Acquisition strengthens MIPS’ patent portfolio, expanding access to research and growing capacity for future product development.
We recently did a post on the Fluid Inside And Fox Racing Launch New Impact Technology for Helmets. Fluid Inside’s TPU pod technology is engineered to enhance your helmet’s ability to protect your brain by mimicking its protective Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF). Their matrix of pods is strategically placed inside a helmet to independently and simultaneously manage all types of rotational and linear acceleration forces. I am glad to see MIPS pick up the company since Fluids technology is very innovative and will add to MIPS already great engineering prowess, and push forward the science to protect the human brain from impacts safely.
Fluid works by accurately decoupling or “floating” the helmet so that each Fluid pod matrix acts like CSF to manage forces acting on soft brain tissue regardless of the unique combination of impact variables. At the moment of impact, the foam compresses to provide added low linear impact protection. Simultaneously, low-shear fluid is dispersed throughout the pod creating a low-shear plane that permits motion of the helmet relative to the head to provide rotational force protection.
Press Release
Stockholm, Sweden – 22 May 2019
MIPS, the world leader in brain protection systems, today announced the acquisition of the brand Fluid Inside and related patent rights. The acquisition builds MIPS’ product offering and safety solutions associated with technology that addresses both linear and rotational motions to improve helmet protection.
Fluid Inside was developed through a collaboration between Oblique Technology L.P. and the University of Ottawa in Canada. Like MIPS, the product has similar roots in academic research and study. The technology has so far been primarily integrated in helmets used in team sports, however, the acquisition also includes a limited number of customer agreements with action sports brands.
”The acquisition is primarily part of our strategic plan to continue to be the world leader in brain protection systems within helmet-based safety. We are very enthusiastic about strengthening our relationship with the University of Ottawa and to further increase our presence within team sports,” says Max Strandwitz, CEO of MIPS.
About MIPS:
MIPS specializes in helmet-based safety and protection of the brain. Based on an ingredient brand model, the MIPS Brain Protection System (BPS) is sold to the global helmet industry. MIPS solutions are patented in all relevant markets and are based on more than 20 years of research and development together with the Royal Institute of Technology and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. MIPS is the world leader in this field.
The company’s headquarters, with 29 employees in research and development, sales, marketing, and administration are located in Stockholm together with the test facility. For more information, visit mipsprotection.com.
About Fluid Inside
Founded in 2012 by Dr. Blaine Hoshizaki–who’s among the small handful of global experts on sport-induced head injuries, Fluid Inside helmet technology evolved from NISL research with the intention of transforming brain injuries into rare and inconsequential parts of athletic and leisure activities. This partnership has remained loyal to its mission and dedicated to fostering collaborative alliances that make sports safer for all levels of participants. NISL has formed research partnerships that have resulted in profound advancements with organizations such as Harvard University, St. Michael’s Hospital, University College Dublin, Imperial College, and John Hopkins– Fluid Inside™ is committed to research support to better understand the complexities of brain trauma and to assist efforts that decrease injuries.
For more information on Fluid Inside please visit: https://fluidinside.com/
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