Iridium Medical Technology Co. Ltd. — Company Profile

Source: bionic-vision.org, profile dated 2025-10-25. https://www.bionic-vision.org/companies/iridium-med-tech

Company

• Location: Hsinchu City, Taiwan
• Founded: 2012
• Founders: Long-Sheng Fan (CEO), Chang-Hao Yang
• Status: Active (2012–present)
• Website: irmedtech.com

First company to develop a high acuity spherical bionic retina. Proprietary contact-lens-shaped 4000-pixel retinal prosthesis.

Device: HARP4k

• Type: Subretinal
• Pixels: ~4,000 microelectrodes, each ~30 µm thick
• Design: Flexible, conforming to retinal curvature; wireless (NIR-powered)
• Status: Preclinical

Management & Board

• Long-Sheng Fan, PhD — Founder & CEO (2016–present)
• Feng-Hsiung Hsu — VP Circuit & System Technology
• Mark Jacobstein — US Advisor & Board Member
• Jyuo-Min Shyu — Board Member

Funding

• Total funding raised: ~$5.68M (Caplight data)
• Diamond Biofund investor

Patent

US9114004B2 — “Flexible artificial retina devices” — Iridium Medical Technology Co Ltd; filed 2011-10-26, granted 2015-08-25; active. Flexible photosensor+electrode array conforming to eyeball curvature; >250 pixels/mm² density; bendable to ≤12.5 mm radius.