/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2008-05-30T11:57:53-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/05/30/write_congress_today_in_support_of_the_national_neurotechnology_initiative_act.php With the recent introduction of the National Neurotechnology Initiative (NNTI) Act in the House (H.R. 5989) and the Senate (S.2989) earlier this month, the time has come to ramp up a national grassroots campaign in support of the NNTI and... 73342@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2008-05-30T11:57:53-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/05/12/national_neurotechnology_intiative_act_introduced_in_both_house_and_senate.php I am extremely happy to share that the NNTI was introduced into the House and Senate last week! This is a major milestone for the industry and for those suffering from brain-related illnesses. BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCE... 73291@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2008-05-12T15:40:20-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/03/19/nio_public_policy_tour_2008_recap.php I'm pleased to report that the Neurotechnology Industry Organization's second annual public policy tour in Washington DC last week was a resounding success. As this event demonstrates, NIO's influence and impact on commercial neuroscience continued to grow as we help... 73172@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2008-03-19T18:22:39-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/01/28/nio_bets_big_in_capital.php Ron Leuty at The San Francisco Business Times interviewed me last week and the result was the following pithy article: Neuroscience organization bets big in capital: Industry group seeks $200M to research brain abnormalities A young, San Francisco-based trade organization... 73066@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2008-01-28T13:47:11-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/12/20/nio_year_in_review_and_look_forward_to_2008.php There is no mistaking the progress: 2007 was an excellent year for the Neurotechnology Industry Organization! Our public policy agenda and public relations efforts made significant headway throughout the year and we look to build on this momentum in... 72962@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-12-20T15:40:57-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/10/29/careers_in_neuroscience_and_neurotech.php "The subject areas that qualify as neuroscience are as far-reaching and as interconnected as neurons themselves. Consequently, neuroscientists often work on questions that span several distinct subfields. Many neuroscience programs are interdepartmental and take on the structure of an... 72813@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-10-29T19:02:13-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/10/04/policy_focus_neurotech_leaves_the_nest_but_waits_for_policy_push.php I've recently joined the advisory board of a new publication called Science Progress which aims to influence US public policy by embracing the best of American scientific and political thought. On the website you can find several interesting articles including... 72754@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-10-04T16:21:21-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/09/10/briefing_the_us_intelligence_community_on_neurotech.php Last month I was invited by the Defense Intelligence Agency to brief a special committee on the current and future state of neurotech in Washington DC at the National Academy of Sciences. The Committee on Military and Intelligence Methodology... 72671@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-09-10T17:29:53-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/08/28/neurotech_job_board_launched_by_nio.php The Neurotechnology Industry Organization has launched a Neurotech Job Board dedicated to commercial neuroscience (drugs, devices and diagnostics). There are currently over 150 neurotech job listings from over 50 companies across 3 continents. The Neurotech Job Board is open... 72652@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-08-28T16:16:17-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/08/07/nio_redesigns_logo_launches_new_website.php I've been spending some time redesigning the website for the Neurotechnology Industry Organization including a new logo. Hope everyone enjoys it.... 72564@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-08-07T17:40:55-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/08/02/nsf_goes_neurotech.php The National Science Foundation has established the Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI). The EFRI office is launching a new funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams (engineers and neuroscientists) in the following area Cognitive Optimization and Prediction: From... 72552@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-08-02T18:18:49-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/07/09/new_nih_neurotech_funding_opportunities.php Last week the NIH announced new Federal funding for neurotechnology R&D (SBIR PA-07-389) and (STTR PA-07-390). These funding opportunity announcements are expected to advance understanding of the nervous system, behavior or the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system diseases and... 72477@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-07-09T18:15:51-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/07/03/a_blue_sky_vision_for_the_future_of_neuroscience.php The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is in the process of developing a blue sky vision for neuroscience and neurology to help them develop their goals over the next fifteen years. This vision will serve as the... 72430@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-07-03T12:19:41-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/05/29/bold_future_of_neurotechnology_in_san_francisco_chronicle.php Bernadette Tansey, staff business reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, wrote an impressive article that appeared on the front page of today's business section about how I became involved in neurotech and what Casey and I are doing to help... 72353@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-05-29T18:13:25-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/04/11/the_end_of_abuse_recognizing_addiction_as_a_disease_act_of_2007.php A bill is winding its way through Congress which seeks to remove the term "abuse" from the name of two NIH institutes. The goal is to attribute addiction as a disease and not as abuse. The two institutes would be... 72207@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ NIO 2007-04-11T12:23:07-05:00