# Butterfly Network signs a 5-year deal to co-develop ultrasound brain interfaces with Forest Neurotech

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/butterfly-network-signs-a-5-year-deal-to-co-develop-ultrasound-brain-0627cf94
Date: 24 Oct 2023
About: [Arbor Neuroscience (formerly Forest Neurotech)](https://technooptimist.io/companies/forest-neurotech.md) · [Forest 1 ultrasound platform](https://technooptimist.io/neurotech/forest-ultrasound.md)
Original source: https://www.butterflynetwork.com/press-releases/co-development-agreement-with-forest-neurotech

Butterfly Network agreed to supply its ultrasound-on-chip technology to Forest Neurotech for a brain-computer interface, in a five-year deal worth up to $20M in milestones and licence fees to Butterfly. Forest is a nonprofit Focused Research Organization created through Convergent Research.

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