Episode 15: Chay Carter Talks Neurotech Recruitment and Market Trends
What can the people building neurotech teams tell us about where the industry is heading? In this episode of The Business of Neurotech, Adam Fraser speaks with Chay Carter, founder of Carter Sciences and co-founder of reccy neuro, to offer a recruitment-focused view of the sector. Chay brings decades of experience in recruitment and psychology, combining specialist hiring with research, newsletters and insights from the people developing the technology. In their conversation, Chay shares how he came to focus on neurotech and what he has learnt about helping companies build the teams they need. They also discuss the influence of AI on recruitment, the broader trends he is seeing across neurotech and how his research and media work connect with the changing needs of the industry. Tune in for Chay’s perspective on people, relationships and how the market is shaping neurotech’s next chapter.
Key Points From This Episode:
[01:24] Trace how Chay’s career led to specialist neurotech recruitment and reccy neuro.
[07:37] Discover what makes a strong founding team beyond scientific and technical talent.
[09:39] Learn how hiring priorities change as startups move towards commercialisation.
[12:03] Understand why big-company experience can be a shock to the system at a startup.
[13:59] Explore how market trends shape his recruitment and fractional support for startups.
[18:39] Examine where AI, BCI, and implantable devices are changing the demand for talent.
[21:07] Hear why AI applications and screening still require real human conversations.
[23:46] Consider whether AI can replace the hands-on work neurotech companies need.
[25:24] Follow how Chay transforms global news into newsletters, interviews, and deep dives.
[29:26] Unpack the scale and pace of neurotech’s growth and difficulties defining the sector.
[31:50] Assess how his media and market data could become a business in their own right.
[34:53] Compare US dominance with the neurotech activity happening around the world.
[38:04] Find out why wearable brain-reading devices still face a form factor challenge.
[39:05] Connect with Chay and access his research and free neurotech company database.
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