Hi ##firstname##, here's your STRN update for this month!

What you'll find in this newsletter

1. 🏃 Infographic: Portable and Low-Cost Markerless Motion Capture Systems to Assess Kinematics in Sport
2. 🇺🇸 Lessons learned from Kristof's 2-week 'Sports Tech trip' to the US
3. 📢 STRN Summit 2022 Full Program!
4. 🧭 Summit related traveling tips
5. ☀️ Enjoy your holidays!

Also: find out about interesting reads from the industry and research worlds!

Portable and Low-Cost Markerless Motion Capture Systems to Assess Kinematics in Sport - paper infographic 👇

Markerless motion capture systems have improved drastically over the last 20 years. What are the capacities and considerations for implementing these types of systems? 🧐

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Elon University made a SWOT analysis about this topic.

Find out more about their approach and related insights in this infographic!

Lessons learned from Kristof's 'Sports Tech trip' to the US

STRN founder Kristof De Mey made a 2-week 'Sports Tech trip' to the US, visiting the Bay Area, Purdue University, the ISEA Conference, and much more.

🔥 He shared his experiences that might be of interest to you as well in a summarizing LinkedIn article.

Read about his learnings here if you didn't yet do!

STRN Summit 2022 Full Program !!

😝 Our FULL PROGRAM for the first Sports Tech Research & Innovation Summit is out!

📣 We couldn't be more excited about all the speakers and organizations who are attending!

Planning to join us in Ghent? Here are some traveling tips

Got your ticket for the Summit? Here are some practical traveling tips:

1. Ghent does not have its own airport, but is fairly easy to reach from the two main airports of Belgium: Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
2. From the train station of Ghent you can choose a cab, public transport (tram or bus) or you can come by bike or foot to WATT The Firms where the summit takes place. 
3. There are many options to stay in Ghent. We selected some fun ones close to our accommodation!
4. Experience Ghent to the fullest! Ghent offers you a quirky, fascinating cultural cocktail brimming with rich history, culture and a trendy city vibe. Here are some must see & do's. 

Interesting reads (for now or during your vacation if you're planning to take some) 👀

Industry insights

⚽️ Adidas reveals the first fifa world cup official match ball featuring connected ball technology

🏟️ Athlete tracking start-up Sportlight scores with £4m fundraising

⌚️ Making smart decisions when introducing wearable technology

⏰ NOWATCH Raises $8.7M for its Stress-Sensing Wearable

💪 Kabata’s haptic-enabled dumbbells described as category killer

Research papers

🏃 A Comparison of a Novel Stretchable Smart Patch for Measuring Runner’s Step Rates with Existing Measuring Technologies

🔍 Assessing the Clinical Robustness of Digital Health Startups: Cross-sectional Observational Analysis

🤸 A Comparison of Inertial Measurement Unit and Motion Capture Measurements of Tibiofemoral Kinematics during Simulated Pivot Landings

👕 Clothing condition does not affect meaningful clinical interpretation in markerless motion capture

🏊‍♂️ The Muscle Typology of Elite and World-Class Swimmers

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