Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak founded Science, which unveiled its Science Eye brain-computer platform in 2022. The Science Eye is a visual prosthesis. It targets retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), two forms of serious blindness.
The company now owns the retinal implant technology developed by Pixium Vision as well. France-based Pixium Vision said last fall that it was looking for a potential buyer.
The Prima System, a photovoltaic substitute of photoreceptors, already has FDA breakthrough device designation. It provides simultaneous use of the central prosthetic and peripheral natural vision. The company designed the implant for patients with atrophic dry age-related mac…