Editing Cyberkinetics

{{Advert|date=April 2015}}

[[File:BrainGate.jpg|thumbnail]]

'''Cyberkinetics''' is an American company with roots tied to the [[University of Utah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems Inc - Company Profile and News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/CYKN:US |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> It was co-founded by [[John Donoghue (neuroscientist)|John Donoghue]], Mijail Serruya, Gerhard Friehs of [[Brown University]], and [[Nicho Hatsopoulos]] of the [[University of Chicago]]. The Braingate technology and related Cyberkinetic’s assets were sold to Blackrock Neurotech (then Blackrock Microsystems) and BrainGate Inc. in 2008. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Braingate, Inc. {{!}} Stibel Dennett Consortium for Brain and Cognitive Science |url=https://as.tufts.edu/stibeldennettconsortium/braingate-inc |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=as.tufts.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.BrainGate.com|title=Braingate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyberkinetics winddown, BrainGate, NeuroPort, Jeff Stibel |url=https://www.neurotechreports.com/pages/cyberkinetics-braingate-winddown.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.neurotechreports.com}}</ref>

==Funding==
Scientists behind the project used $9.3 million in first round funding led by [[Oxford Bioscience Partners]]. A 2002 merger with Bionic Technologies, co-founded by Brian Hatt and [[Richard A. Normann]] (the inventor of the [[Utah array]]) added to a tech team armed with intellectual property rights gained from Brown, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], and others. They say they're three to five years away from putting a product on the market.{{when|date=May 2015}}

According to their latest SEC filing, the Founders of the company resigned from the Board of Directors at the end of October 2008.

==Merger and renaming==
<!--check if (and if so what) parts of this section should go to the top description-->
In late 2004, Cyberkinetics initiated a reverse merger with a Texas company in order to gain access to the public market. The resulting company was renamed ''[http://www.cyberkineticsinc.com/ Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc.]'' and its shares are listed under the symbol CYKN.OB. In 2009, the [[BrainGate]] business and related Cyberkinetic assets were sold to privately held Braingate, Inc. <ref name="Braingate gets a new lease on life">[http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2009/08/cyberkinetics_braintocomputer.html Braingate gets a new lease on life], The Boston Globe, August, 2009</ref> In the same year, Cyberkinetics was acquired by [https://blackrockneurotech.com/ Blackrock Microsystems, LLC].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2643164.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720193920/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2643164.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2009|title=Blackrock Microsystems Obtains Expanded 510(k) to Market NeuroPort System|date=15 July 2009|work=PRWeb}}</ref> The acquisition included a small team and ownership of neurophysiological recording devices. 

==Clinical trials==
Since July 8, 2009, clinical trials are being conducted for the Brain Gate 2 Neural Interface System.<ref name="braingate1">{{cite web|url=http://www.braingate2.org |title=BrainGate - Home |publisher=Braingate2.org |date=}}</ref> Since July 16, 2009, the pilot clinical trial of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov.<ref name="braingate1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00912041 |title=BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia - Full Text View |publisher=ClinicalTrials.gov |date=}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Brain–computer interface|Brain-computer interface]]
* [[BrainGate]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://blackrockneurotech.com/ Blackrock Microsystems Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090412091609/http://cyberkinetics.com/ Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061108101447/http://donoghue.neuro.brown.edu/ Donoghue Lab]
*[http://pondside.uchicago.edu/oba/faculty/Hatsopoulos/lab/ Hatsopoulos Lab]
*[http://www.braingate.org/  BrainGate Official Website]

[[Category:Brain–computer interface]]