--- description: Find out why NeuroVigil iBrain is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions. title: NeuroVigil iBrain: The Best Inventions of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt098da58de4b75b71/6998ca41c8dcb45126b50856/neurovigil-ibrain-TIME-best-inventions-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 09, 2025 # NeuroVigil iBrain A portable, AI-driven brain monitor by [Aimee Groth](/author/aimee-groth/) ## Aimee Groth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  NeuroVigil's latest iBrainTM prototype. NeuroVigil's latest iBrainTM prototype.Courtesy NeuroVigil Once a research prototype used by Stephen Hawking, NeuroVigil’s iBrain formally launched in 2024 as an investigational device in four U.S. states. The wireless EEG device that can be worn at home captures brain activity, using AI to map biomarkers that may signal conditions like apnea, Parkinson’s, brain cancer, or drug side effects long before symptoms appear. Backed by an $85 million Series B that valued the company at $6 billion, the rollout builds on earlier work with Roche and Novartis. “The idea is if we do the AI right, you actually don't have to be in the brain” to diagnose problems with it, says founder Dr. Philip Low, whose father’s health struggles inspired his pursuit of preventive neuroscience. These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318553/neurovigil-ibrain/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318553/neurovigil-ibrain/"},"headline":"NeuroVigil iBrain","datePublished":"2025-10-09T11:00:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:55:00.336Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318553/neurovigil-ibrain/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","Best Inventions 2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt098da58de4b75b71/6998ca41c8dcb45126b50856/neurovigil-ibrain-TIME-best-inventions-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aimee Groth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aimee-groth/"}],"creator":"Aimee Groth","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt098da58de4b75b71/6998ca41c8dcb45126b50856/neurovigil-ibrain-TIME-best-inventions-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318553/neurovigil-ibrain/","name":"NeuroVigil iBrain"}}]}] ```