According to @SawyerMerritt, Neuralink co-founder DJ Seo stated that the company is heavily investing in vertical integration, building nearly all core components in-house at their Austin headquarters. Areas of focus include microfabrication, implant manufacturing, robotics, AI-powered brain-computer interfaces (BCI), neuroengineering, and next-generation applications. This strategy allows Neuralink to accelerate innovation, control quality, and reduce reliance on external vendors, creating new business opportunities in AI-driven healthcare, neurotechnology, and surgical robotics. By managing construction, animal care, and pathology internally, Neuralink is positioned to rapidly iterate and bring advanced AI-powered neurotech products to market (Source: @SawyerMerritt, Twitter, Dec 3, 2025).