Money And Materials Will Allow Medtech To Restore Lost Neuro Functions

Medtech Insight spoke to the CEOs of Blackrock Neurotech and Pixium Vision to find out how their devices can restore lost neurological function and how devices that interface with the brain may shape the future of medicine.

A Utah array used by Blackrock Neurotech in its devices • Source: Blackrock Neurotech

Neurological conditions represent one of the last great frontiers of medicine. The brain is highly complex, poorly understood, and science ultimately has little to no answer for the “whys” or “whats” of many awful diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. 

However, there are some neurological conditions, particularly those characterized by the loss of one bodily function, such as sight or...

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