Transforming Medical Technology into Consumer Electronics - a NeuroSky Story April 30, 2009

This month, TAITA-SV hosts Stanley Yang to share his company Neurosky's climb from bringing medical device technology to a series of mainstream consumer electronics. How many times have we seen a technique or idea employed in on setting and thought of applying it in an entirely different setting? Innovation does not always have to start from scratch. Come join us April 30, and feel free to invite friends and family.

"Transforming medical technology into consumer electronics - a NeuroSky story"

* Date: Thursday, April. 30, 2009
* Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
* Place: Silicon Valley Center, 801 California St., Mountain View, CA 94041- Fenwick and West LLP (Parking @ Bryant St.)
* Registration: $5 for members, $10 for non-members, food and soft drinks provided.
* To RSVP Please E-mail: [email protected]

[abstract]
Biosensor was originally designed for the detection of signal emitted from biological activity. The bio-signal measurement technology, however, has been transformed from medical devices to consumer electronics with applications in entertainment, educational learning, sports training, consumer healthcare products, automotive, safety and wellness applications. This presentation will give a brief synopsis of Neurosky Inc, using its Brain-Computer Interface technologies to penetrate wide varieties of consumer applications. Many consumer electronic giants around the world have adopted NeuroSky's ThinkGear technology. In 2009, a series of products will be launched into the market. Stanley Yang, CEO of NeuroSky, will also talk about the challenges they faced along the way, and how NeuroSky resolved financial issues, technical problems, growing pain, and upkeep corporate responsibilities.

[speaker]
Stanley Yang, CEO of NeuroSky

Stanley Yang became Chief Executive Officer of NeuroSky, Inc., a bio-sensor company in Silicon Valley, California, in 2005. NeuroSky has developed a revolutionary non-invasive neural communication sensor that converts brainwaves and other bio-signals into electronic signals for communication and control of electronic devices, consoles, and computers.

Prior to NeuroSky, Mr. Yang served as Sr. Vice President of Business Development and CFO at Sage-N Research, Inc., developing super computing systems for proteomics applications. In 1997, Mr. Yang co-founded and served as President & CEO of Triscend Corporation, a configurable system-on-chip IC company. Triscend was acquired by Xilinx, Inc. in March of 2004. Prior to Triscend Mr. Yang spent 11 years working at Xilinx, Inc. in various engineering and management positions.

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