# Dr. Benjamin Rapoport: founder, Precision Neuroscience

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Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Precision Neuroscience, a brain-computer interface company. A neurosurgeon and electrical engineer, he holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Co-founded Neuralink in 2016 and left in 2018 over safety concerns, later founding Precision Neuroscience to develop less-invasive BCI technology.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Precision Neuroscience](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/precision-neuroscience.md) Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (2)

- [Neuralink](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/neuralink.md) founded 2016-01-01 (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Precision Neuroscience](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/precision-neuroscience.md) (cofounder)

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Co-founders (2)

- [Max Hodak](https://registry.deploy.report/people/max-hodak.md) co-founded [Neuralink](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/neuralink.md) (2016-01-01)
- [Elon Musk](https://registry.deploy.report/people/elon-musk.md) co-founded [Neuralink](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/neuralink.md)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Neuralink](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/neuralink.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Sources (4)

1. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/17/3063418/0/en/precision-neuroscience-receives-fda-clearance-for-high-resolution-cortical-electrode-array.html
2. **Precision Neuroscience** · https://www.precisionneuro.io/our-vision
3. **Harvard Magazine** · https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harvard-neurology-brain-computer-interface
4. **Neurotechnology Substack** · https://neurotechnology.substack.com/p/rapoport-precision-bci


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