Biocore

What Biocore does

Biocore (legal entity: Biomechanics Consulting & Research, LLC) is a Charlottesville, Virginia-based biomechanical engineering firm founded in 2002 by Jeff Crandall and Richard Kent as an extension of their work at the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics. The company delivers injury biomechanics research, laboratory testing, computational modeling, and consulting services to professional sports leagues (primarily the NFL and NFLPA, plus Chelsea FC), sports equipment manufacturers (helmets, footwear, turf), automotive safety organizations, military, and industrial clients. Its technical platform centers on proprietary hardware (the BEAST surface traction tester, the STRIKE surface impact tester, and an instrumented mouthpiece for head impact measurement), supported by custom finite element and musculoskeletal models (FELEX, helmet, cleat and shoulder pad models), a Digital Athlete software platform, and the BEAST Cloud Platform for data integration. AI and machine learning capabilities are applied to injury risk prediction, computer vision-based head impact detection, and pose estimation, with the Digital Athlete program feeding an NFL/AWS collaboration.

The company generates revenue through professional services (forensic analysis, accident reconstruction, expert witness testimony, custom test development), laboratory testing engagements (annual NFL/NFLPA helmet testing, footwear and turf evaluation), and an emerging product line (BEAST and STRIKE hardware sales plus cloud platform subscriptions). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, anchored by direct relationships with the NFL Engineering Committee (chaired by CEO Crandall) and a small set of equipment manufacturer clients. Biocore was acquired by Tempus Ex Machina in August 2023 (rebranded Infinite Athlete) and subsequently acquired by Exos in November 2025, where it now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary within Exos's human performance portfolio.

Name

Biocore

Legal name

Biomechanics Consulting & Research, LC

Website

https://biocorellc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biocore is a biomechanical engineering firm that provides injury research, laboratory testing, AI-driven analytics, and proprietary surface/impact testing hardware to the NFL, NFLPA, sports equipment manufacturers, automotive, and military clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomechanical Engineering Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Biosensors & Lab-on-Chip (BioMEMS) (HDAHALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Analytical Technology (PAT) & In-Line/At-Line Analytics (spectroscopy, sensors, monitoring) (HLAAAJAD)

Keywords

• Biomechanical engineering services
• Injury prevention research
• Sports equipment testing
• Helmet impact testing
• Computational biomechanics modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlottesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Biocore provides biomechanical engineering consulting services to clients dedicated to understanding and reducing injury. Services include forensic analysis, accident reconstruction, expert witness testimony, and custom test development for organizations in automotive, sports, military, and industrial sectors.
2. Laboratory Testing Services: Biocore offers equipment testing services spanning helmets, footwear, turf & grass, and a performance lab. Annually evaluates helmets on behalf of NFL and NFLPA. Testing services for footwear and playing surfaces using proprietary equipment.
3. Product Sales: Sale of proprietary testing equipment including BEAST and STRIKE devices. BEAST was in beta testing at highest levels of play with availability for purchase in 2024. Software licenses for BEAST Cloud Platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Biocore provides biomechanical engineering consulting, laboratory testing, and research services focused on understanding and reducing injury across sports, automotive, military, and industrial sectors. The company sells proprietary testing hardware (BEAST, STRIKE, instrumented mouthpieces) and the Digital Athlete / BEAST Cloud software platforms, while delivering expert consulting, computational modeling, and AI/ML-driven injury analytics to enterprise clients.

Product overview

Biocore is a biomechanics consulting and research company offering a portfolio of proprietary testing hardware products combined with professional engineering services. The core products include the BEAST (Biocore Elite Athlete Surface Tester) and STRIKE surface testing devices, along with an Instrumented Mouthpiece for head impact measurement, all connected via the BEAST Cloud Platform. These hardware products are complemented by specialized services including Analytics/AI, Biomechanics, Computational Modeling, Consulting & Research, and Testing & Product Evaluation. The company serves professional sports leagues (primarily NFL), automotive, military, and industrial sectors with injury prevention research and equipment testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BEAST: Biocore Elite Athlete Surface Tester - a mobile and laboratory-based dynamic traction tester for measuring realistic, game-like traction loads and motions for athletic footwear and playing surfaces.
• STRIKE

Products and services

• BEAST (Biocore Elite Athlete Surface Tester) Mobile and laboratory-based dynamic traction tester designed to measure realistic, game-like traction loads and motions for athletic footwear and playing surfaces. Provides field managers with data-driven insights into safety, performance, and consistency characteristics of playing surfaces. Captures 9 data channels including displacement, force, and acceleration at 10 kHz sampling rate with adjustable vertical load from 1.7 to 3.3 kN.
• STRIKE (Surface Impact Tester) Improved surface impact tester that incorporates biomechanical and player-driven metrics into sports surface impact testing. Replaces the traditional Clegg device with a wheeled, easy-to-transport system. Features automated data transfer to the BEAST Cloud Platform, eliminating manual recording and reducing human error.
• Instrumented Mouthpiece Research product that measures three-dimensional linear and angular acceleration of the head. Used to collect head impact data from elite and collegiate football athletes during practices and games to inform protective equipment development, rule changes, and technique modifications.
• Digital Athlete Software platform launched as part of the NFL Digital Athlete program. Provides consolidated data streams and digital replication capabilities for injury prevention and performance optimization.
• BEAST Cloud Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• NFL helmet testing has led to banning 6 underperforming helmet models and introduction of position-specific helmets
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• AstroTurf CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Biocore LLC conducted independent testing for AstroTurf Corporation during March 15-18, 2026, validating that all three AstroTurf football systems passed NFL-NFLPA Joint Field Surface Safety and Performance Committee testing criteria.
• Tempus Ex Machina (now Infinite Athlete)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023In August 2023, Tempus Ex Machina acquired Biocore and rebranded as Infinite Athlete to provide consolidated data streams for organizations like the NFL and Chelsea FC. Biocore became a subsidiary providing biomechanical expertise and testing capabilities.
• NFL Engineering CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiocore CEO Jeff Crandall chairs the NFL Engineering Committee. Biocore provides testing services and research support for NFL player health and safety initiatives, including helmet testing, surface evaluation, and injury prevention research.
• NFL Players Association (NFLPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiocore annually evaluates helmets on behalf of the NFLPA and provides laboratory performance results. Active collaboration on equipment testing protocols and player safety research programs.
• University of Virginia - Center for Applied BiomechanicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiocore was founded as an extension of UVA's Center for Applied Biomechanics. Chief Scientist Jason Kerrigan serves as Director of UVA's Center for Applied Biomechanics. Ongoing academic-industry research collaboration.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS partnership enables Digital Athlete program providing digital twin technology for NFL player injury prevention through the NFL/AWS collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS): IIHS is the leading US automotive safety testing organization that rates vehicles and publishes consumer information. Biocore Principal Engineering Consultant Chris Sherwood spent 11 years at IIHS, and Biocore applies similar biomechanical testing methods to sports that IIHS applies to vehicle safety, making it a direct adjacent standards-setter.
• Element Materials Technology: Element is one of the largest global testing, inspection, and certification companies, with sports equipment, helmet, and biomechanical product testing capabilities. It competes with Biocore in third-party product testing for sports equipment manufacturers but at significantly greater scale and broader industrial scope.
• Humanetics Innovative Solutions: Humanetics is the dominant global supplier of crash test dummies (ATD), biofidelic sensors, and automotive safety test equipment. While much larger and focused on automotive, it overlaps with Biocore in biomechanical measurement hardware, sensor technology, and injury biomechanics research, and serves a related automotive safety client base.

Direct peers

• Virginia Tech Helmet Lab: Virginia Tech's Helmet Lab publishes independent helmet ratings across sports and is one of the most credible independent voices in helmet safety. It is the primary academic alternative to Biocore's NFL-aligned testing work, and at least one Biocore engineer (Matt Wood) previously worked there.
• Biokinetics and Associates: Biokinetics is a Canadian injury biomechanics and human factors consulting firm specializing in accident reconstruction, product liability, and injury causation for automotive, sports, and workplace incidents. It competes with Biocore's consulting and forensic engineering services for the same client base.
• Exponent Inc. Exponent is a large engineering and scientific consulting firm with a prominent biomechanics practice, offering injury causation analysis, accident reconstruction, and product failure evaluation. Multiple Biocore leaders (DiCesare, Dooley) previously worked at Exponent, and the firms compete directly for biomechanics consulting and expert witness engagements.
• Simbex: Simbex is a biomechanics-focused product development and consulting firm that designs wearable sensors, brain injury monitoring devices, and rehabilitation technology. Like Biocore, it serves sports, military, and medical markets with embedded sensors and biomechanical analysis, making it a direct comparable in scope and product mix.

Emerging players

• Kinexon: Kinexon provides real-time location and performance tracking for sports and industry, with customers in the NBA, NFL, NHL, and collegiate athletics. Biocore's Mark Zimmerman previously worked at Kinexon Sports. It overlaps with Biocore in athlete-worn sensors and injury risk data, but is a broader sports tech player rather than a biomechanics specialist.
• STATS LLC (Stats Perform): Stats Perform provides AI-powered sports data, video, and analytics to leagues, media, and betting companies worldwide. Paul Robbins previously served as Director of Performance at STATS overseeing NBA data. It is adjacent to Biocore's analytics and Digital Athlete work but is much broader in scope, covering media, betting, and broadcast analytics beyond injury prevention.
• Catapult Sports: Catapult is a sports performance technology company providing wearable GPS/IMU trackers, athlete monitoring, and injury risk analytics to professional teams globally. It competes with Biocore in the player tracking and load management space but is hardware-first and software-platform driven, while Biocore is testing-and-consulting led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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