Neurotechnology · Melbourne, Australia
Ultra Bionics is developing implantable ultrasound technologies designed to expand what is possible in neuromodulation and neurological disease therapies.
Why
now?
The future of brain therapeutics will not be defined by a single technology. It will be defined by new ways of delivering therapy safely, precisely and adaptively.
Two things have converged to make this the right moment. Engineering miniaturisation has reached the point where implantable ultrasound is now achievable — and the scientific community has spent a decade demonstrating, with growing clarity, that ultrasound can interact with neural tissue therapeutically — not just diagnostically.
The team that founded Ultra Bionics helped prove that minimally invasive neurotechnology could be translated from concept to human clinical use — reading brain signals to restore function. The next frontier is responding to them: using implantable ultrasound not to record, but to treat.
Why
ultrasound?
Ultrasound has emerged as one of the most promising modalities in medicine. Its ability to interact with biological tissue — precisely, safely, and without ionising radiation — has created opportunities across imaging, diagnosis and therapy.
Ultra Bionics is focused on what becomes possible when ultrasound is combined with implantable neurotechnology. By placing the source of ultrasound energy beneath the skull, computationally steerable, low power and high-resolution neuromodulation becomes feasible. Precision and versatility that has not previously existed.
Why
this team?
The founders of Ultra Bionics spent years developing implantable neurotechnology and helping translate those systems from concept to human clinical studies, including the world's first endovascular brain-computer interface.
Ultra Bionics emerged from a deliberate choice: to apply that experience where the therapeutic need is greatest, and where implantable technology has the furthest still to go.
Investors, clinicians and potential collaborators.
Approach
How Ultra Bionics is translating the science of implantable focused ultrasound into a new category of brain therapeutics.
Focused ultrasound is transforming neuromodulation, combining significant therapeutic adaptability with decades of proven clinical safety. At Ultra Bionics, we are taking this technology further. By placing focused ultrasound inside the skull, we bypass anatomical barriers to deliver continuous modulation to specific neural circuits with unprecedented precision and control.
Built on decades of engineering and clinical research, our platform is designed to unlock the life-changing benefits of targeted stimulation for a much broader population of patients. Beginning with Parkinson's disease, we are laying the foundation for expansive clinical applications — redefining the future of neurological health.
Adaptability
Therapy that evolves
A platform designed for ongoing optimisation — not a fixed outcome determined at the moment of implantation.
Scalability
Beyond the first indication
The platform is designed to reduce the burden on patients and health systems alike — paving the way for rapid expansion to a broader number of indications.
Reliability
Patient outcome, above all else
The platform is being developed to deliver continuous, unobtrusive therapy, anywhere.
Program
Ultra Bionics is progressing through a structured development pathway focused on safety, validation and clinical translation.
We are not building to a timeline. We are building to a standard. What is shared here is a high-level map of the pathway — not a schedule.
01
Preclinical Development
Core technology development and validation.
02
Regulatory Pathway
Regulatory engagement and study preparation.
03
First-in-Human Evaluation
Initial clinical evaluation designed to establish safety and feasibility.
Beyond
Broader Clinical Development
Expansion into broader clinical development and commercial partnerships.
Team
Built by people who have spent careers at the intersection of implantable neurotechnology and clinical translation.
Ultra Bionics was founded by a group that has spent years building implantable neurotechnology and helping translate those technologies from concept to clinical use — including the world's first endovascular brain-computer interface.
The founding team previously worked together on some of the most ambitious neurotechnology programs undertaken in Australia. Those experiences shaped a shared belief: that implantable technologies could have a far greater therapeutic impact in the future.
Rather than repeating what they had already done, the team chose to pursue a new challenge. Ultra Bionics represents that next chapter.
Nick Opie
CEO & Co-founder
Pete Hurley
COO & Co-founder
Stephen Ronayne
VP Biomedical Engineering & Co-founder
Angus Begg
VP Electrical Engineering & Co-founder
Michael Haines
VP Systems Engineering & Co-founder
Damien Kenny
Director, Strategy & Investor Relations
Paul Matteucci
Director, Clinical Product
Ultra Bionics is supported by advisers with expertise in movement disorder neurology, endoscopic neurosurgery, regulatory affairs and deep technology investment.
Contact
For investors, clinicians and serious collaborators.