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👁️🧠🧪🤖 #BionicVision #NeuroTech #BCI #Blindness #Accessibility

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

New Data Drop: Pehuén Moure on learning to control #BionicVision. We talked about why neural responses may be a better target than stimulation settings, what limits the responses we can evoke, and how this could lead to more adaptive visual prostheses.

https://t.co/mEPllj5WcS

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

Two years ago, we lost Philip Hessburg (@HenryFordHealth).

A pioneer in #BionicVision and a voice that helped shape how we think about restoring sight.

Revisiting his interview:
https://t.co/a4jrlYSNi0

#Neurotechnology #ophthalmology #VisionResearch

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

Big news from Phosphoenix: the Amsterdam spin-off has raised €1.3M to advance its visual neuroprosthesis toward a first-in-human study.

Their Fountain Probe uses 1,000+ microelectrodes to stimulate the visual pathway directly, bypassing the eyes.

https://t.co/phvrSvn7iZ

[Science Corporation @ScienceCorp_]

Our 2026 summer interns, in their own words and their own edit. We were lucky to have them!

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

New in @NeuroCellPress: Deep learning can help predict and control neural responses to electrical stimulation in human visual cortex.

The study points toward visual prostheses that adapt stimulation to the brain’s actual response.

https://t.co/FuknhoQ4mo

#BionicVision #BCI

[Max Hodak @maxhodak_]

Big news today. Science's PRIMA visual prosthesis, our retinal implant for macular degeneration, has received its CE mark, which means marketing approval in Europe. This is a huge milestone to begin to have a device like this commercially available to regular patients. 1/

[Science Corporation @ScienceCorp_]

We are thrilled to welcome @nevadasanchez as Executive Vice President of Engineering.

Nevada co-founded Butterfly Network where he conceived the world’s first ultrasound system on a chip and built the engineering organization that took it from a prototype to a globally deployed platform.

Nevada joins us at a time of significant growth as we begin the European commercial launch of PRIMA, our BCI retinal implant. We are also accelerating development of our Biohybrid neural interface and Vessel perfusion programs, and expanding the Science Foundry, with its comprehensive MEMS fabrication capabilities.

https://t.co/TDwCkm3L48

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

The #FDA has granted PRIMA two Humanitarian Use Device designations: one for advanced geographic atrophy due to #AMD, and one for #Stargardt disease.

A meaningful step toward a US regulatory pathway for PRIMA. #BionicVision

https://t.co/UPkrSYnMgk

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

.@ScienceCorp_ has announced the European commercial launch of PRIMA, following CE marking under the EU Medical Device Regulation.

This marks a significant milestone for the #BionicVision vision field after years of clinical development.

#BCI #AMD

https://t.co/BvSBVOi8Du

[TVST Journal @ARVOtvst]

Lily M. Turkstra et al. from UC, Santa Barbara find that gamification enhances user engagement and task performance in prosthetic vision testing.
https://t.co/WE8BdZAtCx

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

April 30 marks 100 years of Giles S. Brindley FRS

Pioneer of cortical implants & #BionicVision 🧠⚡
Architect of modern erectile dysfunction therapy
Gave the most notorious live demo in scientific history

A century of impact.
https://t.co/o9kKLjrHi9

#Neuroscience #NeuroTech

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

If you're interested in vision restoration, here are a few recent conversations:

• Jan Antolik (computational models & V1)
• Lauren Ayton (@DrLaurenAyton, clinical trials & outcomes)
• Yossi Mandel (hybrid retinal implants)

https://t.co/Kkuy5ZBjLj

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

Calling researchers in #NeuroTech and prosthetics:

@NIH is seeking input on draft resources for implant trials, focused on post-trial support & informed consent

Help shape expectations around long-term care, risks, responsibilities

🗓️ May 25, 2026
🔗 https://t.co/WctY5ij4XA

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

“These cells translate electrical current into the language of the retina.”

Hybrid prostheses and the push toward more natural stimulation:
https://t.co/9VQzPs644z

#BionicVision #neurotechnology #neuroscience #BCI

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

.@AmberMaimon: “The greatest challenge is that perception is not simply electrical.”

“It’s not enough to activate the right neurons or reproduce the correct signal patterns. The information must be organized in a way the brain can interpret+integrate”

https://t.co/GFy2sqx2mB

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

Metal electrodes cause cumulative brain damage that undermines device performance over time. @ScienceCorp_'s approach: lab-grown neurons, optically stimulated, designed to integrate natively with the cortex. First-in-human trials in prep.
https://t.co/lxyMUSbcOY

#BCI #NeuroTech

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

Dr. David McMillan (Miami Project): @neuralink's robot "visualizes blood vessels" at each implant site. That vessel-mapping precision defines the ceiling for what Blindsight's cortical array can attempt:
https://t.co/98CcrUdOMQ

#BCI #NeuralEngineering #NeuroTech

[Science Corporation @ScienceCorp_]

Come visit us at the VM Retina Meeting 2026 in Munich from Thurs, April 16 – Sat, April 18 – booth #7.

Meet our team and see the PRIMA implant, next-gen glasses, and implantation device up close.

PRIMA is our fully wireless, photovoltaic retinal implant which in clinical trials restored central vision to patients with geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration. In a landmark clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, ~80% of participants demonstrated clinically meaningful improvement in visual acuity at 12 months, and 84% reported the ability to read letters, numbers, and words.

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

Even with restored vision, faces remain a challenge.

A new #PRIMA based simulation shows why and how image processing and #ML can help recover lost features.

https://t.co/Gti5lMjkhI

#Neurotechnology #BionicVision

[bionic-vision.org @bionicvisionorg]

How do you actually measure whether a bionic eye works?

“It’s a delicate balance.”

Lauren Ayton on outcome measures, patients, and regulators:
https://t.co/8Hz0yhkmDB

#Neurotechnology #VisionResearch