More than 15 years of R&D experience

Turning computational research into epilepsy care

BrainFocus develops new diagnostic tools for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy to improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency.

BrainFocus, S.L., is an initiative from a team of mathematicians, engineers and researchers with a broad experience in computational neuroscience, signal processing and epilepsy research.

We count with the support of neurologists with a recognized career in clinical practice.

With 15 years of research experience, our team wants to bridge the gap between computational and clinical neuroscience.

Our goal? To transform advanced computational tools into real epilepsy care.

BrainFocus currently operates from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF, Barcelona, Spain) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC, Barcelona, Spain) and is expected to be constituted as a spin-off company in the coming months.

Our team applies signal processing tools to brain recordings measured by EEG sensors to increase accuracy during the diagnosis of patients with drug resistant epilepsy. Our tools offer objective quantifications that complement the clinician’s visual inspection.

We have developed BrainFocus iEEG, for intracranial recordings, and are currently working on extending our technology to unravel brain network connectivity.

The team

Manel Vila-Vidal
Manel Vila-Vidal
Co-Founder & CEO
Adrià Tauste Campo
Adrià Tauste Campo
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
Bart Huisken
Bart Huisken
Co-Founder & Business Strategy
Carlota Pagès-Portabella
Carlota Pagès-Portabella
Co-Founder & CPO
Tatiana Ardissone
Tatiana Ardissone
Clinical Insights & Strategy Lead
Arnau Manasanch
Arnau Manasanch
Data Scientist
Belén SanCristobal
Data Scientist
Rocío Ávalos
Rocío Ávalos
Data Scientist
Oscar Gil
Oscar Gil
Lead Software Engineer
Sara Gubert
Sara Gubert
Admin & Funding

Our advisors

Antonio J. Donaire Pedraza
Antonio J. Donaire Pedraza
Neurologist Epileptologist at Hospital Clínic
Head of the VideoEEG Lab – Epilepsy Program
John Stern
John Stern
UCLA Dept. of Neurology

With the support of

Grants

Grant PTQ2022-012679 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033

Grant PTQ2023-013252 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033

Grant PTQ2024-013952 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033

Grant DIN2024-013582 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033

The project “Desarrollo de una tecnología integral para el diagnóstico personalizado de la epilepsia farmacorresistente a partir de la fusión de datos de electroencefalografía y neuroimagen” (Proyecto EPIFEN) has been funded by the CDTI.