Evidence Log: Governance Gaps and Ethical Trajectories in Commercial Biocomputing (Cortical Labs and FinalSpark)

Companion evidence log for Lefkowitz, D. (2026), "Governance Gaps and Ethical Trajectories in Commercial Biocomputing: An Investigative Audit of Cortical Labs and FinalSpark." This document provides the complete evidentiary basis for the paper, organized into three tiers: (1) verified facts drawn from peer-reviewed literature, company publications, regulatory texts, and press coverage; (2) company claims not independently verified from primary sources; and (3) critical gaps where no public documentation exists. Covers product specifications, funding, regulatory non-coverage across nine frameworks, ethics infrastructure, consent chain integrity, and decommissioning protocols. All references were independently verified against primary sources (PubMed, ScienceDirect, publisher pages) in March 2026. Neither company was contacted; analysis is based entirely on public record.