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New
Publishing Firm Devoted to Neurotechnology Market
Neurotech Reports, a Torrance, CA
based publisher of newsletters and market research reports, has been
launched to provide strategic information on the new and growing field
of neurotechnology. Neurotechnology is defined as the application
of electronics and engineering to human nervous system function. It
is a distinct field from biotechnology, which concerns itself largely
with molecular and genetic engineering approaches to human biology.
Some of the early success stories
in neurotechnology include the cochlear implant, an electronic stimulator
for the human cochlea which restores hearing to deaf individuals,
and functional electrical stimulation, which has restored function
to many patients who were paralyzed by spinal cord injury. In addition
to these medical applications, there are many commercial and information
processing applications of neurotechnology, such as neural/computer
interfaces that enable users to interact with a computer in a more
natural and efficient manner.
The company's products include a
monthly newsletter, Neurotech Business Report, which covers this growing
industry for entrepreneurs, financial professionals, and current medical
and industrial firms looking to expand into the market. The first
issue of the publication, which will be available in both print and
on-line editions, contains articles on venture capital funding issues,
neural interfaces as mass market computer input devices, and commercial
development in building neural prosthesis for paralyzed individuals.
Neurotech Reports will also publish market research reports in the
field. The first report, The Market for Neurotechnology, 2001-2005,
will be published in September, 2001.
Neurotech Reports was founded by
James Cavuoto, the president and publisher of Micro Publishing Press,
Inc. Micro Publishing Press produced magazines, newsletters, and books
in the field of computer graphics, digital imaging, and electronic
publishing that were sold to Cygnus Business Media in 1998. Cavuoto
has a degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
in Cleveland, OH, where he studied under the pioneers of the emerging
field of functional electrical stimulation.
Editorial director for Neurotech
Reports is David Pope, an experienced science and technology editor
who has served on the board of editors of Scientific American magazine
and was senior editor of Psychology Today magazine. Clifford Numark
serves as the research director for the new venture. Numark is the
former CEO of the San Diego Regional Technology Alliance and was previously
COO of the Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance. He has authored
numerous market research studies on topics such as venture capital
funding and federal technology funding. Linda Kazares is the marketing
and events director of Neurotech Reports. She was publisher of two
computer industry newsletters and has organized conferences in the
Internet market.
"Neurotechnology is a two-way
street," said Cavuoto. "It holds tremendous promise both
for medical applications that draw on advances in electronics technology,
and for engineering applications that draw on our understanding of
human nervous system function. We're excited to be able to help the
industry commercialize some of these revolutionary technologies."
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