Precision Neuroscience

Surface Layer 7 cortical interface (1,024 electrodes, reversible); first next-gen BCI to win FDA clearance, 2025.

New York, NY, US · 2021

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Humans implanted — 5 people, measured series

Explainer Sep 6, 2026

Brain-computer interfaces: where the field actually stands

Roughly sixteen people carry a company's brain implant. In 2026 the field crossed from trials into products: China approved and implanted the first commercial invasive BCI, and Europe cleared the first BCI to restore reading vision — both ahead of Neuralink.

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Milestone note Apr 2025

First FDA clearance for a next-gen BCI array

Reached

Precision Neuroscience — The Layer 7 cortical interface (1,024 electrodes) got 510(k) clearance — a regulatory first for the new wave.

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