FundingImplants
Precision Neuroscience raises $250M to take its thin-film brain interface toward market
The Series D values the maker of the Layer 7 Cortical Interface at about $1 billion and brings its total funding to $430 million.
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- ResearchImplants
UCSF brain implant lets people with paralysis speak and gesture through an avatar at the same time
Edward Chang's team decoded concurrent speech and upper-body gestures, a step toward more natural, expressive communication BCIs.
- ImplantsClinical trials
Neuralink reports 21 people implanted across its trials
The company's participant count has nearly doubled since September 2025, with studies spanning cursor control, robotic arms, speech and vision.
- FundingNon-invasive
Sam Altman's Merge Labs launches with $252M to build non-invasive brain interfaces
OpenAI is the largest investor in the seed round, led by Bain Capital. The start-up is betting on ultrasound and molecular tools instead of electrodes.
- RegulationClinical trials
Paradromics gets FDA approval to start a speech-restoration trial
The Connexus high-data-rate implant can now begin a clinical study in people who have lost the ability to speak.
- FundingClinical trials
Synchron raises $200M to run a pivotal trial of its blood-vessel BCI
The Series D funds the study Synchron needs before it can ask the FDA for full market approval of the Stentrode.
- Policy & ethicsRegulation
US senators introduce the MIND Act to study protections for neural data
The bill would have the FTC review how brain and nervous-system data is collected and used, as more states pass their own neural privacy laws.
- ConsumerNon-invasive
Meta's Neural Band puts a wrist-worn neural interface in consumers' hands
The EMG wristband that ships with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses reads muscle signals to turn tiny finger movements into commands.
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