Our History
Biocore’s mission is to provide the highest level of engineering and analytics expertise to clients dedicated to the understanding and reduction of injury. We've been dedicated to this mission since the inception of our company in 2002.
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2002 - 2007
Biocore is formed by Jeff Crandall and Richard Kent as an extension of their work out of University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics. Initial focus is centered around automotive safety, consulting and research.
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2008
- Biocore begins working with professional football in the United States on Lower Extremity (LEX) research.
- BEAST outdoor testing of professional football playing surfaces begins.
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2009
BEAST development is complete, and outdoor testing of NFL playing surfaces begins.
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2013
- Biocore hires it's first full-time employee
- First NFL athelte study to understand cleat loads.
- Launch of the $60 million NFL Engineering Roadmap.
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2014
Launch of the $60 million NFL Engineering Roadmap.
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2015
- First helmet poster ranking helmets based on laboratory testing, replicating on-field impacts.
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Equipment testing capabilities are expanded to include:
- Helmet Impact Testing
- In-Lab Turf Testing
- Footwear Performance and Safety
- Thigh-pad Impact Testing
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2016
- Hosted HeadHealthTech Symposium to bring together academics and four industry leaders in head protection equipment.
- Advanced Sensors Instrumented Mouthguard program begins.
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Equipment testing is expanded to include:
- Flex Testing of Footwear
- Shoulder Pad Impact Testing
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2017
- Revamped helmet industry through the development of helmet finite element model and working with helmet manufacturers through the Engineering Roadmap program.
- Computational Modeling and 3D rendering services are added.
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2018
- First list created recommending against specific cleat model use in the NFL.
- First prohibition of helmet models based on the correlation between laboratory testing and on-field concussion rates.
- NFL game concussions are reduced by 25% through rule changes and helmet improvements
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2019
- First helmet poster is created ranking helmets based on laboratory testing, replicating on-field impacts.
- Data Analytics team is established to begin the development of the Digital Athlete program.
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2020
- BEAST v2 product development begins.
- Update of helmet testing methodology and publication of position-specific concussion trends.
- Mobile BEAST for scalable testing development starts.
- Data pipelines and digital twin record creation begin for the Digital Athlete program.
- First cleat designed for NFL testing.
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2021
- The Performance Lab is launched.
- Biocore begins 3D Body Scanning for on-field replication of player performance and actions.
- STRIKE Development of an improved impact testing workflow with lab accuracy begins.
- First mobile stadium BEAST prototype.
- Helmet Challenge submissions achieve 13% improvement over the current top-performing football helmet.
- The first position-specific helmets are introduced.
- The Digital Athlete NFL Headquarters application development begins.
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2022
- STRIKE impact testing concept created.
- First NFL league-wide tracking of footwear via RFID chips.
- Digital Athlete Teams application development begins, Lower Extremity (LEX) risk modeling pilot with 4 NFL teams.
- Development of BEAST Surface Reporting Software begins.
- Guardian Cap NXT mandated for offensive and defensive lines in NFL practices drives a nearly 50% reduction in preseason practice concussions for those positions.
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2023
- The Digital Athlete software is launched.
- Biocore merges with Tempus Ex Machina to create Infinite Athlete.
- BEAST pilot testing during the NFL season for synthetic surfaces.
- First position-specific helmet posters published.
- Digital Athlete released to all 32 NFL teams, and achieves a 14% reduction in LEX strains across the league in Preseason compared to the previous three seasons.
- STRIKE testing of all NFL stadium fields, pilot testing by NFL Independent Field Inspectors.
- Prohibition of non-approved cleats used in the NFL league. Release of the NFL Footwear Resource Guide for equipment managers.
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2024
- BEAST pilot testing during the NFL season for synthetic, natural grass, and hybrid surfaces.
- STRIKE player-informed development and testing of all NFL stadium fields.
- Helmet of the Future begins.
- In partnership with EXOS, Biocore performs the first motion capture study done with professional American football players.
- All NFL Teams use the NFL Digital Athlete software weekly, driving a 13% reduction in LEX strains in Preseason compared to the previous three seasons.
- BEAST Surface Reporting Software becomes standard for all NFL surface reporting.
- NBA Performance Software and API developed.
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2025 Latest
- BEAST testing becomes mandatory for NFL game field testing. 15 BEAST devices are delivered to NFL stadiums using synthetic turf.
- STRIKE testing becomes mandatory for NFL game and practice field testing; devices deployed to all NFL club stadiums and practice facilities.
- NBA Motion Software development begins.
- NBA Motion Software developed
- Biocore is acquired by Exos
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