3D-MINDPrinceton University · 2026

A flexible three-dimensional electronic scaffold records and stimulates neural activity across multiple planes for months.

Goal-directed cart-pole organoidsUC Santa Cruz and collaborators · 2026

Feedback-driven training improved performance relative to random stimulation in a virtual cart-pole task.

Neurorium BNN demonstrationsNeurorium · 2026

Berlin startup demonstrating short-term visual-memory reconstruction, image classification and simple control tasks with biological neural networks.

TBC Neural OptimizerThe Biological Computing Co. · 2026

TBC studies living neural dynamics and translates selected principles into a software adapter for an interactive video model.

Temporal-pattern BNNTohoku University and collaborators · 2026

A closed-loop biological neural network trained with a linear decoder generated periodic and chaotic temporal signals autonomously.

Braille organoid classifierUniversity of Bristol and collaborators · 2025

Tactile sensor events were encoded as electrical stimulation; a three-organoid ensemble reached higher classification accuracy than a single organoid.

CL1Cortical Labs · 2025

Self-contained neuron-on-silicon platform with recording, stimulation, life support and a developer API.

FinalSpark NeuroplatformFinalSpark · 2024

Remotely accessible platform for long-running stimulation, recording and closed-loop experiments on neural organoids.

Mind in Vitro platformUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign consortium · 2024

Open, modular hardware and software developed to make in-vitro neural computing experiments more reproducible and scalable.

BrainowareIndiana University and collaborators · 2023

Brain organoid used as an adaptive reservoir for speech recognition and nonlinear equation prediction.

DishBrainCortical Labs and collaborators · 2022

Cultured cortical neurons coupled to a simulated Pong environment through structured electrical feedback.