Venture Summit 2014, Chris Berka

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Neurotechnology: Measuring the Mind

Chris Berka, CEO and Co-Founder

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300,000 OSA patients have been diagnosed in the comfort

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APNEA GUARD®

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Innovations in sleep continue providing novel therapies for OSA and diagnosing and treating insomnia—

Medical efficacy in the privacy of your home

SLEEP PROFILER™

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2014 Costs of Alzheimer's

$214 Billion

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease

There is an unmet need for early detection and treatment outcome biomarkers

Benefits over traditional

neuroimaging biomarkers:

• Non-invasive

• Unobtrusive

• Cost-effective

• Comfortable

• Easy to apply

ABM is partnering to provide biomarkers for next generation diagnostics and treatment.

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Creating direct connections between the brain and computers, prosthetics, or other smart devices

Provide rehabilitation to repair damaged neural pathways to ultimately restore functions for:

• Stroke • Spinal Cord Injury • Traumatic Brain Injury

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Unique technologies and EEG-based Metrics enable market researchers to better understand

consumer decision making.

Eyetracking Region of Interest

EEG Metrics of Attention

Objective, real-time quantification of audience responses

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Leadership

• Self-awareness

• Empathy

• Self-control

• Expertise

Team Processes

• Social interactions

• Role assignment

• Group dynamics

• Workflows

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Leverage EEG-based measures of cognition, emotion, leadership, and team processes to optimize individual and team performance.

Predict team performance, characterize effective leaders, and use metric-based feedback to adapt and

enhance team and leadership training.

Next step: Real-time engagement-/empathy-based

feedback to train leadership and public speaking.

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• ISO 13485 and FDA Device Manufacturer

• Recipient of over $32 mm in government R&D funding

• Diversified revenues through commercialization of devices and

software, partnerships, and leading clinical trials

• Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing 2008-2013 (5 consecutive years)

• 16 patents issued; 13 patents-pending

• 70+ papers validating suite of technologies

• Customers include Fortune 500, military & government labs

and leading universities

• Global distribution network established in EU, Asia, Australia