At STRN, we closely follow the latest Sports Tech research for you! We offer you several webinars, weekly podcasts and blog articles on Sports Tech. We try to connect you with relevant partners when you reach out to us and we try to bring new activities, such as matchmaking events and masterclasses.
Are Ghent University professors pushing Brys and Van Zandweghe for gold in Tokyo?
Read about how Prof. Jan Boone and Prof. Jan Bourgois guide the Belgian rowers Brys and Van Zandweghe in their training to the Olympic Games.
New Innovation Officer Celine Vanhaverbeke started on ‘Smart Microsystems for Sports- & MedTech’
Celine’s goal is to detect new opportunities for innovation with a potentially major economic and/or societal impact. Read about how she wants to do this!
Can sport apps keep us healthy? “Rarely now, in the future maybe”
During the corona crisis, many apps are coming on the market to keep or make us fit and healthy. But can those apps do that? “If sports science, psychology and technology can work together better, then personalization will be better and it might become successful,” says Kristof De Mey, sports innovation manager and lecturer of Sports Technology and Innovation at Ghent University.
AI-Based Judging in Gymnastics: better than the expert’s eye?
Artificial Intelligence-based judging can strictly and transparently match gymnast exercises to the rulebook, helping the sport to become more accessible and popular.
New course at Ghent University: Sports Technology and Innovation
Students are learning the main trends in this sector and how these evolutions are leading to various products and services available in the market.
Muscle fibre typology and the individual responses to training – Part II
Can variation in muscle fibre typology be related to the occurrence of muscle strain injuries?
How is different muscle fibre typology a factor to explain variable responses to training?
In this study the question is asked how some athletes recover more quickly between repetitions, while others required longer recovery times.
Talent Identification in sports: a brief introduction by Hylyght.
Talent identification in sport is one of the pillars of Hylyght. In this article we give you an explanation of what the concept means and what they do.
PACE yourself during exercise by real-time monitoring of your energetic balance.
PACE is a tool that quantifies the energetic reserve capacity of the body during exercise. It prevents exhaustion and dropout before reaching your goal.
SportUp Meet 2020: The New Way of Networking!
SportUp introduced a new way of networking online at SportUp Meet 2020. Here’s how we did it!
Finding the most suitable walking or cycling route was never this easy, with BAS-X.
BAS-X aims to allow as many people (45+) as possible to spend a basic number of active hours per week outdoors through the 3 most popular activities: running, cycling and walking.
DAIQUIRI, how sports, data and journalism are brought together.
DAIQUIRI, Data & Artificial Intelligence for QUantifIed Reporting In sports, is creating a scalable data flow to help media channels to translate sensor data from sports into captivating, real-time messages with visualization.
New Victoris introduction video summarizes our key activities.
Victoris is a multidisciplinary group of Ghent University researchers and clinical specialists, with a special focus on sports technology and innovation.
Sports Tech Research Podcast keeps you up to date about technologies within sports & society.
Sports Tech Research Podcast provides you with the latest insights coming from (non-)academic experts.
How to improve motivational teaching and coaching with the help of video?
V-observer is an online environment in which pre-service and in-service physical education teachers can identify opportunities to optimize their motivating style.
Ghent University is seeking an Innovation Officer ‘Smart Microsystems for Sports- & MedTech’.
Vacancy for Innovation Officer Smart Microsystems for Sports- & Medtech in Ghent University.
New Sports Tech Research Network facilitates R&D and Technology Transfer on a global level.
What is STRN? Based on our expertise in technology transfer and university – business collaborations from the last decade, we’re…
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Youth sport talent detection & identification. Why you should have a look at Ghent University’s products & services.
Around the age of 8, many children, their parents, teachers, grandparents and friends ask themselves the question: which sports to…
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Elise Van der Stichelen started as Victoris Communication Manager
We’re happy to welcome a new team member! Since a couple of weeks, Elise Van der Stichelen joined the Victoris…
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Nano4Sports project end-results summarized in nice new (online) magazine
The EU-Interreg project Nano4Sports started in 2017 with a total budget of 4.6 million euros of which half was financed by the European Union. Partners involved in the project are KU Leuven, Ghent University, IMEC Flanders and the Netherlands, Fontys Sporthogeschool and Eindhoven University of Technology.
Who’s attending SportUp Meet Dec 3rd at MeetDistrict (Ghelamco Arena)?
As you already may know, Victoris started a collaboration with imec.istart and Sport Vlaanderen to help sport startups go from an…
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Is bike fitting suffering from expert subjectivity?
Research from the company Bioracer Motion in collaboration with Ghent University investigated the subjectivity of different bike fitting services and…
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Smart cycling outfit prevents back pain in riders
Anyone who spends time regularly on a bike knows that cycling can place great strain on the lower back. To…
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Research on novel performance-enhancing supplement awarded at the latest European Congress of Sport Science
Research at the exercise physiology and sports nutrition research group at Ghent University has unraveled a novel supplement for improvement…
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Successful round of sportstech related Industrial Research Funding at Ghent University
The Industrial Research Fund provides a supporting framework for collaboration between the Ghent University Association and industry, through the Industrial…
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SportUp celebrated their first accelerator graduates together with +100 attendees at their first SportUp Meet
Wow. One month ago, on May 7, SportUp had its first SportUp Meet event. And what a fantastic evening it…
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Exoligamentz is launching a short survey!
Exoligamentz is a Ghent University project in which an innovative sport glove is being developed. The glove supports your fingers…
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3D body visualization tool motivates users to live a healthy life
Forget BMI! Shapewatch is an innovative 3D body visualization tool developed by the University College Ghent, Global Scanning and QuantaCorp.…
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Cycling tool improves performance and makes cycling a social experience
imec, the world’s leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, developed a tool for amateur cyclists in…
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Barça Innovation Hub and FIFA developed open-source data exchange structure to bring sports to a higher level
For the fourth year in a row, FC Barcelona organized the Sports Technology Symposium at the Camp Nou Stadium. The…
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Sports Tech Summit stimulates knowledge exchange and development of innovations in sports
Collaboration has become the key to develop new technologies in the sports sector today – you just can’t do it…
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‘Grounded running’ drastically reduces the loading on the musculoskeletal system
Research at the biomechanics and motor control of human movement research group at the Ghent University has unraveled, in collaboration…
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Flemish (Belgian) sport startup accelerator “SportUp” goes live
October 25th, 2018 – Flanders’ experts join forces to launch the first and only specific support program for sports tech…
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The European Sport Ecosystem. Sports Tech Transfer and R&D Summit
Connecting Science, Policy, Business & Practise in Sport We are pleased to announce that the city of Ghent, Belgium in…
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On the 2nd series of SportTechie Belgium Meetups
The past couple of weeks, the 2nd series of 4 Meetups were organized at MeetDistrict – Ghelamco Arena, Ghent. The…
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Vacancy: In vivo MR spectroscopy specialist (Clinical Scientist, MR physicist) at postdoc level
Topic: Sports technology development The Exercise Physiology group at Ghent University in Belgium is looking for a (preferably) Post‐ Doctoral…
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Two Ghent University presentations during 3rd Science and Engineering Conference on Sports Innovation
On April 13, 2018 the 3rd Science and Engineering Conference on Sports Innovation is organized at the University of Groningen/University…
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Key takeaways of the 3rd FC Barcelona Sports Technology Symposium
For the third year in a row, FC Barcelona organized the Sports Technology Symposium at the famous Camp Nou stadium.…
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Exoligamentz: From student idea to funded R&D
An inspirational story for (future) student entrepreneurs Ashkan Joshghani, a 3rd Master student in veterinary medicine at Ghent University, pursued…
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Aftermovie Victoris @ Flemish Sports Innovation Conference 2017
Presenting practical applications and supportive initiatives to a broader public On October 17, Sport Vlaanderen organized its second Sports Innovation…
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The Sportstech Initiation Framework
24 crucial questions to ask when starting innovative sportstech developments As we are active in the domain of sports technology…
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Ghent University – Victoris now part of the European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI)
As Victoris (the sports innovation consortium at Ghent University) is becoming more and more active in the domain of sports…
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Overview of the Benelux SportsTech landscape
Article by Benjamin Penkert – SportsTech X A region is gaining traction Biggest news in the last couple of weeks was for…
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Rethinking sports technology: psyche over science
Every day, scientific breakthroughs change the world we live in and the only way to stay ahead of the competition…
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Halftime at Belgian series of SportTechie Meetups
Ghent, a small but beautiful city in Belgium, is hosting a series of 4 SportTechie Meetups spread over a period…
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Belgian Sport Startup Community united in Ghent
For the first time in the country, the Belgian sport startups connected during a networking event in Ghent, a city…
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Team Derave’s Muscle Talent Scan presented and applied in elite sports settings worldwide
As known well in sports science circles, a critical factor to determine whether a person has talent for short sprint-type…
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European Union helps fund Nano4Sports project for technology from Belgium, Netherlands
All across the world, the relationship between sport and technology is constantly evolving and being developed. A particular region in…
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Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (Ghent University) scores high in Shanghai and QS World University Rankings
For the first time in history, a Ghent University department reaches top-10 (9th) in the Academic Ranking of World Universities,…
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Learnings from the 11th MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – part 2
The 11th annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (Boston, March 3-4, 2017) brought together 3500 people from around the globe, and…
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Learnings from the 11th MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – part 1
Two days of 8 parallel sessions on sports analytics, a hackathon, a startup and research paper track, workshops, and even…
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Fujitsu is making a robot to judge Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics
Japan is making sure the 2020 Olympics will be a technological festivity. They even may be spending a staggering $8.1…
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From customized shoes to interactive gaming, Nike scores with record high in patent grants in 2016
Nike won a record high of over 690 patent approvals in 2016, partially driven by a major expansion of patent…
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Sport-up brings Belgian sport startups together
Innovation in sports is hot. In various countries around the world, an increasing amount of technologies (university spin-off, entrepreneurial startup…
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4 SportTechie Meetups coming up in May-June at MeetDistrict (Ghelamco Arena)
In collaboration with SportTechie and SportCareers, a series of 4 Meetups on sports technology and innovation are planned. Why? Because…
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EU-INTERREG project Nano4Sports kicked-off
Nano4Sports is a EU project combining expertise from both the Flemish part of Belgium as the south part of The…
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Belgium’s sports technology leaders organize nation’s first sports hackathon
Sports technology and innovation are becoming more and more popular worldwide. In Belgium, an increasing amount of initiatives are taking…
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Learnings from the Sports Technology Symposium 2016 at FC Barcelona – part 2
The second edition of the Sports Technology Symposium at FC Barcelona brought together almost 500 people from across the globe.…
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Learnings from the Sports Technology Symposium 2016 at FC Barcelona – part 1
The second edition of the Sports Technology Symposium at FC Barcelona brought together almost 500 people from across the globe.…
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