OpenAI and Peter Thiel Back $45 Million Round for Cancer-Fighting Brain Implant
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OpenAI and Peter Thiel have joined a $45 million investment in a startup developing a brain implant aimed at fighting cancer. The round signals growing interest from major technology investors in implantable devices that target tumors or deliver therapy directly to the brain. The financing will support development of the device, though the coverage available so far does not detail the implant's mechanism, trial status, or regulatory path. Investor commentary and technical specifics remain to be disclosed as the story develops.
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OpenAI and Peter Thiel joined a $45 million investment in Coherence Neuro, betting on the SOMA brain implant to fight glioblastoma with electrical stimulation. The community was almost uniformly skeptical, with one oncologist calling it "doesn't seem plausible" and one commenter estimating $45 million funds only 1/3 of a clinical trial. The funding and the SOMA implant are real, but the efficacy mechanism and clinical feasibility are unproven.
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