Factbox-Neuralink, other brain-chip makers face long road to FDA approval

By Marisa Taylor
FILE PHOTO Neuralink logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken December 19 2022. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Neuralink logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Neuralink, founded in 2016, has yet to receive FDA approval to test its brain chip in humans. Other implant makers have spent years or decades on research to secure U.S. regulatory approvals.

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