--- title: "China approves first commercial brain implant, beats Neuralink" url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-approves-first-commercial-brain-implant-beats-neuralink-5rfpg8yxp source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/brain-implants-bci-china-neuralink-commercial-race type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-08T19:15:33.101Z updated: 2026-06-08T19:24:25.746Z tags: ["ai", "tech-news", "brain-computer-interface"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China approves first commercial brain implant, beats Neuralink **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China's National Medical Products Administration has approved NEO, a brain-computer interface developed by NeuraMatrix and Tsinghua University, making it the world's first commercially approved invasive BCI device. NEO sits on the brain's dura mater (unlike Neuralink's deeper electrode threads) and lets paralyzed patients control a pneumatic glove with their thoughts. The approval reflects China's state-backed strategy to dominate brain technology by 2030, fast-tracking clinical trials in ways the US FDA process does not allow. US competitors Neuralink, Synchron, and Precision Neuroscience are still operating under research protocols or investigational exemptions, with no BCI commercially available in the US. The milestone raises unresolved ethical questions around neural data ownership, government access to brain signals, and the boundary between medical treatment and human enhancement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip—here’s what’s next](https://daily.dev/posts/china-has-approved-the-world-s-first-invasive-brain-computer-chip-here-s-what-s-next-e33fcr7u6) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [China performs first commercial brain implant, beats Neuralink](https://daily.dev/posts/china-performs-first-commercial-brain-implant-beats-neuralink-sj9jzfyhl) · The Next Web · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Download: China’s brain implant ambitions](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-china-s-brain-implant-ambitions-iqyerbyfb) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead](https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-brain-computer-interface-industry-is-racing-ahead-buoqhnmqu) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [China's BrainCo bets brain tech is a headband, not surgery](https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-brainco-bets-brain-tech-is-a-headband-not-surgery-meawb8wdj) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#brain-computer-interface](https://daily.dev/tags/brain-computer-interface) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/china-approves-first-commercial-brain-implant-beats-neuralink-5rfpg8yxp)