Swiss health tech company to build $100M AI campus in Houma
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Neuro.io to build $100M BrainHUB innovation campus in Houma
- Project to create 1,100 direct jobs and nearly 1,700 indirect jobs
- Campus will focus on AI, digital therapeutics, and neuro-tech manufacturing
- Construction begins in 2025, with phased expansion through 2035
A global innovator in AI and brain-inspired technology will invest in a $100 million innovation campus in Houma’s Terrebonne Parish.
Neuro.io, a branch of Switzerland-based health technology company MindMaze, has announced plans to build BrainHUB, the company’s first U.S. operations that will create more than 1,100 jobs across AI engineering, health care, and manufacturing. The campus, to be built at the former location of the Houma Courier newspaper (1620 Polk St.), will focus on advancing large-scale AI applications and brain technology.
The multi-phased project will begin in fall 2025 and continue through 2035, with milestones including redeveloping a facility in Houma, manufacturing neuro-devices and AI platforms, and establishing a digital therapeutics training center. Later phases that are anticipated to take place over the next 10 years will expand pharmaceutical and medical applications, as well as develop AI data centers, engineering clusters, and cognitive labs.
“This significant investment in the Bayou Region demonstrates how innovation not only drives economic growth, but can also elevate our communities. By integrating cutting-edge technology and processes, this project strengthens and diversifies two of the state’s priority sectors and positions Louisiana at the forefront of AI development and application,” said Susan B. Bourgeois, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (LED).
LED worked with MindMaze on an incentive package to establish the campus in Houma. The package includes a $10 million performance-based grant for infrastructure and facility improvements to be received upon completion of payroll and employment targets. The company is expected to participate in the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption and Quality Jobs programs, as well as the comprehensive workforce development solutions of LED FastStart.
“MindMaze choosing Houma for its new campus is a strong vote of confidence in Terrebonne Parish,” said Cohen Guidry, CEO of Terrebonne Economic Development Authority (TEDA). “This investment brings advanced medical technology and neuro wellness initiatives into the heart of our community and opens the door to high quality jobs and long-term growth. It reinforces what we have known all along. Terrebonne is not only open to innovation but fully prepared to support it with the infrastructure, partnerships and workforce needed to succeed.”
LED estimates the project will result in an additional 1,686 indirect new jobs, for a total of 2,786 potential new jobs in the Bayou Region.
“We competed, and we won!” said Terrebonne Parish President Jason Bergeron. “This project is about more than jobs — it’s about placing the Bayou Region at the center of a once-in-a-generation tech wave. Neuro.io brings the opportunity to reimagine what’s possible for our people, our economy and our place on the global stage. This isn’t just a hub—it’s a launchpad into the future of intelligent systems, neuroadaptive tech and economic resilience.”
MindMaze was founded in 2012 by Dr. Tej Tadi, and through Neuro.io (also Tadi’s company that he founded), the company is redefining how humans recover, learn, and connect with technology. Its patented platforms span FDA-cleared digital therapeutics, immersive neuro-rehab tools, and next-generation human-machine interfaces.
“We’re thrilled to build the first BrainHUB in Louisiana,” said Dr. Tadi. “The alignment of progressive leadership, scalable infrastructure, and deep-rooted community vision makes Terrebonne Parish an ideal launchpad. This initiative isn’t just about advancing technology – it’s about creating a truly intelligent, human-centered future where innovation and purpose are deeply connected.”
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