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The most innovative data science companies of 2026

Media Fast Company | Mar. 27

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What It’s Like to Have a Brain Implant for 5 Years

Media Wired | Mar. 10

Forbes

2025 Forbes Healthcare Summit | Spotlight: Connecting Computers To The Brain

Media Forbes | Dec. 16

Synchron raises $308m to leapfrog Neuralink – with $54m from Australian taxpayer

Media Forbes Australia | Nov. 06

Neuralink Rival Synchron Raises $200 Million for Brain Implant

Media Bloomberg | Nov. 06

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Synchron raises $200M Series D to support BCI commercialization, next-gen tech

Media MassDevice | Nov. 06

Synchron Raises $200 Million Series D to Advance Brain-Computer Interface Technology

Press Releases BusinessWire | Nov. 06

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Synchron Featured in 2025 PCMag Technical Excellence Awards

Media PCMag | Oct. 29

Synchron on TIME's list of Best Inventions of 2025

Media Time Magazine | Oct. 09

Synchron Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Andy Rasdal as Chief of Staff and Mark Brister as VP R&D

Press Releases BusinessWire | Aug. 21

Kurt Haggstrom, Synchron | theCUBE + NYSE Wired MedTech Unplugged Series

Media theCUBE | Aug. 12

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Synchron vs. Neuralink: BCI Brain Implants Compared

Media CNET | Aug. 10

ALS patient is 1st to control iPad by thought with implantable brain sensor

Media ABC News | Aug. 08

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This Man Is Controlling an iPad With His Thoughts (and a Brain Implant)

Media PC Mag | Aug. 04

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Synchron links brain-computer interface to iPad through new Apple protocol

Media Fierce Biotech | Aug. 04

Synchron Debuts First Thought-Controlled iPad Experience Using Apple’s New BCI Human Interface Device Protocol

Press Releases | Aug. 04

Will brain implants that turn thoughts to text become commonplace?

Media NPR | Jul. 25

Wired

There’s Neuralink—and There’s the Mind-Reading Company That Might Surpass It

Media Wired | Jul. 21

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Inside the Secret HQ of One of Neuralink's Biggest Competitors

Media PC Mag | Jul. 16

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Apple Wants To Get Into Your Head, Literally

Media Forbes | May. 16

Synchron To Achieve First Native Brain-Computer Interface Integration with iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro

Press Releases | May. 14

You could soon control an iPhone with your thoughts, using Apple's new accessibility option

New Atlas | May. 14

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Apple to Support Brain-Implant Control of Its Devices

Media WSJ | May. 13

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Coming Soon to Apple Devices: Brain Control Accessibility Features

Media CNET | May. 13

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Synchron Unveils Chiral™, the World’s First Cognitive AI Brain Foundation Model

Press Releases | Mar. 19

Wired

Synchron’s Brain-Computer Interface Now Has Nvidia’s AI

Media WIRED | Mar. 19

Synchron to Advance Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Technology with NVIDIA Holoscan

Press Releases | Jan. 14

Team Gleason and Synchron Expand Collaboration to Drive Awareness of The Synchron BCI Community to Advance Brain Computer Interface Technology

Press Releases | Jan. 06

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Brain implant that’s ahead of Elon Musk in the race to read minds

Media The Times | Jan. 06

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2024 Forbes CIO Summit | Fireside Chat: The Power of Connection

Media Forbes | Dec. 18

How Neuralink’s chief competitor is tapping into the brain without surgery

Media Freethink | Dec. 12

Riki Banerjee: 2024's Fiercest Women in Life Sciences

Fierce 50 Awards | Nov. 18

The dream of mentally responding to text messages and emails without a device faces one very practical hurdle — ‘People like their skulls,’ a neurologist says

Media Fortune | Nov. 14

The dream of mentally responding to text messages and emails without a device faces one very practical hurdle — ‘People like their skulls,’ a neurologist says

Media Fortune | Nov. 14

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A Better Brain Chip Than Elon Musk’s?

Media The Information | Nov. 06

Synchron Announces Positive Results from U.S. COMMAND Study of Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface

Press Releases | Sep. 30

Synchron Announces First Use of Amazon’s Alexa with a Brain Computer Interface

Press Releases | Sep. 16

Wired

This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds

Media WIRED | Sep. 16

How Apple's Vision Pro is helping this ALS patient to perform simple tasks

ABC News | Aug. 02

Synchron Announces First Use of Apple Vision Pro with a Brain Computer Interface

Press Releases | Jul. 30

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Neuralink rival Synchron’s brain implant now lets people control Apple’s Vision Pro with their minds

Media CNBC | Jul. 30

Cnet

How This Brain Implant Is Using ChatGPT

Media CNET | Jul. 28

Forbes

GPT Has Entered The Chat: Inside Synchron’s BCI-OpenAI Integration

Media Forbes | Jul. 24

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Brain implant patient says OpenAI help him communicate with family

Media CNBC | Jul. 16

Brain Startup Synchron Says AI Will Be Instrumental for Devices

Media Bloomberg | Jul. 11

Synchron Announces Brain Computer Interface Chat Feature Powered by OpenAI

Press Releases | Jul. 11

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The transformative potential of computerised brain implants

Media Financial Times | Jun. 03

Beyond Neuralink: Meet the other companies developing brain-computer interfaces

Media MIT Technology Review | Apr. 19

CCO Kurt Haggstrom Shares How Synchron Could Open the Neuro Market

Media DeviceTalks | Apr. 17

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Synchron Launches Patient Registry for Stentrode Brain Computer Interface

Media Endovascular Today | Apr. 08

The ‘black sheep’ brain chip start-up backed by Bezos and Gates

Media The Telegraph | Apr. 08

Exclusive: Synchron, a rival to Musk’s Neuralink, readies large-scale brain implant trial

Media Reuters | Apr. 08

Synchron Launches Patient Registry for Stentrode Brain Computer Interface

Press Releases | Apr. 08

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Neuralink's Rival Tests Brain Chip in Race to Bring Implants to Market

Media The Wall Street Journal | Mar. 21

Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC) to Drive Innovation in Neurotechnology

Press Releases Businesswire | Mar. 11

Forbes

Seeing Beyond The Hype Of That One Neurotech Startup

Media Forbes | Mar. 07

An implant in his brain lets him do incredible tasks with his thoughts

Media | Feb. 28

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BCI developer Synchron buys stake in thin film maker Acquandas

Press Releases Mass Device | Feb. 01

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TECH Neuralink competitor Synchron to ramp up brain implant production with equity stake in manufacturer

Media CNBC | Feb. 01

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BCI developer Synchron names new chief technology officer

Media Mass Device | Jan. 04

The Brain-Implant Company Going for Neuralink’s Jugular

Media IEEE Specturm | Dec. 20

Synchron Appoints Andy Rasdal to Board of Directors

Press Releases BusinessWire | Dec. 11

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Opening the brain’s secret back door: A conversation with Synchron co-founder and CEO Dr. Tom Oxley

Media Medical Design & Outsourcing | Dec. 11

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BCI maker Synchron adds former Dexcom CEO to its board

Media Mass Device | Dec. 11

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The rise of brain-reading technology: what you need to know

Media nature | Nov. 08

Synchron Completes Patient Enrollment for COMMAND Trial of Brain Computer Interface

Press Releases businesswire | Nov. 08

Fierce 50 Innovation List

Media Awards | Oct. 02

Cnet

You Might Not Need Open Brain Surgery to Get Mind Control

Media CNET | Sep. 24

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Brain-Computer Interface: No Open Brain Surgery Required (YouTube)

Media CNET | Sep. 24

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Synchron’s plan to beat Neuralink in the neuroprosthetic BCI race

Media Medical Design & Outsourcing | Sep. 22

How to Use Thoughts to Control Computers with Dr. Tom Oxley

Media Leaps.org | Sep. 18

Synchron’s Haggstrom delivers a taste of what he’ll be sharing on neural tech at DeviceTalks West

Media DeviceTalks Podcast | Sep. 11

Synchron completes enrolment in US COMMAND trial of endovascular brain-computer interface

Media NeuroNews International | Sep. 07

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Synchron completes enrolment in neural interface technology trial

Media Clinical Trials Arena | Sep. 06

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Synchron completes patient enrollment in brain-computer interface trial

Media MassDevice | Sep. 05

Mount Sinai, U at Buffalo, UPMC test brain computer interface tech

Media Becker’s Health IT | Sep. 05

Brain implant lets people control devices using brain signals

Media New Scientist | Aug. 30

Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

Media New Scientist | Aug. 30

Synchron's BCI implants may help paralyzed patients reconnect with the world

Media Engadget | Aug. 28

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Neurological Devices Attract Investors Despite Cautious Venture Market

Media WSJ | Aug. 17

INSIDE SYNCHRON: The Aussie brain chip start-up racing ahead of Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Media Forbes Australia | Aug. 13

Synchron to Begin Patient Enrollment for the COMMAND Trial of Brain-Computer Interface at Gates Vascular Institute

Press Releases Synchron PR | Mar. 20

This Man Types Without Hands, Using the Power of His Mind

Media Washington Post | Mar. 03

Brain Implant Startup Backed by Bezos and Gates is Testing Mind-Controlled Computing on Humans

Media CNBC | Feb. 18

Thomas Oxley Wants to Transform Our Brains’ Relationship with Computers Forever

Media Inverse | Jan. 31

From Thought to Text: How an Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface Could Help Patients With Severe Paralysis Communicate

Media JAMA Network | Jan. 18

Synchron Announces Publication of Brain-Computer Interface Clinical Trial in JAMA Neurology

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jan. 09

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making bets on brain interface company Synchron as Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces controversy and a federal investigation

Media Fortune | Dec. 15

Synchron Raises $75M Series C Led by ARCH Venture Partners to Advance Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface

Press Releases Synchron PR | Dec. 15

Bezos and Gates Back Synchron in Drive for Brain Implant Breakthrough

Media Bloomberg | Dec. 15

Bloomberg 50: The People who Changed Global Business in 2022

Media Bloomberg | Dec. 14

Brain-Computer Interface: How Implant Works, Risks, Benefits

Media Insider | Nov. 10

You can now use your iPhone with your brain after a major breakthrough

Media Semafor | Nov. 04

Synchron to Begin Patient Enrollment for the COMMAND Trial of a Brain Computer Interface at University of Pittsburgh

Press Releases Synchron PR | Oct. 27

What does a brain-computer interface feel like?

Media The Economist | Sep. 21

These startups are beating Elon Musk in the race to let your mind meld with your computer

Media Business Insider | Aug. 17

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This brain-computer interface company just hit a major milestone in the US

Media Emerging Tech Brew | Aug. 17

Wired

The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon

Media Wired | Aug. 01

Synchron Announces First Human U.S. Brain-Computer Interface Implant

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jul. 19

Technomics: Synchron's Implant to Control Computers with the Mind

Media Bloomberg TV | Jul. 19

Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain computer startup is beat again. This time a competitor implanted its device into its first U.S. patient

Media Fortune | Jul. 18

Brain-Computer Interface Startup Implants First Device in US Patient

Media Bloomberg | Jul. 18

Press Release: Synchron Appoints Kurt Haggstrom as Chief Commercial Officer

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jul. 13

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Thought-Control Boost for Paralysed

Media The Australian | Jun. 08

Synchron’s nonsurgically implanted BCI could offer new hope for paraplegics

Media Fast Company | Jun. 03

The Man Who Controls Computers With His Mind

Media The NYT Magazine | May. 12

Press Release: Team Gleason Partners with Synchron to Redefine Accessibility

Press Releases Synchron PR | May. 12

The First Commercial Brain Computer Interface Is Entering Human Trials

Media Bloomberg | May. 04

Press Release: Enrollment of First Patient in U.S.

Press Releases Synchron PR | May. 04

Press Release: Long-Term Safety Results from Fully Implanted Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface

Press Releases Synchron PR | Mar. 29

Press Release: Synchron Expands Advisory Board

Press Releases Synchron PR | Feb. 22

Ex-Neuralink President Invests in Competing Brain Startup

Media Bloomberg | Feb. 04

Press Release: First Tweet by Implanted BCI

Press Releases Synchron PR | Dec. 23

America's Greatest Disruptors: Medical Marvels

Media Newsweek | Dec. 16

Next Big Things in Tech 2021

Media Fast Company | Nov. 18

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Dr John Raftos AM Award Winner: Prof Nicholas Opie

Media NFMRI | Nov. 14

The 100 Best Inventions of 2021

Media Time Magazine | Nov. 07

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'Our notion of privacy will be useless': What happens if technology learns to read our minds?

Media The Guardian | Nov. 06

Press Release: $10M NIH Grant

Press Releases Synchron PR | Aug. 28

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Ability to Conduct Human Trials Gives Synchron an Edge in BCI Market

Media MD+DI | Aug. 27

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How a small neurotech startup beat Elon Musk's Neuralink to Human Studies

Media Futurism | Aug. 11

Press Release: FDA IDE Approval for In-Human Trials

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jul. 28

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Brain Implant Company Synchron moves HQ to NY, raises $40M

Media New York Business Journal | Jun. 03

Press Release: $40M in Series B led by Khosla Ventures

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jun. 03

This Device Lets Paralyzed People Control Computers with Just Their Thoughts

Media VICE Media | Nov. 04

Wired

A New Way to Plug a Human Brain Into a Computer: via Veins

Media Wired | Oct. 29

Press Release: Early First-In-Human Study Results

Press Releases Synchron PR | Oct. 28

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How groundbreaking new technology is helping people with paralysis

Media Good Morning America | Oct. 28

The Walls Street Journal

Tiny Brain Implants Hold Big Promise for Immobilized Patients.

Media The Walls Street Journal | Oct. 28

Press Release: Stentrode Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Press Releases Synchron PR | Aug. 27

Press Release: Synchron Secures Further Funding from Australian Government

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jul. 24

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MedTech Synchron kicks off clinical trial for brain-machine interface—without drilling skulls

Media Fierce Biotech | Jul. 20

Press Release: Synchron Secures NHMRC Grant

Press Releases Synchron PR | Jun. 25

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This Brain Computer Uses Your Jugular Like a USB Cable

Media One Zero | Oct. 02

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Synchron Brings ‘Big Tech’ to Device Industry with Neural Interface.

Media MD+DI | Sep. 24

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Are brain implants the future of thinking?

Media The Guardian | Sep. 22

Press Release: First Successful Human Implantation of a BCI

Press Releases Synchron PR | Sep. 20

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How Synchron's Brain Implant Lets Patients Control Prosthetics With Their Minds.

Media Bloomberg | Sep. 11

Forbes

Elon Musk Sees His Neuralink Merging Your Brain With A.I

Media Forbes | Jul. 17

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Stentrode Minimally Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Going on Trial

Media Med Gadget | Jun. 08

Press Release: Thought-To-Text BCI for Severely Paralyzed

Press Releases Synchron PR | Apr. 08

Stimulating the brain without major surgery

Media University of Melbourne | Dec. 04

Press Release: Nature Biomedical Publishing

Press Releases Synchron PR | Dec. 03

Press Release: Martin Dieck Named Chairman

Press Releases Synchron PR | Apr. 21