Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems Inc. and Brown University have signed a collaborative research and licensing agreement that would give certain neuroscience researchers at Brown access to commercially valuable clinical research data provided by Cyberkinetics, the Foxboro-based company said in a statement released Thursday.
Cyberkinetics was founded in 2001 based upon research led by John P. Donoghue, Ph.D., chairman of the Department of Neuroscience at Brown University. The agreement will support further neuroscience research that could lead to additional proprietary inventions, the statement said.
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Cyberkinetics is currently testing the BrainGate System, designed to enable those with severe motor impairments the ability to communicate, move their limbs and operate a wide range of medical devices simply by using their thoughts.
Eligible neuroscience researchers at Brown may apply for access to the data through the Office of the Vice President of Research at Brown, which will arrange joint approval with Cyberkinetics.
For research that may involve patentable inventions, Brown faculty will be able to publish results of research based on the Cyberkinetics data, using a time frame recommended by the National Institutes of Health, according to the company.
