Clinical Study

Building (and Funding) Neurotech Companies

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In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, speaks with fellow Neurotech CEOs, Konstantinos Alataris, Frank Fischer, and Marcus Gerhardt.

“We cover a lot in this discussion, but one of the big themes is how challenging it can be to raise money, to build neuro devices. This episode was originally recorded last winter, and it was instantly one of my favorite episodes. So like a fine wine, I laid it down until the time was right to share it with friends. Since the episode was recorded, Nesos, Paradromics, and BlackRock all had major funding announcements. Nesos and BlackRock underwent rebranding campaigns, and NeuroPace went public on Nasdaq. This podcast was recorded during a bleak winter, but our optimism proved prescient. The podcast aged well, and now the field is the strongest, best funded, and most exciting that it’s ever been. I know you’ll enjoy the discussion.” 

Matt Angle, CEO, Paradromics

Show Notes:

1:08 | Meeting Heros‍

2:18 | The Ian Burkhart Foundation‍

5:55 | Vasilis Marmarelis, PhD‍

7:35 | BCI All-Stars‍

7:48 | Winfried Denk, PhD

8:02 | Company Origins: NeuroPace, Blackrock, and Nēsos‍

8:48 | NeuroPace‍

9:08 | Ventritex‍

9:36 | Robert Fischell, PhD‍

9:58 | Meet the Fischell’s‍

10:11 | Irving S. Cooper, MD‍

13:04 | Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Columbia ‍

14:01 | The Utah Array‍

14:21 | Richard A. Normann, MD, PhD‍

15:05 | John Donoghue, PhD‍

17:07 | Cyberkinetics‍

16:28 | Kleiner Perkins‍

20:05 | Letos‍

20:09 | Cyberonics‍

20:13 | Northstar Neuroscience‍

21:09 | Nevro‍

22:53 | Effect of High-Frequency Stimulation on Pain Transmission‍

23:24 | Jason M. Cuellar, MD, PhD

25:28 | Now vs Then, a Decade of Neurotech Entrepreneurship‍

25:29 | Nēsos (formally Vorso Corp)‍

26:26 | Inspire Sleep Apnea Implant‍

26:55 | Neuroimmune Interactions‍

27:01 | Wearable Nervous Stimulation Technology‍

27:11 | Landmark Clinical Trial‍

28:40 | Florian Solzbacher, PhD‍

32:52 | Cochlear Implant‍

43:47 | Epilepsy Seizures Recording‍

47:41 | Argus II Retinal Implant‍

51:03 | Jennifer Collinger, PhD‍

51:14 | Nathan Copeland‍

54:31 | Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology‍

54:44 | Synchron’s Breakthrough Device Designation‍

57:12 | Robert Greenberg, MD‍

57:16 | Alfred Mann Foundation‍

1:00:15 | Natus Neuro

1:04:50 | Investor Backing in Neurotech‍

1:10:55 | Brian Johnson’s Kernel‍

1:13:24 | Moderna Therapeutics

‍1:20:44 | BCI Future Is Underway‍

1:24:30 | RNS therapy for addictive behaviors‍

1:24:44 | Preclinical Research on Addictive Behavior‍

1:27:20 | Huma

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