Brain implants without a hole in your skull - Wes Jones of Vonova
Human 3 with Brom and Sam10 Kesä 2025

Brain implants without a hole in your skull - Wes Jones of Vonova

Wes Jones is the CEO of Vonova, a brain computer interface company that (unlike Neuralink) is enabling access to the brain without drilling a hole in your skull.


Wes joins Brom Rector and Sam Tabone to discuss:


(1:25) - how Wes got into neuro, background as a catheter engineer


(6:30) - how Wes’s parachute malfunction and resulting paralysis made him focused on the brain


(10:30) - how Wes met his cofounder


(14:00) - Wes demonstrating how his device treats chronic subdural hematoma


(18:00) - ancient Peruvian history of brain surgery + the problem of the skull


(22:30) - how does Vonova’s device actually work


(26:00) - Wes’s encounter with Lawrence Livermore National Labs


(28:00) - how Vonova is different than Neuralink


(35:00) - how Vonova could treat chronic pain


(38:00) - could Vonova’s device be used for Neurodegenerative disease


(41:00) - how long does Vonova's device stay implanted?


(43:00) - Wes’s fundraising journey - the challenges of medtech


(47:30) - why wes is excited about drug device combos and a primer on the blood brain barrier + how Vonova could be used for drug delivery


(53:00) - could Vonova’s device be used for brain stimulation


(56:20) - how Vonova’s device could help “solve” the brain + digital twins


(1:00:00) - Wes’s experience as a CEO + his first employee living on his couch for a year


(1:05:00) - does Wes think you need an MBA to start a company (hot take)


(1:08:00) - San Diego


https://www.vonova.io/

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