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11 articles

Policy & Regulation

Neuralink hires its first federal lobbyists to open the brain-computer interface coverage account

Newly filed federal disclosures show that Neuralink has engaged Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer as its first registered federal lobbyists, with both firms beginning work at the end of April 2026. The scope explicitly names brain-computer interface development and commercialisation plus 'coverage of such devices' as the lobbying focus. The team on the Arnold & Porter side includes former 13-term Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Ron Kind, Senior Counsel at the firm since January 2024 and a former House Ways and Means Committee member overseeing Medicare payment programs. The hire is the first publicly visible step Neuralink has taken toward US Medicare reimbursement positioning for the N1 implant.

Jun 3

Policy & Regulation

Synchron CEO Tom Oxley joins Australian founder pushback against Chalmers's CGT proposal

Synchron co-founder and CEO Tom Oxley publicly criticised Treasurer Jim Chalmers's proposed capital gains tax changes in The Australian on 25 May 2026, joining a growing Australian founder coalition arguing the 2026-27 federal budget reforms would push tech talent and startup equity offshore. The Chalmers budget, handed down 12 May 2026, proposes removing the 50% CGT discount from 1 July 2027 and replacing it with cost-based indexation plus a 30% minimum tax on net capital gains.

May 26

Policy & Regulation

NIH BRAIN Initiative publishes 10-year Neuroscience Research Roadmap in Neuron, anchoring next decade of US federal neuroscience around four Innovation Domains

NIH BRAIN Initiative Director John Ngai and Acting NINDS Director Amy Bany Adams jointly announced the formal publication of the BRAIN Initiative's 10-year Neuroscience Research Roadmap on 15 May 2026, with a Director's Message and a paper in Neuron. The roadmap, finalised in August 2025, organises the next decade of US federally-funded neuroscience around four Innovation Domains: BRAIN Knowledgebase, Precision Molecular Circuit Therapies, Accelerating Human Neuroscience, and BRAIN NeuroAI.

May 22

Policy & Regulation

Vermont signs H.814 into law, becoming the fifth US state with a neural rights statute

Governor Phil Scott signed H.814 into law on 18 May 2026, making Vermont the fifth US state with neural data privacy legislation on the books after Colorado, California, Montana, and Connecticut. The enacted text is the 6-page version of a bill that originally cleared the House at 32 pages; the consent requirement and private right of action did not survive the Senate amendment process. Effective 1 July 2026.

May 21

Policy & Regulation

Medicare Has No Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces

A Health Affairs analysis argues that CMS needs a dedicated coverage pathway for implantable BCIs before the technology outpaces the reimbursement system that patients depend on.

Mar 21