BrainScope Receives $4.5M Federal Contract to Add Ocular Assessment to Future Concussion Products

BrainScope has been awarded a research contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) valued at $4.5 million to create and integrate ocular capabilities into its handheld, multi-parameter mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and concussion products. 
 
BrainScope’s initial product in the market, BrainScope One, is the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared medical device to offer capabilities to assess the full spectrum of brain injury—from concussions (functional abnormality) to brain bleeds (structural injury) using EEG and other parameters which together provide the clinician a panel of capabilities to help with their clinical diagnosis.  With this research contract, BrainScope will add specific capabilities related to assessment of the patient’s eyes which will be incorporated in future versions of BrainScope’s products.     
 
“We are extremely honored and humbled to receive this research contract to continue our work in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop these important assessment capabilities for concussion and mild traumatic brain injury,” stated Michael Singer, CEO of BrainScope. “We understand the significant need to incorporate multiple parameters, all on a single device. Using our proprietary AI and multi-modal technologies, we will rapidly ramp up our efforts on this important project. We are greatly appreciative of the support the U.S. military has shown BrainScope over the years and the opportunity to aid in the care of our service members.”

BrainScope’s mission is to revolutionize the rapid and objective assessment of brain-related conditions, starting with concussion and mild traumatic brain injury, utilizing multiple integrated assessment capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) and digitization within a culture of quality, excellence and entrepreneurialism. The company’s first product, BrainScope One (cleared as Ahead 300), incorporates a multi-modal panel of capabilities including EEG-based technology that is non-invasive for mildly presenting head injured patients, 18-85 years old, within three days after injury and is not a replacement to computed tomography (CT) scan. BrainScope’s technology platform integrates databases of thousands of brainwave recordings with AI technology and miniaturized hardware and disposable headset sensors, all of which are covered by an extensive intellectual property portfolio of over 100 issued and pending patents globally. BrainScope has received five FDA clearances and ISO 13485:2003 Certification. It has 24 peer-reviewed publications on its technology. Recent white papers authored by third parties have shown the potential for BrainScope One to decrease unnecessary head CT scans by one-third, to reduce head injury referrals to hospital emergency departments by up to 75 percent, and to reduce healthcare costs for payers and patients by over 30 percent.
 
BrainScope has partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense for the development of its TBI assessment technology, and BrainScope One is currently being fielded by the U.S. military, both stateside and internationally. BrainScope One is also being utilized in a cross-section of market segments including: urgent care and occupational health clinics; concussion clinics; hospital emergency rooms; university sports and student health centers; professional sports; and pharmaceutical clinical trials.  BrainScope has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Best Practices Award for New Product Innovation in the Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment Solutions Market, was a two-time winner of the GE-NFL Head Health Challenge, and has received two nominations for the Prix Galien Best Medical Technology, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for medical devices.