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Creative Funding Opportunities for Commercializing Basic Research. Bay Area Conference on Translational Research September 23, 2004 James Cavuoto Editor and Publisher Neurotech Reports. Neurotechnology Definition. Neurotechnology:
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Creative Funding Opportunities for Commercializing Basic Research Bay Area Conference on Translational Research September 23, 2004 James Cavuoto Editor and Publisher Neurotech Reports
Neurotechnology Definition Neurotechnology: The application of electronics and engineering to the nervous system
Market Segments • Neural Prostheses • Neuromodulation • Therapeutic Stimulation • Neurodiagnostics • Neural-Computer Interfaces
Typical Funding Sources • NIH Neural Prosthesis Program • SBIR • Incubator Funds • Venture Capital Firms • Licensing Deals • Investment from Larger Firms • IPO
Example Startup Firms • Cyberkinetics Inc. • Afferent Corp. • Second Sight Ltd. • NeuroNexus Technologies • Aspect Medical
Research Institution Spinoffs • NeuroNexus Technologies-U Michigan • Bionic Technologies-U. Utah • Synapse Biomedical-CWRU • Neurodan-Aalborg University • Neopraxis Ltd.-Shriners Hospital