Max Hodak is the founder of Science, a brain-computer interface company developing the Prima retinal prosthesis (restoring form vision in clinical trials), bio-hybrid neural interfaces, and portable perfusion technology. He co-founded Neuralink in 2016 after an email from Sam Altman connected him with Elon Musk. Previously founded Transcriptic, a robotic cloud laboratory. Holds a biomedical engineering degree and has worked on primate BCI research since 2008.
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Science's retinal implant has completed major clinical trials with patients achieving functional vision like reading novels, powered by proprietary internal software Helix that integrates procurement, manufacturing, and quality systems.
Science Corporation's Prima retinal prosthesis received CE mark for 30 European countries with first patient implants in 6 weeks, plus FDA humanitarian use designation enabling expedited US review, commercializing a 1-hour outpatient procedure that restores functional vision to AMD patients.
Y Combinator’s internal software streamlines its applicant‑tracking and partner‑selection processes, reducing friction and letting the firm scale its accelerator model more efficiently than if it relied on generic tools.