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NFL Awards $491,999 to CU Denver, Impressio, Inc. for Helmet Safety

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Grantees plan to 3D-print player-specific helmet liners to reduce concussions

Chris Yakacki, associate professor in College of Engineering, COmputing, and Design inspects football helmet

The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research, Inc. awarded Impressio, Inc. and the University of Colorado Denver $491,999 in HeadHealthTECH grant funding. This will support  Chris Yakacki, associate professor of mechanical engineering and co-founder of Impressio, and his team’s work on the creation of innovative helmet prototypes. These will be submitted as part of the ongoing NFL Helmet Challenge, a contest that has an additional prize of $1 million.  Impressio was launched as a startup in 2017 and licenses CU Denver technology developed by Yakacki’s research team.

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