Smart implantable devices
Minimally invasive implants for extremely accurate stimulation of nerves
Our expertise
As a pioneer in nanoelectronics, imec can give you access to the latest advances in silicon chip technology. Uniquely, imec not only has the equipment and processes in place for high-quality manufacturing, but it also has the flexibility to set-up dedicated manufacturing processes for innovative designs.
Imec develops miniaturized, implantable chips with extremely high electrode density for fine-grained recording and stimulation of nerves. The ultrathin implants are biocompatible and flexible. They are extremely well suited for minimally invasive implantation of future-generation haptic prosthetics.
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Key benefits
- High-electrode density: very precise recording and stimulation of nerves,
- Ultrathin, flexible and biocompatible allowing minimally invasive implantation
- Available for low to high-volume manufacturing
Other technology platforms
Biosensors
Detecting more than 100,000 biomarkers in less than 5 minutes
PCR on chip
Accelerated PCR-based tests on Silicon in minutes
High-throughput cytometry and cell sorting (FACS)
Sort up to 30 million cells per minute on one cm2
Microfluidics
A whole lab in one cm2
Micro-electrode arrays
For high throughput, multi-modal cell interfacing
Neural probes
The new golden standard in neuroscience
Biophotonics
For compact and cost-efficient life sciences tools
Lens-free imaging
Continuously monitoring of life processes without disturbing them
Raman Spectroscopy
Build a Raman spectrometer that's 1000 times smaller than a bench-top tool.
Nanopore technology
The driver behind sequencing 4.0
