Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain
By Tim Fernholz
Published on April 14, 2026.
Science Corporation, the startup from former Neuralink president and co-founder Max Hodak, is set to begin the first US human trials for its biohybrid brain-computer interface. Dr. Murat Günel, chair of Yale Medical School’s Department of Neurosurgery, has signed on as a scientific adviser to place the first sensor for a future interface that combines lab-grown neurons with electronics. The company, founded in 2021, completed a $230 million Series C fundraising round last month and is valued at $1.5 billion. Its most advanced product is PRIMA, a device for restoring vision in people with blindness caused by macular degeneration and similar conditions. Unlike other companies, Science's sensor will be implanted inside the skull but rest on top of the brain. The first step will be to test the advanced sensor without the embedded neurons inside a living human brain.
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