Index / Strategic Alliances
Strategic Alliances.
An institutional network spanning research centers, government programs, and university technology transfer offices — providing pattern recognition, technical depth, and proprietary deal flow across the frontier of neurotechnology and medicine.
01 / Co-founded
Co-founded by Ground Effect Ventures
BrainTech Alliance↗
A consortium we built.
A global consortium uniting venture capital, startups, and scientific institutions to advance brain health and accelerate breakthroughs in neurotechnology.
02 / Research Centers
Where the science happens.
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Wyss CenterGeneva
Bio and neuroengineering institute accelerating clinical translation of neurotechnologies for neurological and mental health disorders.
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ARIA — Precision NeurotechnologiesLondon
The UK's Advanced Research + Invention Agency, deploying £69M to unlock cellular-resolution interfaces with the human brain.
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London Institute for Healthcare EngineeringLondon
The UK's first MedTech venture builder, translating healthcare engineering research into commercial products and clinical impact at scale.
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Cambridge NeuroscienceCambridge
One of the world's largest interdisciplinary neuroscience communities, spanning hundreds of researchers across the University of Cambridge.
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Milner Therapeutics InstituteCambridge
A University of Cambridge research institute transforming pioneering science into therapies — catalysing partnerships across academia, biotech, and pharma, and developing start-ups through its bio-incubator. Ground Effect Ventures is a Milner Venture Partner.
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03 / Technology Transfer
Where the discoveries commercialize.
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WARFUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
The technology transfer and venture investment arm of UW–Madison, stewarding the cycle from discovery to commercialization since 1925.
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Stanford BiodesignStanford
Stanford's flagship medtech innovation program, training healthcare entrepreneurs and advancing devices from clinical insight to commercial impact.
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UCSF Innovation VenturesSan Francisco
UCSF's translational engine, advancing university discoveries from research lab to commercial therapies with the confidence of clinical validation.
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Johns Hopkins Technology VenturesBaltimore
Johns Hopkins' commercialization arm, spinning out medical and engineering discoveries from one of the world's leading biomedical research universities.
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