Steering
the Field
A non-invasive bionic ear — restoring hearing by steering magnetic fields to the auditory pathway.
“Early results on our field-steering Super Position theory in simulation, built the physical array to test it, and two independent labs have begun scoping the in-vivo study.”
Where we are on the path to clinical proof
Each step solves a different challenges. We move them in order
Proven in simulation. Field steers on X and Y axes.
Scoped & priced by 2 independent labs.
Restored hearing in patients with severe hearing impairment
From “can we?” to “how well?”
The hardest problem in our approach is steering a magnetic field precisely enough to reach the cochlea - a target a few millimetres across, sitting 30–40 mm below the skull surface. Standard magnetic stimulation cannot do this.
Simulation: the field heats one side of the array, not the other — direct evidence of directional steering on the X and Y axes.
The physical array must produce a controllable, focused magnetic field in the 10–50 mT range at the target region — derived from existing scientific literature on magnetic neural stimulation. The specific supra-threshold for auditory neural activation will be determined experimentally in the in vivo studies.
A repeatable test framework, built in weeks
Simulation paired with a physical model, supported by the engineering depth at Sound Hub Denmark — so we test each hypothesis as experiments in weeks, not quarters.
Cycle time: Math calculation → simulation → physical model in 4 to 6 weeks. This is the operating cadence that lets us test each hypothesis as a built artifact, not as a paper exercise.
Co-created with the scientific community
We don't develop in isolation. Our direction and limiting-factor arguments are stress-tested where the relevant experts gather.
Why it matters: publishing and debating gives us feedback on how we think — not just on our results.
Two leading labs are now engaged
Our core hypothesis — stimulating the auditory pathway non-invasively with magnetic fields — is moving from computer simulation into small-animal testing. The step that turns physics into clinical proof.
(Mouse)
Engaged on the in-vivo validation approach — a second, independent way to test the physics in living tissue & small animal subjects
The prediction engine, and the runway to build it
PREDICTION ENGINE
In discussion to formalise a research partnership with DTU — Technical University of Denmark (Dept of Energy Conversion & Storage; Structural Analysis & Modelling).
Goal: an electromagnetic simulation framework that predicts each design before we build it — so we engineer with foresight, not trial and error.
APPROVED RUNWAY
2 years of approved R&D runway in Denmark. Business plan reviewed and approved by the Startup Denmark program - the legal and operational base to do the science where the ecosystem for our research already exists.
Net progress this quarter: DTU partnership in discussion; two-year Denmark R&D runway approved.
We name the risks we have
The risks that would invalidate or constrain the work
The core risk is achieving focused, deep, and controllable magnetic activation at the cochlea — at the supra-threshold required for neural firing — using our array-matrix architecture. If the array cannot simultaneously deliver depth, focality, and supra-threshold field strength, the architecture is invalidated and the design space must be reopened.
Existing capital faces three converging pressures:
(a) The physics milestone requires a full-time senior scientist in electromagnetic physics to model experiments and generate validation results. The current after-hours association is limiting factor for the next stage.
(b) Operating from Denmark expands living and operational expenses versus the Indian cost base.
(c) Existing capital does not cover two full animal-study cycles at the Pittsburgh scoping (~$120K per study).
Make the steerable field real — and ready for animals
Show the physical array matches the simulation — the bridge from math to Physics model
A physical model capable of a steered, focused field — ready for a small-animal study.
Submit with the simulation data behind it.
“Progress is measured by getting closer to the one thing that turns our physics into clinical proof.”