Elon Musk’s Neuralink’s Animal-Testing Panel Membership Raises Questions About Potential Violations

Elon Musk’s Neuralink’s Animal-Testing Panel Membership Raises Questions About Potential Violations

Elon Musk’s brain-implant venture has filled an animal-research oversight board with company insiders who may stand to benefit financially as the firm reaches development goals, according to company documents and interviews with six current and former employees. Such oversight boards are required by federal law for organizations experimenting on certain…

Neuralink Said to Approach US Neurosurgery Centre as Potential Human Clinical Trials Partner

Neuralink Said to Approach US Neurosurgery Centre as Potential Human Clinical Trials Partner

Elon Musk‘s brain implant company Neuralink has approached one of the biggest US neurosurgery centers as a potential clinical trials partner as it prepares to test its devices on humans once regulators allow for it, according to six people familiar with the matter. Neuralink has been developing brain implants since 2016…

Synchron Switch Now Lets You Control Your iPhone or iPad Using Brain: All Details

Synchron Switch Now Lets You Control Your iPhone or iPad Using Brain: All Details

New York-based company Synchron is working on a brain-computer interface (BCI) technology with the goal of enabling patients to control digital devices hands-free. It has created a device named ‘Synchron Switch’ for converting the thoughts of people with paralysis into action. It lets patients control an iPhone or iPad using…

Elon Musk Said to Approach Brain Chip Startup Synchron About Deal Amid Neuralink Delays

Elon Musk Said to Approach Brain Chip Startup Synchron About Deal Amid Neuralink Delays

Elon Musk has approached brain chip implant developer Synchron Inc about a potential investment as his own company Neuralink plays catch-up in the race to connect the human brain directly to machines, according to four people familiar with the matter. Musk reached out to Synchron’s founder and chief executive, Thomas…