ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. Announces Multi-Product Joint Development & Option Agreement with Blackrock Microsystems

ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. Announces Multi-Product Joint Development & Option Agreement with Blackrock Microsystems Partnership Enables ClearPoint Neuro to Compete in New and Complementary Markets SALT LAKE CITY, UT (September 22, 2020) — Blackrock Microsystems would like to congratulate the University…


FDA Approves IDE for Take-home Trial Using the DEKA LUKE Prosthetic Arm and Utah Slant Array

FDA Approves IDE for Take-home Trial Using the DEKA LUKE Prosthetic Arm and Utah Slant Array Participants will be able to take home the dexterous bionic hand which they can feel in next phase of research. SALT LAKE CITY, UT (September 22, 2020) — Blackrock Microsystems would like to congratulate…


Breathing Relief for COVID-19 Treatment Thanks to the PufferFish Ventilator

Breathing Relief for COVID-19 Treatment Thanks to the PufferFish Ventilator This open-source ventilator will directly aid medical communities in treating patients invasively and non-invasively by providing efficient, attainable breathing relief SALT LAKE CITY, UT (September 2, 2020) — Pez-Globo, a…


Utah Innovation Empowers International Collaboration to Achieve Natural Hearing Restoration

Utah Innovation Empowers International Collaboration to Achieve Natural Hearing Restoration Utah Array Moves from Brain to Auditory Nerve, Making Hearing Restoration Possible SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, March 19, 2019 – Blackrock Microsystems LLC (Blackrock), manufacturer of neural connectivity…


Degrees of Freedom: A scientist’s work linking minds and machines helps a paralyzed woman escape her body.

Degrees of Freedom A scientist’s work linking minds and machines helps a paralyzed woman escape her body. By Raffi Khatchadourian November 19, 2018 For eighteen years, Jan Scheuermann has been paralyzed from the neck down. She is six feet tall, and she spends all day and all night in a…


Precisely-Timed Neural Stimulation Improves Memory

Precisely-Timed Neural Stimulation Improves Memory SALT LAKE CITY (February 6, 2018) -- The University of Pennsylvania Computational Memory Lab recently reported in Nature Communications that targeted and precisely-timed stimulation to the lateral temporal cortex rescues periods of poor memory…


Hacking the Neural Code Responsible for Movement

Hacking the Neural Code Responsible for Movement SALT LAKE CITY (August 17, 2017) – Researchers in Richard Andersen’s lab at Caltech have succeeded in identifying a small patch of neurons responsible for transmitting movements to most of the body. The findings could have a major impact on the…


Scientists improve memory function in the human brain with technology made in Utah

Scientists improve memory function in the human brain with technology made in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (April 3, 2017) – Full or partial memory loss is a severe issue not only for the elderly but also for veterans returning from combat. However, technology developed by Utah’s own Blackrock Microsystems…


Paralyzed man regains use of his right arm

Paralyzed man regains use of his right arm SALT LAKE CITY (March 30, 2017) – Bill Kochevar, paralyzed from the shoulders down after a cycling accident, has regained control of his right arm as a result of the work done by researchers at Case Western Reserve University. This groundbreaking research…


Blackrock Microsystems powers experimental system that enabled patients with paralysis to type fast and accurately in a clinical trial

Blackrock Microsystems powers experimental system that enabled patients with paralysis to type fast and accurately in a clinical trial SALT LAKE CITY (February 21, 2017) – A team led by two researchers from Stanford University recently reported a breakthrough powered by Blackrock Microsystems’…


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CereStim Accessories
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NSS
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Senior Leadership
Alicia Colvin
Alicia Colvin
Blackrock Innovations Project Manager
Alicia’s educational and employment background includes 4+ years Direct Patient Care, 5+ years Project Management,
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Dave Kluger
Dave Kluger
Support Engineer
David started working as a Support Engineer in the beginning of 2019 after receiving his
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Greg Palis, BSc
Greg Palis, BSc
Technical Sales Consultant
Greg completed his Undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester where he
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Jeff Tsang
Jeff Tsang
Support Engineer
Jeff Tsang spent 18 years in the Bay State before deciding he needed a change
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Kian Torab, MSc
Kian Torab, MSc
VP of Technical Consulting & Strategy
Kian finished his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis, in biomedical engineering. He
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Kristen McIntosh, BS
Kristen McIntosh, BS
Operations Manager: Manufacturing
Kristen completed her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah where she
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Likhith Chitneni
Likhith Chitneni
Software Engineer
Likhith is a Software Engineer who likes diving into adjacent fields in hopes of becoming
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Marcus Gerhardt
Marcus Gerhardt
Co-Founder, CEO & CFO
Marcus is CEO of Blackrock Microsystems and Board Director of Neuromed. Marcus has an MPhil
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Moritz Leber, PhD
Moritz Leber, PhD
Technical Lead & Project Manager
Moritz received his PhD form the University of Utah, as well as a Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.)
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Professor Florian Solzbacher
Professor Florian Solzbacher
Co-founder, Chairman & President
Florian is Director of the Center for Engineering Innovation at the University of Utah, Co-Director
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Rajmohan Bhandari, PhD
Rajmohan Bhandari, PhD
Director of Electrode Business
Raj received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Utah and
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Sherman Wiebe, PhD, MBA
Sherman Wiebe, PhD, MBA
Senior Technical Advisor Blackrock Microsystems Europe
Sherman has over 17 years of experience in the neuroscience research field. He earned degrees
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Shuai Wang, PhD
Shuai Wang, PhD
Senior Technical Sales Consultant
Shuai Wang completed his Bachelor’s degree at Nanchang U, China, in Life Sciences and then
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Stephen Hou
Stephen Hou
Support Engineer
Stephen received his B.S. in biomedical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, then went on
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