CategoryBiometric wearables
Overview
Science Corporation is an Alameda-based neural engineering company developing biohybrid brain-computer interfaces. Its PRIMA BCI retinal implant was the first treatment to restore form vision to patients blinded by late-stage macular degeneration, with results published in NEJM. CE Mark received July 2026 for European commercial launch. Total funding: approximately $490M.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Founder
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Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
View all models →Science Corp on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Science Corp's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Max Hodak Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Science Corp.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Science Corp2 deployments
Recent coverage
Science Corp in third-party press
Peers
35 peers across 1 segment. Every Science Corp competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
wearable(35)
32 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 2595.3892239124602) · leader Oculus VR at 4361%
- Dexcomdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Happy Healthdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Merge Labsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Withingsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Based Hardwaredirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $230.0M
- Employees
- 307
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series C2026-03-05
$230M(reported)
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Quiet Capital
Timeline
Every recorded move in Science Corp’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2026-03-05Series C raising $230000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
PRIMA BCI at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
PRIMA BCI at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-31
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-31
Sources by quality tier
- 1
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Science Corp.Peer companies
- Google12 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Abbott2 models
- Butterfly Network2 models
- Apple1 model
- Blackrock Neurotech1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Science Corp from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hear why Science Corp CEO Max Hodak says the screen era is ending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At this year's Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to…
Science Closes 30 Million Series C to Fund Commercialization of PRIMA BCI Retinal Implant
Science raised 30M Series C (total 90M); PRIMA retinal implant CE Mark submitted; first BCI vision restoration product nearing European commercial launch
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/science-corp.md
- RSS feed: /companies/science-corp/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a6a05bd2-0df7-4638-8e23-702a6fb29dbb
- Revision history: /companies/science-corp/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google12 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Abbott2 models
- Butterfly Network2 models
- Apple1 model
- Blackrock Neurotech1 model
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Science Corp draws attention at the 83rd percentile but verifies reality at the 48th percentile among biometric robots. Hype Gap +34.4, 7th widest among biometric robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $230M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 6, 2026