UMaine cited in media reports on Winthrop company’s sports gear, grant
The Bangor Daily News and Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported Winthrop-based Alba-Technic is one of five companies in the country to receive $250,000 to further develop technologies which could be used to protect against head injuries or other impact trauma. The company has developed a patented, shock-absorbent honeycomb material that is designed to dissipate the energy from a fall or hit, according to MPBN. The National Football League, Under Armour, GE and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology announced the company’s design was among the finalists in the Head Health Challenge III. Next year, an overall winner will be chosen and will earn the $500,000 grand prize, according to the BDN. Alba-Technic has worked with the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Health Administration research laboratory in Florida, and the University of Maine’s Advanced Biomechanics Laboratory for Injury Reduction and Rehabilitation, the article states. The Portland Press Herald also reported on the company’s award.