Vasiliki Giagka on Neural Interface Packaging and why it's the most important
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Release Date: 09/12/2022
Christine Schmidt: Pioneering Regenerative Neural Tissue Engineering
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Today’s guest is who is a share who works in regenerative neural tissue engineering. Top 3 Takeaways: "We're trying to create scaffolds that can be templates for the body to repair itself, to grow around, and ultimately become natural tissue, seamlessly integrating with the body's own." "Other faculty were discouraging. This is because academia tends to prioritize scholarly pursuits such as papers and grants, often undervaluing applied work and its real-world applications." "Our clinical collaborator actively participated in the lab alongside Sarah. Together, they would work on...
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Bioel 2024 Conference panel with Drs Jon Viventi, Tracy Cui, Ellis Meng, and Ivan Minev
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
Welcome to the Neural Implant Podcast! In this episode, the podcast team presents a live panel recording from the Bio L Conference at the International Winter School on Bioelectronics in Austria in March 2024. Hosted by Ladan, the panel discusses various types of neural implants with esteemed guests: Drs . (LCP neural implants), (PEDOT electrode coatings), (parylene neural implants), and (PDMS neural implants). Tune in as they explore the fascinating world of soft implantable electrodes and brain-nervous system interfaces. Top 3 Takeaways: “In the next five or 10 years, I...
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Carles Garcia-Vitoria: Pioneering Pain Relief with Intrathecal Spinal Cord Stimulation with Spinally
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
In today's episode, we're joined by , a seasoned pain physician with a unique approach to his work. With extensive experience in regional anesthesia and pain management, Carles shares insights gained from his years of practical experience as he pursues his PhD in Spain. Top 3 Takeaways: "We believe we have the opportunity to target the site of action more effectively. That's why we've founded Spinally, the startup we're currently leading. Our goal is to pioneer intrathecal spinal cord stimulation." "The Dura Mater is highly elastic, closing approximately 80-90% within the first 30...
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Steve Goetz: Revolutionizing Mental Health Treatment as CTO of Motif Neurotech
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is now the Chief Technology Officer at which is developing a minimally invasive neural implant for the treatment of depression and mental health issues. Steve was at Medtronic for 26 years before moving over to the startup landscape. Top 3 Takeaways: "Starting a big program that you don't know how to finish is a very expensive endeavor, and so you want to really shake out all the science risk, all the technology risk, be pretty sure you can execute a thing before you turn on that big engine because it's expensive once you go" "We know stimulation of the dorsal lateral...
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Eric Glowacki on cutting edge neural implant fabrication
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is a research group leader at the Central European Institute of Technology () located in Brno, Czech Republic. There he studies neural implant fabrication and materials specializing in silicon, parylene, and polyimide devices. He has also started to designs and fabricate devices on a contract basis for other research groups and companies. And, his institute is the one that has been recently sponsoring the podcast! This podcast is sponsored by CEITEC Nano, check out their Neurotech Device Manufacturing Capabilities Top 3 Takeaways: "You can just buy stuff on the internet very simple red...
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Gene Fridman on his freeform stimulator allowing for more neural stimulation possibilities
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and also has appointments with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research is in the areas of bioinstrumentation and neural engineering. In this episode we talk about his freeform nerual stimulator which allows for DC and any other waveforms without any electrolytic effects on the electrodes. This opens up many possibilities for neural stimulation. We also talk about his startup Aidar which is like a 'tricorder' all-in-one medical diagnostic...
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Kurt Haggestrom on Synchron's Stentrode and Synch Switch
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comes on to talk about the latest new from , which has developed the Stentrode as well as the new Synchron Switch. Kurt talks about his new role as Chief Commercial Officer and where the company is heading. ***This podcast is sponsored by CEITEC Nano, check out their Neurotech Device Manufacturing Capabilities *** Top three takeaways: 1. "The beauty of this approach is that the blood vessels are an amazing place. To be able to put implants and we've, we're leveraging really decades of science and medical devices in say, the coronary space and the heart space. We know that these...
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Pawel Soluch on launching the Medtech Coaching program with me
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Pawel Soluch is a returning guest who goes over his work at , then his consulting at , and now finally he talks about the program that he is launching with me! Top 3 Takeaways: Pawel and I (Ladan) are launching the Medtech Coaching program which will be aimed at helping medical device executives gain success in their businesses Coaching is different from consulting in that we do not generate anything for you but instead help you to become the best medtech executive you can possibly be In addition to group coaching we will also be offering individual coaching and also a retreat in January...
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Mounya Elhilali on her auditory processing selectivity research
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions
did the keynote talk at the . I was able to sit down with her and talk to learn more about her auditory processing selectivity research. Top 3 Takeaways: Nurses especially can get used to beeping and alarms which can be dangerous for patients. "Under anesthesia, you see some basic responses, but they are different than when you engage the, let's say, an animal in an awake state, and then when they are awake and actually behaving and engaging with the system" Audio recordings can be tuned to remove ambient noise but they need to be perfectly calibrated to distances between microphones. ...
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Suraj Mudichintala on investing in bioelectronic medicine companies with Action Potential Venture
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Suraj Mudichintala is a Senior Associate at Action Potential Capital which is GSK's bioelectronic medicine venture fund. Top 3 Takeaways: "Our fund is different in that we invest actually directly off of GSK's balance sheet. So we're what's called an evergreen fund where we don't actually have a fund size" "The way that I think about it is that a VC is really paid to allocate capital but really is really paid to think. You really have to think about what is the next space or the next technology that could disrupt a space? And because of that, it's a much you often have to take a much more...
info_outlineVailiki Giagka is an Assistant Professor at TU Delft and Research Group Leader at Fraunhofer IZM in Berlin where she conducts research on the design and fabrication of active neural interfaces.
***This podcast is sponsored by Ripple Neuro, check out their Neuroscience Research Tools here***
Top 3 Takeaways:
- "Water vapor is not dangerous for neural devices, it will not cause your metals to corrode, as long as it remains in the form of vapor. The moment it condenses into liquid water and you have ions in there, is when corrosion can start, and that is the beginning of the end"
- Conformal polymer coatings have been implanted in bodies for decades but we lack means to prove upfront the amount of time a certain coated device would last in the body
- "Our aim is not to create startup ourselves, but it is really to help this ecosystem by supporting companies working on this"
0:30 "How do you work in Berlin and the Hague in the Netherlands at the same time?
2:30 "Why especially neural device packaging?"
5:15 "What's the size of your guys' device or packing?"
7:15 "Do you want to, do you wanna describe the neural implant network mesh a little bit more and how does it work and why is it necessary?"
9:15 Sponsorship by Ripple Neuro
9:45 "So let's talk about maybe conformal coatings. What is it, how does it work? Why is it necessary?"
19:00 "So what are some rough numbers, is one method better than the other, and then how many years of simulated life can one survive versus the other?"
21:45 "So how do we test it? How do we do the accelerated testing to be able to simulate a human lifespan?"
25:00 "So now you also work on the wireless power delivery, wireless transmission. How is this, how does this work? Why is this important?"
31:00 "Neurons fire with electrical signals and you're using ultrasound. So how does that work? Why is it able to work?"
32:00 "How does the power usage compare with electrical or ultrasound cuffs?"
33:30 "Let's talk about your graphene work."
37:30 "These three areas that you're working on, these all seem like very good candidates for, a spinoff company or some kind of, patents. Have you thought about this?"
42:00 "If you had unlimited funding, what would you do?"
43:45 "Is there anything that we didn't talk about that you wanted to mention?"