Synchron

Vascular Stentrode BCI that avoids open-brain surgery; 10 people implanted (US/Australia). Native Apple-device control in 2025.

Brooklyn, NY, US · 2012

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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.

Brain-Computer Interfaces

Neuralink

Synchron

Paradromics

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Milestone note May 2025

First native BCI–consumer device link

Reached

Synchron / Apple — Synchron users gained native thought-control of iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro via Apple's BCI HID profile.

Brain-Computer Interfaces

Synchron

Press · 2025-05 Read