Category Archives: Press Release

Patent pending, brain-conforming implant unveiled at Society for Neuroscience 2022 SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, a leading brain-computer interface company, revealed its next-generation neural interface, Neuralace™, this week at Society for Neuroscience 2022. The ultra-high channel count, flexible electrode gives an important glimpse into the innovative technology that will fuel the company’s…

Financial Executive Adds Expertise in Strategic Capital Deployment and Investor Relations to Leadership Team of Pioneering Neurotechnology Company SALT LAKE CITY, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, a global leader in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, today announced that Nathan A. Smith has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Smith comes to the company…

Blackrock Neurotech’s powerful brain-computer interface technology gives people with paralysis and neurological disorders the ability to perform life-changing tasks and increase independence SALT LAKE CITY, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, the leader in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, has announced a record-breaking milestone–30,000 days of in-patient BCI research, roughly 20 times longer than any…

A compact, remote BCI system will enable expansion of in-home study sessions, extending the geographic reach and number of individuals that can participate in BCI research. SALT LAKE CITY, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Brain-computer interface (BCI) trials may soon be more accessible to a greater population of candidates living with paralysis, per a new…

Deep Technologist Brings Innovative, Agile Approach to BCI Commercialization SALT LAKE CITY, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, a global leader in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, today announced that deep technologist Jeff C. Jensen has joined the company as its first Chief Technology Officer. Jensen, a computer scientist, roboticist, and electrical engineer with expertise…

Collaboration will develop improved machine learning models and algorithms to improve user experience for paralyzed patients. SALT LAKE CITY, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, a leader in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, announced today a collaboration with AE Studio, a group of world-class data scientists, developers, and designers who specialize in launching products that increase…

The Phantom X system uses muscle-sensing implant technology to enable greater mobility in people with orthopedic injuries. SALT LAKE CITY and AUSTIN, Texas, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, an industry leader in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, and Phantom Neuro, a recently launched neurotech startup that delivers a high accuracy system for lifelike control of robotic…

Acquisition brings MindX’s innovative software technology and Blackrock’s industry-leading BCI hardware under one roof SALT LAKE CITY, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech (“Blackrock” or “the Company”), a leading implantable brain-computer interface (“BCI”) technology backed by world-renowned investors Peter Thiel and Christian Angermeyer, announced today the acquisition of spatial computing software firm MindX, integrating…

Provided by NYU Langone Health NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — There are more than 3.4 million adults and children in the United States with active epilepsy, and about one million of those experience seizures that are unable to be controlled by medicine. To further understand this intractable form of epilepsy, NYU Langone Health…

High Performing Algorithm To Translate Paralyzed Patients’ Thoughts Into Real-Time Prosthetic Movements   Blackrock Neurotech to enhance thought-to-prosthetic movement for paralyzed BCI patients by licensing proprietary algorithm from Columbia University. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blackrock Neurotech, the leader in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, has signed an exclusive license for Columbia University’s neural decoder MINT. The license…