Cognivia

Website: http://www.cognivia.com/projects/

General

• Large Consumer Mental Stimulant Manufacturer in Perplex City
• Claims about 68% of all cognitive enhancer sales
• Recently purchased Agilon AI
• Has 4 major offices:
  • Corporate Headquarters - 140th to 160th floors of Ascendancy Point
  • Cognivia Research - overlooking Polygon Park, near Schrondinger's Junction
  • Cognivia North - in Meridian Cross district
  • Cognivia Element - in the the West Old Town on New Hampden Street
  • Rumours persist that Cognivia even has it's own private subway station.
    • That would be at the Cognivia Research division, south of Polygon Park.
    • See Lyttleton Station for more on this.

• Engages in live human drug testing (on paid volunteer basis only)

Products

• Ceretin - Broad-spectrum cognitive enhancement.
• Halcyon - Antidepressant and anxiolytic.
• Mnemosyne - Memory and recall booster.
• Cardinal - Enhances analytical and systemising brain function.
• Expedin - Accelerates reaction time.
• Synergy - Enhances creativity.
• Veritana - treats Barrow-Feld Syndrome

Other Projects

• Focal Assisted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Goal: achieve significant improvements in cognitive function in specified areas over a tightly controlled period of time. Project is being conducted with the Academy.

• Cerebral Prostheses - Goal: Encourage the enhancement or restoration of affected cognitive abilities in damaged or poorly functioning areas of the brain.

• Has worked with such patients as Myra Champaign to overcome specific ailments and diseases.

Contacts

• All Customer Enquiries: products at cognivia dot com

• Questions about Ceretin: ceretin at cognivia dot com

• Media information: media at cognivia dot com

Mailing address:

 Cognivia
 Ascendancy Point
 Perplex City

• Director of Research: Dale Robarding
• Spokesman: Lawrence Kim

Illicit Connections

• Due to the nature of their products, Cognivia often comes under public scrutiny.
• Moreover, their products are often enhanced or altered by illicit drug labs in the city.
• Often, the goal of this sort of drug tailoring is to remove the traces which might be observed by a drug test.
• This is especially useful to participants of the PCAG, who are not allowed to take any enhancements prior to gameplay.
• Although she did not come out and say it, Serena Duncan seemed to insinuate Ryan Cahill may have made his 269 championship win under the influence of such a drug.

References

• article, 12-JAN-06 "Iona Interviews... Dale Robarding" (link)
• article, 23-FEB-06 "Council Ignoring Dangerous Drug Trade" (link)
• article, 03-MAR-06 "Mother of Four Gains 'Whole New Life' in Drug Trials" (link)