Anatomical illustration showing human brain inside a semi-transparent head model.

Groundbreaking Neurotech.

Groundbreaking Neurotech.

Groundbreaking Neurotech.

Synchron, a neurotechnology leader, is developing the Stentrode™: a revolutionary Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-brain surgery.

Synchron, a neurotechnology leader, is developing the Stentrode™: a revolutionary Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-brain surgery.

Anatomical illustration showing human brain inside a semi-transparent head model.

Groundbreaking Neurotech.

Synchron, a neurotechnology leader, is developing the Stentrode™: a revolutionary Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-brain surgery.

ACQUANDAS Enables Synchron's BCI Breakthrough

Client: Synchron. Sector: MedTech (Neurotechnology / BCI).

Client: Synchron. Sector: MedTech (Neurotechnology / BCI).

Client: Synchron. Sector: MedTech (Neurotechnology / BCI).

Smiling man with a digital brain graphic overlaid on his forehead labeled "Synchron."
Smiling man with a digital brain graphic overlaid on his forehead labeled "Synchron."
Smiling man with a digital brain graphic overlaid on his forehead labeled "Synchron."
Smiling man with a digital brain graphic overlaid on his forehead labeled "Synchron."

The Challenge: Minimally Invasive BCI's

Synchron, a leader in neurotechnology, is developing the Stentrode™—a revolutionary Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-brain surgery. This less invasive approach offers new hope for individuals with severe paralysis.

To realize this breakthrough, Synchron required components that were exceptionally miniaturized, flexible, and biocompatible. Traditional manufacturing methods fell short of producing the self-expanding bioelectronic structures needed to navigate delicate neural pathways and transmit brain signals safely. Synchron needed a partner capable of transforming the impossible into reality.

Synchron, a leader in neurotechnology, is developing the Stentrode™—a revolutionary Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-brain surgery. This less invasive approach offers new hope for individuals with severe paralysis.

To realize this breakthrough, Synchron required components that were exceptionally miniaturized, flexible, and biocompatible. Traditional manufacturing methods fell short of producing the self-expanding bioelectronic structures needed to navigate delicate neural pathways and transmit brain signals safely. Synchron needed a partner capable of transforming the impossible into reality.

Synchron, a leader in neurotechnology, is developing the Stentrode™—a revolutionary Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) implanted via blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-brain surgery. This less invasive approach offers new hope for individuals with severe paralysis.

To realize this breakthrough, Synchron required components that were exceptionally miniaturized, flexible, and biocompatible. Traditional manufacturing methods fell short of producing the self-expanding bioelectronic structures needed to navigate delicate neural pathways and transmit brain signals safely. Synchron needed a partner capable of transforming the impossible into reality.

The ACQUANDAS Solution

By combining precision microfabrication, monolithic fabrication, and additive Nitinol technology, ACQUANDAS delivered the enabling solution: specialized additive microfabrication of highly advanced components—paving the way for the next generation of implantable BCIs

By combining precision microfabrication, monolithic fabrication, and additive Nitinol technology, ACQUANDAS delivered the enabling solution: specialized additive microfabrication of highly advanced components—paving the way for the next generation of implantable BCIs

By combining precision microfabrication, monolithic fabrication, and additive Nitinol technology, ACQUANDAS delivered the enabling solution: specialized additive microfabrication of highly advanced components—paving the way for the next generation of implantable BCIs

Advanced Materials

We utilized Nitinol for its critical self-expandlable super elasticity and biocompatibility properties.

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Abstract design with curved orange and gray lines, some dotted, crossing on a black background.
Abstract design with curved orange and gray lines, some dotted, crossing on a black background.
Abstract design with curved orange and gray lines, some dotted, crossing on a black background.

High-Resolution Processing

Using proprietary thin-film deposition, UV lithography, and microscale patterning, ACQUANDAS enabled the fabrication of the Stentrode™—a monolithic, self-expandable and biocompatible device equipped with electrode arrays featuring sub-micron precision.

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Gray and orange patterned sheet with a circular cutout and a magnified view showing detailed mesh structure.
Gray and orange patterned sheet with a circular cutout and a magnified view showing detailed mesh structure.
Gray and orange patterned sheet with a circular cutout and a magnified view showing detailed mesh structure.

Collaborative Scaling

We partnered with Synchron from rapid prototyping to scalable, quality-controlled production readiness.

Outline of a person with a highlighted brain and a labeled point marked "synchron" in orange.
Outline of a person with a highlighted brain and a labeled point marked "synchron" in orange.
Outline of a person with a highlighted brain and a labeled point marked "synchron" in orange.
Outline of a person with a highlighted brain and a labeled point marked "synchron" in orange.

ACQUANDAS provided the essential hardware for Synchron's innovative BCI,
turning a visionary concept into a tangible solution.

"At Synchron, we rely on partners who meet the highest standards of precision, quality, and innovation — ACQUANDAS has consistently delivered on all fronts. Their thin film components are not just enabling our engineering milestones, they are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in neural interface technology. As we develop life-changing medical devices, ACQUANDAS's reliability and technical leadership ensure we can build with confidence and scale with speed."

ACQUANDAS provided the essential hardware for Synchron's innovative BCI,
turning a visionary concept into a tangible solution.

"At Synchron, we rely on partners who meet the highest standards of precision, quality, and innovation — ACQUANDAS has consistently delivered on all fronts. Their thin film components are not just enabling our engineering milestones, they are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in neural interface technology. As we develop life-changing medical devices, ACQUANDAS's reliability and technical leadership ensure we can build with confidence and scale with speed."

ACQUANDAS provided the essential hardware for Synchron's innovative BCI,
turning a visionary concept into a tangible solution.

"At Synchron, we rely on partners who meet the highest standards of precision, quality, and innovation — ACQUANDAS has consistently delivered on all fronts. Their thin film components are not just enabling our engineering milestones, they are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in neural interface technology. As we develop life-changing medical devices, ACQUANDAS's reliability and technical leadership ensure we can build with confidence and scale with speed."

Tom Oxley, Synchron CEO

Tom Oxley, Synchron CEO

Tom Oxley, Synchron CEO

The Results

This success reinforces ACQUANDAS’s position as a leading contract manufacturer in MedTech microfabrication—and has driven the expansion of our facilities and capabilities to better serve our partners.

This success reinforces ACQUANDAS’s position as a leading contract manufacturer in MedTech microfabrication—and has driven the expansion of our facilities and capabilities to better serve our partners.

This success reinforces ACQUANDAS’s position as a leading contract manufacturer in MedTech microfabrication—and has driven the expansion of our facilities and capabilities to better serve our partners.

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Strategic Partnership

Synchron's 2024 equity investment in ACQUANDAS underscores the critical nature of our technology and secures their supply chain.

Two scientists in lab coats discussing research in a laboratory.
Strategic Partnership

Synchron's 2024 equity investment in ACQUANDAS underscores the critical nature of our technology and secures their supply chain.

Two scientists in lab coats discussing research in a laboratory.
Strategic Partnership

Synchron's 2024 equity investment in ACQUANDAS underscores the critical nature of our technology and secures their supply chain.

Two scientists in lab coats discussing research in a laboratory.
Strategic Partnership

Synchron's 2024 equity investment in ACQUANDAS underscores the critical nature of our technology and secures their supply chain.

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Market Capability & Valuation

This success affirms ACQUANDAS's leadership in MedTech microfabrication and has spurred our own facility and capability expansion.

Two people standing in front of a large screen displaying the ACQUANDAS logo on a stage.
Market Capability & Valuation

This success affirms ACQUANDAS's leadership in MedTech microfabrication and has spurred our own facility and capability expansion.

Two people standing in front of a large screen displaying the ACQUANDAS logo on a stage.
Market Capability & Valuation

This success affirms ACQUANDAS's leadership in MedTech microfabrication and has spurred our own facility and capability expansion.

Two people standing in front of a large screen displaying the ACQUANDAS logo on a stage.
Market Capability & Valuation

This success affirms ACQUANDAS's leadership in MedTech microfabrication and has spurred our own facility and capability expansion.

3D-rendered illustration of a medical stent-like device being guided through a blood vessel in the brain.
Advancing Neurotechnology

Together, we are redefining possibilities in brain-computer interfaces, offering profound potential for patients worldwide.

3D-rendered illustration of a medical stent-like device being guided through a blood vessel in the brain.
Advancing Neurotechnology

Together, we are redefining possibilities in brain-computer interfaces, offering profound potential for patients worldwide.

3D-rendered illustration of a medical stent-like device being guided through a blood vessel in the brain.
Advancing Neurotechnology

Together, we are redefining possibilities in brain-computer interfaces, offering profound potential for patients worldwide.

3D-rendered illustration of a medical stent-like device being guided through a blood vessel in the brain.
Advancing Neurotechnology

Together, we are redefining possibilities in brain-computer interfaces, offering profound potential for patients worldwide.

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Download our exclusive “Breakthorugh Guide to Thin-Film Nitinol” and discover how ACQUANDAS is revolutionizing medical device miniaturization.

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Download our exclusive “Breakthorugh Guide to Thin-Film Nitinol” and discover how ACQUANDAS is revolutionizing medical device miniaturization.

Unlock Nitinol Insights

Download our exclusive “Breakthorugh Guide to Thin-Film Nitinol” and discover how ACQUANDAS is revolutionizing medical device miniaturization.

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Tailoring possibility into Perfection. Advanced microfabrication for next-generation components and devices.

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Kaiserstraße 2, 24143, Kiel, Germany
Building F, 1st floor room F-021a

Ready to Innovate?

Book a free consultation to discuss your project needs.

Tailoring possibility into Perfection. Advanced microfabrication for next-generation components and devices.

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Kaiserstraße 2, 24143, Kiel, Germany
Building F, 1st floor room F-021a

Ready to Innovate?

Book a free consultation to discuss your project needs.

Tailoring possibility into Perfection. Advanced microfabrication for next-generation components and devices.

Contact Us

Kaiserstraße 2, 24143, Kiel, Germany
Building F, 1st floor room F-021a

Ready to Innovate?

Book a free consultation to discuss your project needs.