Clinical Challenge
We respond to the urgent need for effective therapies that avoid the haemorrhage, cognitive, and oncogenic risks of conventional implants.
Learn moreDistributed, wireless stimulation for safer brain care
BRAINET keeps the therapeutic benefits of deep brain stimulation while eliminating long-term risks through adaptive, non-invasive interfaces.
Technology Engine
Smart materials, temporal interference, and semantic communications deliver flexible brain interfaces with on-demand control.
Explore the innovationTraining Excellence
A pan-European doctoral network prepares researchers to lead the future of neuroengineering and bioelectronic medicine.
See how we trainWhy BRAINET
The European population is ageing rapidly, and more people than ever shoulder neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, and Major Depressive Disorder. While deep brain stimulation can transform lives, the long-term presence of brain implants introduces acute surgical complications and chronic concerns ranging from cognitive side effects to glioblastoma risk.
BRAINET confronts this challenge by reimagining stimulation hardware and networks. We work toward distributed, wireless stimulators that deliver therapeutic precision without permanent implants. Our approach couples novel nanostructured materials, temporal interference stimulation, and semantic wireless communication to support brain health with minimal invasiveness.
Alongside the technology, BRAINET invests in people. We are an engine for excellence that equips doctoral candidates with research depth, translational insight, and responsible innovation practices spanning neuroscience, materials science, and communications engineering.
Project Objectives
- Advance distributed wireless brain stimulation for in-silico, in-vitro, and preclinical disease models, and share best practices across Europe.
- Engineer smart, nanoarchitectured materials to power batteryless, transcalvarial devices that harvest energy and deliver tailored stimulation.
- Demonstrate temporal interference stimulation that targets deep brain structures based on observed brain semantics.
- Develop a semantic, multiphysics platform for reliable, adaptive wireless power and information transfer.
- Design body-coupled, ad-hoc networking protocols for wireless transcalvarial brain stimulators.
- Deliver comprehensive doctoral training in translational neuroscience, neuroethics, smart materials, and wireless safety.
How We Work
Materials to Interfaces
From additive manufacturing to adaptive thin films, we optimise electrode substrates that conform to the brain and respond intelligently to neural tissue.
Semantic Stimulation
Temporal interference, semantic modelling, and wireless power transfer combine to deliver on-demand stimulation while conserving energy and data.
Collaborative Network
A decentralised, self-organising network of micro-nodes enables robust communication, self-repair, and adaptive brain monitoring.