Merck Jumps On Neurostim Technology, Signing Agreements With Start-Ups

The biotech giant signed a commercial agreement with bioelectronics company Innervia, and the two will work collaboratively on vagus nerve stimulating technologies. 

• Source: Alamy

Merck has entered a collaboration with Innervia, a subsidiary of Barcelona-based Inbrain Neuroelectronics, to develop technologies for vagus nerve stimulation.

The companies will develop graphene-based technologies for neurostimulation that could benefit patients with severe chronic neurological diseases affecting their peripheral...

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