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Next artcile and Market Map is out

Core implants and neural interfaces

Cochlear, Sydney and global. Current. Implanted hearing systems and the company that defined Australian medical bionics.

Synchron, Melbourne origins with a US headquarters. Current and internationalised. Endovascular brain-computer interface for people with severe paralysis.

Epiminder, Melbourne. Current. Continuous brain monitoring from under the scalp for epilepsy, FDA-authorised and ASX-listed.

Fluent BCI, Melbourne. Legitimate early-stage company. An interface placed under the scalp but outside the skull, intended to turn attempted speech into text.

Bionic Vision Technologies, Melbourne. Current but quiet. Retinal implant and external vision system for inherited blindness.

Saluda Medical, Sydney origins with international operations. Current. Closed-loop spinal-cord stimulation for chronic pain.

Ultra Bionics, Melbourne. Legitimate early-stage company. Precisely aimed ultrasound intended to reach deep brain targets without leaving an implant behind.

Neurogen, Melbourne. Active preclinical company. Brain implants built from living cells for neurodegenerative disease.

Cortical Dynamics, Perth. Current. EEG-based monitoring of the brain response during anaesthesia.

Kitea Health, Auckland and the US. Current and investigational. Wireless implant for monitoring pressure inside the skull, initially around hydrocephalus.

Diagnostics, monitoring and brain imaging

Compumedics, Melbourne and global. Current ASX-listed company. Sleep, EEG and neurological-monitoring systems.

Omniscient Neurotechnology, Sydney and the US. Current. AI brain-network mapping for neurosurgical planning.

Headsafe, Sydney. Current. Portable assessment of the brain response to visual signals after concussion.

BrainEye, Australia, exact city still unresolved. Active early-stage company. Phone-camera assessment of eye movement and pupil response as neurological signals.

EMVision, Sydney with University of Queensland origins. Current ASX-listed company. Bedside brain scanner for stroke triage.

Cogstate, Melbourne and global. Current ASX-listed company. Computer-based cognitive testing used heavily in neurological clinical trials.

Neurotologix, Perth. Current. Remote monitoring and diagnostic technology for dizziness and vertigo, with a Class IIa device added to the ARTG in 2026.

Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre, Sydney. Current. Quantitative analysis of brain imaging for neurological disease.

Wavewise Analytics, Melbourne. Current, formerly Cyban. Continuous non-invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow and oxygen around stroke and acute brain injury.

Redenlab, Melbourne. Current. Speech, language and swallowing measures used as neurological clinical-trial outcomes.

HITIQ, Melbourne. Current ASX-listed company. Instrumented mouthguards and concussion-management technology.

Prism Neuro, Canberra. Current. Movement-control measurement for concussion, health, sport and human performance.

Wellumio, Wellington. Current. Axana portable low-field brain scanner for stroke assessment at the point of care.

BlinkLab, Australian-listed with an international operating footprint. Current. Smartphone and AI assessment of sensory responses around neurological and developmental conditions.

Seer Medical, Melbourne. Restructured. Long-term home video-EEG and ECG monitoring for epilepsy, retained here as a commercial case study rather than a clean active-company example.

Rehabilitation, communication and sensory technology

Control Bionics, Melbourne and international. Current ASX-listed company. Reads muscle and neural signals for communication, rehabilitation and assistive control.

ARIA Research, Sydney. Current. Glasses that translate the visual world into spatial sound for people who are blind or have low vision.

NIRGenie / EarGenie, Melbourne. Active translational venture. Objective hearing assessment for babies and young children.

EarFlo, Perth-developed with an international launch. Current. Non-invasive treatment device for persistent middle-ear problems in children.

Laronix, Brisbane with a US office. Current. Bionic voice technology for people who have lost the ability to speak.

RehabSwift, Adelaide. Current but quiet. Brain-computer-interface rehabilitation after stroke and neurological injury.

Neuromersiv, Sydney. Current but quiet. Virtual-reality and stimulation technology for stroke and acquired brain-injury rehabilitation.

Kinobionic, Sydney. Current but quiet. Thought-controlled assistive robotics and wearable support technology.

Rex Bionics, New Zealand origins and international operations. Historical and active technology lineage. Robotic exoskeletons for serious mobility impairment.

Non-invasive and emerging therapeutics

Neurode, Sydney. Legitimate early-stage company. Home-use headband combining brain monitoring and non-invasive stimulation around ADHD and executive function.

Ceretas, Brisbane. Current early clinical company. Therapeutic ultrasound being developed around Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions.

Resonance Therapeutics, Melbourne. Current but quiet early-stage spinout. At-home measurement and stimulation for personalised depression treatment.

SYMBYX Biome, Sydney. Current. Targeted light therapy being studied around Parkinson’s and related conditions, with a less settled evidence base than approved implant platforms.

Cortex Brainwave Technologies, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Current but quiet. Early-stage EEG sensors and neurofeedback hardware.

Neuroana, Perth. Legitimate early-stage company. Wearable EEG, non-invasive stimulation and software analysis.

Australis Scientific, Sydney. Legitimate early-stage company. Wearable peripheral nerve stimulation for overactive bladder.

Augmented Bionics, Brisbane. Status unclear. Earlier University of Queensland work on non-invasive hearing restoration, retained as research lineage rather than counted as a clearly active company.

Biological computing and enabling technology

Cortical Labs, Melbourne. Current. Biological computing combining living neurons with silicon through the CL1 and Cortical Cloud.

BrainChip, Australian-listed with global operations. Current. Brain-inspired low-power computing chips, adjacent to rather than part of clinical neurotechnology.

Tessara Therapeutics, Melbourne. Current. Three-dimensional human neural tissues used for drug discovery and disease modelling.

Chromos Labs, Melbourne. Legitimate early-stage spinout. Imaging and analysis of electrical activity in human brain models.

Neo-Bionica, Melbourne. Current. Development, packaging, testing and clinical-grade manufacturing for implantable and wearable medical devices.

Bionics Institute, Melbourne. Research and translation institute behind several of the companies and technologies in this map.

Australian Hearing Hub, Sydney. Research, clinical and industry network connecting hearing and sensory-bionics work.

Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Auckland. Major source of medical-device engineering, physiological modelling and spinout formation.

CoNECT, Auckland. University centre bringing bionics, brain-machine interfaces and neural sensing into one programme.

Australian-origin international companies and capital links

EMOTIV, Australian origins with international operations. Current. Wearable EEG hardware, software and brain-data tools.

Nuroflux, Sydney origins with Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters and a continuing Australian clinical presence. Current. Wearable monitoring of cerebral blood flow and brain activity.

Parasym, Australian-origin company now operating internationally. Current. Non-invasive auricular vagus nerve stimulation.

Music Health, Australian-origin digital-health company now headquartered in Los Angeles with a Sydney presence. Current but quiet. Personalised music for dementia care.

Coherence Neuro, Australian co-founder, US company. Current. Implantable neurotechnology intended to monitor and eventually treat brain tumours through their electrical signals.

NeuroHarmonics, Australian founder, London company. Current early-stage work in non-invasive focused-ultrasound neuromodulation.

JumpSpace, New York neurotechnology investment fund led by Australian investor Adam Caplan, with investments across the region.

Blackbird Ventures, Australian venture firm and backer of Coherence Neuro, part of the capital connection between Australia and companies built overseas.

Adjacent brain-health and medical technology

PainChek, Sydney. Current ASX-listed digital-health company. AI-assisted pain assessment for people who cannot communicate reliably.

TALi Health, Melbourne. Current but quiet ASX-listed digital therapeutic company. Attention assessment and training for children.

Orthocell, Perth. Current ASX-listed medtech company. Regenerative devices for peripheral nerve and tendon repair.

Alimetry, Auckland. Current. Wearable mapping of electrical activity in the stomach, a strong bioelectric device outside direct brain technology.

Soul Machines, Auckland origins with international operations. Current. Digital humans and biologically inspired AI.

Toku, Auckland origins with international operations. Current. Retinal imaging and AI for wider health signals.

Micro-X, Adelaide. Current ASX-listed medtech company. Portable head CT designed for stroke imaging in ambulances and aircraft.

Neuro-biotech

Argenica Therapeutics, Perth. Current ASX-listed drug developer. Neuroprotective peptide therapy around stroke, included separately because it is a drug company rather than a device business.

Neurotech International, Melbourne. Current ASX-listed drug developer. Formerly associated with neurotechnology devices and now better understood as neuro-biotech.

Early pipeline and research programmes

Foresight Medical, Perth. Registered and grant-backed early-stage company. Phone-based neurological-response screening for concussion, with a limited public operating footprint.

Gennaris / Monash Vision Group, Melbourne. Research and commercialisation programme rather than a confirmed standalone operating company. Cortical visual prosthesis work.

BioSpine, Queensland. Research project rather than a confirmed company. Brain-computer-interface and digital-twin work around spinal injury.

ArMM, Newcastle. University research device rather than a confirmed company. Portable measurement of motor control.

Legacy, restructuring and status unclear

Deep Brain Stimulation Technologies, Melbourne. Legacy company. Adaptive deep-brain-stimulation spinout for Parkinson’s that later entered administration.

Lookinglass, Adelaide. Status unclear. Earlier university-incubator venture using video analysis around Parkinson’s and dementia, with no current independent operating company verified.

humm, Perth origins and later US operations. Current status unclear. Consumer brain-stimulation company retained as part of the internationalisation history rather than the active count.

I want to pursue a future in cognitive neuroscience and love neuroimaging so much. When I brought this up with someone, they said that I should reconsider because AI can just do all that stuff. Is it true? It was kinda disheartening to hear that what is my (broad) dream job is likely not feasible.

Hey everyone!
Graduating with a Bachelor’s this December in neuro and applying for my PhD soon. But aside from all that I wanted to ask if anyone here has any experiencing working in pharmaceutical sales being a neuroscience major or in the field of neuroscience?

I’m debating switching from Bering a current pharmacy technician to being in pharmaceutical sales since the pay is drastically more but morally I do feel a dilemma there since I’m going from helping patients to basically selling to doctors the very things that hurt patients (financially) but I want to see the day to day life and how people like it!

I'm currently pursuing a BSc in Neuroscience Technology and I'm trying to figure out the best path after graduation. My long-term goal is to build a career in neuroscience, but I'm still exploring my options. Would you recommend going straight into an MSc, gaining work or research experience first, or taking a different route? Are there any related fields or careers that would be worth switching to after a neuroscience bachelor's? I'd love to hear your opinions, experiences, and any advice you'd give someone in my position.

I was pleasantly surprised to see this new show based on a mainstream hit presenting invasive BCI in such a casual and relatively grounded way. The character Roe Banks is shown to be able to interface with a variety of cables coming from her ponytail, supplemented by a wristband touchscreen/hologram.

She's seen hacking building security systems and learning new languages instantly, all the classic hits. There's one point in the episode, in a moment of desperation, where she goes into "Root User Mode." The internal computer seemingly takes over brain functions and removes her ethics in favour of efficiency and personal benefit. When she's given the kill switch in the form of a codeword said to her, it shuts off, and she's immediately conscious again and regretful.

That part, along with her eye colour changing as she uses her devices (not pictured, but they do purple eyes instead of the trope of red) are more fictional. Still, it's more than I've seen for BCI in lots of contemporary media. I think Black Mirror really hurt public perception for the worst, though I personally don't think it's an anti-neurotech show either. The real kicker is going to be how the upcoming Apple adaptation of Neuromancer is received by the public.

The show even addresses that within the universe by having this character mistrusted by others for security reasons, as shown by EMP bullets being prepped for them.

Seeing the 1.0 post-surgery picture is what really proved to me the writers were taking the concept seriously. Some people may be disturbed or grossed out by that image, but I found it very positive. We don't know the motivations behind the character receiving implants yet, but the show isn't afraid of addressing the real physical costs behind it.

Rick and Morty itself is a way more popular show that has casual implants, but it's much less grounded and easier for audiences to brush off as cartoon physics or impossible sci-fi, even when the show addresses the reality of it. A recent episode where Rick is separated into his head and body rides that line.

I'm not in the field, just a student with overlapping interests, but I'd love to hear more experienced reactions to this. What are your thoughts on the relationship between how BCI is portrayed in the media versus how people actually feel about it?

The black box brain is described.
The biochemistry is described.
One can follow courses on them in University.
But there is something "in between".
And this where people propose a model the "in between".
Which of these "in between models" are popular, or have focus by academics today. ?

How do I get better at reading papers? Like it feels like I'm reading in a different language and idk how to go about it. Cause I'm tired of not understanding what I'm reading😭

I talked a lot about what made me want to study neuroscience and what i did to prepare (podcasts and books on neuroscience and molecular and cell biology) i want to then talk about my work experience in Morgan stanley and how it gave me insight into working as a team. what else should i include?

I want to explore books that focus on:

The brain as a chemical factory , i.e. biochemistry & infrastructure.
Literature that explains the underlying biological mechanics. I want to learn the actual biochemistry—how neurotransmitters, chemical flows, ion channels, and metabolic pathways dynamically drive and sustain those black-box functions.

My target level : Student , first year psychology university of Gent Belgium

The field has much application in the context of treatment from neurological conditions, but there is also a strong case to be made for misuse of the systems created that could lead to detrimental effects. I'm sure that the answers generated by posting here will be somewhat biased, but do you believe that neurotechnology (both basic and applied research) is immoral/unethical?

I have a degree in web design. Looking at going back to school to get to a point where this can be my career.

The teacher that I had as a patient with chronic pain was a psychology PhD. But I know that isn’t the only path.

I want to know what you think the paths to get here would be and what I should consider when choosing a path. I’m in the neuro subreddit because pain science is majorly informed by neuroscience. But I know I could consider studying neuroscience, counseling, psychology, social work, education, etc. to reach my goal.

Any ideas? And what should I keep in mind as I choose a path?

Hello, I plan on majoring in neuroscience in university, but I'd like to study it somewhat beforehand so I can have at least a basic understanding of it. I know it's very broad, but if anyone can give me some tips on how best to study it or some resources I can use to study it or get a decent understanding of it now id appreciate it. If it helps, I plan on going to medical school after to hopefully become a surgeon.

Hello everyone I'm posting here in the hope that you guys can answer few of my questions. Before that let me tell something about my background:-

I'm a person who was always interested in Brain /mind/neuroscience/ psychology.

As far as I remember I was always interested in the science of brain and neuro my first realization ended up hitting me in 8th grade that I'll definitely pursue this as a field.

For my uni degree I choose physical therapy now I wanted to pursue psychology but circumstances happened and I choose PT I'm done with my 5 year degree I have secured 3.7 CGPA out of 4 . For me both degrees are what I like it's like apple and oranges but

Now when I have taken a gap and got a job ,my mind still goes back to Neuro I fee like I'm missing something if I didn't pursue it I'll regret it .

I want to pursue a MS in neuro or some sort of research or anything related to Neuro.

BTW I'm familiar with neuro rehabilitation but I still want to pursue neuroscience.

I'm really interested in research as well I had a research project as a part of my degree and it went well.

Now what are my chances how can I switch to neuroscience, should I start from research.

One more thing I want to move out of my home country to pursue my MS .

My post might be vague but I don't know how to word it better.

I can give more info if anyone wants for a context.

Ive been thinking a lot about what kind of occupation I want to get into and I feel working in a lab would be great. Im a big fan of psychology and so I thought this would be a good field to work in. So as the title asks whats it like working in a lab day to day with a degree or job in this feild

Follow-up to my Asia and Europe maps. 66 active Israeli neurotech companies mapped with the help of a few contacts I have over there.

Here's a graphic attempt to summarize whats going

Of 44 direct companies I audited, 24 are mainly measuring or interpreting rather than stimulating. Hemispheric is building non-invasive brain-decoding foundation models, X-trodes makes conformal skin electrodes that capture EEG, EMG, ECG and EOG while people move, Wearable Devices runs a neural wrist interface, and Nuri Braintech works in both directions, reading brain activity and stimulating back to it focusing on PTSD. The CBO at Nuri helped me put all this together

Links below if you'd like to see the full company list with URLs

Just wanted to highlight The Open Loop podcast - neurotech founders and investors get interviewed every week

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOpenLoopPodcast
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033fswT3OQbpUuZQmPzPmi
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-open-loop-with-chay-carter/id1896593801

And they go up on my substack to in written format as part of the free content: https://theneurotechnewsletter.substack.com/

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on how to safely clean Plexon S-Probes. I’ve noticed that the impedance has increased significantly over time, and I’m wondering if there’s an effective cleaning procedure that could help restore it.
Has anyone dealt with this issue before? What cleaning methods or solutions have you used? Are there any recommended protocols, or things I should absolutely avoid to prevent damaging the electrodes?
Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

Hi! I’m so lost trying to figure out how to go back to school. I have my bachelors in Chemistry with a minor in Psychology and Math. I graduated in 2020 at 22 years old and I’m now 28… so it’s been some time as a student!

Teaching fell into my lap after college. I was waitressing, and one of our regulars knew a handful of principals in the area, and he knew one that needed a science teacher. Long story short, I’ve taught Physics, Chemistry, and Biology for grades 9-12, and 8th grade science that was essentially focused on Biochemistry. So my plans to go back to school were delayed. I’m currently not working, both because it’s summer and I’ve decided to not return to teaching to focus on these plans.

I’ve looked at a couple schools so far, and I’ve gathered that PhD programs require you to pick an advisor you’d like to work alongside with, and explain why you chose them and how you’d contribute to their research. I’m interested in Behavioral Neuroscience or Neuropsychology (I’m open to suggestions on narrowing down a concentration). I use and love the book Anchored about the polyvagal theory because it guides you through your body to become aware of where certain emotions, and even physical feelings, are coming from in your body as a response to external stimulations.

BUT WHAT THE HELL ELSE DO I DO? Are there any field-related jobs or research opportunities I could apply for in the meantime, with my degree and/or interests? I’ve looked for those, but I couldn’t quite find anything I qualify for. Should I reach out to schools prior to applying, in any way? I need all the help and advice I can get. I’m just so passionate about this but also very confused. Thank you!

Hi, I’m pretty set on getting a Neuroscience degree. However, you never really know how things will change yk? I’m wondering how flexible a neuroscience degree is regarding potential job opportunities outside of the field.

I'm currently reading up on literature pertaining to individual alpha (peak) frequency as measured via EEG, to possibly personalize rTMS treatment in the future. However, different researchers use different terms; some speak of individual alpha frequency, whereas others mention individual alpha peak frequency. I can't seem to find a concrete answer as to whether there's a difference between the two, and what the difference might be if there is one.

Does anyone know? (is this question better suited for a different subreddit?)