New VA Research Centers
VA Establishes Two New Neurotech Research Centers The US Department of Veterans Affairs has established two new research facilities to investigate neural prosthesis and electrical stimulation technologies. The first new facility, the Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation, is located at the Jamaica Plains VA Medical Center in Boston. That center will employ researchers from nearby Massachusett…
A Mutual Investment
Thank you for reading the premier issue of Neurotech Business Report. Our primary goal in launching this publication is to help commercialize the neurotechnology industry: to help drive funding from public and private sources and to promote technology transfer from research to clinical, industrial, and commercial markets. One of the first places we’d like to start is the venture capital community.
NIH Program Announcement
NIH Releases Program Announcement for Neurotechnology Research The National Institutes of Health in early October released a new program announcement for Neurotechnology Research, Development, and Enhancement. The new initiative encourages multidisciplinary research efforts and involves several NIH institutes, including the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Deafness and…
UCI Biomedical Engineering
UC Irvine Biomedical Engineering Center Revs for Industry Collaboration by David E. Griffith, senior editor Spurred on and related industries, the University of California, Irvine’s Center for Biomedical Engineering has begun to look at ways of collaborating with nearby industry. The institution’s director, Steven C. George, M.D., Ph.D, made a presentation in June to the Life Sciences Industry Council of Orange County to inform the industry of future research directions and expansion efforts.
Neural Prosthesis Workshop
Engineers Penetrate the Nervous System at NIH Neural Prosthesis Workshop The 32nd NIH Neural Prosthesis Workshop, held in Bethesda, MD, Oct. 17-19, lived up to its legacy as the annual gathering of researchers funded Program and other NIH Institutes. Over 200 biomedical engineers, neuroscientists, clinicians, and device manufacturers attended this year’s event, despite heightened security at the federal agency.
Alertness Monitoring Devices
Alertness Monitoring Devices Emerge from San Diego Two new manufacturers of drowsiness detection and monitoring devices have emerged from the North San Diego County area of California, a region known more for its biotechnology firms than neurotechnology device manufacturers. But the two companies are approaching the market in different ways. The more established manufacturer, Advanced Brain Monitoring Inc.