Bioness's Tom LeBlanc on rehabilitating hand weakness or paralysis
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Release Date: 09/06/2023
Dr Paul Nuyujukian Desconstructs the Neuralink Monkey MindPong Video
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Professor Paul is an assistant professor of Bioengineering, Neurosurgery and at . He received a B.S. degree in cybernetics from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2006. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in bioengineering and M.D degree from Stanford University in 2011, 2012, and 2014, respectively. His postdoctoral work was with and in the . In today’s episode, we feature Professor Paul's video where the discusses the recently released video by Neuralink of a monkey test subject playing pong wirelessly and its significance for the fields of...
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Andrew Cornwell Discusses The Importance of Translational Research
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Andrew Cornwell is the Director of industrial and strategic collaborations for the . He is also Director of the VA Translational Education Mentoring Centre and Associate Director at . In today’s episode, Andrew talks about the importance of translational research, the process and some of the achievements of the Cleveland FES centre. Top three takeaways: Translational work is concerned with solving the inefficient of getting Academic work into the clinic. Cleveland FES Centre has a new program called the Neuro Design program, set up to grow the base of entrepreneurial talent in...
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Nick Halper Discusses Braingrade and His Transition From a Stable Job to an Early Stage Med-tech Startup in the Middle of a Pandemic.
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Nick Halper is a cofounder of , where he and his team are developing a brain-computer interface to reverse the cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Before founding Braingrade, he worked at as a project manager on the product, support, engineering and software teams. In today’s episode, Nick talks about his transition from academia to industry and then from leaving a stable job to joining an early-stage startup in the middle of a pandemic. He also talks about the work he is doing with his new company, Braingrade. Top three takeaways: Braingrade is...
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Yael Hanein Discusses Working With Electrophysiological Tools
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Yael Haneun is a professor of Electrical Engineering at . Her research field is neuro-engineering, focusing on developing wearable electronic and bionic vision. She is also the VP of and has previously worked as a research associate at the . In today’s episode, Yael talks about her work in neuro-engineering and some breakthroughs with electrophysiological tools. Top three takeaways: With soft dry electrodes, you have a system that is truly wireless. Wet electrodes are better for short durations and dry electrodes are better for long durations. At the moment, Yael’s company is...
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Thomas Stieglitz Discusses Material Choice in Implant Development
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Thomas Stieglitz is a professor at the where he does research on the development of biocompatible construction and interconnection technology as well as the use of microsystems for neuroprosthesis and neuromodulation. Thomas Stieglitz is also on the scientific-technical advisory board of . In today’s episode, Thomas talks about is work in neuromodulation, shares insights on the best materials for implant development and finally, share some of the challenges faced with neuroprosthesis. Top three takeaways: Polymers have a lot of advantages as materials for implants. They are more...
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Rob Spence Discusses Living as a Cyborg with a Camera Implant
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Rob Spence is a documentary film-maker. He lost his right eye as a child during a shotgun accident at his grandparents home. Thirteen years ago, he replaced his prosthetic eye with a wireless video camera. He continues to make improvements on the eye and has produced films about people living with bionic implants. In today’s episode, Rob talks to us about living with a camera implant and the fast-moving world of bionics. Top three takeaways: There’s room for improvement in the area of eye prosthetics, especially to increase the adoption of cameras that can restore vision for the...
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Ryan Tanaka on Neura Pod, the Neuralink Youtube channel and podcast
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Ryan Tanaka is the host of Neura Pod which is the Youtube channel and podcast specifically about Elon Musk's Neuralink company. "My interest from for Neuralink primarily started because of working at Tesla previously, and then just getting more and more exposure to Elon Musk and some of the other projects that he's been working on and then realizing that Neuralink is going to be a substantially larger company in the future."
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Matt Angle with an update from Paradromics and their new Neurotech Pub Podcast
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Matt Angle is the founder and CEO of , a Brain-Computer Interface company that can handle up to 65,000 simultaneous channels. He was on the show 2 years ago and is updating us on new happenings at Paradromics. He also talks about their new which brings together neurotech leaders in a roundtable podcast. "And I think you'd say also, early nascent industry is like a bank heist. Everyone is friends. Until they get the money and then everyone tries to kill each other. And I think that we're, neurotechnology is still in the, like trying to get the money side of the bank heist. The markets...
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Dr. Rio Vetter and Dr. Alexis Paez Discuss the NeuroNexus Symposium
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Dr. Rio Vetter is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at . Dr. Alexis Paez is the Director of Science Outreach at NeuroNexus. NeuroNexus hosted a virtual conference in mid-November. In this episode, Dr. Rio Vetter and Dr. Alexis Paez discuss the NeuroNexus Symposium. Top three takeaways: The NeuroNexus Symposium had themes for each day including neural interface technology, neurophysiology, optogenetics, and optical microscopy techniques. The symposium included attendees from over 36 countries and over 1700 participants. There have been great...
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Dr. Ben Paul Discusses How Neuroloom Develops an Effective Way to Stimulate Neurons
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Dr. Ben Paul is the founder and CEO of Neuroloom. Neuroloom is located in the United Kingdom and works to create new neuro-technology. In this episode, Dr. Ben Paul discusses how Neuroloom develops an effective way to stimulate neurons. Top three takeaways: Neuroloom electrodes mitigate the intensity of the immune response and immune-rejection of invasive devices The goal is to use tissue engineering techniques and apply those to neuronal circuits to create living electrodes. As opposed to penetrative electrodes, the hybrid electrodes are planar and neurons...
info_outlineTom LeBlanc is the Marketing Manager at Bioness, a neuroprosthetics and neural rehabilitation technology company born out of the Alfred E. Mann Foundation. Let’s listen in on his interview. He has several years of experience in marketing and communications within Bioness. Prior to joining them he was in the entertainment industry with the likes of Disney and Warner Bros. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine University. Let’s listen to our conversation with him.
Takeaway: Functional electrical stimulation can be used as a neuroprosthetic for everyday tasks or as a rehabilitation device to gain voluntary movement.
[0:00] Ladan introduces the episode with an interview accompanied by Jen French of Neurotech Reports with Tom LeBlanc from Bioness on the exhibitor floor at RehabWeek 2019.
[0:58] Tom introduces himself and his role in Bioness.
[1:08] LeBlanc discusses the legacy Bioness device, the H200, for upper extremity functional electrical stimulation and the target populations. The device has various programs.
[3:05] We move our discussion to the lower extremity device, the L300. LeBlanc describes the devices and the product extensions. It uses functional electrical stimulation with imbedded sensors and smart algorithms.