The NFL announced the winners of its third HeadHealthTECH Challenge, a contest aimed at advancing innovation in sports protective equipment. The challenge is part of the NFL’s Play Smart, Play Safe initiative in collaboration with Duke University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Duke CTSI). The winners, AES Research & Design, HRL Laboratories, and Impressio, Inc., will each […]
As Christopher Yakacki, Ph.D., told the crowd of entrepreneurs, judges and fans at the NFL’s 1st & Future innovation showcase the day before Super Bowl LII, “We’re a little different. We’re engineering professors that have been obsessed with finding new materials to improve human health.” Yakacki was referring to himself and fellow businessman Carl Frick, […]
The NFL awarded three grants to technology startups aiming to improve athlete safety and performance through its third annual 1st and Future competition over Super Bowl weekend. The league contest — co-sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal and Mayo Clinic — gave $50,000 each to Impressio, Inc., which developed an innovate material for improved energy and impact […]
