Happy Father’s Day to all you fellow Dads out there hatching your master plan…

NIH cuts hurt companies like Motif Neurotech. We are fortunate to have resources for clinical trials, but companies relying on NIH are struggling. Every day new therapies are delayed, people suffer. 🙏 Dan Gilbert for speaking to us & raising awareness www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Biotech start-ups struggle as Trump throttles NIH funding

Freezes and reductions in National Institutes of Health funding are reverberating beyond universities and research labs to startups in the biotech industry.

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Totally blown away by the experience of presenting at MARS: Fascinating dinners with Jeff Bezos, Ron Howard, wonderful founders, scientists, and folks from Amazon. I even got to fan-boy over my favorite podcasters Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal (who were super kind BTW) (1/2)

Congrats to my 5yo daughter who became an official Texan this weekend! 🤠

Enchanted to meet this article from @dr-shlee.bsky.social, @dougweberlab.bsky.social, and colleagues. It's Swiftly becoming one of my favorites! 🫶 🫶 🫶 bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Looking forward to sharing big news in 2025! 🤫 🤞

Motif Neurotech@motifneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

We brought the whole team to Houston this week for our 2025 Strategy Summit. The team synergy is palpable and we're so excited for everything ahead of us this year 🧠 🛫

We brought the whole team to Houston this week for our 2025 Strategy Summit. The team synergy is palpable and we're so excited for everything ahead of us this year 🧠 🛫

We've been selected by @aria-research.bsky.social to develop a network of neural devices designed to monitor and regulate mental and cognitive states without brain surgery. The UK-based program led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social is contributing £69M to unlock the full potential of #neurotech.

Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)@aria-research.bsky.social · 2y ago

We’re excited to announce the 18 teams we’re funding in Precision Neurotechnologies 🧠 They’ll work to unlock new ways to interface with the brain at the neural circuit level, with unprecedented precision. (1/3)

We're honored to be selected by @aria-research.bsky.social for a multimillion-dollar award through their Precision Neurotechnologies Program. This funding will accelerate the development of our therapeutic Brain-Computer Interface to treat mood, attention, and sleep disorders 🧠🚀

Hundreds of Caltech and Caltech/Nasa Jet Propulsion Lab scientists, professors, and students have lost their homes in the LA fires. The Disaster Relief Fund is organized to help. Please share. giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...

The Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund

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Teamed up with some of my favorite scientists to imagine the future of #biohybrid devices that combine engineered tissues with bioelectronics. TLDR (but please R), the future is bright! Out now in Nature Reviews Bioengineering: rdcu.be/d5z6s @jrivnay.bsky.social @jacobrobinson.bsky.social

Integrating bioelectronics with cell-based synthetic biology

Nature Reviews Bioengineering - Biohybrid devices based on engineered cells interfaced with bioelectronics combine the strengths of each field, resulting in constructs with properties that are not...

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Just out in @natrevbioeng.bsky.social, check out our perspective on integrating bioelectronics with cell-based synthetic biology. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Integrating bioelectronics with cell-based synthetic biology - Nature Reviews Bioengineering

Biohybrid devices based on engineered cells interfaced with bioelectronics combine the strengths of each field, resulting in constructs with properties that are not otherwise achievable. In this Revie...

nature.com

I wanted to share my rationale for our recent comment in Nature BME proposing an application-based taxonomy for BCI (unrolled from LinkedIn): Why we should consider labeling BCI based on its intended use. open.substack.com/pub/brainjac...

What do we mean when we say BCI? As neuro technologies mature, it's important for scientists to use cohesive language to talk about them with the public. Here's a nice commentary piece where Jacob Robinson and co. lay out a proposal. Just in time for the holidays 😂

Jacob Robinson@jacobrobinson.bsky.social · 2y ago

What is or isn't a "BCI"? We argue in Nature BME today that if the tech stimulates or records brain activity AND does computation, it's a BCI. www.nature.com/articles/s41... But we still need a way to discuss different types of BCI separately... 🧵 #BCI #BrainComputerInterface

What is or isn't a "BCI"? We argue in Nature BME today that if the tech stimulates or records brain activity AND does computation, it's a BCI. www.nature.com/articles/s41... But we still need a way to discuss different types of BCI separately... 🧵 #BCI #BrainComputerInterface

An application-based taxonomy for brain–computer interfaces - Nature Biomedical Engineering

Naming brain–computer interfaces according to their intended application will assist stakeholders in the evaluation of the benefits and risks of neurotechnologies.

nature.com

Heading to the icon’s last show tomorrow in Vancouver and feeling E22. IYKYK 🫶 #ErasTourVancouver

🚀 We’re hiring! Forest Neurotech is looking for a Software Engineering Lead to build the core systems powering our ultrasound neurotech platform. As a nonprofit FRO, we're advancing science for public good. If you’re excited about neurotech & impact let’s talk. 🌍🧠 forestneurotech.org/jobs

Jobs — Forest Neurotech

Forest Neurotech

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Please share: ARIA is offering £500k seed awards for neural interface projects. Apply by 13 Feb 2025. I've been impressed with ARIA's scientific team and overall execution so far. They deserve your best ideas! www.aria.org.uk/scalable-neu...

BCIs list! Still finding folks on here so please message me if you'd like to be added.

Come see the cool stuff the team is up to! BCI is becoming an industry that can address so many disorders:👇

Motif Neurotech@motifneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today we're excited to unveil our new website and company video! We believe that people with difficult to treat mental health disorders deserve access to the most advanced therapies. That's why we're building therapeutic brain computer interfaces. 🔗⬇️ youtu.be/roZ3gOmuh9k?... www.motifneuro.tech

Seriously good stuff from @motifneuro.bsky.social @jacobrobinson.bsky.social and team! As cool as Motor BCIs are, it's Therapeutic BCIs that can have *major* impact for the many millions of people living with mental health disorders. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Motif Neurotech@motifneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today we're excited to unveil our new website and company video! We believe that people with difficult to treat mental health disorders deserve access to the most advanced therapies. That's why we're building therapeutic brain computer interfaces. 🔗⬇️ youtu.be/roZ3gOmuh9k?... www.motifneuro.tech

One of the best ways to ensure your science is solid is to ground it to the physical world. Build something that works. Most of #neuroscience isn’t tied to the physical world. The big exception is Brain-Computer Interfaces, and I’m betting the future of neuroscience will advance through #BCI.

Engagement numbers may be lower, but here I see a bunch of interesting thoughts from smart people I like instead of a wall of odd memes from a weird billionaire. That makes me happy.

Here are some folks on the translational side of neurotech! Founders, engineers, translational labs, and investors. Please message me for folks I should add! go.bsky.app/N2LreWi

Good one!! 👇

Nima Dehghani@neurovium.bsky.social · 2y ago

Science dissemination is an integral part of doing science. Here is a starter pack of Sci Publishers & news outlets (targeted towards neuroscience, physics, computer science). There are many missing since they have not yet embraced @bsky.app Let me know if they pop in go.bsky.app/MocdpzB

Excited to welcome folks to the new @motifneuro.bsky.social , office, manufacturing, and R&D space at the TMC innovation building in Houston! The team is already hard at work building next-gen therapeutic BCIs... and eating cookies.

Hoping to participate in recreating the magic of neuro-nerd twitter here. Please tag good folks I should follow!! 🙏🧠