Where did Neuralink perform its first implant outside the US?

At Toronto Western Hospital, part of Canada’s University Health Network, on 27 August 2025, with a second surgery on 3 September — its first procedures under a regulator other than the FDA.

What is the CAN-PRIME trial?

Neuralink's Canadian study testing whether its wireless implant and surgical robot are safe and effective. The first participants had cervical spinal-cord injuries and aim to control devices using thought alone.

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Aug 27, 2025

Neuralink’s first implant outside the US

Surgeons at Toronto’s University Health Network perform Neuralink’s first brain-implant surgeries outside the United States, under the CAN-PRIME trial.

27 Aug 2025

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On 27 August 2025, surgeons at Toronto Western Hospital — part of the University Health Network (UHN) — performed Neuralink's first brain-computer-interface implant outside the United States, with a second procedure following on 3 September. UHN had been selected in late 2024 as the first and only Canadian site for the trial.

The surgeries were part of CAN-PRIME (Canadian Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-computer interface), evaluating whether Neuralink's wireless implant and surgical robot are safe and effective. The first Canadian participants were people with cervical spinal-cord injuries, with the goal of letting them control computers and devices using thought alone.

Expanding into a second country, under a separate regulator (Health Canada), marks an important step in Neuralink's transition from a single US feasibility study toward a multi-site, international clinical program.

Neuralink’s first implant outside the US

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