Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions

This week's guests from NICO Corporation are Jim Pearson, who is the founder, president, and CEO, and Joseph Mark, CTO. The third guest is Dr. Julian Bailes, part of the NorthShore University Health System as  Co-Director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute. The NICO Corporation is based in Indianapolis. Their technology has been used in over 35,000 brain surgeries, published in 100+ clinical...

Gordon Wilson is the co-founder and CEO of Rain Neuromorphics . They work on technologies that improve memory processing, analog computation, and scalable systems. In this episode, Gordon Wilson discusses how Rain Neuromorphics recreates neural networks.    Top three takeaways:  Rain Neuromorphics prides itself on providing technology that has reimagined the analog multiplication architecture.  GP...

Dr. Ivan Gligorijević is the co-founder and CEO of mBrainTrain , based in Serbia . Their main goal is to improve the quality of life of users through non-invasive electrode technology. In this episode, Dr. Ivan Gligorijević discusses how mBrainTrain is producing a mobile EEG device.    Top three takeaways:  The headphone design of the device makes it easy to use in everyday conditions.  Through th...

Top three takeaways:  The goal is to accelerate the translation of devices to be able to reach patients globally.   Jojo Platt is the co-creator of Skraps, a podcast that focuses on the inspirations and stories of influential people in various scientific fields.   There is an important conversation to be had about the future of implantable devices and user privacy.        [0:00] Ladan introduces t...

Richard Hanbury is the founder and CEO of Sana Health . Their device consists of a non-addictive mask and headphones that use stimulation to increase balance in the hemispheres of the brain. This leads to greater relaxation and can mitigate the effects of fibromyalgia, pain, anxiety, and depression. In this episode, Richard Hanbury discusses how Sana Health's device can help users achieve relaxati...

Dr. Jessica Robin is a scientist at Winterlight Labs . Winterlight Labs is a speech analytics company based in Ontario, Canada. They use applied healthcare technology to assess Alzheimer's and dementia progression. In this episode, Dr. Jessica Robin discusses how voice samplings can be used to make predictions about diseases .    Top three takeaways:  Dr. Jessica Robin and her team give patients a...

Brian Pepin is the CEO and founder of Rune Labs . Since 2018, Rune Labs has managed neuromodulation systems in a way that acquires the most value out of the data available through therapies. Through this process, they hope to improve current models and push the neuromodulation field forward. In this episode, Brian Pepin discusses how Rune Labs is working to improve the ways data is collected and e...

Arvind Gupta is the founder and venture advisor at IndieBio , a biotech company accelerator based in San Francisco. Through an intense four-month program, IndieBio's team guides a promising technological project into being an accomplished company. They pride themselves on being the home of tomorrow's leading companies. In this episode, Arvind Gupta discusses his strategy in turning ideas into succ...

Dr. Stavros Zanos is an Assistant Professor at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research . In his Translational Neurophysiology lab, they develop methods and techniques to interface with, stimulate and record the vagus nerve to understand how it controls physiological functions, with the end goal of developing therapies for diseases . In this episode, Dr. Stavros Zanos discusses his recent publ...

Dr. Patrick Ganzer is a Principal Research Scientist at Battelle . Battelle uses groundbreaking science and technology to solve the world's most pressing issues. Their projects focus on vagus nerve stimulation, haptic feedback technologies, and helping paralyzed patients regain mobility. In this episode, Dr. Patrick Ganzer shares the incredible story of Ian Burkhart and the new developments at Bat...

Kelly Roman is the cofounder and CEO of Fisher Wallace Laboratories . Since 2007, their revolutionary Stimulator device helps all types of patients cope with mental illness through brain stimulation. In this episode, Mr. Roman emphasizes maintaining science as a priority while building a sustainable business.    Top three takeaways: The biomarker studies completed using the Fisher Wallace Stimulat...

Sarah Hill, CEO and Dr. Jeff Tarrant, Chief Science Officer, started Healium in 2015. Healium uses the user's wearable device to show purposeful content to help control the state of mind of the user. In this episode, Dr. Jeff Tarrant and Sarah Hill speak about the ways Healium is developing anxiety relief through virtual and augmented reality techniques.    Top three takeaways: Healium is an app t...

Dr. Ryan Todd Discusses How Headversity Provides Resilience Training Ryan Todd is the cofounder and CEO of Headversity . He completed his MD at the University of Calgary. Since then, he has worked as a psychiatrist and cofounded this company. Headversity focuses on facilitating resilience in the workplace using a personalized app. In this episode, Dr. Todd speaks about the ways Headversity is able...

Dr. Pawel Soluch is the founder and CEO of Neuro Device Group S.A. He completed his PhD in the field of functional brain research from the University of Warsaw. Neuro Device focuses on wearable devices to mitigate the limitations aphasia presents as well as olfactory devices that can provide data on olfactory sensor activity. In this episode, Dr. Soluch speaks about the ways Neuro Device is develo...

Dr. Mauro Gandolfo is the cofounder and CEO of 3Brain. He received a PhD in Bioengineering from Università degli Studi di Genova and over the last 15 years, has committed to facilitating research in major fields like neuroscience, ophthalmology and cardiology. 3Brain is the world's first company to create microelectrode arrays with high resolution (HD-MEAs). In this episode, Dr. Gandolfo speaks ab...

Amir Bozorgzadeh is the cofounder and CEO of Virtuleap. Virtuleap uses specialized virtual reality games to help improve cognitive health. The company has successfully developed data dashboards that communicate the cognitive performance progress of each user. In this episode, he discusses the current ways VR is altering the landscape of brain training, as well as the future of Virtuleap.   Top thr...

Dr. Ginger Campbell is the host of Brain Science , a very large neuroscience podcast, and one of the earliest neuroscience podcasts created. In this episode, she discusses the podcast itself, why and how she started it up, as well as what it takes to run a neuroscience podcast. Top three takeaways: If you want to make a scientific podcast, you must understand the workload that comes with it. It ta...

Keeping a company in business during a major recession can be like keeping a boat afloat amidst stormy waters. The neurotech company Neuros Medical was created in the middle of the Great Recession of 2008, and still fares well even during the current recession brought on by COVID-19. In this episode, Jon Snyder, the founder of Neuros Medical, discusses, during the NYC Neuromodulation 2020 Online C...

During unusual times like this, it is more important than ever to have good communication with your peers in the neurotech industry. In this episode, Avery Bedows and JoJo Platt discuss, at the NYC Neuromodulation 2020 Online Conference, the importance of having a good network of peers, and how to establish such a network and keep it robust. Top three takeaways: It is very important in fields such...

Dr. Shelley Fried is an associate professor at Massachusetts General Hospital , the teaching hospital to Harvard Medical School. His work involves retinal prostheses and using electromagnetic fields to stimulate neurons. In this episode, he discusses these fields of research, as well as goals and challenges with each of them. Top three takeaways: The main challenge with current retinal prostheses...

Dr. Robert Riener is a professor at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. His research involves exoskeletons, brain-computer interfaces, and EEG. He is also in charge of running the Cybathlon in ETH Zurich, which is an Olympic-like event where patients with disabilities compete, using assistive robotic devices. In this episode, he discusses the Cybathlon, its events, and its goals and purpose. Top three take...

Dr. Andrew Wilder is the CEO of Ripple Neuro , a medical device company which specializes in neural interface technology and neuroprosthetics. In this episode, he discusses how the company plans to progress in the next decade, as part of their big 10-year announcement. Top three takeaways: One big advancement that Ripple Neuro is planning to make in the next decade is to hold clinical trials for n...

Dr. Kevin Tracey is the president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research . He is very well-known and well-cited for his seminal research within the field of neuromodulation, particularly as it relates to the immune response. In this episode, he discusses the current progress being made in the field of bioelectronic medicine, as well as how it compares to pharmaceutical treatments...

Dr. Phil Kennedy is a neurologist who has implanted patients with a neural recording device that can detect firing patterns attributed to certain words.  This device can help locked-in patients communicate with others by detecting these firing patterns and outputting words on a computer. He has also had himself implanted with this same device. In this episode, Dr. Kennedy discusses how the device...

Dr. Kika Tuff is an ecologist and science communicator who founded Impact Media Lab , an organization which consists of scientists who seek to change the world through powerful storytelling. In this episode, she discusses the power of making compelling stories to spread scientific knowledge and gain a greater audience as a scientist. Top three takeaways: Telling your story effectively can improve...