There has been a shift in the medical device, medical technology industry towards more software as a service, software as a medical device models. A lot of the functionality over the years will come well after the implant as software upgrades are pushed to the device. The data that is generated by every patient should provide some benefit to the data to every other patient's care that comes after. Data science today makes that possible.
Precision Neuroscience’s Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer joins Molly to discuss how the brain communicates with the body (7:08) and the breakthroughs that allowed companies like Precision to exist. (12:52) Then, they discuss Precision’s founding principles, the process of getting FDA approval for its neural interface, and much more. (28:55)
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(1:27) Dr. Rapoport’s origin story
(7:08) How the brain communicates with the body
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(12:52) Breakthroughs in neuroscience
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(24:06) The tension between public and private institutions
(28:55) The founding principles of Precision Neuroscience
(33:21) The Layer 7 interface and preparing for FDA approval
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(42:07) Minimizing risk
(45:25) Interfacing with different areas of the brain
(47:06) Medical infrastructure and the business model of med-tech
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