A world-scale successful entrepreneurial career in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)
Our first podcast guest is Dr. Christoph Guger, a PhD in electrical engineering who serves as the CEO of a g.tec company located in Austria.
This company is one of the major suppliers of brain-computer interface (BCI) equipment globally. Spring BCI School 2020, organized by Dr. Guger, made history as the first online BCI event of unprecedented scale – it had over 5500 registered participants.
As a method of measuring brain activity to control external devices in real-time, there are a variety of valuable uses for BCI, such as identifying the most important areas of the brain. BCI-based approaches lead to breakthroughs when it comes to the treatment of disorders of consciousness and other conditions such as epilepsies or the removal of tumors.
As our conversation reveals, BCI technology is developing at breakneck speed. Invasive methods are on the rise, and everyday uses for healthy people are becoming readily available. Dr. Guger goes in-depth on the evolution of this space and offers his best advice to those who wish to be a part of it or even to start their own business.
Why did Dr. Guger decide to dedicate his career to working with BCIs? What prompted him to become an entrepreneur? What success tips does Dr. Guger offer to scientists and engineers in both the private sector and academia? What are the latest developments in BCIs? What does the future of BCIs hold? These and many other questions will be covered in this first NeuroCareers podcast.