TIMEApril 27, 2026
The 10 Most Influential New Frontiers Companies of 2026 →News
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2026
Fast CompanyMarch 27, 2026
The most innovative data science companies of 2026 →WiredMarch 10, 2026
What It's Like to Have a Brain Implant for 5 Years →2025
ForbesDecember 16, 2025
2025 Forbes Healthcare Summit | Spotlight: Connecting Computers To The Brain →BusinessWire· Press releaseNovember 6, 2025
Synchron Raises $200 Million Series D to Advance Brain-Computer Interface Technology →BloombergNovember 6, 2025
Neuralink Rival Synchron Raises $200 Million for Brain Implant →Forbes AustraliaNovember 6, 2025
Synchron raises $308m to leapfrog Neuralink – with $54m from Australian taxpayer →MassDeviceNovember 6, 2025
Synchron raises $200M Series D to support BCI commercialization, next-gen tech →PCMagOctober 29, 2025
Synchron Featured in 2025 PCMag Technical Excellence Awards →TIMEOctober 9, 2025
Synchron on TIME's list of Best Inventions of 2025 →BusinessWire· Press releaseAugust 21, 2025
Synchron Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Andy Rasdal as Chief of Staff and Mark Brister as VP R&D →theCUBEAugust 12, 2025
Kurt Haggstrom, Synchron | theCUBE + NYSE Wired MedTech Unplugged Series →CNETAugust 10, 2025
Synchron vs. Neuralink: BCI Brain Implants Compared →ABC NewsAugust 8, 2025
ALS patient is 1st to control iPad by thought with implantable brain sensor →PCMagAugust 4, 2025
This Man Is Controlling an iPad With His Thoughts (and a Brain Implant) →Fierce BiotechAugust 4, 2025
Synchron links brain-computer interface to iPad through new Apple protocol →BusinessWire· Press releaseAugust 4, 2025
Synchron Debuts First Thought-Controlled iPad Experience Using Apple's New BCI Human Interface Device Protocol →PCMagJuly 16, 2025
Inside the Secret HQ of One of Neuralink's Biggest Competitors →ForbesMay 16, 2025
Apple Wants To Get Into Your Head, Literally →BusinessWire· Press releaseMay 14, 2025
Synchron To Achieve First Native Brain-Computer Interface Integration with iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro →Wall Street JournalMay 13, 2025
Apple to Support Brain-Implant Control of Its Devices →BusinessWire· Press releaseMarch 19, 2025
Synchron Unveils Chiral™, the World's First Cognitive AI Brain Foundation Model →WiredMarch 19, 2025
Synchron's Brain-Computer Interface Now Has Nvidia's AI →BusinessWire· Press releaseJanuary 14, 2025
Synchron to Advance Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Technology with NVIDIA Holoscan →The TimesJanuary 6, 2025
Brain implant that's ahead of Elon Musk in the race to read minds →BusinessWire· Press releaseJanuary 6, 2025
Team Gleason and Synchron Expand Collaboration to Drive Awareness of The Synchron BCI Community →2024
ForbesDecember 18, 2024
2024 Forbes CIO Summit | Fireside Chat: The Power of Connection →FreethinkDecember 12, 2024
How Neuralink's chief competitor is tapping into the brain without surgery →Fierce PharmaNovember 18, 2024
Riki Banerjee: 2024's Fiercest Women in Life Sciences →The InformationNovember 6, 2024
A Better Brain Chip Than Elon Musk's? →BusinessWire· Press releaseSeptember 30, 2024
Synchron Announces Positive Results from U.S. COMMAND Study of Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface →BusinessWire· Press releaseSeptember 16, 2024
Synchron Announces First Use of Amazon's Alexa with a Brain Computer Interface →WiredSeptember 16, 2024
This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds →ABC NewsAugust 2, 2024
How Apple's Vision Pro is helping this ALS patient to perform simple tasks →BusinessWire· Press releaseJuly 30, 2024
Synchron Announces First Use of Apple Vision Pro with a Brain Computer Interface →CNETJuly 28, 2024
How This Brain Implant Is Using ChatGPT →ForbesJuly 24, 2024
GPT Has Entered The Chat: Inside Synchron's BCI-OpenAI Integration →BloombergJuly 11, 2024
Brain Startup Synchron Says AI Will Be Instrumental for Devices →BusinessWire· Press releaseJuly 11, 2024
Synchron Announces Brain Computer Interface Chat Feature Powered by OpenAI →Financial TimesJune 3, 2024
The transformative potential of computerised brain implants →MIT Technology ReviewApril 19, 2024
Beyond Neuralink: Meet the other companies developing brain-computer interfaces →DeviceTalksApril 17, 2024
CCO Kurt Haggstrom Shares How Synchron Could Open the Neuro Market →BusinessWire· Press releaseApril 8, 2024
Synchron Launches Patient Registry for Stentrode Brain Computer Interface →Endovascular TodayApril 8, 2024
Synchron Launches Patient Registry for Stentrode Brain Computer Interface →The TelegraphApril 8, 2024
The 'black sheep' brain chip start-up backed by Bezos and Gates →Wall Street JournalMarch 21, 2024
Neuralink's Rival Tests Brain Chip in Race to Bring Implants to Market →BusinessWire· Press releaseMarch 11, 2024
Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC) to Drive Innovation in Neurotechnology →ForbesMarch 7, 2024
Seeing Beyond The Hype Of That One Neurotech Startup →CNNFebruary 28, 2024
An implant in his brain lets him do incredible tasks with his thoughts →MassDeviceFebruary 1, 2024
BCI developer Synchron buys stake in thin film maker Acquandas →MassDeviceJanuary 4, 2024
BCI developer Synchron names new chief technology officer →2023
IEEE SpectrumDecember 20, 2023
The Brain-Implant Company Going for Neuralink's Jugular →Medical Design & OutsourcingDecember 11, 2023
Opening the brain's secret back door: A conversation with Synchron co-founder and CEO Dr. Tom Oxley →MassDeviceDecember 11, 2023
BCI maker Synchron adds former Dexcom CEO to its board →BusinessWire· Press releaseDecember 11, 2023
Synchron Appoints Andy Rasdal to Board of Directors →NatureNovember 8, 2023
The rise of brain-reading technology: what you need to know →BusinessWire· Press releaseNovember 8, 2023
Synchron Completes Patient Enrollment for COMMAND Trial of Brain Computer Interface →Fierce PharmaOctober 2, 2023
Fierce 50 Innovation List →CNETSeptember 24, 2023
You Might Not Need Open Brain Surgery to Get Mind Control →CNETSeptember 24, 2023
Brain-Computer Interface: No Open Brain Surgery Required →Medical Design & OutsourcingSeptember 22, 2023
Synchron's plan to beat Neuralink in the neuroprosthetic BCI race →Leaps.orgSeptember 18, 2023
How to Use Thoughts to Control Computers with Dr. Tom Oxley →DeviceTalksSeptember 11, 2023
Synchron's Haggstrom delivers a taste of what he'll be sharing on neural tech at DeviceTalks West →NeuroNews InternationalSeptember 7, 2023
Synchron completes enrolment in US COMMAND trial of endovascular brain-computer interface →Clinical Trials ArenaSeptember 6, 2023
Synchron completes enrolment in neural interface technology trial →Becker's Health ITSeptember 5, 2023
Mount Sinai, U at Buffalo, UPMC test brain computer interface tech →MassDeviceSeptember 5, 2023
Synchron completes patient enrollment in brain-computer interface trial →New ScientistAugust 30, 2023
Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals →New ScientistAugust 30, 2023
Brain implant lets people control devices using brain signals →EngadgetAugust 28, 2023
Synchron's BCI implants may help paralyzed patients reconnect with the world →Wall Street JournalAugust 17, 2023
Neurological Devices Attract Investors Despite Cautious Venture Market →Forbes AustraliaAugust 13, 2023
INSIDE SYNCHRON: The Aussie brain chip start-up racing ahead of Elon Musk's Neuralink →BusinessWire· Press releaseMarch 20, 2023
Synchron to Begin Patient Enrollment for the COMMAND Trial of Brain-Computer Interface at Gates Vascular Institute →Washington PostMarch 3, 2023
This Man Types Without Hands, Using the Power of His Mind →InverseJanuary 31, 2023
Thomas Oxley Wants to Transform Our Brains' Relationship with Computers Forever →BusinessWire· Press releaseJanuary 9, 2023
Synchron Announces Publication of Brain-Computer Interface Clinical Trial in JAMA Neurology →2022
BusinessWire· Press releaseDecember 15, 2022
Synchron Raises $75M Series C Led by ARCH Venture Partners to Advance Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface →BloombergDecember 15, 2022
Bezos and Gates Back Synchron in Drive for Brain Implant Breakthrough →FortuneDecember 15, 2022
Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making bets on brain interface company Synchron →BloombergDecember 14, 2022
Bloomberg 50: The People who Changed Global Business in 2022 →InsiderNovember 10, 2022
Brain-Computer Interface: How Implant Works, Risks, Benefits →SemaforNovember 4, 2022
You can now use your iPhone with your brain after a major breakthrough →BusinessWire· Press releaseOctober 27, 2022
Synchron to Begin Patient Enrollment for the COMMAND Trial of a Brain Computer Interface at University of Pittsburgh →The EconomistSeptember 21, 2022
What does a brain-computer interface feel like? →Emerging Tech BrewAugust 17, 2022
This brain-computer interface company just hit a major milestone in the US →Business InsiderAugust 17, 2022
These startups are beating Elon Musk in the race to let your mind meld with your computer →Wired UKAugust 1, 2022
The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon →Bloomberg TVJuly 19, 2022
Technomics: Synchron's Implant to Control Computers with the Mind →BusinessWire· Press releaseJuly 19, 2022
Synchron Announces First Human U.S. Brain-Computer Interface Implant →BloombergJuly 18, 2022
Brain-Computer Interface Startup Implants First Device in US Patient →FortuneJuly 18, 2022
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain computer startup is beat again →BusinessWire· Press releaseJuly 13, 2022
Synchron Appoints Kurt Haggstrom as Chief Commercial Officer →The AustralianJune 8, 2022
Thought-Control Boost for Paralysed →Fast CompanyJune 3, 2022
Synchron's nonsurgically implanted BCI could offer new hope for paraplegics →The New York TimesMay 12, 2022
The Man Who Controls Computers With His Mind →BusinessWire· Press releaseMay 12, 2022
Team Gleason Partners with Synchron to Redefine Accessibility →BloombergMay 4, 2022
The First Commercial Brain Computer Interface Is Entering Human Trials →BusinessWire· Press releaseMay 4, 2022
Synchron Announces Enrollment of First Patient in U.S. Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface Study (COMMAND) →BusinessWire· Press releaseMarch 29, 2022
Synchron Announces Long-Term Safety Results from Fully Implanted Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface (Stentrode) →Globe Newswire· Press releaseFebruary 22, 2022
Synchron Expands Advisory Board as Brain-Computer Interface Device Stentrode Advances into US Clinical Trials →BloombergFebruary 4, 2022
Ex-Neuralink President Invests in Competing Brain Startup →2021
Synchron· Press releaseDecember 23, 2021
First Tweet by Implanted BCI →NewsweekDecember 16, 2021
America's Greatest Disruptors: Medical Marvels →Fast CompanyNovember 18, 2021
Next Big Things in Tech 2021 →NFMRINovember 14, 2021
Dr John Raftos AM Award Winner: Prof Nicholas Opie →TIMENovember 7, 2021
The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 →The GuardianNovember 6, 2021
'Our notion of privacy will be useless': What happens if technology learns to read our minds? →Synchron· Press releaseAugust 28, 2021
$10M NIH Grant →MD+DIAugust 27, 2021
Ability to Conduct Human Trials Gives Synchron an Edge in BCI Market →FuturismAugust 11, 2021
How a small neurotech startup beat Elon Musk's Neuralink to Human Studies →Synchron· Press releaseJuly 28, 2021
FDA IDE Approval for In-Human Trials →Synchron· Press releaseJune 3, 2021
$40M in Series B led by Khosla Ventures →New York Business JournalJune 3, 2021
Brain Implant Company Synchron moves HQ to NY, raises $40M →2020
VICENovember 4, 2020
This Device Lets Paralyzed People Control Computers with Just Their Thoughts →WiredOctober 29, 2020
A New Way to Plug a Human Brain Into a Computer: via Veins →Wall Street JournalOctober 28, 2020
Tiny Brain Implants Hold Big Promise for Immobilized Patients →Synchron· Press releaseOctober 28, 2020
Early First-In-Human Study Results →Good Morning AmericaOctober 28, 2020
How groundbreaking new technology is helping people with paralysis →Synchron· Press releaseAugust 27, 2020
Stentrode Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation →Synchron· Press releaseJuly 24, 2020
Synchron Secures Further Funding from Australian Government →Fierce BiotechJuly 20, 2020
Synchron kicks off clinical trial for brain-machine interface—without drilling skulls →Synchron· Press releaseJune 25, 2020
Synchron Secures NHMRC Grant →2019
One ZeroOctober 2, 2019
This Brain Computer Uses Your Jugular Like a USB Cable →MD+DISeptember 24, 2019
Synchron Brings 'Big Tech' to Device Industry with Neural Interface →The GuardianSeptember 22, 2019
Are brain implants the future of thinking? →Synchron· Press releaseSeptember 20, 2019
First Successful Human Implantation of a BCI →BloombergSeptember 11, 2019
How Synchron's Brain Implant Lets Patients Control Prosthetics With Their Minds →ForbesJuly 17, 2019
Elon Musk Sees His Neuralink Merging Your Brain With A.I. →MedgadgetJune 8, 2019
Stentrode Minimally Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Going on Trial →Synchron· Press releaseApril 8, 2019
Thought-To-Text BCI for Severely Paralyzed →2018
University of MelbourneDecember 4, 2018
Stimulating the brain without major surgery →Synchron· Press releaseDecember 3, 2018
Nature Biomedical Publishing →Synchron· Press releaseApril 21, 2018
Martin Dieck Named Chairman →