NeuroTechGuide NewsClear explanations and the latest news on brain-computer interfaces (BCI), mind-machine interfaces and neurotechnology — plus a searchable directory of the companies and labs building it.https://neurotechguide.org/en-usPrecision Neuroscience raises $250M to take its thin-film brain interface toward markethttps://neurotechguide.org/news/precision-neuroscience-series-d/https://neurotechguide.org/news/precision-neuroscience-series-d/The Series D values the maker of the Layer 7 Cortical Interface at about $1 billion and brings its total funding to $430 million.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTFundingImplantsUCSF brain implant lets people with paralysis speak and gesture through an avatar at the same timehttps://neurotechguide.org/news/ucsf-speech-gesture-avatar/https://neurotechguide.org/news/ucsf-speech-gesture-avatar/Edward Chang's team decoded concurrent speech and upper-body gestures, a step toward more natural, expressive communication BCIs.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTResearchImplantsNeuralink reports 21 people implanted across its trialshttps://neurotechguide.org/news/neuralink-21-participants/https://neurotechguide.org/news/neuralink-21-participants/The company's participant count has nearly doubled since September 2025, with studies spanning cursor control, robotic arms, speech and vision.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTImplantsClinical trialsSam Altman's Merge Labs launches with $252M to build non-invasive brain interfaceshttps://neurotechguide.org/news/merge-labs-launch/https://neurotechguide.org/news/merge-labs-launch/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.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTFundingNon-invasiveParadromics gets FDA approval to start a speech-restoration trialhttps://neurotechguide.org/news/paradromics-fda-ide/https://neurotechguide.org/news/paradromics-fda-ide/The Connexus high-data-rate implant can now begin a clinical study in people who have lost the ability to speak.Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTRegulationClinical trialsImplantsSynchron raises $200M to run a pivotal trial of its blood-vessel BCIhttps://neurotechguide.org/news/synchron-series-d/https://neurotechguide.org/news/synchron-series-d/The Series D funds the study Synchron needs before it can ask the FDA for full market approval of the Stentrode.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTFundingClinical trialsImplantsUS senators introduce the MIND Act to study protections for neural datahttps://neurotechguide.org/news/mind-act-neural-data/https://neurotechguide.org/news/mind-act-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.Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTPolicy & ethicsRegulationMeta's Neural Band puts a wrist-worn neural interface in consumers' handshttps://neurotechguide.org/news/meta-neural-band/https://neurotechguide.org/news/meta-neural-band/The EMG wristband that ships with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses reads muscle signals to turn tiny finger movements into commands.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTConsumerNon-invasive