearchImplanted BCISoftware & data
X-trodes
Company · Tel Aviv, Israel
Israeli maker of thin, stick-on electrode patches for EEG, EMG and sleep monitoring at home.
Cleared / approvedEEGEMG & peripheral
Ybrain
Company · Seongnam, South Korea
Korean company making a home tDCS headset for depression and portable EEG devices.
Cleared / approvedNeurostimulationEEG
Zander Labs
Company · Berlin, Germany
Develops "passive BCIs" that read mental states such as workload from EEG to make AI systems adapt to people.
ResearchEEGSoftware & data
Zengar Institute (NeurOptimal)
Company · British Columbia, Canada
Makes NeurOptimal, a neurofeedback training system used by wellness practitioners.
On the marketEEGSoftware & data
Zeto
Company · California, USA
FDA-cleared wireless, dry-electrode EEG headset and cloud platform that speeds up EEG tests in hospitals.
Cleared / approvedEEGSoftware & data
Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University
Research lab · New York, USA
Columbia's Mind Brain Behavior Institute, home to research on neural decoding, neurorights and brain-inspired AI.
ResearchResearch toolsSoftware & data

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