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Mariella Moon @ Engadget · 11/21/2024 09:30 EDT

Neuralink gets approval to start human trials in Canada

The first Neuralink clinical trials outside the US will take place in Canada. Neuralink has secured Health Canada's approval to launch human trials in the country, with the Toronto Western Hospital being the "first and exclusive surgical site" for the procedure. The company first opened its Canadian patient registry in March this year, but now it's actively looking for potential participants. "Recruitment is now open," it has announced on X. 
Under the CAN-PRIME study, Neuralink will embed its implant in th

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