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Synchron Secures $200 Million to Advance Brain-Computer Interface

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Source: Medtech Magazine, Medtech Magazine
TL;DR

Synchron secured $200 million to commercialize its Stentrode brain-computer interface, a less invasive technology designed to allow paralyzed individuals to control digital devices with their thoughts. The Stentrode, currently undergoing clinical trials in the U.S. and Australia with ten patients, aims to offer a safer alternative to open-brain surgery.

Key takeaways

  • -based neurotechnology company, has secured $200 million in funding to accelerate the commercialization of its Stentrode brain-computer interface (BCI), according to Medtech Magazine
  • The investment will facilitate bringing the Stentrode, a less-invasive technology, to market
  • The Stentrode is designed to enable individuals with paralysis to control digital devices through thought
Synchron, a U.S.-based neurotechnology company, has secured $200 million in funding to accelerate the commercialization of its Stentrode brain-computer interface (BCI), according to Medtech Magazine. The investment will facilitate bringing the Stentrode, a less-invasive technology, to market. The Stentrode is designed to enable individuals with paralysis to control digital devices through thought. Currently, the device is undergoing clinical trials in the United States and Australia, where it has been implanted in ten patients. Synchron aims to provide a safer alternative to traditional open-brain surgery with the Stentrode.

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