BrainMind is a private community of top brain scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and academic institutions collaborating to accelerate impactful innovation in brain science. We believe that the right ecosystem can generate more progress than the status quo, by orders of magnitude.
At this important juncture in neuroscience, the BrainMind ecosystem is combining the most talented of these groups in novel ways to collectively shepherd, support, and fund ideas that can be translated from labs into interventions that will benefit humanity.
Brain science is in the midst of a transformative step change in capacity, akin to the sequencing of the human genome in genetics or the development of nuclear fission in physics. Funding and support structures need to be updated to match.
MISSION and PRINCIPLES:
At this vulnerable period for the field, our community of excellence is united by the mission to accelerate purposeful brain endeavors – intellectual, entrepreneurial, and ethical.
A field-wide shift in how priorities are set is needed to seed a flourishing garden of ideas. Using new models for academic/public/private collaboration, BrainMind is creating a platform for bringing the best in brain science to humanity, with the focused application of substantial funding and entrepreneurial support.
UNLOCKING THE BRAIN WILL ENABLE UNPRECEDENTED ADVANCES IN HUMAN POTENTIAL, YET ALSO CREATE SERIOUS NEW CHALLENGES.
THE STAKES ARE HIGH.
TERRAFORMING THE VALLEY OF DEATH
A "valley of death" of investment separates promising research from mass-scale innovations in brain science, especially for ideas that promise significant health impact but modest financial gain.
BrainMind seeks to coordinate talent from the entrepreneurial community and capital across philanthropy and venture capital to deliver stewardship of fundamental neuroscience to impact-focused stakeholders.
SUMMITS
BrainMind convenes private action-oriented gatherings in collaboration with the world’s pre-eminent brain research institutions.
ENGINE
BrainMind is unearthing dormant powerful ideas by joining the best thinkers with the best doers.
The BrainMind Engine is driving a cultural shift to create more hospitable conditions to neurotechnological advancement. By applying intelligent tweaks to the underlying economic and collaborative systems, we can encourage more risk-taking and attract best-in-class talent and funding to the science of the brain and mind. With this work, we can unlock great potential to improve human wellbeing.
ETHICS
Our neuroethics initiative considers how to engage our entire community to maximize the potential benefits and minimize the hazards of emerging innovations in brain science.
