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Paradromics CEO Matt Angle on building the highest data rate brain-computer interface, hermetic sealing vs. Neuralink, and what makes BCIs last a decade in the body.

Go/No-Go · 12 May 2026 · 41m

What this episode covers

Matt Angle, CEO of Paradromics, explains the engineering behind the Connexus brain-computer interface, which achieves over 200 bits per second and is designed to last more than a decade in the body. He contrasts Paradromics' hermetic sealing and modular battery design with Neuralink's approach, emphasizing durability over planned obsolescence. The conversation details the manufacturing challenges of micro-scale assembly, the use of CT scanning for quality control, and the company's pivotal decision to win a DARPA contract against major university consortia.

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Paradromics, Neuralink, DARPA
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Connexus

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