# Neuralink Joins UCSB-Led Clinical Study Aimed at Developing a Next-Generation Bionic Eye

> news · REPORTED · 2025-07-07

Neuralink quietly joined a new clinical research collaboration spearheaded by the University of California at Santa Barbara and researchers from Spain, listed in late July on ClinicalTrials.gov, aimed at developing a next-generation bionic eye. The move extends Neuralink's Blindsight vision-restoration program, which received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in June 2025, into an international academic partnership.

About Neuralink: Neuralink is a brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk that develops implantable neural devices enabling paralyzed patients and those with neurological conditions to control digital systems using thought, while also advancing vision-restoration technology through its Blindsight product.

- Company: Neuralink
- Sector: medical_device
- Primary source: https://teslanorth.com/2025/06/29/neuralink-summer-2025-update/

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