BlackRock Microsystems is one of the top players in neuroscience research. The company provides tools for human researchers, including epilepsy and BCI. It's been profitable every year since it was founded more than a decade ago. Founder Florian Schulte: Technology has permeated every aspect of our lives.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Marcus Gerhardt, chief executive of Blackrock Neurotech, to talk about his boarding school days in Wales (4:00), his dotcom adventures (10:00), pivoting to brain-computer interfaces (16:00), the “Utah array” (18:40), how in 2006 the first person sent an email with his thoughts (20:30), starting the company (23:00), the state of the technology today (26:40), targeting tetraplegics (33:00), getting investment (38:15), going to market (41:30), and reaching an inflection point (47:40).
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