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🧠 Weekly Signal

Neurotechnology News | August 9 – August 15, 2025

Let's cut through the noise this week!

This week, we saw a peer-reviewed brain–computer interface decode inner speech in paralyzed patients and the first commercial ENCELTO procedure for macular telangiectasia. Meanwhile, neuromodulation financing accelerated and neural data laws gained clarity. Bottom line: core clinical translation is advancing as governance and capital align.

🧠 SCIENCE & CLINICAL TRIALS

🟢 BCI decodes “inner speech” with a user-controlled password\

Published: August 14, 2025
Read more ➡️ Nature News / Cell

Researchers implanted microelectrode arrays and used AI to decode imagined speech in people with severe paralysis, adding a “think-to-unlock” passphrase to prevent unintended decoding. Results show near–real-time decoding of internal chatter and introduce a concrete privacy control.

💡 Big Picture: Thought-to-text BCIs are moving beyond attempted speech toward true inner speech — forcing privacy-by-design into neurotech.

🟢 First FDA-approved MacTel therapy (ENCELTO) performed and shipped

Published: August 11–12, 2025
Read more ➡️ Modern Retina / Neurotech Pharmaceuticals press release

Neurotech began commercial manufacturing, shipment, and the first surgical procedure of ENCELTO (encapsulated cell-based gene therapy) for idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 2. This marks the clinical rollout of the first FDA-approved therapy for MacTel.

💡 Big Picture: Beyond approval, real-world deployment has started — the milestone that actually changes patient access.

💼 INDUSTRY & STARTUPS

🟢 SetPoint Medical raises $140M to commercialize neuroimmune modulation for RA

Published: August 11, 2025
Read more ➡️ Yahoo Finance / Company statement — SetPoint press release

Fresh financing (Series C tranche + Series D) follows FDA approval of SetPoint’s implant that stimulates the vagus nerve to modulate inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Proceeds target U.S. launch and pipeline expansion in other autoimmune diseases.

💡 Big Picture: Bioelectronic medicine is scaling from trials to commercialization — with major strategics watching the space.

🏛️ POLICY & ETHICS

🟢 States sharpen definitions of “neural data” in privacy laws

Published: August 12, 2025
Read more ➡️ Future of Privacy Forum memo

FPF details how four U.S. states now explicitly regulate “neural/neurotechnology data,” highlighting divergent definitions and protections emerging across statutes. Coverage this week underscores growing legislative focus on mental-privacy as BCIs evolve.

💡 Big Picture: Expect a patchwork: compliance for neurotech products will hinge on jurisdiction-specific definitions of neural data.

⚡ Weekly Signal Summary Table

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