Advancing neural recovery with BrainQ

For decades, the standard recovery method for patients suffering from neural damage, such as a stroke, has been repetitive physiotherapy targeting the retraining of a patient’s motor functions. The treatment can take years, and improvements are often only incremental. BrainQ’s technology and device have the potential to change that, and redefine neurological recovery treatment.

We partnered with BrainQ to develop a device that allows patients to receive treatment by wearing the device for an hour each day. The wearable projects low-frequency and low-intensity electromagnetic fields on a patient to stimulate neurological recovery in the central nervous system.

By using artificial intelligence, the device can tailor the frequency of the electromagnetic impulses to stimulate the recovery to a specific patient's specific needs. The AI does this by suggesting the most optimal frequency to use based on data collected from both healthy and non-healthy individuals’ brainwaves.

The device's simplicity of use is combined with smart material selection allowing a cutting-edge production method to keep costs of manufacture relatively low. The product itself is a beautiful and comfortable “wearable” platform, allowing non-invasive use. Its relatively small size, compared to that of a large MRI scanner, allows personal treatment at locations outside the hospital.

BrainQ was awarded ‘Best New Technology Solution - Therapeutic’ in the 2024 Medtech Breakthrough Awards, and was named ‘Technology Pioneer’ in the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Cohort.