Tetraplegia is a massively limiting condition, often caused by serious accidents, in which individuals are unable to move their legs or hands. Affected people are completely dependant on caregivers’ help around the clock. Any assistive device that could help these patients regain some control over their limbs, especially their hands, would be a tremendous achievement. …
CorTec is part of an international clinical study that will enable severely paralyzed people to communicate again – with the help of an implantable brain-computer interface. It is a vision that has been at the core of CorTec’s DNA since its inception more than 10 years ago by now: Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) that enable severely …
Speak your mind! – Pilot clinical study with severely paralyzed patients Read More »
The proprietary CorTec neuromodulation system “Brain Interchange” was developed for the discovery of novel neurotherapies. With funding by the US-American National Institutes of Health (NIH), and in collaboration with one of the world leaders in the field, Professor Dr. Jeff Ojemann and his team from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, …
With the support of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, a new research network was established in 2021 that aims to develop new neurotechnological therapies for blindness, deafness, paralysis, and epilepsy. By combining recent knowledge about the brain with new possibilities within neurotechnology, the network’s approach is to establish high-bandwidth, wireless interfaces to the human …
INTENSE: Dutch neurotechnology network on brain-machine interfaces Read More »
For the second time the Bernstein-CorTec Award was given in recognition of outstanding achievements at the University of Freiburg. The cooperation between CorTec and the Bernstein-Center Freiburg [BCF] makes it possible to award a prize money of 1000 € for master and doctoral theses in the interdisciplinary field of Neurotechnology and Computational Neuroscience. This year, …
Bernstein-CorTec Award & the Bernstein Special Seminar Read More »
Most users of CorTec’s implantable electrodes use electrical energy to power their neurostimulation device. Our long-standing collaboration partner Synergia Medical is exploring an alternative option: Light! A special promise of optoelectronic solutions is based on the fact that they can use light conductors instead of metallic cables for energy transmission. Metallic cabling poses a risk …
Seeing the light for treatment-resistant epilepsy Read More »
As CorTec grows and pursues novel therapeutic applications together with partners, the attendant regulatory, quality assurance, and clinical complexities facing the business increase. We are therefore pleased to announce that Claus Freyinger has joined CorTec in the position of Chief Regulatory & Clinical Officer as of September 1, 2021, relocating from San Francisco, CA to …
For the second time we will be able to present the Bernstein-CorTec Award this year. The cooperation between CorTec and the Bernstein-Center Freiburg makes it possible to award a prize money of 1000 € for master and doctoral theses in the interdisciplinary field of Neurotechnology and Computational Neuroscience. The award is given in recognition of …
Call for Nominations – the Bernstein-CorTec Award 2021 Read More »
Research and development are the focus of our work. With a highly skilled team we are working closely together with our partners to promote and deploy the technology developed by us in funded projects. Today we would like to introduce the Moore4Medical* project to you. It is the overarching objective of Moore4Medical to accelerate innovation …
CorTec is offering a wide spectrum of services accompanying you all the way through the development of innovative technologies leading to an approved medical device in the end. One step on that way is to design application specific mouldings to protect the sensitive parts of the implant, such as its electronics with our encapsulation technology. …
Fast Design Iterations for Precise Silicone Moulds for Active Implants Read More »