NEO is a minimally invasive brain-computer interface device from a Shanghai startup that has received commercial approval in China, which has designated BCI as a national strategic priority.
China has elevated brain-computer interface technology to a national strategic industry in its five-year plan. On the same day, a Shanghai startup received approval for NEO, a minimally invasive BCI device placed on the brain's protective membrane. The company claims NEO is the world's first commercial invasive BCI, ahead of Elon Musk's Neuralink in the commercial timeline.
The coordinated policy and regulatory move positions China as a leader in the BCI space. The device's approval marks a concrete step in the country's push to commercialize brain-computer interfaces, a field that has seen intense global competition. NEO's minimally invasive design differs from fully implanted systems, placing electrodes on the brain's protective membrane rather than penetrating brain tissue.
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China has designated brain-computer interface technology as a key industry in its five-year plan, making it a national strategic priority. On the same day, a Shanghai startup received approval for NEO, a minimally invasive BCI device placed on the brain's protective membrane, claiming the world's first commercial invasive BCI ahead of Elon Musk's Neuralink.
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