Tom Oxley
Neurotechnology CEO | Transforming Human-Computer Interaction
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Tom Oxley is the founder and CEO of Synchron, a pioneering neurotechnology company that has developed the world's first fully implantable brain-computer interface. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Oxley previously served as a Senior Instructor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
His research has been published in over 50 peer-reviewed scientific journals, and he holds numerous patents for his groundbreaking neural interface technologies. Oxley's keynotes provide a glimpse into the future of human-machine integration, showing how seamless brain-computer interactions will revolutionize how we work, live, and understand ourselves.
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A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text
What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode -- an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the brain, without the need for open surgery. Neurotech entrepreneur Tom Oxley describes the intricacies of this breakthrough technology, which is currently enrolling participants in human trials, as well as how it could help restore dignity to those with disabilities -- and transform the future of communication.
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