Paradromics Connexus achieves 200+ bits per second in pre-clinical models — industry-leading data rate for speech BCI
Summary
Paradromics published a scientific preprint demonstrating that the Connexus BCI delivers an industry-leading 200+ bits per second rate of information transfer in pre-clinical models — substantially exceeding competing systems. The first successful acute Connexus BCI implantation was performed at the University of Michigan by Dr. Willsey. CEO Matt Angle has been publicly critical of competing systems including publishing a blog post titled "Neuralink device limitation," arguing that high-bandwidth recording — not electrode count — is the key determinant of speech BCI performance quality.
Why it matters
200+ bits per second is a dramatically higher information transfer rate than competing BCIs — Neuralink PRIME data reports approximately 40-70 words per minute (~200-350 bits/second), while prior BrainGate data was much lower. If Paradromics' pre-clinical BPS advantage translates to human use, Connect-One could demonstrate higher-quality speech restoration than any prior BCI trial. Matt Angle's willingness to directly criticize Neuralink's architecture signals competitive intensity as the clinical data phase begins.
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