VANI News & Events

Vivani Medical announced that Cortigent, its wholly-owned subsidiary developing brain implant devices, presented the results of a 6-year Early Feasibility Study of the Orion Visual Cortical Prosthesis System under development to deliver meaningful visual perception to blind persons at the North American Neuromodulation Society, NANS, annual meeting. NANS took place in Las Vegas, NV on January 22-25, 2026. The Orion system incorporates advanced neurostimulation technology and features a wirelessly powered and controlled implantable pulse generator connected to an array of 60 micro-electrodes designed for implantation on the surface of the brain involved in vision in blind patients. The system features a small processing unit worn on the belt that converts a real-time video stream captured by a camera embedded in specialized glasses into wireless commands to precisely stimulate neuron populations and elicit spots of light called phosphenes that provide visual perception.

Vivani Chief Executive Officer Adam Mendelsohn, Ph.D., stated, "Vivani achieved significant progress during the third quarter of 2025 including the successful completion of LIBERATE-1, marking the first clinical application of the Company's proprietary platform technology, NanoPortal(TM). This study paves the way for continued development of our growing pipeline of ultra long-acting miniature drug implants, including NPM-139 and NPM-133, our semaglutide-based implants in development for chronic weight management and treatment of type 2 diabetes, respectively. Our initial focus is on the Phase 1 study, which we anticipate will generate clinical data supporting both semaglutide development programs."

Vivani Medical announced that the Company will temporarily withdraw the previously announced record date for the planned spin-off of Cortigent, its wholly-owned subsidiary developing brain implant devices with cutting-edge neuromodulation technology, due to delays arising from the current shutdown of the U.S. federal government. Vivani expects to reestablish and announce a new record date as soon as possible.