INDEPENDENT NEUROTECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
See the whole picture.
Shape what’s next.
Technical depth. Strategic judgment.
Helping founders, investors, and teams evaluate and build the next generation of neurotechnology.
BUILT ON NEARLY 15 YEARS OF
NEUROSCIENCE, ENGINEERING
& SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP
research directions & teams.
01 / THE ADVISORY
The right questions.
Before the big decisions.
The promise of neurotech sits at the intersection of biology, engineering, and computation. Good strategy connects that promise to clear priorities, credible milestones, and human need.
01FOR FOUNDERS & TEAMSScientific & product strategy
For teams with a defined technology or use case. Set the scientific and technical priorities for its development.
- Technical requirements and system tradeoffs
- Validation strategy and development milestones
- Capability needs and team expertise
A practical outcomeA prioritized technical roadmap for developing the intended capability.
02FOR INVESTORS & FUNDERSScientific & technical diligence
For investment, funding, or partnership decisions. Obtain an independent assessment of the science behind a specific technology and its claims.
- Scientific plausibility and strength of evidence
- Data quality and model performance
- Key technical risks and questions for the team
A practical outcomeA written assessment of what is supported, what remains uncertain, and what could change the conclusion.
03FOR FOUNDERS & VENTURE BUILDERSVenture & research direction
For new ventures and research initiatives choosing a focus. Compare scientific opportunities and identify where a distinctive approach could create value.
- Scientific landscape and unmet technical needs
- Comparison of candidate applications and approaches
- Scientific thesis and basis for differentiation
A practical outcomeA recommended scientific focus, with a clear rationale for pursuing it.
A focused consultation. A scoped diligence or strategy project. An ongoing advisory relationship.
Scoped hands-on prototyping support and team training, with agreed objectives and deliverables.
Build technology that expands
what people can choose and do.
The most compelling neurotechnology advances human capability while respecting the individual’s autonomy. That perspective guides our questions, priorities, and choice of engagements.
02 / FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
Kara Presbrey, PhD
A neuroscientist’s depth.
A builder’s perspective.
Kara Presbrey is a neuroscientist and technical leader with nearly 15 years of experience across MIT, UCSF, and Johns Hopkins, including 10 years helping develop three early-stage labs.
Her leadership experience spans scientific and technical strategy, development roadmaps, and interdisciplinary team management. She has identified critical capability gaps and developed novel hardware to address them. In her doctoral work, she defined and led a human study of neuromodulation, movement learning, and sleep in Parkinson’s disease.
She has worked at the bench, in the dry lab, and across clinical settings, from basic neuroscience in animal models to human intracranial studies. Her methods span electrophysiology, optogenetics, chemogenetics and imaging. Her engineering and analytical experience encompasses implant prototyping, neural decoding and biomarker assessment with machine learning, and multimodal recording systems for behavioral, environmental, and stimulus tracking.
This breadth informs how she assesses claims, identifies promising directions, and guides development priorities.
03 / START A CONVERSATION
What are you
working toward?
Building a neural interface, evaluating an opportunity, or deciding where to focus?
Email us at fieldpotential@proton.me, or send Kara a brief note on LinkedIn about your work and the decision you’re trying to make.
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