Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex

Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex Sharlene N. Flesher, Jennifer L. Collinger, Stephen T. Foldes, Jeffrey M. Weiss, John E. Downey, Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara, Sliman J. Bensmaia, Andrew B. Schwartz, Michael L. Boninger, and Robert A. Gaunt* Science Translational Medicine…

October 19, 2016

Obama fist-bumps Blackrock technology empowered patient

Obama fist-bumps Blackrock technology empowered patient October 14, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY (October 14, 2016)—Blackrock Microsystems’ technology has again been part of a groundbreaking medical achievement: Nathan Copeland had his sense of touch restored via a Utah Array-controlled robotic hand - and…

October 17, 2016

In a Medical First, Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel Again

In a Medical First, Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel Again By Amy Ellis Nutt for The Washington Post 13 October 2016 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researcher Robert Gaunt touches the finger of a robotic arm, causing Nathan Copeland, who has paralysis in all four limbs, to…

October 13, 2016

Blackrock Microsystems awarded Utah’s 2016 Best of State in Science and Technology

Blackrock Microsystems awarded Utah's 2016 Best of State in Science and Technology SALT LAKE CITY (May 18 2016)—Blackrock Microsystems, the leading worldwide provider of enabling tools for the neuroscience, neural-engineering and neuro-prosthetics research and clinical community, has been proudly…

May 19, 2016

Blackrock Technology Facilitates Medical Sensation

Blackrock Technology Facilitates Medical Sensation April 14, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY (April 14, 2016)—The technology of Blackrock Microsystems has been part of a medical sensation: 24-year-old Ian Burkhart, who is paralyzed from the shoulders down as a result of a diving accident when he was 19,…

April 18, 2016

Blackrock Microsystems Showcases Wireless Brain-Interface at Society for Neuroscience Conference

Blackrock Microsystems Showcases Wireless Brain-Interface at Society for Neuroscience Conference SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 13, 2015)—Today, Blackrock Microsystems LLC announced that it will feature the CerePlex W, a new digital, wireless brain-interface, at this week's Society for Neuroscience…

November 13, 2015

Prosthetic Hand ‘Tells’ the Brain what it is Touching

Prosthetic Hand 'Tells' the Brain what it is Touching By Carina Storrs for CNN 16 September 2015 WASHINGTON (CNN) — Research on prosthetic hands has come a long way, but most of it has focused on improving the way the body controls the device. Now, it may also be possible for prosthetic…

September 16, 2015

New Prosthetic Arm Can Restore Lost Sense of Touch, DARPA Claims

New Prosthetic Arm Can Restore Lost Sense of Touch, DARPA Claims By Rachel Feltman for The Washington Post 15 September 2015 The limb, developed by Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University. (DARPA) The latest mind-controlled, robotic arm can send sensations of touch…

September 15, 2015

Thought-Controlled Prosthesis Offers More ‘Tap Precision’

Thought-Controlled Prosthesis Offers More ‘Tap Precision’ By Tom Abate for Stanford News 03 August 2015 Years of work have yielded a technique that continuously corrects brain readings to give people with spinal cord injuries a more precise way to tap out commands by using a…

August 3, 2015

Single-trial dynamics of motor cortex and their applications to brain-machine interfaces

Single-trial dynamics of motor cortex and their applications to brain-machine interfaces Jonathan C. Kao, Paul Nuyujukian, Stephen I. Ryu, Mark M. Churchland, John P. Cunningham & Krishna V. Shenoy Nature Communications  2015  6:7759 © The Author(s). 2015 Published: 29 July 2015 Abstract…

July 29, 2015

Team

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CereStim Accessories
Commutators
Host PCs
MISC Accessories
NSS
Power and Isolation
CHA and HBA
EIBs
Electrode Adaptors
Gain and Reducers
Stim/Record Adaptors
Type Changer
Board of Directors
Sales & Support
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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