Neurotechnological devices are failing to deliver on their therapeutic promise because of the time it takes to translate them from bench to clinic. In this Perspective, we reflect on lessons learned from medical device successes and failures and consider how such lessons might shape a strategic vision for translating neurotechnologies in the future. We articulate how the intentional design and deployment of “scientific platforms,” from the technology stack of hardware and software through the supporting ecosystem, could catalyze a new wave of innovation, discovery, and therapy. We also identify specific actions that could promote future neurotechnology roadmaps and industrial-academic-government collaborative activities. We believe that community-supported neurotechnology platforms will prove to be transformational in accelerating ideas from bench to bedside, maximizing scientific discovery and improving patient care.

神经技术设备未能兑现其治疗承诺，因为将其从实验室转化为临床需要时间。在这个视角中，我们反思从医疗设备的成功和失败中吸取的经验教训，并考虑这些经验教训如何塑造未来神经技术转化的战略愿景。我们阐明了“科学平台”的有意设计和部署，从硬件和软件的技术堆栈到支持生态系统，如何能够催化新一波的创新、发现和治疗。我们还确定了可以促进未来神经技术路线图和工业-学术-政府合作活动的具体行动。我们相信，社区支持的神经技术平台将在加速想法从实验室到临床、最大化科学发现和改善患者护理方面发挥变革作用。