BRAIN SCIENTIFIC INC. - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022

Or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                        to                               

Commission File Number: 333-209325

BRAIN SCIENTIFIC INC.

(Name of Registrant in Its Charter)

6700 Professional Parkway

Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34240

(Address of principal executive offices)

(917) 388-1578
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of class)

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant based on the closing sales price, or the average bid and asked price on such stock, as June 30, 2022 was $7.9M based on the closing price of $14.45 per share of registrant’s common stock as quoted on the OTC Marketplace on that date.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 1,242,647 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, at March 31, 2023.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

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BRAIN SCIENTIFIC INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Brain Scientific Inc. (the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada on November 18, 2013 under the name All Soft Gels Inc. On October 1, 2021, the Company acquired Piezo Motion Corp (“Piezo”), a privately held Delaware corporation formed in January 2020. Upon completion of the acquisition, Piezo is treated as the surviving entity and accounting acquirer although the Company was the legal acquirer. Accordingly, the Company’s historical financial statements are those of Piezo. The Company has two lines of operations The MemoryMD subsidiary group is involved in cloud computing, data analytics and medical device technology in the NeuroTech and brain monitoring industries seeking to commercialize its EEG devices and caps. The Piezo subsidiary group is focused on the ultrasonic standing wave-type piezo motor technology for rotary and linear motion and has experience in the research and development, as well as the manufacturing, of piezo motors for high-tech industries across the globe. The Company is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.

Reverse Merger and Corporate Restructure

On June 11, 2021, the Company entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Piezo and BRSF Acquisition Inc. to acquire Piezo (the “Acquisition”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated on October 1, 2021 and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all outstanding shares of Piezo were exchanged for 347,333 shares of the Company’s common stock and Piezo became the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary.

The Merger was effected pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Merger is being accounted for as a reverse merger whereby Piezo is the acquirer for accounting purposes. Piezo is considered the acquiring company for accounting purposes as upon completion of the Merger, Piezo’s former stockholders held a majority of the voting interest of the combined company.

Pursuant to the Merger, the Company issued shares of its common stock to Piezo’s stockholders, at an exchange ratio of 0.03 shares of the Company’s common stock.

All references to common stock, share and per share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse recapitalization as if the transaction had taken place as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. 

The financial information, including the operating and financial results and audited financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are that of the Company as it exists following the Piezo Merger.

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” are references to Brain Scientific Inc. as combined with Piezo Motion Corp. and reflects the prior operations and financial condition of Piezo Motion Corp. before the Merger.

Reverse Stock Split

In connection with preparing for a share offering, the Company effected a one-for-85 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The reverse stock split became effective on February 3, 2023. The par value and authorized shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All share and per share amounts in the financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to this reverse stock split, including reclassifying an amount equal to the reduction in par value of common stock to additional paid-in capital. The financial statements have also been retroactively adjusted to reflect adjustments to the amounts and conversion prices for convertible debt, stock options and warrants affected in connection with the reverse stock split.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including documents that may be incorporated by reference into this Report, contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” but are also contained elsewhere in this Report. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “objective”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “project”, “potential”, “target”, “seek”, “contemplate”, “continue”, and “ongoing”. Or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this Report, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our expectations of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Forward-looking statements include statements about:

Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate, and management’s beliefs and assumptions are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. You should refer to the “Risk Factors” section commencing on page 29 of this Report for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Report will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future. You should, however, review the factors and risks and other information we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the SEC after the date of this Report.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING INDUSTRY DATA

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K concerning our Company, our business, the services we provide and intend to provide, our industry and our general expectations concerning our industry are based on management estimates. Such estimates are derived from publicly available information released by third party sources, as well as data from our internal research, and reflect assumptions made by us based upon such data and our knowledge of the industry, which we believe to be reasonable.

PART 1

ITEM 1 – BUSINESS

History

We were initially organized on November 18, 2013 as a Nevada limited liability company under the name Global Energy Express LLC by the filing of articles of organization with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. On December 18, 2015, we converted from a Nevada limited liability company under the name Global Energy Express LLC to a Nevada corporation under the name All Soft Gels Inc. by the filing of articles of conversion and articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. On September 18, 2018, we changed our name from All Soft Gels Inc. to Brain Scientific Inc. and changed our ticker symbol on the OTC Pink market to “BRSF”.

On September 21, 2018, we entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with MemoryMD, Inc. and AFGG Acquisition Corp. to acquire MemoryMD, Inc. (the “Acquisition”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated on September 21, 2018 and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all outstanding shares of MemoryMD were exchanged for shares of our common stock. Accordingly, we acquired 100% of Memory MD, Inc. in exchange for the issuance of shares of our common stock and MemoryMD, Inc. became our wholly-owned subsidiary. In conjunction with the Acquisition, we ceased all direct operations and assigned all of our assets and liabilities from prior to the Acquisition, and assumed and commenced the business of MemoryMD as the sole business of the Company.

On June 11, 2021, we entered into another merger agreement (the “Piezo Merger Agreement”) with Piezo Motion Corp. and BRSF Acquisition Corp. to acquire Piezo. (the “Piezo Acquisition”). The transactions contemplated by the Piezo Merger Agreement were consummated on October 1, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the Piezo Merger Agreement, all outstanding shares of Piezo were exchanged for shares of our common stock. Accordingly, we acquired 100% of Piezo in exchange for the issuance of shares of our common stock and Piezo became our wholly-owned subsidiary.

Our principal executive office is located at 6700 Professional Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34240 and our telephone number is (917) 388-1578. Our website address is www.brainscientific.com. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company

We are a MedTech company with two innovative product lines: neurology and motion products. Since October 1, 2021, we have had two direct subsidiaries, each of which is focused on one of our complimentary product lines.

The products of our subsidiary Memory MD, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Neurology Products, are medical devices designed for the neurology market. The products of our subsidiary Piezo Motion Corp., hereinafter referred to as the Motion Products, are small piezoelectric motors which are designed for and expected to have valuable and beneficial uses as motors within medical devices and devices outside of the MedTech industry.

Since the merger between Brain Scientific Inc. and Piezo Motion Corp., we have focused on building an experienced team and platform to grow revenues from existing products and introduce new technologies to the market while leveraging our store of intellectual property.

The following diagram illustrates our legal structure for our two primary revenue streams.

To date, substantially all of our revenues have been derived from our Russian subsidiary, Memory MD Russia (“MMDR”), a subsidiary organized by prior management, which has operated as a distributor of third-party medical devices within Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 negatively impacted the operation of MMDR. With the uncertainty raised due to the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, and with such operations no longer part of the Company’s business plan, the Company began winding down the operations of MMDR. Accordingly, during the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, MMDR satisfied its last distribution obligations and laid off all of its employees. Since then, no work has been conducted by MMDR, and the Company has no ongoing operations or employees in Russia. MMDR has no assets or liabilities and is currently a legal entity, waiting to be dissolved by Russian authorities, which we expect will occur during 2023. The Company does not currently sell, import, or export any of its products in, to or from Russia, nor does it plan to engage in such activities in the future. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issues advisories to the public on important issues related to the sanctions programs it administers, including with regards to the Ukraine/Russia related sanctions program. The Company has been monitoring the situation, and none of the customers, vendors and distributors the Company previously worked with in Russia, is currently being sanctioned by the U.S. government, nor were any of its former employees. The Company continues to maintain full compliance with all U.S. Federal laws with regards to the situation and it does not expect things to change in that regard.

Products

The two lines of products that we currently sell are (i) Neurology Products and (ii) Motion Products.

Neurology Products

The Neurology Products of our subsidiary Memory MD, Inc. are medical devices and software products designed for the neurology market. We believe our Neurology Products represent a step forward in EEG technology and may be used in a wider range of applications beyond the traditional hospital or neurologist office.

Electroencephalography, or EEG, is a method to identify and to evaluate the electrical activity of the brain. An EEG could be beneficial, when used with other tools in the diagnosis of brain-related issues, including epilepsy, brain activity after a stroke, and sleep disorders. An EEG may also be used to determine the electrical activity of a comatose individual.

Our initial Neurology Products are intended to allow for simplifying and making more ambulatory the completion of EEG. Further, the NeuroCap™ and NeuroEEG™ Products, both 510K FDA cleared and available for sale, are focused on providing efficient tools to the EEG medical market. Our technology allows a miniature, wireless, clinical device capable of recording an EEG and provides the data to medical staff without the bulky hardware or necessitating a neurology technician to place the cap. The NeuroEEG™ amplifier and desktop software used to store and analyze data captured from the NeuroCap™ are anticipated to have strong margins, utilizing a distribution network to provide access to hospitals, neurologists, and general practitioners as well as the various telehealth and tele-neurology companies.

NeuroCap™

The NeuroCap™ is an FDA-cleared disposable, soft layered cap with an integrated electrode circuit that is designed to address existing problems of conventional EEG systems. The silver embedded wiring is pre-gelled, so it requires no prepping of the skin before application. NeuroCap™ makes it possible for medical staff of all levels to perform EEG tests, without having to laboriously apply electrodes one-by-one or spend considerable time cleaning an EEG headset after each use.

The NeuroCap™ works in parallel with the NeuroEEG™ amplifier device to successfully carry out EEG tests. However, the NeuroCap™ can also work with other EEG devices in addition to our NeuroEEG. The NeuroCap™’s electrode placement follows standard alignment pursuant to the international 10-20 system. The acquisition of electrical brain activity is carried out by non-invasive pre-gelled passive Ag/AgCl scalp (cutaneous) electrodes, ensuring maximum comfortability for the wearer. Benefits of NeuroCap™ include:

Expanding its potential uses, the NeuroCap™’s easy to follow numbered straps makes application easy by healthcare workers of all skill levels. We estimate preparation for the EEG can be completed in approximately 5 minutes. It is user-friendly and requires minimal training. It can be utilized for EEG testing for up to 4 hours. A routine EEG is reimbursable under several Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) codes referring to a routine EEG.

To date, initial sales of NeuroCap™ have been made direct to a small number of hospitals and clinics. In February 2022, we entered into a manufacturing agreement which has allowed us to begin providing NeuroCap™ for broader sale in December 2022. Our strategy is to expand to indirect sales through representatives and distributors.

NeuroEEG™

The NeuroEEG™ connects wirelessly to the computer, allowing freedom of movement for the patient and enabling telemedicine applications. Currently, we believe a shortage of EEG testing equipment and technicians exists in some areas. Other technology may require a specialized technician to apply the gel and electrodes individually. A neurology technician may be more expensive and in shorter supply. They may not be staffed and available 24/7 for some hospitals.

NeuroCap™ and NeuroEEG™ can be used for recording EEGs in neurology clinics, urban and rural ED’s, ICU’s, urgent care clinics, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, sports facilities, remote clinical research studies and a variety of other settings.

We received our CE certification in August 2022, which will certify that our NeuroCap™ meets all sales requirements in the European Union and European-Economic Area countries.

NeuroHub™

NeuroHub™, fka NeuroNet Cloud, is being developed to collect and aggregate data from current and future Company devices like the NeuroCap™ and NeuroEEG™ and from external sources such as research and medical data banks, 3rd-party devices, and clinical-use applications. We believe that NeuroHub™ will allow for comprehensive monitoring and facilitate collaborative diagnosis, analysis, research, treatment, and prevention by employing sophisticated Artificial Intelligence or AI and machine learning or ML algorithms utilizing historical and current patient, device and platform data.

We anticipate that NeuroHub™ will allow white-labeling to provide facilities, physicians, and patients with a HIPAA-compliant branded portal for Tele-neurology/Tele-medicine services, enabling secure access to patient data for evaluation and assessment by internal and external clinical specialists and neurologists. The platform will also integrate with Electronic Medical Records or EMRs and other external medical record databases to ensure up-to-date and complete access to patient information.

We anticipate that NeuroHub™ will allow users to access patient and clinical data to evaluate patient conditions remotely. We believe that such an infrastructure removes the need for direct contact with the patient, opening up underserved geographic locations with an undersupply of physicians to meet the growing demand for neurological care as aging patient populations continue to grow.

As designed, we anticipate that NeuroHub™ will allow for cross-referencing multiple points of data to aid with the following:

Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure

Our infrastructure is also being designed to gather and mine brain-imaging data. Clinicians and researchers will be able to access data profiles of their patients and generate risk assessment and treatment plans to address neurological conditions. This data could also be useful in establishing correlations between a myriad of brain scans, allowing us to further understand connections about the brain that have not been discovered.

Artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Company cloud refers to all modules used to perform automatic analysis of patient data. This infrastructure can receive inputs from many different sources such as medical databases, normative data sets, and other patient health information. By using machine-learning algorithms, the system is being designed to improve accuracy, providing for more advanced diagnostics as additional brain images are acquired.

The infrastructure is being designed to combine neural networks with state-of-the-art tree search and pattern classification systems to build robust neurological health profiles of patient brain scans. These models are expected to be self-learning, so the more data supplied to it, the more “educated” it is expected to be.

Our objective is to achieve better patient outcomes at a reduced cost through robust modelling and correlational analysis of brain imaging and other biometric data. Significant patterns recognized by the system are designed to help medical professionals detect nuances in an individual’s brain, allowing them to tailor more personalized treatment plans for their patients. NeuroHub is being designed to handle millions of brain images to create robust models that correlate health records, behaviors, and other neurological factors.

NeuroHub™ remains in development and is not currently integrated into our NeuroCap™ or NeuroEEG™.

Market Overview

We compete within the domestic and global medical device industry, referred to as the “MedTech” industry, which industry, on a global scale, is expected to reach an estimated $594.5 billion by 2024, and it is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate or CAGR of 5.3% from 2020 to 2024, according to Statista.

The MedTech industry is characterized by rapid change resulting from technological advances and scientific discoveries. We believe that U.S. medical device companies are highly regarded on a global scale for their innovations and high-technology products, which innovations and products are produced due to a significant investment in research and development.

Between both of our product lines, Neurology Products and Motion Products, there is a significant opportunity for growth. The primary market for our Motion Products is within MedTech. However, they can be used in multiple other businesses including drones, robotics, and automotive industries. As we continue to expand, based upon the availability of funds to do so, we anticipate pursuing these additional markets.

The global EEG system and device market is expected to reach $1.59 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period according to Grand View Research. We believe the increasing incidence and prevalence of neurological disorders, rising awareness about neurodegenerative disorders, high incidence of epilepsy, sleeping disorders, Parkinson’s, and the increasing applications of brain monitoring in clinical trials are driving the growth of this market. In 2018, standalone devices were estimated to generate the most revenue as they gained adoption in hospitals and specialized centers. These customers are the primary target market for our neurology devices.

The U.S. had the highest revenue share of the EEG system/device market according to Grand View Research. It is our plan to target the US market primarily, though we are pursuing sales globally through our master agent LOK Corporation as well. Statista estimates the U.S. EEG market size at $355M in 2024, growing at a 5.6% CAGR over the forecast period.

Brain monitoring is a complex process, requiring expensive and advanced devices and equipment that are mainly found only in hospitals. Hospitals also see a considerably larger inflow of patients as compared to small clinics and other end users. Additionally, brain monitoring devices can pose a considerable burden in terms of maintenance expenses on healthcare facilities; we believe that in general hospitals, more than other end users, are able to bear such costs. Hence, brain monitoring devices are mostly used in hospitals, which consequently account for the largest market share.

U.S. Healthcare Market

The National Health Expenditure Accounts or NHEA are the official estimates of total health care spending in the U.S. U.S. health care spending grew 9.7 percent in 2020, reaching $4.1 trillion or $12,530 per person. As a share of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, health spending accounted for 19.7%.

Digital health innovations are driving growth and opportunity in three major verticals of healthcare:

Neurology Reimbursement

Coverage in the U.S.

Reimbursement from private third-party healthcare payors and, to a lesser extent, Medicare will be an important element of our success. Although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, or CMS, and third-party payors have adopted coverage policies for our targeted indications, there is no guarantee this will continue at the same levels or at all in the future.

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition, or ICD-10 is a clinical cataloging system that went into effect for the U.S. healthcare industry on October 1, 2015, after a series of lengthy delays. Accounting for modern advances in clinical treatment and medical devices, ICD-10 codes offer many more classification options compared to those found in its predecessor, ICD-9. Within the healthcare industry, providers, coders, IT professionals, insurance carriers, government agencies and others use ICD codes to properly note diseases on health records, to track epidemiological trends and to assist in medical reimbursement decisions.

We believe that many of the indications we are pursuing with our technologies are currently reimbursed on a widespread basis by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies.  

Coverage Outside the U.S.

If we seek to commercialize our products in countries outside the U.S., coverage may be available from certain governmental authorities, private health insurance plans, and labor unions. Coverage systems in international markets vary significantly by country and, within some countries, by region. If we seek to commercialize our technology, if approved, outside the U.S., coverage approvals must be obtained on a country-by-country, region-by-region or, in some instances, a case-by case basis. Based on our ongoing evaluation, certain countries reimburse more highly than others.

Athletic Performance Market

Athletic performance encompasses the treatment and prevention of injuries related to athletics and exercise. Our business plan includes positioning our products and services as a go-to-choice in diagnostic tools for brain-related sports injuries. The EEG with cortical brain maps is highly capable of identifying post-concussion syndrome. Concussions and traumatic brain injuries caused by contact sports are a growing and significant issue among athletes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that 1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occur each year, and UPMC Sports Medicine estimates 5 in 10 concussions go unreported or undetected with 2 in 10 high school athletes who play contact sports getting a concussion in a given year.

Other Markets

Our business plan includes positioning our products and services as a go-to-choice in diagnostic tools for brain-related sports injuries.

Market Dynamics

Driver: Growing incidence of traumatic brain injuries

A traumatic brain injury or TBI is non-degenerative, non-congenital damage to the brain from an external mechanical force, possibly leading to permanent or temporary impairment. TBI is a major public health concern. According to the Journal of Neurosurgery, TBI is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with approximately 69 million people suffering TBI annually worldwide. Estimated incidence is highest in regions with good data such as North America and Europe, indicating that better testing would likely uncover a higher global TBI incidence. 

Opportunity: Increasing and expanding therapeutic applications of brain monitoring devices

Apart from applications in neurological disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and psychiatric disorders, brain monitoring devices are also used in other therapeutic areas like insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, and sleep apnea. Quantitative EEG analysis is widely used to investigate the neurophysiological characteristics of insomnia. EEG biofeedback is a training process that has been scientifically proven to aid in the management of PTSD.

A number of research studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of neurofeedback for PTSD in adults. For instance, a research study published by the NCBI, or National Center for Biotechnology Information, in 2016 demonstrated that 24 sessions of neurofeedback significantly reduced PTSD symptoms in adult sample populations. Similar studies are also being conducted in children. Such positive research outcomes suggest that neurofeedback is a promising approach in the treatment of PTSD. This is especially important because existing treatments can be quite difficult to tolerate and have limited effectiveness for many individuals with PTSD. In addition, EEG is routinely used to measure and record brain wave activity for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. These extended applications of brain monitoring devices are expected to provide growth opportunities for players operating in this market.

Challenge: Shortage of trained professionals

Trained medical personnel are required to effectively operate devices involved in the complex process of brain monitoring. The positioning of electrodes on the scalp and the insertion of muscular needles require accuracy and can be performed only by highly trained personnel. In addition, the results generated by brain monitoring machines are complex and can only be interpreted by qualified technicians or skilled professionals. Without these fundamental skills, end users will face difficulties in maximizing the utility of their brain monitoring equipment. The presence of highly skilled medical personnel and staff is, therefore, vital for the effective use of brain monitoring equipment.

Currently, there is a shortage of skilled medical personnel in both developed and developing countries. The AAMC, or Association of American Medical Colleges, estimates that the U.S. will see a shortage of up to nearly 122,000 physicians by 2032 as demand for physicians continues to grow faster than supply, Furthermore, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there is a projected shortage of registered nurses in the US, and it is expected to intensify by 2030. Moreover, the shortage of trained and experienced neurodiagnostic technologists globally has compelled hospitals to cross-train other allied health professionals to perform neurodiagnostic examinations. This presents a key challenge for the growth of the global brain monitoring devices market.

Market Application

For neurologists and other health providers, we aim to provide a solution for monitoring patient health and safety across a variety of locations including the hospital, specialized clinics, and home settings. In managing patients with epilepsy, providers can improve in areas concerning patient re-admittance, patient mortality and morbidity. Providers can also proactivity prevent the onset of negative chronic health conditions by engaging with at-risk populations at a fraction of the cost by implementing our affordable EEG solutions.

For health providers, our offering of an EEG monitoring solution could ease data collection efforts. By providing an accurate and consistent stream of EEG data, our products and services are being designed to allow physicians and other health professionals to make use of newly available bio-metric data to improve diagnosis, treatment, and management of various neurological illnesses, effectively increasing the quality and value add of medical services.

Our portability and integration potential augment the existing suite of remote monitoring solutions, allowing physicians to differentiate between nuanced neurological conditions happening more accurately within and outside the hospital setting. An example includes helping neurologist’s contrast nocturnal epilepsy patterns across other sleep disorders such as parasomnia where individuals engage in abnormal movements during sleep.

Motion Products

Piezo Motion is a provider of piezo motor technology with significant investment in research and development of affordable piezoelectric motors to meet, and exceed, the needs of today’s global markets. We are committed to the development of innovative piezoelectric technology and motion products that enhance their functionality in a multitude of applications. We work with startups, OEMs, research institutions and industrial companies from around the world empowering the visionaries behind their products.

Piezo Motion’s piezoelectric motors are currently divided into two main series (the Blue Series and the Imperial Series) based on design and construction methodology.

Blue Series

LCS

RBS

LAS

RAS

Imperial Series

Piezo Motion completed an extensive engineering program culminating in the development and initial launch of a unique line of small rotary and linear piezo motor products hereinafter referred to as the Blue Series, control electronics and associated software. Piezo Motion’s motor product line utilizes engineering polymers making them suitable for equipment and for high volume OEM applications. While there are several types of piezo motors on the market, the design and technology employed by Piezo Motion is new and combines what we perceive to be key advantages, such as superior precision and power density with affordability and ease-of-manufacture.

Piezo Motion’s Blue Series piezo motors are available in a variety of sizes and configurations and are divided into twelve core motor platforms which include rotary motors (Models RBS, RAS) and linear motors (Models LCS, LBS and LAS). These core motor models differ in output specification and are further divided into variants/versions which include versions having hollow-shaft and solid-shaft rotors, versions having integrated magnetic and/or optical encoders and versions which are non-magnetic and suitable for use within medical MRI. For each motor product line Piezo Motion has developed hardware control electronics together with motion control software including firmware and operating software. 

The second series of motors available is the Imperial Series which employs a unique piezoelectric drive system, in which a ring-shaped piezo resonator with a peripheral vibration shell is directly coupled to an array of radially positioned stainless-steel pushers. This unique rotary motor design enables a substantial increase in the coupling efficiency between the stator and the rotor, which increases overall motor efficiency and provides superior resolution and torque. The Imperial Series includes powerful motors capable of extremely faster response times, coupled with submicron-level angular steps and exceptional torque. The range includes both bidirectional (reversible) and unidirectional PCB-mounted piezo motor models, like the Blue Series.

We believe that the piezoelectric motors of the Blue Series are unique because they combine the key performance benefits of a piezo motor with the price point of traditional precision direct current or DC motors. The Blue Series motor utilizes engineering polymers, making them very lightweight and suitable for equipment and high-volume OEM applications. Unlike the classic DC motor (e.g., BLDC and stepper motors), the versatile design employed by the Blue Series enables rotary and linear piezo motors consisting of very few parts, enabling economical manufacturing volume yielding a stable and reliable final result. Piezo technology is inherently non-magnetic which enables motor designs for specialized applications where traditional DC motors cannot be used. Piezo motors are also immune from electromagnetic or EM and radio frequency or RF interference and generate no emissions which can aid original equipment manufacturer or OEM product compliance and reduce or eliminate shielding costs.

We also believe that the Piezo-electric motors of the Imperial Series are unique because they provide the highest level of precision performance within a robust metal enclosure. Imperial Series motors are rotary and available in both reversible and non-reversible designs. These motors offer a much higher range of torque outputs compared to the Blue Series and provide higher precision for the most demanding positioning applications. Like the Blue Series, the piezo technology employed is inherently non-magnetic which enables motor designs for specialized applications where traditional DC motors cannot be used. They are also immune from EM and RF interference and generate no emissions which can aid OEM product compliance and reduce or eliminate shielding costs.

We believe that our propriety piezo technology may be up to 1,000 times more precise and up to 100 times faster to respond than the DC competitors. A typical rotary stepper motor might be configured to make up to 200 – 500 steps in each rotation. By comparison, our Blue Series rotary motors provide over 600,000 steps per full rotation and our Imperial Series can achieve over 2.5 million steps per full rotation. These performance attributes provide smoother and more precise motion. Our technology is also extremely scalable, enabling manufacture of very compact motors with our smallest being the length and width of a thumbnail.

Piezo Motion’s target markets include industries such as:

Precision Motion Market

We compete within the domestic and global precision micro motor and piezoelectric motor industries which combined are expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2021 to 2026 to an estimated $34.3B by 2026. The precision motion market is defined primarily by costly, high-precision piezoelectric motors and lower-end DC precision motors. These are the motors that guide lasers, satellites, Mars rovers, and small cameras, among other things. This market continues to value more compact, precise, efficient motors to address the trends of miniaturization and portability. These motors are used across many industries, including aerospace, robotics, manufacturing, drones, telecommunications, and the medical field. We believe that we are uniquely positioned with our patented technology to sell piezo precision at a price point that can compete with precision DC motors.

Medical Technology Market

The primary focus for our piezoelectric motors remains on the medical technology, or MedTech, market. Use cases for precision motion products in this space vary from lab equipment to surgical robotics to drug delivery systems, to give a few examples. The MedTech industry is an optimal target because it increasingly requires higher precision than DC motors can offer, low electromagnetic interference, and often an affordable price point to reduce system costs. We believe that our products’ unique advantages will play well into this space.

Markets and Customers

Driver: Trends toward miniaturization and portability

Creating increasingly small and mobile devices requires not just smaller and more energy-efficient motors within those devices but also more precise machinery to manufacture said devices.

According to Machine Design, the need for miniature motors is itself being expanded by trends towards the invent of collaborative robotic applications, robustness and extended life, safety and analytics through encoders and other feedback devices, and autonomy through multi-axis control. Smaller drones, smaller assembly lines, more complex smartphones and cameras, and more precise robotics all push the demand for miniaturized motors forward.

Portability has long been a trend for convenience, but an interconnected global world, increasingly complex robotic systems, and an increasingly mobile workforce all speak to the need for micro-sized motors to be more energy and weight efficient than before. According to an article from ISA (International Society of Automation), increased human-robotics interactions and systems is a primary driver behind the trend of compact portability for robotics and motion systems. These trends are likely to support market growth for our products.

Opportunity: Increased need for small precision motion systems

To drive progress in current hardware systems and robotics, and to keep pace with software and analytical developments, we believe increased motion precision is needed. The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025 humans will create 463 exabytes of data each day globally. For context, one exabyte is equal to 1 million terabytes. This predicted influx of data creation data will likely drive more precise analytics, predictions, and recommendations – but to drive change in the physical world we believe will require motion systems capable of such high precision.

Piezoelectric motors are generally more precise than DC motors, so they stand to benefit from demand for greater precision. The primary historic limitation of piezoelectric motion for precision applications has been their cost.

Challenge: The cost of piezoelectric motion systems

Piezoelectric systems can often cost 10x as much as a precision DC motor of a comparable size. For most precision use cases outside of the highest-cost, highest-precision applications, precision DC motors are used today. We believe that piezoelectric motion can be far more affordable while still maintaining advantages in precision, efficiency, simplicity, and weight compared to precision DC motors.

We believe that our patented technology makes us unique in this ability and will help us maintain pricing levels comparable to precision DC motors while offering piezoelectric motor performance.

Market Application

Our piezoelectric motion devices have many applications. Our primary markets are life sciences, MedTech, and lab instruments given those markets’ focus on precision and need for miniaturization. We believe devices in these fields can benefit from our technology: such potential applications include infusion MRI pumps, syringe pumps, wearable drug dispensers, handheld drug dispensers, surgical robotics, microscopes and micro-positioning systems, and diagnostic testing equipment.

In addition to the life sciences industry, our motors have market applications in a wider set of industries, some of which have already started to use our motors. These secondary target markets include the advanced manufacturing, defense, laser/photonics/optic, semiconductor, and aerospace industries.

Competitive Strengths

We believe that we are well positioned within the markets in which we operate. Our competitive strengths include:

Neurology

Piezo Motion

Scalable Integration. We believe that we offer the highest level of integration and flexibility while providing an optimal combination of convenience and performance. This is achieved through the modular design and build of our products, allowing seamless integration of hardware and software components into existing platforms. We are also engaged with strategic partners to augment the next generation of health wearables and technologies, forging relationships with companies and individuals seeking to implement EEG solutions across a multitude of segments.

Experienced Leadership Team. Our management team has over 150 years of combined experience in sectors spanning across artificial intelligence, data mining, software development, commercialization, and medical technology. Our team has a strong background in our technologies and applications and defining future potential applications.

NeuroCap™

NeuroEEG™

Motion Products

Intellectual Property

Protection of our intellectual property is a strategic priority for our business. We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets as well as nondisclosure and assignment of invention agreements, confidentiality agreements and other measures to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights.

Patents and trademarks are significant to our business to the extent that a product or an attribute of a product represents a unique design or process. Patent protection restricts competitors from duplicating unique designs and features. To protect our proprietary secrets and competitive technologies, we have obtained and are seeking to further obtain patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property protection on our products whenever appropriate.

As of the date of this filing, we have obtained a total of sixteen (16) U.S. nonprovisional patents and thirteen (13) foreign patents including European, Japanese, and Chinese patents related to our NeuroCap™ and piezoelectric technologies. These patents are to protect our existing products for both neurology and piezoelectric motors. For our piezoelectric motors, we currently exploit four of our relevant US patents. The remainder may be used for future development.

We have one European patent application pending titled “Liner Piezoelectric Actuator on Rail System” (Application No. 18761639). We have also applied for one provisional U.S. patent application titled “Integrated Brain Machine Interface Platform with Graphene Based Electrodes” (Application No.: 63/070,749) in the name of Memory MD, Inc.

We also own four registered trademarks (Neuro EEG, NeuroCap, NeuroHub, Brain Scientific).

In May 2018, we entered into a Patent Assignment and License Back Agreement with Boris Goldstein, our then Chairman, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Dmitriy Prilutskiy, Stanislav Zabodaev and Medical Computer Systems Ltd. Pursuant to the agreement, among other things, Messrs. Goldstein, Prilutskiy and Zabodaev assigned all of their rights to a patent entitled “Apparatus And Method For Conducting Electroencephalography” (Application No.: 15/898,611), to us, and in return, we granted to Medical Computer Systems Ltd., an unaffiliated entity which also provides manufacturing services to us, a limited, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide, nonexclusive license (without the right to sublicense or assign), to the patent, to practice, make and use the inventions, ideas and information embodied therein, and to make, use, offer to sell, sell, lease or import products, services, processes, methods and materials embodying or deriving from the inventions, ideas and information from the patent and any activities derived directly therefrom; provided, however, that if and upon FDA approval of a product, Medical Computer Systems’ aforementioned rights shall be limited to manufacturing and selling NeuroCap™ products solely to us or on our behalf provided that we purchase from Medical Computer Systems (and Medical Computer Systems makes available for sale) a minimum of 20,000 units of NeuroCap™ products per calendar year on reasonable terms and conditions to be determined by the parties in good faith; and provided further, however, that Medical Computer Systems can without any limitation sell NeuroCap™ products embodying or deriving from the inventions, ideas and information from the patent in (i) the territories that made up the former USSR (excluding the Baltic countries) and (ii) Japan. In furtherance of the foregoing first proviso, in the event we fail to purchase the annual minimum order for a particular calendar year, Medical Computer Systems’ limitation to manufacture and sell NeuroCap™ products only to us pursuant to this proviso will be suspended for the next calendar year.

In September of 2015 we entered into a License Agreement with Parker Hannifin Corporation in which we granted a worldwide license under our patents for certain pneumatic, gas and fluid control devices for sale into the pneumatic industrial factory automation market, medical equipment gas/liquid control market and instrumentation gas/liquid control market. Under the License Agreement we received an initial fee of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) which was paid in two annual installments in 2015 and 2016. To-date we have not received any additional royalties from Parker Hannifin under the License Agreement.

Competition

All of our products face a mixture of competitors ranging from large manufacturers with multiple business lines to small manufacturers offering a limited selection of products and services.

Many of the competitors whom we directly compete with include companies who develop or intend to develop products which have capabilities similar to ours in both the neurology and motion products markets. Similar competitive pressures on efficiency, quality and simplicity are shared by both of our product lines.

The MedTech industry is moving rapidly with wearable technology, robotic surgery, and telemedicine. In the current environment of managed care, economically motivated customers, consolidation among health care providers, increased competition, and declining reimbursement rates, we anticipate an increasing need to compete on the basis of price and quality. In order to continue to compete effectively, we must continue to create or acquire advanced technology, incorporate this technology into our current and future proprietary products, obtain regulatory approvals in a timely manner, maintain high-quality manufacturing processes, and successfully market these products. Some of these initiatives include, but are not limited to, creating integrated cloud solutions that connect specialists with generalists for simple data transfer and analysis, streamlining clinical diagnoses with new medical devices, and opening revenue streams from secondary healthcare markets, such as primary care medical professionals who utilize EEG analyses in their practices.

The major U.S. medical device companies who we deem as competitors include Baxter International Inc., Beckman Coulter Inc., Becton Dickinson and Company, Boston Scientific Corporation, General Electric Company’s GE Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, St. Jude Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation, and Medtronic plc. Many of the companies which we presently compete against or may compete against in the future have or will have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals, and marketing approved products than we do or will. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic industries may result in even more resources being concentrated among a smaller number of our competitors. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. These competitors also compete with us in recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel and establishing clinical trial sites and subject registration for clinical trials, as well as in acquiring technologies complementary to, or necessary for, our development.

Our motion products and services compete against a range of competitors spanning large, established manufacturers with many product lines to startups with only a few employees doing custom projects. Most of the competitors we directly compete with sell either piezoelectric motors at a higher price point than us or precision DC motors at a similar price point but with lower precision and efficiency. Our indirect competitors sell other types of small, precise motors or motion systems that may be able to fulfill some of the same use cases outside of the target focus of our products. Meanwhile our Micro Dosing Pump competes for sale to labs and researchers against microinjectors and micropumps since our product fulfills the use cases of both current product categories.

The trends of miniaturization and portability are putting pressure on manufacturers of motion systems to design smaller, more efficient, and more precise motors. In addition, the manufacturing systems and robotics used to serve these trends also need increasingly precise motors. These trends play well into the advantages of piezoelectric motors, which have traditionally come at a cost point prohibitive to many use cases outside of advanced aerospace, optics, and defense industries. When piezoelectric motors are too expensive, precision DC motors, with poorer efficiency and precision, are the general solution. Now we have invented piezoelectric motion systems that are significantly more affordable than traditional piezoelectric systems while maintaining the unique advantages of piezoelectric technology. There are a couple of other small manufacturers attempting more affordable piezoelectric motors as well but most focus on the high-end, ultra-precise applications piezoelectric motors are traditionally known for.

Sales and Marketing

We have commenced the commercial roll-out of the neurology products in 2018 and the Blue Series in 2020. For our neurology products we are initial targeting the U.S. market. For our motion products, we intend to market on a global basis with business representatives in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Our marketing organization operates as a shared service across both product lines. Marketing focuses on digital platforms, support of marketing partners and participation in trade shows. We are identifying additional long-term partners to accelerate market penetration, product diversification, and ultimate survivability across targeted verticals. Through new implementations of our products and services, we expect to retain and capture additional market share through continuous enhancements. Our neurology products are sold initially through distribution partners or directly to hospitals and neurology clinics. Our motion products sales strategy focuses on OEM product manufactures where size, precision and scale are key characteristics of their product needs. We provide resources online that allow OEM’s to learn and incorporate our motor into their product designs. We offer evaluation kits direct from our website and through our partner network.

We plan to utilize partner relationships and co-marketing opportunities as the initial driver of our marketing efforts, thereby benefiting from increased speed-to-market, as well as the ability to leverage a pre-existing audience/customer base and communications channels. We expect to offer to early adopters our products and services at preferential rates in exchange for expediting development, distribution, and sales of such products and services.

Our linear and rotary motion products are commercially available directly from Piezo or from one of our worldwide distribution partners. We market our solution through an integrated digital marketing program and in-person trade shows and conferences. Our partners market our products directly to their customers in their local markets.

Since 2019 and until the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, we have acted as a distributor of third-party medical devices in Russia. With the uncertainty raised due to the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, and with such operations no longer part of the Company’s business plan, the Company began winding down the operations of MMDR. MMDR completed all distribution agreements and terminated all employees in May 2022.

Manufacturing, Supply and Quality Assurance

Our manufacturing is a combination of outsourced and in-house for our two product lines.

We currently outsource the supply and manufacture of all components of our neurology products. For our neurology products, we plan to continue with an outsourced manufacturing arrangement for the foreseeable future. We expect that our third-party manufacturers will be competent to manufacture our products and have quality systems established that meet FDA requirements. We believe that the manufacturer which we currently utilize or those manufacturers that we may utilize in the future have or will have sufficient capacity to meet our launch requirements when and if our technology under development is approved and are or will be able to scale up their capacity relatively quickly with minimal capital investment. We have also identified capable second source manufacturers and suppliers in the event of disruption from any of our primary vendors.

Our piezoelectric motors are currently fully assembled and tested in-house. The material components used in the assembly process include plastics, piezoceramics and metals. The main housing for our motors is produced from engineered thermoplastic. We currently use two plastics companies to produce these injection molded parts. One of these companies is located locally in Florida, the other company is located overseas. Our assembly area consists of a localized storeroom, a site for fabrication, subassembly manufacturing, final assembly, and test/quality verification. We continue to look to enhance our processes by focusing on automation and lean initiatives.

Our piezoelectric motor materials from suppliers are routinely inspected for quality and conformance against documented specifications. We are in the process of securing certification for ISO 9001 quality management systems. Our piezoceramics are currently sourced from two suppliers, one is located in the US, the other is overseas. The vast majority of all other components, including electronic components used in the assembly of our motors and associated electronics, are available off-the-shelf from various suppliers sourced within the U.S.

We believe that the suppliers we currently utilize or that we may utilize in the future have or will have sufficient capacity to meet our launch requirements and are or will be able to scale up their capacity relatively quickly as demand for our product grows. We believe that with increased future demand, our per unit costs will decrease materially. Our suppliers meet the quality management systems for ISO 13485 or 9001 as required by the product. As a medical device developer, the facilities of our sterilization and other critical suppliers are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA and corresponding state and foreign agencies. We plan to audit our suppliers periodically to ensure conformity with the specifications, policies, and procedures for our devices. We have also identified capable second source suppliers in the event of disruption from any of our primary vendors.

Research and Developments

Our research and development programs are performed in the U. S., Ukraine and internationally. Our research and development is generally pursued by engineers and scientists employed by us on a full-time basis or hired as per diem consultants or through partnerships with industry leaders in manufacturing, design, research, and academia. We are also working with subcontractors in developing specific components of our technologies. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, our personnel in Ukraine have been able to work from the office. They are currently working in the office and remotely; however, may not be able to return consistently to an office location during the foreseeable future.

The primary objective of our research and development program is to advance the development of our existing and future products and technologies. This work includes studies focused on topics such as:

Government Regulation

Our operations are subject to comprehensive federal, state, and local laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we or our manufacturing and research and development partners do business. The laws and regulations governing our business and interpretations of those laws and regulations are subject to frequent change. Our ability to operate profitably will depend in part upon our ability, and that of our manufacturing and research and development partners and affiliates, to operate in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The laws and regulations relating to medical products that apply to our business and that of our partners and affiliates continue to evolve, and we must, therefore, devote significant resources to monitoring developments in legislation, enforcement, and regulation in such areas. As the applicable laws and regulations change, we are likely to make conforming modifications in our business processes from time to time. We cannot provide assurance that a review of our business by courts or regulatory authorities will not result in determinations that could adversely affect our operations or that the regulatory environment will not change in a way that restricts our operations.

U.S. Healthcare Regulation

Our NeuroEEG™ and NeuroCap™ are each a medical device subject to extensive and ongoing regulation by the FDA, the U.S. Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services, or CMS, the European Commission, and regulatory bodies in other countries. Regulations cover virtually every critical aspect of a medical device company’s business operations, including research activities, product development, quality and risk management, contracting, reimbursement, medical communications, and sales and marketing. In the U.S., the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or FDCA, and the implementing regulations of the FDA govern product design and development, pre-clinical and clinical testing, premarket clearance or approval, product manufacturing, quality systems, import and export, product labeling, product storage, recalls and field safety corrective actions, advertising and promotion, product sales and distribution, and post-market clinical surveillance. Our business is subject to federal, state, local, and foreign regulations, such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA’s Quality System Regulation, or QSR, contained in 21 CFR Part 820, and the European Commission’s Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and its amendments.

The FDA characterizes medical devices into one of three classes. Devices that are considered by the FDA to pose lower risk are classified as Class I or II. Class I devices and are subject to controls for labeling, pre-market notification and adherence to the FDA’s QSR. This pertains to manufacturers’ methods and documentation of the design, testing, production, control quality assurance, labeling, packaging, sterilization, storage, and shipping of products, but are usually exempt from premarket notification requirements. Class II devices are subject to the same general controls but may be subject to special controls such as performance standards, post-market surveillance, FDA guidelines, or particularized labeling, and may also require clinical testing prior to clearance or approval. Class III devices are those for which insufficient information exists to assure safety and effectiveness solely through general or special controls, including devices that support or sustain human life, are of substantial importance in preventing impairment of human health, or which present a potential, unreasonable risk of illness or injury.

Some Class I and Class II devices are exempted by regulation from the pre-market notification requirement under Section 510(k) of the FDCA, also referred to as a 510(k) clearance, and the requirement of compliance with substantially all of the QSR. However, a pre-market approval, or PMA application, is required for devices deemed by the FDA to pose the greatest risk, such as life-sustaining, life-supporting or certain implantable devices, or those that are “not substantially equivalent” either to a device previously cleared through the 510(k) process or to a “preamendment” Class III device in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976 when PMA applications were not required. The PMA approval process is more comprehensive than the 510(k) clearance process and typically takes several years to complete. While the 510(k) process is typically shorter than a PMA process, both the 510(k) clearance and PMA processes can be expensive and lengthy.

Our current devices NeuroCap™ and NeuroEEG™ devices are classified as Class II medical devices by the U.S.FDA.

FDA review of a PMA application generally takes between one and three years but may take significantly longer. The FDA can delay, limit or deny approval of a PMA application for many reasons, including:

If an FDA evaluation of a PMA application is favorable, the FDA will either issue an approval letter, or approvable letter, which usually contains a number of conditions that must be met in order to secure final approval of the PMA. When and if those conditions have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the FDA, the agency will issue a PMA approval letter authorizing commercial marketing of a device, subject to the conditions of approval and the limitations established in the approval letter. If the FDA’s evaluation of a PMA application or manufacturing facilities is not favorable, the FDA will deny approval of the PMA or issue a not approvable letter. The FDA also may determine that additional tests or clinical trials are necessary, in which case the PMA approval may be delayed for several months or years while the trials are conducted, and data is submitted in an amendment to the PMA. The PMA process can be expensive, uncertain and lengthy and a number of devices for which FDA approval has been sought by other companies have never been approved by the FDA for marketing.

New PMA applications or PMA supplements may be required for modifications to the manufacturing process, labeling, device specifications, materials or design of a device that has been approved through the PMA process. PMA supplements often require submission of the same type of information as an initial PMA application, except that the supplement is limited to information needed to support any changes from the device covered by the approved PMA application and may or may not require as extensive technical or clinical data or the convening of an advisory panel.

Clinical trials are typically required to support a PMA application and are sometimes required for a 510(k) clearance. These trials generally require submission of an application for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE), to the FDA. An IDE allows the investigational device to be used in a clinical study in order to collect safety and effectiveness data. The IDE application must be supported by appropriate data, such as animal and laboratory testing results, showing that it is safe to test the device in humans and that the testing protocol is scientifically sound. The IDE application must be approved in advance by the FDA for a specified number of patients, unless the product is deemed a non-significant risk device and eligible for abbreviated IDE requirements. Generally, clinical trials for a significant risk device may begin once the IDE application is approved by the FDA and the study protocol and informed consent are approved by appropriate institutional review boards at the clinical trial sites. The FDA’s approval of an IDE allows clinical testing to go forward, but it does not bind the FDA to accept the results of the trial as sufficient to prove the product’s safety and efficacy, even if the trial meets its intended success criteria. All clinical trials must be conducted in accordance with the FDA’s IDE regulations that govern investigational device labeling, prohibit promotion, and specify an array of recordkeeping, reporting and monitoring responsibilities of study sponsors and study investigators. Clinical trials must further comply with the FDA’s regulations for institutional review board approval and for informed consent and other human subject protections. Required records and reports are subject to inspection by the FDA. The results of clinical testing may be unfavorable or, even if the intended safety and efficacy success criteria are achieved, may not be considered sufficient for the FDA to grant approval or clearance of a product. Clinical trials must be entered into the clinical trials registry at clintrials.gov.

The commencement or completion of any clinical trial may be delayed or halted, or be inadequate to support approval of a PMA application, for numerous reasons, including, but not limited to, the following:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Similar Foreign and State Laws and Regulations Affecting the Transmission, Security and Privacy of Health Information

We may also be subject to data privacy and security regulation by both the federal government and the states in which we conduct our business. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and their respective implementing regulations, imposes specified requirements relating to the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information. Among other things, HITECH makes HIPAA’s security standards directly applicable to business associates, defined as service providers of covered entities that create, receive, maintain or transmit protected health information in connection with providing a service for or on behalf of a covered entity. HITECH also created four new tiers of civil monetary penalties and gave state attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce the federal HIPAA laws and seek attorneys’ fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions. In addition, many state laws govern the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from HIPAA and each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect.

Foreign data privacy regulations, such as the EU Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC), the country-specific regulations that implement Directive 95/46/EC, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) also govern the processing of personally identifiable data and may be stricter than U.S. laws.

Post-Marketing Restrictions and Enforcement

After a device is placed on the market, numerous regulatory requirements apply. These include, but are not limited to:

In addition, under the FDA medical device reporting, or MDR, regulations, medical device manufacturers are required to report to the FDA information that a device has or may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or has malfunctioned in a way that would likely cause or contribute to death or serious injury if the malfunction of the device or a similar device of such manufacturer were to recur. The decision to file an MDR involves a judgment by the manufacturer. If the FDA disagrees with the manufacturer’s determination, the FDA can take enforcement action.

The MDR requirements also extend to health care facilities that use medical devices in providing care to patients, or “device user facilities,” which include hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, nursing homes, outpatient diagnostic facilities, or outpatient treatment facilities, but not physician offices. A device user facility must report any device-related death to both the FDA and the device manufacturer, or any device-related serious injury to the manufacturer (or, if the manufacturer is unknown, to the FDA) within 10 days of the event. Device user facilities are not required to report device malfunctions that would likely cause or contribute to death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur but may voluntarily report such malfunctions through MedWatch, the FDA’s Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.

The FDA also has the authority to require the recall of commercialized medical device products in the event of material deficiencies or defects in design or manufacture. The authority to require a recall must be based on an FDA finding that there is a reasonable probability that the device would cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Manufacturers may, under their own initiative, recall a product if any distributed devices fail to meet established specifications, are otherwise misbranded or adulterated under the FDCA, or if any other material deficiency is found. The FDA requires that certain classifications of recalls be reported to the FDA within ten working days after the recall is initiated.

The failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in enforcement action by the FDA, which may include any of the following sanctions:

To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, medical device manufacturers are subject to market surveillance and periodic, pre-scheduled and unannounced inspections by the FDA, and these inspections may include the manufacturing facilities of subcontractors.

Federal Trade Commission Regulatory Oversight

Our advertising for our products and services is subject to federal truth-in-advertising laws enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC, as well as comparable state consumer protection laws. Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, or FTC Act, the FTC is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumers; and (c) gather and compile information and conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in commerce. The FTC has very broad enforcement authority, and failure to abide by the substantive requirements of the FTC Act and other consumer protection laws can result in administrative or judicial penalties, including civil penalties, injunctions affecting the manner in which we would be able to market services or products in the future, or criminal prosecution.

International Healthcare Regulation

International sales of medical devices are subject to local government regulations, which may vary substantially from country to country. The time required to obtain approval in another country may be longer or shorter than that required for FDA approval, and the requirements may differ. There is a trend towards harmonization of quality system standards among the European Union, U.S., Canada and various other industrialized countries.

The primary regulatory body in Europe is that of the European Union, the European Commission, which includes most of the major countries in Europe. Other countries, such as Switzerland, have voluntarily adopted laws and regulations that mirror those of the European Union with respect to medical devices. The European Union has adopted numerous directives and standards regulating the design, manufacture, clinical trials, labeling and adverse event reporting for medical devices. Devices that comply with the requirements of these relevant directives will be entitled to bear the Conformité Européenne (CE) conformity marking (as the logo ), indicating that the device conforms to the essential requirements of the applicable directives and, accordingly, can be commercially distributed anywhere in the European Union and European Economic Area (EEA).

The method of assessing conformity varies depending on the class of the product, but normally involves a combination of self-assessment by the manufacturer and a third-party assessment by a “Notified Body.” This third-party assessment may consist of an audit of the manufacturer’s quality system and specific testing of the manufacturer’s product. An assessment by a Notified Body of one country within the European Union is required in order for a manufacturer to commercially distribute the product throughout the European Union. Additional local requirements may apply on a country-by-country basis. Outside of the European Union, regulatory approval would need to be sought on a country-by-country basis in order for us to market our Products.

Medical devices in Europe are classified into four primary categories. They are as follows:

Devices are further segmented into the classes noted below. In Vitro Diagnostic devices (IVDs) have their own classification scheme and while active implantable devices do not follow the same classification system as provided by the Medical Device Directive (MDD), they are subject to similar requirements as Class III devices:

We have a wholly-owned subsidiary in Europe (Poland) for current product distribution.

Other Regulatory Requirements

Even after a device receives clearance or approval and is placed in commercial distribution, numerous regulatory requirements apply. These include:

Also, the FDA may require us to conduct post-market surveillance studies or establish and maintain a system for tracking our Products through the chain of distribution to the patient level. The FDA enforces regulatory requirements by conducting periodic, unannounced inspections and market surveillance. Inspections may include the manufacturing facilities of our subcontractors.

Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in enforcement actions by the FDA and other regulatory agencies. These may include any of the following sanctions or consequences:

Our contract manufacturers, specification developers and some suppliers of components or device accessories, also are required to manufacture our Neurology Products in compliance with current good manufacturing practice requirements set forth in the QSR. The QSR requires a quality system for the design, manufacture, packaging, labeling, storage, installation and servicing of marketed devices, and it includes extensive requirements with respect to quality management and organization, device design, buildings, equipment, purchase and handling of components or services, production and process controls, packaging and labeling controls, device evaluation, distribution, installation, complaint handling, servicing, and record keeping. The FDA evaluates compliance with the QSR through periodic unannounced inspections that may include the manufacturing facilities of our subcontractors. If the FDA believes that any of our contract manufacturers or regulated suppliers are not in compliance with these requirements, it can shut down such manufacturing operations, require recall of our products, refuse to approve new marketing applications, institute legal proceedings to detain or seize products, enjoin future violations or assess civil and criminal penalties against us or our officers or other employees.

Fraud and Abuse Laws

In addition to FDA restrictions, there are numerous U.S. federal and state laws pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse, including anti-kickback laws and physician self-referral laws. Our relationships with healthcare providers and other third parties are subject to scrutiny under these laws. Violations of these laws are punishable by criminal and civil sanctions, including, in some instances, imprisonment and exclusion from participation in federal and state healthcare programs, including the Medicare, Medicaid and Veterans Administration health programs.

Federal Anti-Kickback and Self-Referral Laws

The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering or providing remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, to induce either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing, recommending, or arranging of a good or service, for which payment may be made under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare and Medicaid or other federal healthcare programs. The term “remuneration” has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value, including such items as gifts, discounts, the furnishing of supplies or equipment, credit arrangements, waiver of payments and providing anything at less than its fair market value. Although there are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting some common activities from prosecution, the exceptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly. Practices that involve remuneration that may be alleged to be intended to induce prescribing, purchases or recommendations may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exception or safe harbor. Failure to meet all of the requirements of a particular applicable statutory exception or regulatory safe harbor does not make the conduct per se illegal under the Anti-Kickback Statute. Instead, the legality of the arrangement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis based on a review of all its relevant facts and circumstances. Several courts have interpreted the statute’s intent requirement to mean that if any one purpose of an arrangement involving remuneration is to induce referrals of (or purchases, or recommendations related to) federal healthcare covered business, the Anti-Kickback Statute has been implicated and potentially violated.

The penalties for violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute include imprisonment for up to five years, fines of up to $25,000 per violation and possible exclusion from federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Many states have adopted prohibitions similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, some of which do not have the same exceptions and apply to the referral of patients for healthcare services reimbursed by any source, not only by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Further, the Anti-Kickback Statute was amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA. Specifically, as noted above, under the Anti-Kickback Statute, the government must prove the defendant acted “knowingly” to prove a violation occurred. The PPACA added a provision to clarify that with respect to violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, “a person need not have actual knowledge” of the statute or specific intent to commit a violation of the statute. This change effectively overturns case law interpretations that set a higher standard under which prosecutors had to prove the specific intent to violate the law. In addition, the PPACA codified case law that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act. 

We plan to provide the initial training to providers and patients necessary for appropriate use of our technology either through our own educators or by contracting with outside educators that have completed an appropriate training course. Outside educators are reimbursed for their services at fair market value.

Noncompliance with the federal anti-kickback legislation could result in our exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs, restrictions on our ability to operate in certain jurisdictions, and civil and criminal penalties.

Federal law also includes a provision commonly known as the “Stark Law,” which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to an entity providing “designated health services,” including a company that furnishes durable medical equipment, in which the physician has an ownership or investment interest or with which the physician has entered into a compensation arrangement. Violation of the Stark Law could result in denial of payment, disgorgement of reimbursements received under a noncompliant arrangement, civil penalties, and exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs. We believe that we have structured our provider arrangements to comply with current Stark Law requirements.

Nevertheless, a determination of liability under such laws could result in fines and penalties and restrictions on our ability to operate in these jurisdictions.

Additionally, as some of these laws are still evolving, we lack definitive guidance as to the application of certain key aspects of these laws as they relate to our arrangements with providers with respect to patient training. We cannot predict the final form that these regulations will take or the effect that the final regulations will have on us. As a result, our provider and training arrangements may ultimately be found to be not in compliance with applicable federal law.

Federal False Claims Act

The Federal False Claims Act provides, in part, that the federal government may bring a lawsuit against any person whom it believes has knowingly presented, or caused to be presented, a false or fraudulent request for payment from the federal government, or who has made a false statement or used a false record to get a claim approved. In addition, amendments in 1986 to the Federal False Claims Act have made it easier for private parties to bring “qui tam” whistleblower lawsuits against companies under the Federal False Claims Act. Penalties include fines ranging from $5,500 to $11,000 for each false claim, plus three times the amount of damages that the federal government sustained because of the act of that person. Qui tam actions have increased significantly in recent years, causing greater numbers of healthcare companies to have to defend a false claim action, pay fines or be excluded from Medicare, Medicaid or other federal or state healthcare programs as a result of an investigation arising out of such action.

There are other federal anti-fraud laws that that prohibit, among other actions, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors, knowingly and willfully embezzling or stealing from a healthcare benefit program, willfully obstructing a criminal investigation of a healthcare offense, and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services.

Additionally, HIPAA established two federal crimes in the healthcare fraud and false statements relating to healthcare matters. The healthcare fraud statute prohibits knowingly and willfully executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private payors. A violation of this statute is a felony and may result in fines, imprisonment or exclusion from government sponsored programs. The false statements statute prohibits knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services. A violation of this statute is a felony and may result in fines or imprisonment.

Civil Monetary Penalties Law

In addition to the Anti-Kickback Statute and the civil and criminal False Claims Acts, the federal government has the authority to seek civil monetary penalties, or CMPs, assessments, and exclusion against an individual or entity based on a wide variety of prohibited conduct. For example, the Civil Monetary Penalties Law authorizes the imposition of substantial CMPs against an entity that engages in activities including, but not limited to: (1) knowingly presenting or causing to be presented, a claim for services not provided as claimed or which is otherwise false or fraudulent in any way; (2) knowingly giving or causing to be given false or misleading information reasonably expected to influence the decision to discharge a patient; (3) offering or giving remuneration to any beneficiary of a federal health care program likely to influence the receipt of reimbursable items or services; (4) arranging for reimbursable services with an entity which is excluded from participation from a federal health care program; (5) knowingly or willfully soliciting or receiving remuneration for a referral of a federal health care program beneficiary; or (6) using a payment intended for a federal health care program beneficiary for another use. Noncompliance can result in civil money penalties of up to $10,000 for each wrongful act, assessment of three times the amount claimed for each item or service and exclusion from the federal healthcare programs.

State Fraud and Abuse Provisions

Many states have also adopted some form of anti-kickback and anti-referral laws and a false claims act. We believe that we are in conformance to such laws. Nevertheless, a determination of liability under such laws could result in fines and penalties and restrictions on our ability to operate in these jurisdictions.

Physician Payment Sunshine Act

Transparency laws regarding payments or other items of value provided to healthcare providers and teaching hospitals may also impact our business practices. The federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act requires most medical device manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary of Human Health Services financial arrangements, payments, or other transfers of value made by that entity to physicians and teaching hospitals. The payment information is made publicly available in a searchable format on a CMS website. Over the next several years, we will need to dedicate significant resources to establish and maintain systems and processes in order to comply with these regulations. Failure to comply with the reporting requirements can result in significant civil monetary penalties. Similar laws have been enacted or are under consideration in foreign jurisdictions.

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, prohibits U.S. corporations and their representatives from offering, promising, authorizing or making corrupt payments, gifts or transfers to any foreign government official, government staff member, political party or political candidate in an attempt to obtain or retain business abroad. The FCPA also obligates companies whose securities are listed in the U.S. to comply with accounting provisions requiring the company to maintain books and records that accurately and fairly reflect all transactions of the corporation, including international subsidiaries, and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls for international operations. Activities that violate the FCPA, even if they occur wholly outside the U.S., can result in criminal and civil fines, imprisonment, disgorgement, oversight, and debarment from government contracts.

Recent Developments

March 2023 PPO

On March 15, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the Company consummated the initial closing of a private placement offering (the “March 2023 PPO”) whereby the Company sold to three accredited investor (the “Holders”), for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000, (i) 50% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures in the principal amount of $400,000; and (ii) 119,976 warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”).

The debentures are due, subject to the terms therein, June 10, 2023 unless extended pursuant to the terms thereunder.

The warrants shall be exercisable at any time on or after the earlier of (i) June 10, 2023; or (ii) the closing of a registered offering of the Company’s securities for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of at least $5,000,000, resulting in the listing for trading of the Common Stock on the NYSE American or The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Qualified Offering”), and on or prior to on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on September 14, 2029 (if no Qualified Offering has been consummated occurred on or prior to the maturity date of the debentures) or the date that is five years and six months following the closing of the Qualified Offering.

The debentures contain mandatory and voluntary conversion features as follows:

(a) Mandatory Conversion.

In the event a Qualified Offering is consummated prior to June 10, 2023, the debentures automatically convert into shares of Common Stock, immediately upon the occurrence of a Qualified Offering. The exercise price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the warrant shall mean, in the case of a mandatory conversion, the price of the Common Stock (or unit, if units are offered in the Qualified Offering) in the Qualified Offering.

(b) Voluntary Conversion.

The Holders of the debentures have the right (subject to the conversion limitations set forth therein) from time following the maturity date and prior to a mandatory conversion to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest then due under the debentures into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock. The exercise price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the warrant shall mean, in the case of a voluntary conversion, the lower of (i) $0.25 per share or (ii) 75% of the average of the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Day period immediately prior to the maturity date.

In connection with the March 2023 PPO, on the Effective Date, the Company and the Holders entered into a letter agreement (the “March 2023 Letter Agreement”) whereby the company agreed, in order to induce the Holders to participate in the March 2023 PPO, to (i) modify that certain security agreement, dated June 10, 2022 (the “Security Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries and the investors in the Company’s June 2022 private placement offering (the “June 2022 PPO Offering”) to provide that the indebtedness reflected by the debentures and the Company’s obligations with respect thereto are included under the Security Agreement and covered by the security interest granted thereby; and (ii) provide the opportunity for all other participants in the June 2022 PPO Offering to participate in the March 2023 PPO.

Pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Company agreed to grant each of the Holders a security interest in all of the assets of the Company, to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s obligations under the debentures.

On March 31, 2023, the Company consummated the second closing of the March 2023 PPO whereby the Company sold to the Holders, for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000, (i) 50% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures in the principal amount of $200,000; and (ii) 59,988 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.

Reverse Stock Split

On May 19, 2022, the Board approved the granting of discretionary authority to the Board, at any time or times for a period of up to twelve months from the Record Date, to adopt an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) with a ratio within the range of 1-for-10 to 1-for-100 (the “Reverse Stock Split Ratio”).

On June 16, 2022, the Company received a written consent in lieu of a meeting by the holders of 62.73% of the voting power of our Common Stock (the “Majority Stockholders”) authorizing the Reverse Stock Split and the filing of the Amendment.

On January 31, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effectuate a 1-for-85 reverse stock split of the outstanding Common Stock and treasury stock of the Company. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at the commencement of trading of our Common Stock on February 3, 2023.

Increase in Authorized Shares

On May 21, 2022, the Board authorized the increase of the Company’s shares of authorized Common Stock from 200,000,000 to 750,000,000 pursuant to the Amendment (the “Increase in Authorized Shares”).

On June 16, 2022, the Company received a written consent in lieu of a meeting by the Majority Stockholders authorizing the Increase in Authorized Shares. The Increase in Authorized Shares shall become effective upon the filing of a certificate of amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. We filed the certificate of amendment on August 12, 2022.

Adoption of the 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan

On May 21, 2022, the Board approved, authorized, and adopted the Brain Scientific 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) and certain forms of ancillary agreements to be used in connection with the issuance of stock and/or options pursuant to the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock through the grant of non-qualified options (the “Non-qualified Options”), incentive options (the “Incentive Options” and together with the Non-qualified Options, the “Options”) and restricted stock (the “Restricted Stock”) restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and other equity-based awards to directors, officers, consultants, attorneys, advisors and employees.

On June 16, 2022, the Company received a written consent in lieu of a meeting by the Majority Stockholders approving the adoption of the 2022 Plan.

PPO Debenture/Warrant Offering

On June 13, 2022, the Company entered into that certain securities purchase agreement (the “PPO SPA”) with thirteen accredited investors (the “PPO Holders”) pursuant to which the Company and the PPO Holders consummated a private placement offering (the “June 2022 PPO Offering”) whereby the PPO Holders purchased from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,110,000 (the “Purchase Price”) (i) 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $5,659,500 (the “PPO Debentures”); and (ii) warrants (the “PPO Warrants”) to purchase 222,311 shares of Common Stock.

The PPO Debentures are due, subject to the terms therein, 12 months from their date of issuance unless extended pursuant to the terms thereunder (the “Maturity Date”). The PPO Debentures contain mandatory and voluntary conversion features as follows:

In the event a Qualified Offering (as defined below) is consummated prior to the Maturity Date of the PPO Debentures, the PPO Debentures automatically convert into shares of Common Stock, immediately upon the occurrence of such offering (the “Mandatory Conversion”). The conversion price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the PPO Debentures means, in the case of a Mandatory Conversion, the lesser of (i) $21.25 per share and (ii) 70% of the offering price of the securities in a Qualified Offering. In addition, the PPO Holders shall have the opportunity to force redemption of up to 45% of principal amount, together with accrued interest (but excluding OID) in connection with a Qualified Offering (the “PPO Redemption”). For these purposes, a registered offering of our securities for aggregate gross proceeds to us of at least $5,000,000, resulting in the listing for trading of the Common Stock on the NYSE American or The Nasdaq Capital Market shall be deemed a “Qualified Offering” . See “Letter Agreements with the PPO Holders” above for agreements reached with the holders of PPO Debentures with respect to the PPO Redemption provisions.

The holders of the PPO Debentures have the right from time to following the Maturity Date and prior to a Mandatory Conversion to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest then due under the PPO Debentures into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “Voluntary Conversion”). The conversion price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the PPO Debentures means, in the case of a Voluntary Conversion, the lower of (i) $21.25 per share or (ii) 75% of the average of the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Common Stock during the ten-trading day period immediately prior to the applicable conversion date.

The PPO Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years and six months commencing upon the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date or (ii) the closing of a Qualified Offering. The exercise price of the PPO Warrants is (i) the Qualified Offering price per share, or (ii) if no Qualified Offering has occurred prior to the Maturity Date then the lower of (i) $21.25 per share or (ii) 75% of the average of the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Day period immediately prior to the Maturity Date (on an as adjusted basis giving effect to any splits, dividend and the like during such ten (10) Trading Day period). See “Letter Agreements with the PPO Holders” above for agreements reached with the holders of PPO Warrants with respect to changes to the exercise price of the PPO Warrants.

The PPO Warrants contain a cashless exercise provision if at any time after 180 days following the closing of the Qualified Offering there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder. The Company has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the filing of a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares issuable upon conversion of the PPO Debentures and exercise of the PPO Warrants at the same time as the Qualified Offering and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective at the time of the Qualified Offering. The Company shall cause any registration statement filed pursuant to this section to remain effective for a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months after the date that the registration becomes effective.

In connection with the June 2022 PPO Offering, our subsidiaries Piezo Motion Corp., and Memory MD, Inc., executed guarantees in favor of the PPO Holders, under which they have jointly and severally, unconditionally, and irrevocably, guaranteed to the PPO Holders the prompt and complete payment and performance when due of our obligations pursuant to the securities purchase agreements executed in connection with the June 2022 PPO Offering.

In connection with the June 2022 PPO Offering, we also entered into that certain Security Agreement by and among us, each of the PPO Holders, Piezo Motion Corp., and Memory MD, Inc., whereby we granted each of the PPO Holders a security interest in all of our assets to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the our obligations under the PPO Debentures and the obligations of Piezo Motion Corp., and Memory MD, Inc., under the Guarantee.

Additionally, in connection with the June 2022 PPO Offering, holders of certain of our convertible notes (the “Prior Convertible Notes”) converted the Prior Convertible Notes (including principal and interest) into an aggregate of 641,606 shares of Common Stock based on a conversion price of $21.25 per share. To incentivize such noteholders to convert, we increased the principal amount of the Prior Convertible Notes by $1,175,741 resulting in the approximate aggregate principal amount of $12,933,155 being converted into equity, plus interest of $700,988. In connection with their original investment, these holders were entitled to warrants (the “Original Warrants”) based on 50% coverage of their original investment amount. On November 15, 2022, the Company issued a total 276,648 of Original Warrants to such holders. The Original Warrants are for a term of four years with an exercise price of $21.25 per share. The holders of the Prior Convertible Notes and Original Warrants also agreed to waive and forgo the rights to the registration of the securities underlying the Prior Convertible Notes and Original Warrants. See also “Letter Agreements with Holders of Prior Convertible Notes” above.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Our Piezo research and development group in Kyiv has not been able to consistently work from the offices since that time. The team from Kyiv work from the office and remotely. We do not know when they will have consistent access to the office. Further, we have engineering resources capable of performing the work done in Kyiv from the United States.

In 2019 and until the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, MMDR acted as a distributor of third-party medical devices in Russia, which resulted in substantially all of our revenue for 2020 and 2021. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 negatively impacted the operation of MMDR. With the uncertainty raised due to the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, and with such operations no longer part of the Company’s business plan, the Company began winding down the operations of MMDR. Accordingly, during the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, MMDR satisfied its last distribution obligations and laid off all of its employees. Since then, no work has been conducted by MMDR, and the Company has no ongoing operations or employees in Russia. MMDR has no assets or liabilities and is currently a legal entity, waiting to be dissolved by Russian authorities, which we expect will occur during 2023. The Company does not currently sell, import, or export any of its products in, to or from Russia, nor does it plan to engage in such activities in the future. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issues advisories to the public on important issues related to the sanctions programs it administers, including with regards to the Ukraine/Russia related sanctions program. The Company has been monitoring the situation, and none of the customers, vendors and distributors the Company previously worked with in Russia, is currently being sanctioned by the U.S. government, nor were any of its former employees. The Company continues to maintain full compliance with all U.S. Federal laws with regards to the situation and it does not expect things to change in that regard.

Employees

As of March 31, 2023, we had eleven (11) employees, none of whom are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relationship with our employees to be satisfactory.

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you invest in our common stock, you should carefully consider the following risks, as well as general economic and business risks, and all of the other information contained in this Report. Any of the following risks could harm our business, operating results and financial condition and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, which would cause you to lose all or part of your investment. When determining whether to invest, you should also refer to the other information contained in this Report including our financial statements and the related notes thereto.

Risks Relating to our Business

We are a developmental stage medical device company and have a history of significant operating losses; we expect to continue to incur operating losses, and we may never achieve or maintain profitability.

We are a development stage company and have incurred losses from inception and had an accumulated deficit of $34,622,781 as of December 31, 2022, and a working capital deficit of $6,111,023 as of December 31, 2022. We had an accumulated deficit of $22,278,923 as of December 31, 2021, and a working capital deficit of $3,211,735 as of December 31, 2021. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increase operating and net losses for the foreseeable future. To date, we have financed our operations primarily through debt and equity financings. To date, our primary activities have been limited to, and our limited resources have been dedicated to, performing business and financial planning, raising capital, recruiting personnel, negotiating with business partners and the licensors of our intellectual property and conducting development activities, including the commercialization of our products.

We have never been profitable and do not expect to be profitable in the foreseeable future. Any profitability in the future will be dependent upon the successful development of our business model, of which we can give no assurance of success. We expect our expenses to increase as we pursue our objectives. The extent of our future operating losses and the timing of profitability are highly uncertain, and we expect to continue incurring significant expenses and operating losses over the next several years. Our prior losses have had, and will continue to have, an adverse effect on our stockholders’ equity and working capital. Any additional operating losses may have an adverse effect on our stockholders’ equity, and we cannot assure you that we will ever be able to achieve profitability. Even if we achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our failure to become and remain profitable would depress the value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, maintain our development efforts, obtain regulatory approvals or continue our operations. Accordingly, we are a highly speculative venture involving significant financial risk.

We have generated limited revenues to date and substantially all of our revenues have been generated from our Russian subsidiary, which we are winding down.

We have generated only limited revenues from our two product lines. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Brain Scientific Inc. and Piezo Motion Corp had a combined $214,564 and $265,747 in revenues, respectively. MMDR, previously operating as a distributor of third-party medical devices, accounted for 83.16% and 83.25% of all such revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Piezo Motion Corp had $23,504 and $38,310 in revenues (10.96% and 14.42%) and Memory MD US had $12,628 and $6,194 (5.89% and 2.33%) of the revenues generated in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The NeuroCap™ and NeuroEEG™ are both ready for commercial availability within our Neurology Products. The Blue Series, Imperial Series and engineered customized motors are also ready for commercial availability within our Motion Products. In 2022, manufacture of the NeuroCap™ has started at our outsourced manufacturing partner. Our Lakewood Ranch office can handle the manufacture of the Motion Products for the foreseeable future. Distribution partners are in place for both products.

If we do not gain the market acceptance for either the Neurology or Motion Products, we will not be capable of generating the revenues required for sustaining our business.

In 2019, we commenced acting as a distributor of third-party medical devices in Russia, which resulted in substantially all of our revenue for 2020 and 2021. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 negatively impacted the operation of MMDR. With the uncertainty raised due to the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, and with such operations no longer part of the Company’s business plan, the Company began winding down the operations of MMDR. Accordingly, during the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, MMDR satisfied its last distribution obligations and laid off all of its employees. Since then, no work has been conducted by MMDR, and the Company has no ongoing operations or employees in Russia. MMDR has no assets or liabilities and is currently a legal entity, waiting to be dissolved by Russian authorities, which we expect will occur during 2023. The Company does not currently sell, import, or export any of its products in, to or from Russia, nor does it plan to engage in such activities in the future.

Investors are subject to all the risks incident to the creation and development of a new business and each investor should be prepared to withstand a complete loss of his, her or its investment. Furthermore, the accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. We have not emerged from the development stage and may be unable to raise further equity. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

The Company has limited experience in medical device and piezoelectric motor development and commercialization. Our ability to become profitable depends primarily on our ability to develop our products, our successful completion of all necessary pre-clinical testing and clinical trials on such products, our ability to obtain approval for such products and, if approved, successfully commercialize such products, our ongoing research and development efforts, the timing and cost of clinical trials, our ability to identify personnel with the necessary skill sets or enter into favorable alliances with third-parties who can provide substantial capabilities in clinical development, regulatory affairs, sales, marketing and distribution and our ability to obtain and maintain necessary intellectual property rights to such products. Our limited experience in piezoelectric motor and medical device development may make it more difficult for us to complete these tasks.

Even if we successfully develop and market our products, we may not generate sufficient or sustainable revenue to achieve or sustain profitability, which could cause us to cease operations and cause you to lose all of your investment. Because we are subject to these risks, you may have a difficult time evaluating our business and your investment in our Company.

Our ability to continue our operations requires that we raise additional capital, and our operations could be curtailed if we are unable to obtain the additional funding as or when needed. As a result, our registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its report on our audited financial statements included in this filing. We will need to raise substantial additional funds in the future, and these funds may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. A failure to obtain this necessary capital when needed could force us to delay, limit, scale back or cease some or all operations.

Upon the completion of the audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, we concluded there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As a result, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph regarding this uncertainty in its report on those financial statements.

The continued growth of our business, including the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our products, will significantly increase our expenses going forward, regardless of our revenues. As a result, we are required to seek substantial additional funds to continue our business. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

We may not be able to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Any failure to raise additional capital could compromise our ability to execute on our business plan, and we may be forced to liquidate our assets. In such a scenario, the values we receive for our assets in liquidation or dissolution could be significantly lower than the values reflected in our financial statements.

If we issue equity or debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing stockholders may experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. In addition, if we raise additional funds through collaborations, licensing, joint ventures, strategic alliances, partnership arrangements or other similar arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our potential future products or proprietary technologies or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.

The amount of future financing which we may require will depend on several factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our results of operations, financial condition and stock price are likely to be adversely affected if our funding requirements increase or are otherwise greater than we expect.

Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

If any of these factors cause our funding needs to be greater than expected, our operations, financial condition, ability to continue operations and stock price may be adversely affected.

Our future cash requirements may differ significantly from our current estimates.

Our cash requirements may differ significantly from our estimates from time to time, depending on a number of factors, including:

If we fail to raise additional funds on a timely basis, we will need to scale back our business plans, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and stock price, and we may even be forced to discontinue our operations and liquidate our assets.

COVID-19 continues to evolve and has the potential to disrupt business United States and many other parts of the world and may continue to adversely affect our business operations, supply chains, employee availability, financial condition, liquidity and cash flow for an extended period of time.

COVID-19 has receded as a major disruption of business operations. However, if the virus continues to mutate, a risk exists of more shut-downs or disruption of business operations and supply chains. It is impossible to predict the effect and ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as the situation continues to evolve. 

Ongoing significant reductions in business related activities could result in further loss of sales and profits, as well as other material adverse effects. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 worldwide on our business, financial results, liquidity and cash flows will depend largely on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Quality problems with, and product liability claims in connection with our products could lead to recalls or safety alerts, harm to our reputation, or adverse verdicts or costly settlements, and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business operations.

Quality is extremely important to us and our customers due to the serious and costly consequences of product failure and our business exposes us to potential product liability risks that are inherent in the design, manufacture, and marketing of our products. Component failures, manufacturing defects, design flaws, off-label use, or inadequate disclosure of product-related risks or product-related information with respect to our products, could result in an unsafe condition or injury to, or death of, a user of our products. These problems could lead to the recall of, or issuance of a safety alert relating to, our products, and could result in unfavorable judicial decisions or settlements arising out of product liability claims and lawsuits, including class actions, which could negatively affect our financial condition and business operations. In particular, a material adverse event involving one of our products could result in reduced market acceptance and demand for all products offered under our brand and could harm our reputation and ability to market products in the future.

High quality products are critical to the success of our business. If we fail to meet the high standards we set for ourselves and which our customers expect, and our products are the subject of recalls, safety alerts, or other material adverse events, our reputation could be damaged, we could lose customers, and our revenue and results of operations could decline. Our success also depends generally on our ability to manufacture to exact tolerances precision-engineered components, subassemblies, and finished devices from multiple materials. If our components fail to meet these standards or fail to adapt to evolving standards, our reputation, competitive advantage and market share could be negatively impacted. In certain situations, we may undertake a voluntary recall of products or temporarily shut down product production lines if we determine, based on performance relative to our own internal safety and quality monitoring and testing data, that we have or may be in danger of failing to meet the high-quality standards we have set for ourselves and which our customers expect. Such recalls or cessation of services or product manufacturing may also negatively impact our business.

Any product liability claim brought against us, with or without merit, could be costly to defend and resolve. Any of the foregoing problems, including product liability claims or product recalls in the future, regardless of their ultimate outcome, could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business operations.

We are dependent on patent and other proprietary rights and our failure to protect such rights or to be successful in litigation related to our rights or the rights of others may result in our payment of significant monetary damages. This would negatively impact our ability to sell current or future products or prohibit us from enforcing our patent and other proprietary rights against others.

We are and will continue to be materially dependent on a combination of patents, trade secrets, and trademarks, non-disclosure and non-competition agreements, and other intellectual property protections which will enable us to maintain our proprietary competitiveness. We also operate in an industry characterized by extensive patent litigation. Patent litigation against us can result in significant damage awards and injunctions that could prevent our manufacture and sale of affected products or require us to pay significant amounts in order to continue to manufacture or sell affected products. At any given time, we could potentially be involved as a plaintiff and/or as a defendant in a number of patent infringement and/or other contractual or intellectual property related actions, the outcomes of which may not be known for prolonged periods of time. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of such litigation, we acknowledge the possibility that any such litigation could result in our payment of significant monetary damages and/or royalty payments, negatively impact our ability to sell current or future products or prohibit us from enforcing our patent and proprietary rights against others, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of our business and on our business operations.

While we intend to defend against any threats to our intellectual property, including our patents, trade secrets, and trademarks, and while we intend to defend against any actual or threatened breaches of our non-disclosure and non-competition agreements, may not adequately protect our intellectual property or enforce such agreements. Further, patent or trademark applications currently pending that are owned by us may not result in patents or trademarks being issued to us, patents or trademarks issued to or licensed by us in the past or in the future may be challenged or circumvented by competitors and such patents or trademarks may be found invalid, unenforceable or insufficiently broad to protect our proprietary advantages.

In addition, the laws of certain countries in which we market, or intend to market, some or all of our products do not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market position in such countries by utilizing technologies and other intellectual property that are similar to those developed or licensed by us. Competitors may also harm our sales by designing products or offering services that mirror the capabilities of our products, or the technology contained therein, without infringing our intellectual property rights. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property in these countries, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business operations.

In addition to patented technology, we rely on our unpatented technology, trade secrets and know-how. We generally seek to protect this information by confidentiality, non-disclosure and assignment of invention agreements with our officers, employees, contractors and other service providers and with parties with which we do business. These agreements may be breached, which breach may result in the misappropriation of such information, and we may not have adequate remedies for any such breach. We cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent unauthorized use or reverse engineering of our technology.

Moreover, our trade secrets may be disclosed to or otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors. To the extent that our officers, employees, contractors, other service providers, or other third parties with whom we do business use intellectual property owned by others in their work for us, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions. If, for any of the above reasons, our intellectual property is disclosed or misappropriated, it would harm our ability to protect our rights and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

If we experience decreasing prices for our Neurology Products and we are unable to reduce our expenses, our financial condition and business operations may suffer.

We may experience decreasing prices for our Neurology Products due to pricing pressure experienced by our customers from managed care organizations and other third-party payers, increased market power of our customers as the medical device industry consolidates, and increased competition among medical engineering and manufacturing service providers. If the prices for our Neurology Products decrease and we are unable to reduce our expenses, our results of operations will be adversely affected.

Our research and development efforts rely upon investments and investment collaborations, and we cannot guarantee that any previous or future investments or investment collaborations will be successful. 

Our commercialization strategy requires a wide variety of technologically advanced and capable products. The rapid pace of technological development in the MedTech industry and the specialized expertise required in different areas of medicine make it difficult for one company alone to develop a broad portfolio of technological solutions. In addition to internally generated growth through our research and development efforts, we anticipate the need to rely upon investments and investment collaborations to provide us access to new technologies both in areas served by our contemplated businesses as well as in new areas. A failure to establish such collaborations may harm our financial condition and business operations.

Going forward, we expect to make future investments where we believe that we can stimulate the development or acquisition of new technologies, Products to further our strategic objectives and strengthen our existing business ventures. Investments and investment collaborations in and with medical technology companies are inherently risky, and we cannot guarantee that any of our previous or future investments or investment collaborations will be successful or will not have a materially adverse effect our financial condition and business operations.

Our ability to offer new products and continue the development of our existing products, depends upon us maintaining strong relationships with health care professionals.

If we fail to maintain our working relationships with health care professionals, many of our products may not be developed and offered in line with the needs and expectations of the professionals who use and support our products, which could cause a decline in our earnings and profitability. The research, development, marketing, and sales of our products is expected to be dependent upon our maintaining working relationships with such health care professionals, and the use of our products is expected to often require the participation of health care professionals. In addition, health care professionals are the primary customer groups we expect to market and sell our products directly to, further highlighting the importance of our relationship with such health care professionals. If we are unable to maintain our relationships with these professionals, we may lose our primary customer base, our products may not be utilized correctly or to their full potential, and our ability to develop, manufacture, and market future products may be significantly stunted.

We operate in a highly competitive industries and we may be unable to compete effectively.

We expect to compete domestically and internationally in the neurology, diagnostic imaging and MedTech markets and the motion control market. These markets are characterized by rapid change resulting from technological advances and scientific discoveries. In the product lines and offered services in which we compete, we face a mixture of competitors ranging from large manufacturers with multiple business lines to small manufacturers that offer a limited selection of niche products. Development by other companies of new or improved products, processes, technologies, or the introduction of reprocessed products or generic versions when our proprietary products lose their patent protection may make our existing products or proposed products less competitive. Competitive factors include product reliability, product performance, product technology, product quality, breadth of product lines, product services, customer support, price, and reimbursement approval from health care insurance providers.

We also face competition for marketing, distribution, and collaborative development agreements, for establishing relationships health care professionals, medical associations, and academic and research institutions, and for licenses to intellectual property. In addition, academic institutions, governmental agencies and other public and private research organizations also may conduct research, seek patient protection and establish collaborative arrangements for discovery, research, clinical development and marketing of products similar to ours. These companies, professionals, and institutions compete with us in recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel, as well as in acquiring necessary product technologies.

Technological breakthroughs in electric motors could render our Motion Products obsolete.

The electric motor market is subject to rapid technological change and product innovation. Our electric motors are based on its proprietary technology, but several companies are pursuing new technologies, including sensing technologies for electric engines. Any technological breakthroughs could render our Motion Products obsolete, would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and could result in our shareholders losing their entire investment.

Any failure to attract and retain skilled directors, executives, employees and consultants could impair our product development and commercialization activities.

Our business depends on the skills, performance, and dedication of our current directors, executive officers and key engineering and technical advisors. We may need to recruit additional directors, executive management employees, and advisers, particularly engineering, scientific and technical personnel, which will require additional financial resources. In addition, there is currently intense competition for skilled directors, executives and employees with relevant engineering, scientific and technical expertise, and this competition is likely to continue. If we are unable to attract and retain persons with sufficient engineering, scientific, technical and managerial experience, we may be forced to limit or delay our product development activities or may experience difficulties in successfully conducting our business, which would adversely affect our operations and financial condition.

Our growth could suffer if the markets into which we sell our products and services decline.

Our growth depends in part on the growth of the markets which we serve. Any decline or lower than expected growth in our served markets could diminish demand for our products and services, which would adversely affect us and our financial results. Certain of our businesses operate in industries that may experience periodic, cyclical downturns. Demand for our products and services will also be sensitive to changes in our current and future customer order patterns, which may be affected by announced price changes, changes in incentive programs, new product introductions and customer inventory levels. Any of these factors could adversely affect our growth and results of operations in any given period.

We have limited internal research and development personnel, making us dependent on consulting relationships.

We consider research and development to be an important part of the process of designing, developing, obtaining regulatory required approvals and the commercialization of our products. We expect to continue to incur substantial costs related to research and development.

We will need to outsource and rely on third parties for various aspects relating to the development, manufacture, sales and marketing of our products as well as in connection with assisting us in the preparation and filing of our FDA submissions, and our future success will be dependent on the timeliness and effectiveness of the efforts of these third parties.

We are dependent on consultants for important aspects of our product development strategy. We do not have the required financial resources and personnel to carry out independently the development of our product candidate, and do not have the capability or resources to manufacture our current product candidates in-house. As a result, we contract with and rely on third parties for important functions, including in connection with the development and finalization of our products, the preparation and filing of our FDA submissions and eventual manufacturing and commercialization of our product candidates. If problems develop in our relationships with third parties, or if such parties fail to perform as expected, it could lead to delays or lack of progress in obtaining FDA clearance, significant cost increases, changes in our strategies, and even failure of our product initiatives.

We expect to rely on third-party manufacturers and will be dependent on their quality and effectiveness.

Our products requires precise, high-quality manufacturing. The manufacturing process of NeuroCap™ is outsourced to a third-party, while the piezo electric motors are currently manufactured in-house, by the Company. The failure to achieve and maintain high manufacturing standards, including failure to detect or control anticipated or unanticipated manufacturing errors or the frequent occurrence of such errors, could result in user injury or death, discontinuance or delay of ongoing or planned clinical studies, delays or failures in product testing or delivery, cost overruns, product recalls or withdrawals and other problems that could seriously hurt our business. Contract medical device manufacturers often encounter difficulties involving production yields, quality control and quality assurance and shortages of qualified personnel. These manufacturers are subject to stringent regulatory requirements, including the FDA’s current good-manufacturing-practices regulations. If our contract manufacturers fail to maintain ongoing compliance at any time, the production of our products could be interrupted, resulting in delays or discontinuance of our clinical studies, additional costs and loss of potential revenues.

We may be subject to potential product liability and other claims that could materially impact our business and financial condition.

The development and sale of our products exposes us to the risk of significant damages from product liability and other claims, and the use of our product candidates may result in adverse effects. We cannot predict all the possible harms or adverse effects that may result. We maintain a modest amount of product liability insurance to provide some protection from claims. Nonetheless, we may not have sufficient resources to pay for any liabilities resulting from a personal injury or other claim, even if it is partially covered by insurance. In addition to the possibility of direct claims, we may be required to indemnify third parties against damages and other liabilities arising out of our development, commercialization and other business activities, which would increase our liability exposure. If third parties that have agreed to indemnify us fail to do so, we may be held responsible for those damages and other liabilities as well.

Our competitors may develop products that are more effective and less expensive than ours.

We are engaged in the development of Neurology Products and Motion Products, the marketing and sale of which is intensely competitive. Our competitors may:

If our competitors market Neurology Products or Motion Products that are less expensive or more effective than our products, or that gain or maintain greater market acceptance, we may not be able to compete effectively.

We may not be able to successfully scale-up manufacturing of our products in sufficient quality and quantity.

In order to conduct larger-scale commercialization of our products, we will need to manufacture our products in substantially larger quantities. We may not be able to successfully increase the manufacturing capacity for our products in a timely or cost-effective manner, or at all. In addition, quality issues may arise during scale-up activities. If we are unable to successfully scale up the manufacture of our products in sufficient quality and quantity, the further development of our products and expected sales will be delayed, which could significantly harm our business.

A reduction or interruption in our supply of raw materials coupled with an inability to develop alternative sources for such raw materials, and other similar supply chain management difficulties, may adversely affect our ability to manufacture our products.

The manufacture of our Products requires the timely delivery of sufficient amounts of quality components and materials and is highly exacting and complex, due in part to strict regulatory requirements, and we cannot guarantee that our efforts to secure quality components and materials in a timely, cost-effective manner will be successful. Other problems in the manufacturing process, including equipment malfunction, failure to follow specific protocols and procedures, defective raw materials and environmental factors, could lead to launch delays, product shortage, unanticipated costs, lost revenues and damage to our reputation. A failure to identify and address manufacturing problems prior to the release of Products to our customers may also result in quality or safety issues.

Our operating results could be negatively impacted if we are unable to capitalize on research and development spending.

We have and intend to continue to spend a significant amount of time and resources on research and development projects to develop and validate new and innovative products. We believe these projects will result in the commercialization of new products and will create additional future sales. However, factors including regulatory delays, safety concerns or patent disputes could delay the introduction or marketing of new products. Additionally, unanticipated issues may arise in connection with current and future clinical studies that could delay or terminate a product’s development prior to regulatory approval. We may experience an unfavorable impact on our financial condition and business operations if we are unable to capitalize on those efforts by attaining the proper FDA approval or to successfully market new products.

We rely on third-party suppliers to provide equipment, components and services, which creates certain risks and uncertainties that may adversely affect our business.

Our business requires that we buy equipment, components and services from third parties. Our reliance on third-party suppliers involves certain risks, including poor quality or an unreliable supply chain, which could (i) adversely affect the reliability and reputation of our products; (ii) result in changes in the cost of these purchases due to inflation, exchange rates, tariffs, or other factors; and (iii) result in shortages of components, commodities or other materials, which could adversely affect our manufacturing efficiencies and our ability to make timely delivery. Any of these uncertainties could adversely affect our profitability and ability to compete.

Certain materials and components used in our products are required and qualified to be sourced from a single or a limited number of suppliers.

Because of any number of domestic or global factors, certain materials used by us in our products, specifically ceramics associated with our piezo motion products for which we rely on only two suppliers could become in short supply resulting in limited availability and/or increased costs. Although we believe that alternative suppliers are available to supply materials and components to replace those currently used, doing so may require that we redesign work and would require having those new sources qualified within our systems prior to making use of those new alternatives. Any interruption in the supply from any supplier that serves as a sole source could delay product shipments and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our profits may decline if the price of raw materials rise and we cannot recover the increases from our then customers.

We use various raw materials, such as piezoceramic, steel and plastics, in our manufacturing operations.

The raw materials used by us to manufacture our products may become subject to volatility. As a result, it may be necessary for us to increase our product sales price which could have a negative impact on our unit volume, revenue and potential operating income. We are also subject to risks associated with United States and foreign legislation and regulations relating to imports, including quotas, duties, tariffs or taxes, and other charges or restrictions on imports, which could adversely affect our operations and our ability to import raw materials and components at current or increased levels. We cannot predict whether additional United States and foreign customs quotas, duties, tariffs, taxes or other charges or restrictions, requirements as to where raw materials must be purchased, or other restrictions on our imports will be imposed upon the importation of our products in the future or adversely modified, or what effect such actions would have on our costs of operations.

The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict adversely affected the operations of our Russian subsidiary, which we are winding down.

In February 2022, the Russian Federation commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine, which has had a material adverse effect on the operations of our Russian subsidiary, which had accounted for the majority of our revenues. With the uncertainty raised due to the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, and with such operations no longer part of the Company’s business plan, the Company began winding down the operations of MMDR. Accordingly, during the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, MMDR satisfied its last distribution obligations and laid off all of its employees. Since then, no work has been conducted by MMDR, and the Company has no ongoing operations or employees in Russia. MMDR has no assets or liabilities and is currently a legal entity, waiting to be dissolved by Russian authorities, which we expect will occur during 2023. The Company does not currently sell, import, or export any of its products in, to or from Russia, nor does it plan to engage in such activities in the future.

Security vulnerabilities in our systems could lead to reduced revenues and claims against us.

Our operations may depend upon our ability to withstand cyber-attacks. Third parties may develop and deploy viruses, worms, and other malicious software programs, some of which may be designed to attack our systems or networks. Our operations also involve the storage and transmission of proprietary information which may be the target of cyber-attacks. Hardware and software that we produce or procure from third parties also may contain defects in manufacture or design, including bugs and other problems, which could compromise their ability to withstand cyber-attacks.

The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate security vulnerabilities can be significant, and our efforts to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays, cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers that may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution, or other critical functions, as well as potential liability to the company. The risk that these types of events could seriously harm our business is likely to increase as we expand our operations.

If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or unauthorized parties otherwise obtain access to our network, our data or our cloud services may be perceived as not being secure, our reputation may be harmed, demand for our products may be reduced, and we may incur significant liabilities.

Our operations involve the storage and transmission of data, and security breaches could result in the loss of this information, litigation, indemnity obligations and other liability. We may become the target of cyber-attacks by third parties seeking unauthorized access to our data or users’ data or to disrupt our ability to provide service. While we have taken steps to protect the confidential information that we have access to, including confidential information we may obtain through our customer support services or customer usage of our cloud services, our security measures or those of our third-party service providers could be breached or we could suffer data loss. Computer malware, viruses, social engineering (predominantly spear phishing attacks), and general hacking have become more prevalent in our industry, particularly against cloud services. If our security measures are or are believed to have been breached as a result of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, our reputation could be damaged, our business may suffer, and we could incur significant liability.

We also process, store, and transmit our own data as part of our business and operations. This data may include personally identifiable, confidential, or proprietary information. There can be no assurance that any security measures that we or our third-party service providers have implemented will be effective against current or future security threats. While we have developed systems and processes to protect the integrity, confidentiality and security of our data, our security measures or those of our third-party service providers could fail and result in unauthorized access to or disclosure, modification, misuse, loss or destruction of such data.

Because there are many different security breach techniques and such techniques continue to evolve, we may be unable to anticipate attempted security breaches and implement adequate preventative measures. Any security breach or other security incident, or the perception that one has occurred, could result in damage to our brand, disrupt normal business operations, require us to spend material resources to investigate or correct the breach, expose us to legal liabilities, including litigation, regulatory enforcement, and indemnity obligations, and adversely affect our revenues and operating results. These risks may increase as we continue to grow the number and scale of our cloud services, and process, store, and transmit increasingly large amounts of data.

Regulatory and Legal Risks

Motian product and medical device development involves a lengthy and expensive process, with an uncertain outcome. We may incur additional costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to complete, the development and commercialization of any product.

Before obtaining marketing approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of our Neurology Products under development in the United States or elsewhere, we must complete all pre-clinical testing, clinical trials and other regulatory requirements necessitated by the FDA and foreign regulatory bodies and demonstrate the performance and safety of our products. Clinical testing is expensive, difficult to design and implement, can take many years to complete and is inherently uncertain as to outcome. A failure of one or more clinical trials can occur at any stage of testing. Further, the outcomes of completed clinical trials may not be predictive of the success of later clinical trials, and interim results of a clinical trial do not necessarily predict final results. Clinical data is often susceptible to varying interpretations and analyses, and many companies that have believed their products performed satisfactorily in clinical trials have nonetheless failed to obtain marketing approval. We have limited resources to complete the expensive process of medical device development, pre-clinical testing and clinical trials, putting us at a disadvantage, particularly compared to some of our larger and established competitors, and we may not have sufficient resources to commercialize our products under development in a timely fashion, if ever.

We may experience numerous unforeseen events during or as a result of clinical trials that could delay or prevent our ability to receive marketing approval or commercialize our products, including:

If we are required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of our products under development beyond those that we contemplate, if we are unable to successfully complete clinical trials of our products under development or other testing, if the results of these trials or tests are not favorable or if there are safety concerns, we may:

Our development costs will also increase if we experience delays in testing or marketing approvals. We do not know whether any of our clinical trials will begin as planned, will need to be restructured or will be completed on schedule, or at all. Significant clinical trial delays also could allow our competitors to bring innovative products to market before we do and impair our ability to successfully commercialize our products.

We are subject to costly and complex laws and governmental regulations and any adverse regulatory action may materially adversely affect our financial condition and business operations.

Our medical devices are subject to regulation by numerous government agencies, including the FDA and comparable agencies outside of the United States. To varying degrees, each of these agencies requires us to comply with laws and regulations governing the development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, marketing, and distribution of our products. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain or maintain marketing clearance for our new products, or enhancements or modifications to existing products, and the failure to maintain approvals or obtain approval or clearance could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of our business and our business operations. Even if we are able to obtain such approval or clearance, it may take a significant amount of time, require the expenditure of substantial resources, involve stringent clinical and pre-clinical testing, require increased post-market surveillance, involve modifications, repairs, or replacements of our products, and result in limitation on the proposed uses of our products.

Both before and after a product is commercially released or offered, we have ongoing responsibilities under FDA regulations. Many of our facilities and procedures and those of our suppliers are also subject to periodic inspections by the FDA to determine compliance with the FDA’s requirements, including the quality system regulations and medical device reporting regulations. The results of these inspections can include inspectional observations on FDA’s Form-483, warning letters, or other forms of enforcement. If the FDA were to conclude that we are not in compliance with applicable laws or regulations, or that any of our medical devices are ineffective or pose an unreasonable health risk, the FDA could ban such medical devices, detain or seize adulterated or misbranded medical devices, order a recall, repair, replacement, or refund of such devices, refuse to grant pending pre-market approval applications or require certificates of non-U.S. governments for exports, and/or require us to notify health professionals and others that the devices present unreasonable risks of substantial harm to the public health. The FDA may also assess civil or criminal penalties against us, our officers or employees and impose operating restrictions on a company-wide basis or enjoin and/or restrain certain conduct resulting in violations of applicable law. The FDA may also recommend prosecution to the U. S. Department of Justice. Governmental agencies comparable to the FDA which operate in foreign jurisdictions may also require us to comply with regulations similar to those required by the FDA and failing to do so may result in material adverse ramifications similar to those caused by a failure to comply with FDA regulations. Any adverse regulatory action, depending on its magnitude, may restrict us from effectively marketing and selling our Products and limit our ability to obtain future pre-market clearances or approvals, and could cause result in a substantial modification to our business practices and operations.

In addition, the FDA has taken the position that device manufacturers are prohibited from promoting their products other than for the uses and indications set forth in the approved product labeling. A number of enforcement actions have been taken against manufacturers that promote products for “off-label” uses, including actions alleging that federal health care program reimbursement of products promoted for “off-label” uses constitute false and fraudulent claims to the government. The failure to comply with “off-label” promotion restrictions can result in significant civil or criminal exposure, administrative obligations and costs, and/or other potential penalties from, and/or agreements with, the federal government.

Governmental regulations outside the United States have become increasingly stringent and more common, and we may become subject to more rigorous regulation by governmental authorities in the future in the event we determine to conduct business internationally. In the European Union, for example, a new Medical Device Regulation was published in 2017 which, when it enters into full force, will impose significant additional premarket and post-market requirements. Penalties for a company’s non-compliance with governmental regulation could be severe, including fines and revocation or suspension of a company’s business license, mandatory price reductions and criminal sanctions. Any governmental law or regulation imposed in the future may have a material adverse effect on us.

Legislative, regulatory, or medical cost reimbursement changes may adversely impact our business.

New laws, regulations and judicial decisions, or new interpretations of existing laws, regulations and decisions, that relate to the health care system in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions may change the nature of and regulatory requirements relating to innovations in medical devices, testing and regulatory approvals, limit or eliminate payments for medical procedures and treatments, or subject the pricing of medical devices to government control. In addition, third-party payors in the U.S. are increasingly attempting to contain health care costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement of new products. Consequently, significant uncertainty exists as to the reimbursement status of newly approved health care products. Significant changes in the health care system in the U.S. or elsewhere, including changes resulting from adverse trends in third-party reimbursement programs, could have a material adverse effect on our projected future operating results and our ability to raise capital, commercialize products, and remain in business.

Healthcare reform laws could adversely affect our product candidate and financial condition.

In the United States, there have been, and continue to be, a number of legislative initiatives to contain healthcare costs. In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act (ACA), was enacted in the United States, which made a number of substantial changes in the way healthcare is financed by both governmental and private insurers. Among other ways in which it may affect our business, the ACA implemented payment system reforms, including a national pilot program on payment bundling to encourage hospitals, physicians, and other providers to improve the coordination, quality, and efficiency of certain healthcare services through bundled payment models and expanded the eligibility criteria for Medicaid programs.

Since its enactment, there have been judicial, executive, and Congressional challenges to certain aspects of the ACA. On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the most recent judicial challenge to the ACA without specifically ruling on the constitutionality of the ACA. Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision, President Biden issued an executive order to initiate a special enrollment period from February 15, 2021 through August 15, 2021 for purposes of obtaining health insurance coverage through the ACA marketplace. The executive order also instructed certain governmental agencies to review and reconsider their existing policies and rules that limit access to healthcare, including among others, reexamining Medicaid demonstration projects and waiver programs that include work requirements, and policies that create unnecessary barriers to obtaining access to health insurance coverage through Medicaid or the ACA. It is unclear how other healthcare reform measures of the Biden administration or other efforts, if any, to challenge, repeal, or replace the ACA will impact the ACA or our business.

In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted since the ACA was enacted. On August 2, 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011 was signed into law, which, among other things, reduced Medicare payments to providers by 2% per fiscal year, effective on April 1, 2013 and, due to subsequent legislative amendments to the statute, will remain in effect through 2030, with the exception of a temporary suspension implemented under various COVID-19 relief legislation from May 1, 2020 through the end of 2021, unless additional Congressional action is taken. On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law, which, among other things, further reduced Medicare payments to several providers, including hospitals, and increased the statute of limitations period for the government to recover overpayments to providers from three to five years.

Further, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 among other things, amended the Medicare statute, effective January 1, 2019, to reduce the coverage gap in most Medicare drug plans, commonly known as the “donut hole,” by raising the manufacturer discount under the Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program to 70%. It is unclear how the ACA and its implementation, as well as efforts to repeal or replace, or invalidate, the ACA, or portions thereof, will affect our insulin pump or our business. Additional legislative changes, regulatory changes, and judicial challenges related to the ACA remain possible. It is possible that the ACA, as currently enacted or as it may be amended in the future, and other healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, could have an adverse effect on our industry generally and on our ability to commercialize our insulin pump and achieve profitability.

Following FDA clearance or approval, our products will still be subject to recalls, which would harm our reputation, business operations and financial results.

Following FDA clearance or approval of our products, the FDA has the authority to require the recall of a product if we commence manufacturing of such product and we or any contract manufacturers we retain fail to comply with relevant regulations pertaining to manufacturing practices, labeling, advertising or promotional activities, or if new information is obtained concerning the safety or efficacy of the device. A government-mandated recall could occur if the FDA finds that there is a reasonable probability that a device would cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. A voluntary recall by us could occur as a result of manufacturing defects, labeling deficiencies, packaging defects or other failures to comply with applicable regulations. Any recall would divert management’s attention and financial resources and harm our reputation with customers. A recall involving one or more of our products would be harmful to our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to environmental laws and regulations and the risk of environmental liabilities, violations and litigation.

We are subject to numerous United States federal, state, local and non-U.S. environmental, health and safety laws and regulations concerning, among other things, the health and safety of our employees, the generation, storage, use and transportation of hazardous materials, emissions or discharges of substances into the environment, investigation and remediation of hazardous substances or materials at various sites, chemical constituents in medical products and end-of-life disposal and take-back programs for medical devices. Our operations involve the use of substances regulated under such laws and regulations, primarily those used in manufacturing and sterilization processes. If we violate these environmental laws and regulations, we could be fined, criminally charged or otherwise sanctioned by regulators.

In addition, certain environmental laws assess liability on current or previous owners or operators of real property for the costs of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous substances or materials at their properties or at properties which they have disposed of hazardous substances. Liability for investigative, removal and remedial costs under certain U.S. federal and state laws are retroactive, strict and joint and several. In addition to cleanup actions brought by governmental authorities, private parties could bring personal injury or other claims due to the presence of, or exposure to, hazardous substances. The ultimate cost of site cleanup and timing of future cash outflows is difficult to predict, given the uncertainties regarding the extent of the required cleanup, the interpretation of applicable laws and regulations, and alternative cleanup methods.

We may in the future be subject to additional environmental claims for personal injury or cleanup based on our past, present or future business activities (including the past activities of companies we may acquire). The costs of complying with current or future environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations, or liabilities arising from past or future releases of, or exposures to, hazardous substances, may exceed our estimates, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of our business and our business operations.

Our failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to reimbursement of health care goods and services may subject us to penalties and adversely impact our reputation, financial condition, and business operations.

Our neurology products are expected to be purchased primarily by medical professionals and organizations that typically bill various third-party payers, such as governmental programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid and comparable non-U.S. programs), private insurance plans and managed care plans, for the healthcare services provided to their patients. The ability of our customers to obtain appropriate reimbursement for products from third-party payers is critical because it affects which products customers purchase and the prices they are willing to pay for such products. As a result, our products are subject to regulation regarding quality and cost by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or CMS as well as comparable state and non-U.S. agencies responsible for reimbursement and regulation of health care goods and services. The principal U.S. federal laws implicated include those that prohibit (i) the filing of false or improper claims for federal payment, known as the false claims laws, (ii) unlawful inducements for the referral of business reimbursable under federally-funded health care programs, known as the anti-kickback laws, and (iii) health care service providers from seeking reimbursement for providing certain services to a patient who was referred by a physician who has certain types of direct or indirect financial relationships with the service provider, known as the Stark Law. Many states have similar laws that apply to reimbursement by state Medicaid and other funded programs as well as in some cases to all payers. Insurance companies can also bring a private cause of action claiming treble damages against a manufacturer for causing a false claim to be filed under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. In addition, if we were to become a manufacturer of FDA-approved devices reimbursable by federal healthcare programs, we would be subject to the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which would require us to annually report certain payments and other transfers of value we make to U.S.-licensed physicians or U.S. teaching hospitals.

Our anticipated domestic and international operations may be subject to risks relating to changes in government and private medical reimbursement programs and policies, and changes in legal regulatory requirements in the U.S. and around the world. Implementation of further legislative or administrative reforms to the reimbursement system in the U.S. and outside of the U.S., or adverse decisions relating to our Products or services by administrators of these systems in coverage or reimbursement, could significantly reduce reimbursement or result in the denial of coverage, which could have an impact on the acceptance of and demand for our Products and the prices that our customers are willing to pay for them.

The laws and regulations of healthcare related products that are applicable to us, including those described herein, are subject to evolving interpretations and enforcement discretion. If a governmental authority were to conclude that we are not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we and our officers and employees could be subject to severe criminal and civil penalties, including, for example, exclusion from participation as a supplier of products or services to beneficiaries covered by CMS. Any failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to reimbursement and healthcare products could adversely affect our financial condition and business operations.

We are subject to federal, state and foreign healthcare regulations related to anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and could face substantial penalties if we fail to fully comply with such regulations and laws.

The relationships that we and our potential distributors and others that market or may market our products have with healthcare professionals, such as physicians and hospitals, are subject to scrutiny under various federal, state, foreign laws often referred to collectively as healthcare fraud and abuse laws. In addition, U.S. and foreign government regulators have increased the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery laws. We also must comply with a variety of other laws that protect the privacy of individually identifiable healthcare information and impose extensive tracking and reporting related to all transfers of value provided to certain healthcare professionals. These laws and regulations are broad in scope and are subject to evolving interpretation and we could be required to incur substantial costs to monitor compliance or to alter our practices if we are found not to be in compliance. Violations of these laws may be punishable by criminal or civil sanctions, including substantial fines, imprisonment of current or former employees and exclusion from participation in governmental healthcare programs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business operations.

Risks Related to our Securities

There is not now, and there may never be, an active market for our Common Stock. We cannot assure you that our Common Stock will become liquid.

There currently is no liquid market for our Common Stock. An investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our Common Stock and trading of our Common Stock may be extremely sporadic. An active market for our Common Stock may never develop. In addition, if we failed to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our Common Stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.

The price of our Common Stock might fluctuate significantly, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Volatility in the market price of our Common Stock may prevent you from being able to sell your shares of our Common Stock at or above the price you paid for your shares. The trading price of our Common Stock may be volatile and subject to wide price fluctuations in response to various factors, including:

These and other factors might cause the market price of our Common Stock to fluctuate substantially, which may negatively affect the liquidity of our Common Stock. In addition, from time to time, the stock market experiences price and volume fluctuations, some of which may be significant. This volatility has had a significant impact on the market price of securities issued by many companies across many industries. The changes frequently appear to occur without regard to the operating performance of the affected companies. Accordingly, the price of our Common Stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with us, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our share price.

Securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the overall market and in the market price of a company’s securities. This litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs, divert our management’s attention and resources, and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We are a smaller reporting company, and the reduced reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For as long as we continue to be a smaller reporting company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation, and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our Common Stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Common Stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

Our Common Stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our securities.

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” as an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The SEC’s penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and the salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that before a transaction in a penny stock occurs, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s agreement to the transaction. If applicable in the future, these rules may restrict the ability of brokers-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their shares, until our common stock no longer is considered a penny stock.

Concentration of ownership of our Common Stock among our existing executive officers, directors and principal stockholders may prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate decisions.

Our executive officers, directors, principal stockholders and their affiliates, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 75.5% of our outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2023. As a result, these persons, acting together, would be able to significantly influence all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election and removal of directors, any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other significant corporate transactions.

Some of these persons or entities may have interests different than yours. For example, they may be more interested in selling our company to an acquirer than other investors, or they may want us to pursue strategies that deviate from the interests of other stockholders.

We may issue more shares to raise capital, which will result in substantial dilution.

Our articles of incorporation previously provided for the issuance of a maximum of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock but the Company has received authorization from the board of directors and majority stockholders and increased the amount of authorized Common Stock to 750,000,000 shares. Any additional financings effected by us may result in the issuance of additional securities without stockholder approval and the substantial dilution in the percentage of common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Moreover, the securities issued in any such transaction may be valued on an arbitrary or non-arm’s-length basis by our management, resulting in an additional reduction in the percentage of Common Stock held by our current stockholders on an as converted, fully-diluted basis. Our board of directors has the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued shares without stockholder approval. To the extent that additional shares of Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock are issued in connection with a financing, dilution to the interests of our stockholders will occur and the rights of the holder of Common Stock might be materially and adversely affected.

Anti-takeover provisions that may be in our charter and bylaws may prevent or frustrate attempts by stockholders to change the board of directors or current management and could make a third-party acquisition of us difficult.

Our articles of incorporation and bylaws may contain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. Subject to any series of preferred stock we may issue in the future, we intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, you may have to sell some or all of your shares of our Common Stock in order to generate cash flow from your investment. You may not receive a gain on your investment when you sell shares and you may lose the entire amount of the investment.

Our articles of incorporation allow for our board of directors to create new series of preferred stock without further approval by our shareholders, which could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our Common Stock.

Our board of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Currently, our board of directors has the authority to designate and issue up to 10,000,000 shares of our preferred stock without further shareholder approval. In the future, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of one or more series of preferred stock that would grant to holders, among other rights, the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to the holders of Common Stock and the right to the redemption of our preferred shares acquired by such persons, together with a premium, prior to the redemption of our Common Stock. In addition, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that has greater voting power than our Common Stock or that is convertible into our Common Stock, which could decrease the relative voting power of our Common Stock or result in dilution to our existing shareholders.

Failure to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls could result in material misstatements of our financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or fail to prevent fraud in which case, our stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and could negatively impact the price of our stock. 

We have assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2022, the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting because of the effect of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to (i) limited policies and procedures that cover recording and reporting of financial transactions associated with the foreign subsidiary; and (ii) lack of sufficient personnel in the accounting function due to our limited resources resulting in lack of segregation of duties. The Company engages a third-party consultant to ensure the complete and proper application of generally accepted accounting principles, particularly as it relates to valuation of warrants and other complex debt /equity transactions. We plan to remediate those material weaknesses by (i) improving the effectiveness of the accounting group by augmenting our existing resources with additional internal accounting staff to assist in the analysis and recording of transaction and for improved segregation of duties. We plan to mitigate this identified deficiency by hiring additional accounting staff once we generate significantly more revenue or raise significant additional working capital; and (ii) improving desired segregation procedures by strengthening cross approval of various functions including quarterly internal audit procedures where appropriate.

Continued ineffective internal control regarding our financial reporting could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results and the price of our Common Stock could be negatively affected. This could also make it more difficult or more costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. Any system of internal controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure or circumvention of the controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulation concerning control and procedures could have a material effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition. Any of these events could result in an adverse reaction in the financial marketplace due to a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which ultimately could negatively affect the market price of our shares, increase the volatility of our stock price and adversely affect our ability to raise additional funding. The effect of these events could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors and as executive officers.

Our reporting obligations as a public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. If we fail to timely achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to produce reliable financial reports or help prevent fraud. Our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could prevent us from filing our periodic reports on a timely basis which could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, harm our business and negatively impact the trading price of our common stock.

A significant portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the future. This could cause the market price of our Common Stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market could occur at any time. If our stockholders sell, or the market perceives that our stockholders intend to sell, substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market, the market price of our Common Stock could decline significantly.

Of the 1,242,647 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023, approximately 256,245 shares are freely tradable without restriction by stockholders who are not our affiliates.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports, or publish unfavorable research or reports, about us, our business or our market, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our Common Stock has been limited to date and in the future will be influenced by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us and our business. Securities or industry analysts may elect not to provide coverage of our Common Stock, and such lack of coverage may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. In the event we do not secure additional securities or industry analyst coverage, we will not have any control over the analysts or the content and opinions included in their reports. The price of our stock could decline if one or more securities or industry analysts downgrade our stock or issue other unfavorable commentary or research. If one or more securities or industry analysts ceases coverage of our company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

Medicare, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations and other third-party payors are increasingly attempting to contain healthcare costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement of new medical devices, and, as a result, their coverage policies may be restrictive, or they may not cover or provide adequate payment for our products.

Medicare, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations and other third-party payors are increasingly attempting to contain healthcare costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement of new medical devices, and, as a result, their coverage policies may be restrictive, or they may not cover or provide adequate payment for our products. In order to obtain reimbursement arrangements, we may have to agree to a net sales price lower than the net sales price we might charge in other sales channels. Our revenue may be limited by the continuing efforts of government and third-party payors to contain or reduce the costs of healthcare through various increasingly sophisticated means, such as requiring prospective reimbursement and second opinions, purchasing in groups, or redesigning benefits. Our future dependence on the commercial success of our technologies makes us particularly susceptible to any cost containment or reduction efforts. Accordingly, unless the government and other third-party payors provide adequate coverage and reimbursement for our products and the related insertion and removal procedures, our financial performance may be limited.

General Risks

We are a development stage company with a limited operating history, making it difficult for you to evaluate our business and your investment.

Our operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including but not limited to the absence of an operating history, lack of fully-developed or commercialized products, insufficient capital, expected substantial and continual losses for the foreseeable future, limited experience in dealing with regulatory issues, lack of manufacturing and marketing experience, need to rely on third parties for the development and commercialization of our existing and proposed products, a competitive environment characterized by well-established and well-capitalized competitors and reliance on key personnel.

We may not be successful in carrying out our business objectives. The revenue and income potential of our proposed business and operations are unproven as the lack of operating history makes it difficult to evaluate the future prospects of our business. There is nothing at this time on which to base an assumption that our business operations will prove to be successful or that we will ever be able to operate profitably. Accordingly, we have no track record of successful business activities, strategic decision-making by management, fund-raising ability, and other factors that would allow an investor to assess the likelihood that we will be successful in our business. There is a substantial risk that we will not be successful in fully implementing our business plan, or if initially successful, in thereafter generating material operating revenues or in achieving profitable operations.

Foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect our financial results.

Sales and purchases in currencies other than the United States. dollar expose us to fluctuations in foreign currencies relative to the United States dollar and may adversely affect our financial results. Increased strength of the United States dollar increases the effective price of our products sold in United States dollars into other countries, which may require us to lower its prices or adversely affect sales to the extent we do not increase local currency prices. Decreased strength of the United States dollar could adversely affect the cost of materials, products and services we purchase from non-United States denominated locations. Sales and expenses of our non-United States businesses are also translated into United States dollars for SEC reporting purposes and the strengthening or weakening of the United States dollar could result in unfavorable translation effects. We also face exchange rate risk from our investments in subsidiaries owned and operated in foreign countries.

Current economic and political conditions make tax rules in any jurisdiction subject to significant change.

We are subject to income taxes as well as non-income based taxes, in both the U.S. and ultimately various jurisdictions outside the U.S. where we intend to operate. We cannot predict the overall impact that changes or revisions to any such tax laws and regulations, whether in in the United States or in jurisdictions outside the United States, may have on our business. We may be subject to ongoing tax audits in various jurisdictions, and the tax authorities conducting such audits may disagree with certain taxation positions we have taken and assess additional taxes. Although we intend to regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax obligations, there can be no assurance that we will accurately predict the outcomes of these audits, and the actual outcomes of these audits could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business operations.

Economic and political instability around the world could adversely affect our financial condition and business operations.

Economic and political instability around the world may adversely affect our ability to develop, manufacture, market, and sell our products. Our customers and suppliers may experience financial difficulties or be unable to borrow money to fund their operations which may adversely impact their ability to purchase our products or services or to pay for our products on a timely basis, if at all. As with our customers and suppliers, these economic conditions make it more difficult for us to accurately forecast and plan our future business activities. In addition, a significant amount of our trade receivables are with national health care systems in the United States and in many foreign countries. Repayment of these receivables is dependent upon the political and financial stability of those countries. In light of domestic and global economic fluctuations, we continue to monitor the creditworthiness of customers located both inside and outside the United States. Failure to receive payment of all or a significant portion of these receivables could adversely affect our financial condition and business operations.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Nonetheless, if our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE RISKS, BUSINESSES ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO RISKS NOT FORESEEN OR FULLY APPRECIATED BY MANAGEMENT. IN REVIEWING THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, POTENTIAL INVESTORS SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER POSSIBLE RISKS THAT COULD BE IMPORTANT.

ITEM 1B – UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable

ITEM 2 – PROPERTIES

Our principal executive office is located in leased premises of approximately 3,562 square feet at a rental cost of $7,320 per month at 6700 Professional Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240. We believe that this facility is adequate for our needs, including providing the space and infrastructure to accommodate our development work based on our current operating plan. We do not own any real estate.

ITEM 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm business.

We are not currently a party in any legal proceeding or governmental regulatory proceeding nor are we currently aware of any pending or potential legal proceeding or governmental regulatory proceeding proposed to be initiated against us that would have a material adverse effect on us or our business.

ITEM 4 – MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

ITEM 5 – MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common stock began being quoted and trading on March 18, 2020 on OTC Markets and is currently quoted and traded on the Pink Tier of OTC Markets under the ticker symbol BRSF. Since the commencement of trading, our common stock has been thinly and sporadically traded There can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will ever develop or, if such an active market does develop, that it will be sustained.

Holders

As of March 31, 2023, 1,242,647 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and held by approximately 139 holders of record.

On or about October 21, December 10, 2021 and May 25, 2022, the Company issued 14,333, 49,018 and 12,793 options for common shares upon vesting under its 2018 Equity Incentive Plan for services rendered to an officers and directors. Such options were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.

On or about December 30, 2021, the Company issued 124 shares of restricted stock upon vesting under its 2018 Equity Incentive Plan for services rendered to an employee. Such shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.

On or about August 12, 2022, the Company issued 303,390 options for common shares upon vesting under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan for services rendered to an officers and directors. Such options were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid any cash dividend. We do not anticipate that we will declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Our current policy is to retain earnings, if any, to fund operations, and the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will be dependent upon our financial condition, operation results, capital requirements, applicable contractual restrictions, restrictions in our organizational documents, and any other factors that our Board deems relevant.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we have issued securities that were not registered under the Securities Act, all of which were previously disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.  

ITEM 6 – [Reserved]

ITEM 7 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

You should read the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of Brain Scientific Inc. together with our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the “Risk Factors” section of this Report for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Forward Looking Statements

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in this MD&A includes “forward-looking statements.” Statements which are not historical reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, prospects and opportunities and are based upon information currently available to us and our management and their interpretation of what is believed to be significant factors affecting our existing and proposed business, including many assumptions regarding future events. Actual results, performance, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, prospects and opportunities could differ materially and perhaps substantially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements as a result of various risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those risks described in detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “could,” “scheduled,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “seek,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology.

In light of these risks and uncertainties, and especially given the nature of our existing and proposed business, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K will in fact occur. Potential investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, there is no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

Company Overview 

We are a MedTech company with two innovative product lines: neurology and motion products. Since October 1, 2021, we have had two direct subsidiaries, each of which is focused on one of our complimentary product lines.

The products of our subsidiary Memory MD, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Neurology Products, are medical devices designed for the neurology market. The products of our subsidiary Piezo Motion Corp., hereinafter referred to as the Motion Products, are small piezoelectric motors which are designed for and expected to have valuable and beneficial uses as motors within medical devices and devices outside of the MedTech industry.

Since the merger between Brain Scientific Inc. and Piezo Motion Corp., we have focused on building an experienced team and platform to grow revenues from existing products and introduce new technologies to the market while leveraging our store of intellectual property.

Historically, we have financed our operations principally through the issuance of convertible debt. Based on our current operating plan, substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date that the financial statements included in this filing are issued exists. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to raise additional capital, through the sale of equity or debt securities, to support our future operations. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we will be required to curtail our operations and take additional measures to reduce costs. We have provided additional disclosure in Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements in and under Liquidity below.

We were initially organized on November 18, 2013 as a Nevada limited liability company under the name Global Energy Express LLC. On December 18, 2015, we converted from a Nevada limited liability company to a Nevada corporation under the name All Soft Gels Inc. On September 18, 2018, we changed our name from All Soft Gels Inc. to Brain Scientific Inc. and changed our ticker symbol on the OTC Pink market to “BRSF”.

On September 21, 2018, we entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Memory MD, Inc. and AFGG Acquisition Corp. to acquire Memory MD, Inc. (the “Acquisition”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated on September 21, 2018 and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all outstanding shares of Memory MD were exchanged for shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, we acquired 100% of Memory MD, Inc. in exchange for the issuance of shares of Common Stock and Memory MD, Inc. became our wholly-owned subsidiary. In conjunction with the Acquisition, we ceased all direct operations and assigned all of our assets and liabilities from prior to the Acquisition, and assumed and commenced the business of Memory MD as our sole business.

On June 11, 2021, we entered into another merger agreement (the “Piezo Merger Agreement”) with Piezo Motion Corp. and BRSF Acquisition Corp. to acquire Piezo Motion Corp. (the “Piezo Acquisition”). The transactions contemplated by the Piezo Merger Agreement were consummated on October 1, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the Piezo Merger Agreement, all outstanding shares of Piezo Motion Corp. were exchanged for shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, we acquired 100% of Piezo Motion Corp.in exchange for the issuance of shares of Common Stock and Piezo Motion Corp. became our wholly-owned subsidiary.

Our financial statements are based upon the Piezo Motion Corp. financials up until the Piezo Acquisition. The combined company financials are provided inclusive of the operations of the Company unrelated to Piezo Motion Corp. for the fourth quarter of 2021. The accounting is based upon reverse merger accounting due to the majority of outstanding shares after the Piezo Acquisition were with the Piezo shareholders.

The majority of our revenues in 2022 and 2021 was from sales from our subsidiary which until the second quarter of Fiscal 2022 operated as a distributor of third-party medical devices in Russia. With the uncertainty raised due to the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, and with such operations no longer part of the Company’s business plan, the Company began winding down the operations of MMDR.

We have limited resources. To date, our primary activities have been limited to, and our limited resources have been dedicated to, commercializing our piezoelectric motors, NeuroCap™ and NeuroEEG. performing business and financial planning, raising capital, recruiting personnel, and conducting development activities, although we have acted as a distributor of third-party medical devices in Russia (which has generated revenue for us in 2021. Both our Neurology Products and Motion Products are production ready for manufacture and sale. For all our products we have commenced some non-recurring, initial sales.

Financial Overview

Revenue

Revenues for 2022 were generated primarily from distributing third-party medical devices in Russia in the amount of $178,431. Revenues for 2022 also included $12,628 of NeuroCap sales and Piezo sales of $23,505. Revenues for 2021 were generated primarily from 4^th quarter sales distributing third-party medical devices in Russia in the amount of $221,244. Revenues for 2021 also included $6,194 of NeuroCap sales and Piezo sales of $38,309.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs for administration, product management, for personnel in functions not directly associated with sales and marketing or research and development activities. Other significant costs include rent, travel, legal fees relating to corporate matters, intellectual property costs, professional fees for consultants assisting with regulatory, product development and financial matters, and product costs. We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will be steady in the near to support our continued commercialization of our Products and maintaining the infrastructure for a public company.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of expenses incurred in performing research and development activities in developing our Products. Research and development expenses include compensation and benefits for research and development employees, overhead expenses, cost of laboratory supplies, costs related to regulatory operations, fees paid to consultants, and other outside expenses. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and costs incurred by third parties are expensed as the contracted work is performed.

We expect our research and development expenses to be maintained at the current level until we begin generating revenue from our existing Neurology and Motion Products. We anticipate it will then begin to increase as we exploit additional patents in our Motion Products and develop our Neurology Products, including conducting preclinical testing and clinical trials.

Interest Expense

Interest expense primarily consists of costs and interest costs related to the convertible notes we issued in 2022 and 2021. The convertible notes bear interest at fixed rate of 10% per annum.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

The following table sets forth the results of operations of the Company for the years Ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Revenues

Revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was $214,564 compared to $265,747 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in revenues in the current year resulted primarily from decrease in sales of third-party medical devices in Russia.

Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold were $160,239 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $182,519 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in cost of sales was primarily due to the reduced revenues.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses were $301,907 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $329,425 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction of expenditures in the Ukraine.

Professional fees

Professional fees were $626,578 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $818,698 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to increased professional fees in 2021 resulting from the merger between Piezo and Brain Scientific, Inc.

Sales and marketing expenses

Sales and marketing expenses were $696,958, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $1,041,575 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in bonus, consulting, payroll and recruiting expenses partially offset by an increase in promotion and advertising expenses.

Share based compensation

Share based compensation expenses were $3,568,461 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $3,223,674 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was due to the increased amount of employee stock options issued in 2022.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses were $4,468,828 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $3,326,306 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increased payroll, insurance, travel, amortization and bonus expenses.

Interest expense

Interest expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was $844,855, compared to $467,849 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was due to the issuances of convertible debt during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Amortization of debt discount

Amortization of debt discount for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was $2,760,515, compared to $89,787 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was due to the amortization of debt discounts relating to issuances of convertible debt during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Other income and expense

Other income and expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was $2,735,451, compared to $444,209 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2022, other income and expense was derived primarily from amortization of debt discount of $2,760,515, interest expense of $844,855 and goodwill impairment of 913,184, partially offset by gain on change in fair market value of derivatives of $1,573,792 and gain on settlement of derivatives of $201,097, other income of $7,252 and foreign currency gain of $962. For the year ended December 31, 2021, other income and expense was derived primarily from interest expense of $467,849 and amortization of debt discount of $89,787, partially offset by gain on forgiveness of paycheck protection plan of $112,338 and other income of $1,110.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

While we have generated revenue in 2022, we anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, most of the revenue was generated through acting as a distributor of third-party medical devices in Russia, and we did not have significant sales of our Products. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially as we expand our sales and marketing efforts for our Products, seek further regulatory approvals, ramp manufacture of Motion Products and contract to manufacture Neurology Products.

We have incurred losses since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $34,622,781 as of December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of expenses incurred in connection with our research and development programs and from general and administrative expenses associated with our operations. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating and net losses for the foreseeable future.

Historically, our primary source of cash has been proceeds from the sale of convertible promissory notes. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 we issued $5,659,500 of convertible promissory notes. Net cash proceeds from those notes totaled $5,100,000.

We need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations through public or private equity or debt financings or other sources, which may include collaborations with third parties. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to raise such capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to develop and commercialize our products and future products and our ability to pursue our business strategy. See “Liquidity and Capital Requirements” below.

We have also from time to time issued shares of our common stock to individuals and entities as payment for services rendered to us in lieu of cash.

We have no current source of revenue to sustain our present activities other than as acting as a distributor of medical devices in Russia which is not our primary business goal. We require successful launches of both our Neurology and our Motion products to begin to generate revenue to start supporting operations. Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity (preferred stock or common stock) and debt financings as well as collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. We do not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a common stockholder. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third-party partners, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or through collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our Product development, or future commercialization efforts.

Our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, noting the existence of substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. This uncertainty arose from management’s review of our results of operations and financial condition and its conclusion that, based on our operating plans, we did not have sufficient existing working capital to sustain operations for a period of twelve months from the date of the issuance of these financial statements.

We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, without raising additional funds or generating revenues, will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses only to approximately April 2023.

The development of our Products is subject to numerous uncertainties, and we have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be substantially different than we currently anticipate and could use our cash resources sooner than we expect. Additionally, the process of developing medical devices and piezoelectric motors is costly with uncertain timing. Our ability to successfully transition to profitability will be dependent upon achieving a level of Product sales adequate to support our cost structure. We cannot assure you that we will ever be profitable or generate positive cash flow from operating activities.

Net cash used in operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $5,935,070 for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $5,866,792 for the year ended December 31, 2021. This fluctuation is primarily due to increases in net loss of $3,243,172, gain on change in fair market of derivatives of $1,573,792, gain on settlement of debt of $201,097, gain on settlement of lease of $1,660, and a decrease in loss on disposal of assets of $71,872 partially offset by increases in depreciation and amortization of $584,930, debt discount amortization of $2,670,728, goodwill impairment of $913,184, share based compensation of $344,788, and a decrease in gain on forgiveness of paycheck protection loan of $112,338, and an increase in net working capital of $397,347.

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $33,293 and $58,647 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and consisted of the purchase of property and equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $5,930,621 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which consisted of the sale of the Company’s convertible promissory notes for aggregate gross proceeds of $6,421,610 proceeds from convertible notes partially offset by repayment of promissory notes in the amount of $490,989. For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash proceeds included $3,750,000 proceeds from the sale of convertible notes, $3,469,982 proceeds from notes payable partially offset by the repayment of promissory notes of $574,133.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no cash equivalents.

The Company’s cash is held with financial institutions, and the account balances may, at times, exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit. Accounts are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per financial institution. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts with these financial institutions. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $232,332 and $277,989, respectively, in excess over the FDIC insurance limit.

Inventory

Inventory consists of raw material, works in progress and finished goods that are valued at lower of cost or market using the weighted average method.

Property and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the assets estimated service lives. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense in the period in which they are incurred, and betterments are capitalized. The cost of assets sold or abandoned and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any gains or losses are reflected in the accompanying statements of operations of the respective period. The estimated useful lives range from 3 to 7 years.

Convertible Notes Payable

The Company has issued convertible notes, which contain variable conversion features, whereby the outstanding principal and accrued interest automatically convert into common shares at a fixed price which may be a discount to the common stock at the time of conversion. Some of the conversion features of these notes are contingent upon future events, whereby, the holder agreed not to convert until the contingent future event has occurred.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, (“ASC 606”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met: The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct), and the entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract). The Company has determined that product delivery is the primary performance obligation, and as such recognizes revenues upon delivery to the customer.

If a good or service is not distinct, the good or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a bundle of goods or services is identified that is distinct.

The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer. The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable amounts, or both. When determining the transaction price, an entity must consider the effects of all of the following:

Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. The transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point in time or over time as appropriate.

Research and Development

The Company expenses all research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development includes expenditures in connection with in-house research and development salaries and staff costs, application and filing for regulatory approval of proposed products, regulatory and scientific consulting fees, as well as contract research, data collection, and monitoring, related to the research and development of the cloud infrastructure, data imaging, and proprietary products and technology. Research and development costs recognized in the statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $301,907 and $329,452, respectively.

Sales and Marketing

Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and marketing costs recognized in the statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $696,958 and $1,041,575, respectively.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payments at fair value over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the weighted average fair value of options and warrants. Equity-based compensation expense is recorded in administrative expenses based on the classification of the employee or vendor. The determination of fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by our stock price as well as by assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are not required to provide the information required by this Item because we are a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 8-FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of Brain Scientific, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Brain Scientific, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes and schedules (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Explanatory Paragraph Regarding Going Concern

The Accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

Tampa, Florida

March 31, 2023

3001 N. Rocky Point Dr. East Suite 200 ● Tampa, Florida 33607 ● 813.367.3527

Brain Scientific Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Brain Scientific Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS