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Corsair gets US250,000 as fund by Head Health Challenge

18 Jan '16

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Corsair Innovations, a company created to propel University of Massachusetts Dartmouth technology breakthroughs, has received a US250,000 funding award from the 3rd Head Health Challenge.

Corsair Innovations will use these funds to further refine its FEAM technology, a radical and innovative alternative to foam padding used in helmets and body armour. FEAM can absorb blunt force energies and reduce risk of trauma by mitigating impact energies.

FEAM is a 100 per cent textile replacement for foams. The novel material uses a mature manufacturing process called flocking, in a new and innovative way. The resulting material offers higher performance, is breathable and washable, and can be used in many applications including sports, military and police protection equipment and athletic uniforms.

Phase III of the Challenge is a partnership of the NFL, Under Armour, GE and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and was an open innovation competition designed to support the discovery, design and development of advanced materials that better absorb or dissipate impact.

The Head Health Challenge is a four-year, US60,000,000 collaboration between GE and the NFL. The three-phased initiative was created to invest up to US20 million in research and technology development to better understand, identify and protect against brain injury. The Head Health Challenge III collaboration helps to invest resources to accelerate development of materials that can protect against concussions, a commitment made at the White House’s Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit in May 2014, according to a press release.

Bill Lyndon, president of Corsair Innovations said, “We are honoured that the experts on the judging committee selected our material and see the promise of FEAM. Traumatic brain injury is a serious and growing problem for athletes, young people, and soldiers affecting over 2.6 million people in the US annually. The unique properties and flexibility of FEAM enable us to develop solutions for the linear and more damaging rotational forces associated with these injuries.” (GK)

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