Tag: Nicholas Opie

NRF backs brain tech startup Synchron in $305m Series D

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $54 million stake in Synchron, the Melbourne-founded startup developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that rivals Elon Musk’s Neuralink, as part of a...

Synchron beats a successful path from lab to market

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based Professor Nicholas Opie has been a superstar exemplar among Australia’s deep tech entrepreneur researchers for more than a decade. Professor Opie is a co-founder of the brain-computer interface...

Brain-computer interface startup Synchron nears key milestone

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Melbourne-founded brain-computer interface company Synchron is expecting to complete its early feasibility study by the end of this year, but will need more capital to secure regulatory approval in...

Nicholas Opie and the future of Australian deep tech

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
With a world-class university system, pioneering medical researchers and growing tech manufacturing capabilities, Australia is well primed to become a deep tech powerhouse. But long-standing commercialisation shortcomings are holding...

Synchron founder claims Paul Shetler Disruptor Award

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Synchron founding director Professor Nicholas Opie has been awarded the Paul Shetler Disruptor of the Year Award at the InnovationAus 2023 Awards for Excellence for his pioneering work in...

Finalists unveiled: Paul Shetler Disrupter of the Year 2023

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A global leader in brain-computer neural interfaces, an electric airplane manufacturer, and a data trust by design expert are our three finalists for the 2023 Paul Shetler Disrupter of...