The plot thickens for weight-loss success story as device hits US

Dr Jason McKeown, co-founder of Neurovalens, with the Modius headset

Neurovalens, the Belfast-based company which has developed a wearable weight-loss device, is bringing its operations to California as it eyes up a major US expansion.

The start-up, which recently raised $1.4 million through the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, is set to hire two staff in California as it gears up for another funding round.

It has also raised £1.5 million in venture capital funding from sources including the Angel CoFund, Beltrae Partners and TechStart ...