NeuroCatch's Bimal Lakhani on building a vital sign for the brain
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Release Date: 09/05/2023
Giovanni Lauricella on how to be recruited to a great startup in neurotech
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Giovanni Lauricella is a Vice President of the Mullings Group which is a Medical Device Technology recruitment firm. He helps startups in the neurotech space find talented people from the most experienced down to the entry-level positions. Top 3 Takeaways: "Always pull on your network, always pull on that trust factor because people go to work for people. That's what they do, especially in startups and especially really early-stage startups" "If you want to be headhunted, make yourself available to be found, build your LinkedIn profile. Let us find you, there's tools and platforms...
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Kunal Ghosh on the advantages of imaging tools for neuronal recordings & pattern recognition with Inscopix
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is the founder and CEO of which uses imaging tools to understand the brain in both health and disease. Top Three Takeaways: Miniscopes were invented out of a need for tools that have the ability to monitor and record large-scale neural circuit activity Imaging tools have the advantage of scale, single-cell resolution, longitudinal recording capabilities, and labelling for specific cell types Inscopix technology has enabled over 150 scientific papers 0:45 "Do you wanna introduce yourself a little bit?" 5:00 "Why you did choose an imaging technique instead of,...
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Dr Ulrich Hofmann on staying in the mainstream but exploring the fringes of Neurotechnology
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a Professor at the in Germany working on some of the cutting edge and newest things in the field of neurotechnology. Top Three Takeaways The 8 micron limit for not causing a foreign body response might actually be closer to 1 micron Magnetoelectric nanoparticles might be the solution towards getting to the dream of having a 0 dimensional neural probe Neural Implants seem to activate those genes found in brain tumors 3:00 "You're working in Freiburg, which is bottom southwest corner of Germany, but I actually just found out that you don't live there. Where do you live?"...
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Blythe Karow on alleviating PTSD using a wearable Vagus nerve stimulator
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a medical device veteran who is now the cofounder and CEO of , a medical device company making a wearable Vagus Nerve Stimulator to help with the problems brought about by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Top 3 Takeaways Not only veterans but first responders often get PTSD and 1/9 women will have it at some point in their lives Stimulating the auricular (ear) branch of the Vagus nerve has fewer side effects but with a calming effect on the body Diagnosing and curing PTSD is very difficult and subjective 1:15 "Do you want to introduce yourself and the technology?"...
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Nicolas Vachicouras on starting a soft electrode neurotech company in Switzerland
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Nicolas Vachicouras is the cofounder of which is focusing on utilizing a novel soft electrode material in neural implants. The company comes out of Switzerland and has partnerships with the Stephanie Lacour lab and the Wyss Center 1:45 "Do you want to talk a little bit about yourself and your work and Neurosoft?" 4:30 "What's the benefit of soft versus hard implant?" 7:00 "Is the foreign body response, something that happens in ECOG as well, does the body react poorly to that?" 9:45 "So your guys device also doesn't have MRI artifacts. What is that? How is that and why is it...
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Anish Kaushal on what Venture Capitalists are looking for in Neurotech Companies
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is an analyst at Amplitude VC which is looking at investing in neurotech companies. In this episode we talk about what they look for when investing into a company 1:30 "Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? " 10:30 "How is venture capital different in med tech versus Silicon Valley?" 14:15 "So you guys do, would you say that you guys put more research upfront into investments vs Silicon Valley-style investors?" 16:30 "Due Diligence for, six months or a year, what are you doing during that time? What takes so long?" 21:30 "If somebody wants to be like the best candidate, what...
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Dr Silvestro Micera on restoring sensorimotor function using hybrid neuroprosthetic systems
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a professor at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland focusing on developing neural interface implantations in patients. In particular, the following research fields are currently investigated: robotic systems for neurorehabilitation experiments for the investigation of neural control of movement development of neural interfaces with the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). development of hybrid neuro-prosthetic systems 1:15 “Do you want to explain your work?” 2:25 “You guys are very much into the compliant...
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Dr Warren Grill on how to publish 250 papers in neural engineering
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a professor of biomedical engineering at duke university. He is the chief scientific officer of Managing director of NDI Healthcare fund. He is the cofounder and chief scientific officer of Deep Brain innovations and His research interests are in neural engineering and neural prostheses including design and testing of electrodes and stimulation techniques, the electrical properties of tissues and cells, and computational neuroscience with applications in the restoration of bladder function, treatment of movement disorders with deep brain stimulation, and multi-joint limb movement. He has...
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Eric Chang Discusses NeuroImmunology, Electrophysiology and The Effects of Neural Signals on The Vagus Nerve
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a Neuroscientist and Assistant Professor at the Institutes of Bioelectronic Medicine and Molecular medicine at the . His areas of interests are Neuro-immunology, electrophysiology, microscopy and bioengineering. In today’s episode, Eric talks to us about his work with the vagus nerve and approaches being used in his lab to understand signalling between the nervous system and immune system. Top three takeaways: We haven't got technology that can image individuals neurons connected to the vagus nerve but in the near future, the tools might evolve to do this. Recording neural...
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Prof Marom Bikson discusses his work with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a Biomedical Engineer. He is a Professor at the City College of New York City and also the co-director of the . Marom has been at the City College of New York for over 15 years. He has a B.Sc in Biomedical Engineering from John Hopkins University and a PhD from Case Western University Cleveland. He cofounded . Marom's research group studies the effects of electricity on the human body and applies this knowledge toward the development of medical devices and electrical safety guidelines. In today’s episode, Marom talks about his work with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and how it...
info_outlineBimal Lakhani is the Vice President of Product Development at HealthTech Connex and NeuroCatch, a recent startup targeting the analytics of brain disorder diagnosis and improvements. He is also Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Science. This conversation talks about the company, science behind it and where it is going in the future.
Takeaways:
We currently do not have a quick mechanism to check out brain health.
Clinical interfaces need to intuitive and easy to use for the clinician.
How is your brain today? Can we bring people to check their brain health like they check their smartphone?
[0:00] Jen French from Neurotech Reports kicks off the introductions on the RehabWeek exhibit floor.
[0:33] Bimal Lakhani describes the new venture of NeuroCatch to meet the need to get a comprehensive matrix of the brain in the clinical setting, in otherwords the “vital signs” of the brain.
[2:33] Lakhani talks about the NeuroCatch platform technology as a neurodiagnostic tool and their strategy for hardware industry partnerships.
[3:33] Description of the target areas for NeuroCatch and the gap in clinical need and the focus of their current research including concussion and other brain injuries.
[5:04] How is your brain doing today? Lakhani also describes the device and what it does.
[7:08] The walk-through of the software tool interface for an EEG evaluation and the keep it simple approach.
[11:19] The NeuroCatch device is approved for clinical use in Canada. Lakhani describes the other markets on their radar.
[11:53] Discussion of data collection and cybersecurity along with their relationship with clinical partners.
[1:26] What is the target market for the MyndTec neural re-education device? Plymale also talks about their pursuit for clinical partners, their strategic focus and the economics of the medical device as an early stage venture.
[12:36] Description of HeuroCanada partnership and clinical adoption in rehabilitation setting. He also talks about the parent company, HealthTech Connex, and their relationship with Helius Medical.
[14:25] Lakhani discusses the next steps for NeuroCatch and their future focus for people to be conscious of their brain health.