The alliance uniting leading scientists, specialized investors and ambitious founders to translate neuroscience breakthroughs into real-world brain health solutions.
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BrainTech Alliance in Paris
September 15, 2026 — Paris Brain Institute (ICM), Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
The Alliance was co-founded by three specialised funds building conviction in brain health capital — on both sides of the Atlantic.
Newfund Capital
Newfund Capital created HEKA, the first European venture fund dedicated to BrainTech, investing in pioneering startups enhancing cognitive and mental health.
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Ground Effect Ventures
Backing breakthrough neurotechnology, bioelectronic medicine and intelligent medical devices, from seed through growth.
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Satori Neuro
Supporting visionary companies pioneering breakthroughs in brain and mental health, with transformative impact on human well-being.
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You are building the future of brain health. We help you build it faster.
Investors & LPs
Privileged access to the most curated dealflow in neurotechnology.
Researchers & Institutions
Shorten the distance from discovery to patient benefit.
Newfund and Brainzell joined forces to combine venture capital and scientific expertise in a co-authored article exploring how brain organoids can accelerate neuroscience innovation and the development of new therapies.
An ongoing dealflow-sharing partnership between ARIA and Nexus Neurotech, now carried over to Ground Effect Ventures — widening access to early neurotech opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic.
Satori Capital and Nexus Neurotech co-invested in Ampa Health, combining clinical and technical due diligence to back the company's next stage of growth.
Nexus Neurotech led NeuraWorx's seed round alongside Verge Fund, RPV and Foothill Ventures — closed in December 2025 to fund the company's first clinical milestones.
A decade after the world's great brain initiatives, the science is ready. In 2025, we launched the BrainTech Alliance to accelerate the translation of science into impact.
2013
Human Brain Project & BRAIN Initiative
The EU and the US launch landmark brain research programs.
2014–16
The world follows
Japan's MINDS, then South Korea, China and Australia.
2025
The BrainTech Alliance is born
To accelerate the translation of neuroscience into impact.
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300+ members, 3 continents
Researchers, clinicians, founders and investors united.
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Scientific research generates remarkable progress, but moving from discovery to patient benefit remains a long and complex path. The BrainTech Alliance can help shorten that distance by connecting researchers, clinicians, and innovators — so advances in neuroscience translate more quickly into better care and broader impact for patients and their families.
Boris Chaumette
Psychiatrist & Researcher, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris
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Neurosciences represent one of the most exciting frontiers of medicine today. If I were beginning my medical career now, it would unquestionably be in this field. The BrainTech Alliance provides an interesting platform to accelerate this progress by connecting those who advance fundamental knowledge with those who bring innovation to patients.
Gérard Friedlander
General Delegate, Fondation Université Paris Cité
On one hand, we see scientific advances driving precision medicine forward. On the other, the reality on the ground constantly reminds us of the vastness of healthcare needs. At the intersection of both lies the challenge of building solutions to empower healthcare professionals for the future of medicine, integrated and AI-assisted.
Dr Marion Leboyer
Director, Fondation FondaMental
We are beginning the golden age of neuroscience, not just to address diseases, but to resolve social issues. Our one brain is the single source of challenges and solutions for all the social determinants of health across a siloed social ecosystem that urgently needs to be integrated and its importance elevated.
Steve Carnevale
Commissioner, California Commission for Behavioral Health — Founder, UCSF Dyslexia Center
We're excited that there is a community of like-minded people who care about having a positive impact for people with various brain disorders through technology. The Alliance is a great way to further fortify these efforts.
William Marks, MD
CMO, General Partner & Co-Founder, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures
We are proud to be part of the BrainTech Alliance. We believe that today is the right time to focus on Neuroscience and BrainTech. It's a very complex field, but with AI, deeptech, and many enabling tools, it's possible to make the future of Brain much better.
Michael Jin
Managing Partner, Foothill Ventures
We are at this precipice where the technological development, the computational capacity, the modeling, are bringing a confluence of all the tools we need to start tackling the hardest problems that mankind has ever faced. It's the perfect time to make headway and I am excited to be part of that.
Avery Krieger
Founder, Constellation
The BrainTech Alliance brings together the people who rarely sit at the same table: researchers, clinicians, startups, and investors. In a field as complex as brain health, no single player can go the distance alone. By connecting science, innovation, and capital, the Alliance is building exactly what it takes to move breakthroughs from the discovery to patient.
Anis Khelifi
Investor, Newfund Heka
Scientific research generates remarkable progress, but moving from discovery to patient benefit remains a long and complex path. The BrainTech Alliance can help shorten that distance by connecting researchers, clinicians, and innovators — so advances in neuroscience translate more quickly into better care and broader impact for patients and their families.
Boris Chaumette
Psychiatrist & Researcher, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Paris
Neurosciences represent one of the most exciting frontiers of medicine today. If I were beginning my medical career now, it would unquestionably be in this field. The BrainTech Alliance provides an interesting platform to accelerate this progress by connecting those who advance fundamental knowledge with those who bring innovation to patients.
Gérard Friedlander
General Delegate, Fondation Université Paris Cité
On one hand, we see scientific advances driving precision medicine forward. On the other, the reality on the ground constantly reminds us of the vastness of healthcare needs. At the intersection of both lies the challenge of building solutions to empower healthcare professionals for the future of medicine, integrated and AI-assisted.
Dr Marion Leboyer
Director, Fondation FondaMental
We are beginning the golden age of neuroscience, not just to address diseases, but to resolve social issues. Our one brain is the single source of challenges and solutions for all the social determinants of health across a siloed social ecosystem that urgently needs to be integrated and its importance elevated.
Steve Carnevale
Commissioner, California Commission for Behavioral Health — Founder, UCSF Dyslexia Center
We're excited that there is a community of like-minded people who care about having a positive impact for people with various brain disorders through technology. The Alliance is a great way to further fortify these efforts.
William Marks, MD
CMO, General Partner & Co-Founder, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures
We are proud to be part of the BrainTech Alliance. We believe that today is the right time to focus on Neuroscience and BrainTech. It's a very complex field, but with AI, deeptech, and many enabling tools, it's possible to make the future of Brain much better.
Michael Jin
Managing Partner, Foothill Ventures
We are at this precipice where the technological development, the computational capacity, the modeling, are bringing a confluence of all the tools we need to start tackling the hardest problems that mankind has ever faced. It's the perfect time to make headway and I am excited to be part of that.
Avery Krieger
Founder, Constellation
The BrainTech Alliance brings together the people who rarely sit at the same table: researchers, clinicians, startups, and investors. In a field as complex as brain health, no single player can go the distance alone. By connecting science, innovation, and capital, the Alliance is building exactly what it takes to move breakthroughs from the discovery to patient.
Anis Khelifi
Investor, Newfund Heka
Over 300 of the world's best academic institutions, specialized VCs, ambitious LPs and brain-focused startups have already joined.
