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May 16, 2019

WMU-born smart helmet technology earns Michigan small business honors for Portage company

PORTAGE, Mich. — A Portage company preparing to launch smart football helmet technology earned recognition from the state for its innovation.

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January 13, 2019

WMU spin-off SafeSense wants to change the game for sports helmets

SafeSense Technologies LLC is the poster child for the broad-based support system now available in Michigan to promising high-tech startups spun off from research universities.

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July 21, 2014

Researchers creating smart helmet technology to relay concussion data

Helmet sensor technology being developed by Western Michigan University will give coaches and medical staff better insight into hits right after they occur.

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July 10, 2014

WMU Engineering Students Design Concussion Sensor

KALAMAZOO, Mich. —  At a time when football concussions are triggering lawsuits and making headlines, students at Western Michigan University have come up with a device that can be implanted in a football helmet and monitor the severity and location of blows to the head.

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