Cyberkinetics Inc. Collaborator And Inventor of Andara(TM) OFS Device Honored For ''Outstanding Contribution To Scientific Commercialization''

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2006--Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; "Company;" "Cyberkinetics"), a neurotechnology company focused on neurostimulation and neural sensing, today announced that the Indiana Health Industry Forum (IHIF) has named Richard Ben Borgens, Ph.D., the inventor of Cyberkinetics' Andara(TM) Oscillating Field Stimulator Device, to receive the Indiana Health Industry Forum's 2006 "Outstanding Contribution to Scientific Commercialization Award". The award is presented annually to honor those whose leadership and commitment contributes to health and growth of life science in Indiana.