ONWARD Medical
ARC-BCI pairing a brain implant with spinal stimulation
Ranked #10 in Best Brain-Computer Interface Companies.
ONWARD Medical, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and listed on Euronext, develops ARC-BCI, which pairs CEA-Clinatec's WIMAGINE brain implant with its implanted spinal cord stimulator to restore thought-driven movement after spinal cord injury.
At a glance
| Price from | Not public |
| Best for | People with spinal cord injury in clinical studies |
From ONWARD Medical's own website.
What stands out
- Restores movement, not just computer control
- FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Worth knowing
- Investigational, small number of implants
- Two implanted systems required
How it ranks
ONWARD Medical is ranked 10th of 10 in Best Brain-Computer Interface Companies (Lister Score 85.5).
#10 in Best Brain-Computer Interface Companies · Lister Score 85.5
ONWARD said in January 2026 that seven people had received its investigational ARC-BCI therapy..
| Rank | Best Brain-Computer Interface Companies | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuralink | 97.4 |
| 2 | Synchron | 96.1 |
| 3 | Precision Neuroscience | 94.8 |
| 4 | Blackrock Neurotech | 93.4 |
| 5 | Paradromics | 92.1 |
| 6 | Science Corp | 90.8 |
| 7 | Emotiv | 89.5 |
| 8 | Neurable | 88.2 |
| 9 | g.tec medical engineering | 86.9 |
| 10 | ONWARD Medical | 85.5 |
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