To create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow.

A sewing-machine robot, hair-thin threads, and a coin-sized implant that reads the brain.

Pre-revenue and clinical-stage: value here is optionality, measured in trial milestones and the size of the markets a working.

13 surgeries

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21 participants

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A clinical-stage company is measured in milestones, not revenue.

13 surgeries

PRIME Study (Neuralink)

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21 participants

Neuralink N1 Implant ("The Link" / "Telepathy")

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R1 Surgical Robot (Neuralink)

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2016 July: Neuralink incorporated by Elon Musk with a team of neuroscientists and engineers, running in stealth.
2017 April: Public reveal; mission stated as treating brain disease and achieving human-AI symbiosis.
2019 July: First public presentation of the flexible electrode threads and the surgical robot.
2020 August: Live pig demonstration ('Gertrude') shows real-time neural signal acquisition.
2021 April: Monkey shown playing Pong using thoughts alone via the implant.
2023 May 25: FDA clears Neuralink's Investigational Device Exemption to begin first-in-human trials.
2023 September: PRIME Study opens recruitment.
2024 January 28: First human implant; Noland Arbaugh receives the N1 implant at Barrow Neurological Institute.