The object
Nicholas Opie co-invented the Stentrode, an electrode array delivered through a blood vessel to record brain signals. The implant provides a less invasive route to controlling communication and other external devices for people with paralysis.
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What Nicholas did
co-invented the Stentrode implantable brain-computer interface with Thomas Oxley
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Why it matters
The Stentrode is a practical endovascular brain-computer-interface architecture for restoring digital autonomy after paralysis.
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Living-status check
Control Bionics appointed Opie a non-executive director and strategic adviser on 14 May 2026; its announcement identifies his current leadership of the Vascular Bionics Laboratory and founding role at Ultra Bionics.