Elon Musk's Neuralink taps FDA regulator who led division overseeing the startupMcMullen most recently served as director at the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Neurological and Physical Medicine Devices, which...
10 Dec, 2025, 07.55 AM IST
Does escalating spat with Trump pose regulatory threat for Musk's businesses?Donald Trump wants a review of subsidies for Elon Musk's firms. This raises concerns about regulations for Tesla and SpaceX. Several U.S. a...
02 Jul, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink could fetch $8.5 billion valuationElon Musk’s Neuralink is in early talks to raise about $500 million at a pre-money valuation of $8.5 billion, a sharp rise from its $5 bill...
24 Apr, 2025, 08.06 AM IST
US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Elon Musk's NeuralinkAt least 11 employees working at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health - which oversees medical device reviews - have receiv...
23 Feb, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
US DOGE layoffs hit FDA staff reviewing Elon Musk’s Neuralink — What happens next?A wave of federal job cuts initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is impacting regulatory agencies investigating Elon ...
20 Feb, 2025, 01.32 AM IST
FDA staff reviewing Musk's Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources sayApproximately 20 FDA employees reviewing Neuralink's brain implant applications were dismissed amid a federal workforce purge. The cuts, at...
18 Feb, 2025, 07.15 AM IST
Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming fieldElon Musk's Neuralink has successfully implanted brain-computer interface devices in three people and aims to implant the devices in 20 to ...
14 Jan, 2025, 09.54 AM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink gets FDA breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implantElon Musk's Neuralink has received the FDA's breakthrough device designation for its experimental brain-chip implant, Blindsight, aimed at ...
18 Sep, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink cited by FDA over animal lab issuesThe inspectors identified quality control lapses at the company's California animal research facility. A similar inspection at Neuralink's ...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink raises additional $43 millionNeuralink, which was founded in 2016, has developed a sewing machine-like device capable of implanting ultra-thin threads inside the brain.
26 Nov, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
US lawmakers ask SEC to scrutinise Elon Musk's comments on NeuralinkThe request for an inquiry came from Democratic House Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, and Barbara Lee and T...
22 Nov, 2023, 11.30 PM IST
Here's how Elon Musk's Neuralink will aid paralyzed people; begins groundbreaking human trialsElon Musk's Neuralink has gained approval to begin its first human clinical trial for its brain-computer interface implant. Known as the "P...
20 Sep, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Regulator says found no animal welfare breaches at Elon Musk firm beyond 2019 incidentThe head of the US agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules at...
19 Jul, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
At Musk's brain-chip startup, animal testing panel is rife with potential conflictsElon Musk's brain-implant venture has filled an animal-research oversight board with company insiders who may stand to benefit financially ...
04 May, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
Why US regulators rejected Elon Musk’s bid to test brain chips in humansA year after the rejection, Neuralink is still working through the agency’s concerns. Three staffers said they were skeptical the company c...
02 Mar, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink may have illegally transported pathogens, animal advocates sayWhile Neuralink's partnership with UC Davis ended in 2020, PCRM said the company continues to employ the neurosurgeon who oversaw the exper...
09 Feb, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal testsNeuralink Corp is developing a brain implant it hopes will help paralyzed people walk again and cure other neurological ailments. The feder...
06 Dec, 2022, 07.08 AM IST