Butterfly Network - Bryant McGill

# Butterfly Network **Entity class:** Organization or institution **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] ## Definition **Butterfly Network** is an organization or institution. [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] is associated with **Butterfly Network**. Multi-year licensing agreement announced 2026-09-01. Butterfly Network is associated with [[wiki/Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform|Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform]]. Semiconductor-based ultrasound/CMOS-MEMS lineage. [[wiki/Forest Neurotech|Forest Neurotech]] is associated with **Butterfly Network**. Agreement predates Merge and establishes direct Ultrasound-on-Chip lineage. The entry centers on the organization's documented work, partners, users, and institutional lineage, so its own role remains distinct from the roles of adjacent programs and technologies. ## Relationships  This entry is routed through [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], and [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. Its source context is developed in [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]], [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], and [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]]. Status-qualified source edges are preserved in the terminal Research Edges section. ### Key Relationships - [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] is associated with **Butterfly Network**. Multi-year licensing agreement announced 2026-09-01. - **Butterfly Network** is associated with Forest Neurotech 2023 co-development → Merge Labs 2026 licensing. Shows persistent industrial ultrasound supplier/platform relation across the Forest→Merge transition. - [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] is a partner of **Butterfly Network**. - **Butterfly Network** is associated with [[wiki/Merge Labs R&D|Merge Labs R&D]]. - **Butterfly Network** is associated with [[wiki/BCI Innovation Summit 2026-09-02|BCI Innovation Summit 2026-09-02]]. - **Butterfly Network** is associated with [[wiki/Merge Labs for CMOS-MEMS chip-based ultrasound under the agreement|Merge Labs for CMOS-MEMS chip-based ultrasound under the agreement]]. Butterfly retains right to license technology to other companies in the field. ### Technology and research relationships - **Butterfly Network** is associated with [[wiki/Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform|Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform]]. Semiconductor-based ultrasound/CMOS-MEMS lineage. - [[wiki/Forest Neurotech|Forest Neurotech]] is associated with **Butterfly Network**. Agreement predates Merge and establishes direct Ultrasound-on-Chip lineage. ### Additional Documented Relationships - **Butterfly Network** is associated with [[wiki/Ultrasound-on-Chip|Ultrasound-on-Chip]]. Semiconductor-based ultrasound/CMOS-MEMS lineage.  ## Related Work in the Corpus  - In [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], **I. The week the future became a specification** provides the narrative context for **Butterfly Network**: In the eight days preceding this revision, the following became public record.  ## Research Edges  #### Master relationship graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 221 — `technology` → [[wiki/Ultrasound-on-Chip|Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform]]** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `MERGE_BUTTERFLY`. Semiconductor-based ultrasound/CMOS-MEMS lineage. - **Edge 265 — `continuity_edge` → Forest Neurotech 2023 co-development → Merge Labs 2026 licensing** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `FOREST_BUTTERFLY`, `MERGE_BUTTERFLY`. Shows persistent industrial ultrasound supplier/platform relation across the Forest→Merge transition. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 219 — [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] `partners_with` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `MERGE_BUTTERFLY`. Multi-year licensing agreement announced 2026-09-01. - **Edge 238 — [[wiki/Forest Neurotech|Forest Neurotech]] `co_development_partner` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `FOREST_BUTTERFLY`. Agreement predates Merge and establishes direct Ultrasound-on-Chip lineage.   #### Interface and soft-sovereignty graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] · [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 537 — `exclusive_CMOS_MEMS_ultrasound_partner_for` → [[wiki/Merge Labs R&D|Merge Labs R&D]]** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`. - **Edge 540 — `event` → [[wiki/BCI Innovation Summit 2026-09-02|BCI Innovation Summit 2026-09-02]]** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 536 — [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] `partner` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`.   #### Consciousness mapping and transfer graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] · [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] · [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 221 — `technology` → [[wiki/Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform|Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor platform]]** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `MERGE_BUTTERFLY`. Semiconductor-based ultrasound/CMOS-MEMS lineage. - **Edge 265 — `continuity_edge` → Forest Neurotech 2023 co-development → Merge Labs 2026 licensing** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `FOREST_BUTTERFLY`, `MERGE_BUTTERFLY`. Shows persistent industrial ultrasound supplier/platform relation across the Forest→Merge transition. - **Edge 575 — `exclusive_CMOS_MEMS_ultrasound_partner_for` → [[wiki/Merge Labs R&D|Merge Labs R&D]]** — **PRIOR_INTERFACE_VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`. - **Edge 578 — `event` → [[wiki/BCI Innovation Summit 2026-09-02|BCI Innovation Summit 2026-09-02]]** — **PRIOR_INTERFACE_VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`. - **Edge 689 — `is_exclusive_supplier_to` → [[wiki/Merge Labs for CMOS-MEMS chip-based ultrasound under the agreement|Merge Labs for CMOS-MEMS chip-based ultrasound under the agreement]]** — **VERIFIED_PRIMARY**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE_CURRENT`. Butterfly retains right to license technology to other companies in the field. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 219 — [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] `partners_with` → this entry** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `MERGE_BUTTERFLY`. Multi-year licensing agreement announced 2026-09-01. - **Edge 238 — [[wiki/Forest Neurotech|Forest Neurotech]] `co_development_partner` → this entry** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `FOREST_BUTTERFLY`. Agreement predates Merge and establishes direct Ultrasound-on-Chip lineage. - **Edge 574 — [[wiki/Merge Labs|Merge Labs]] `partner` → this entry** — **PRIOR_INTERFACE_VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`.