Andrew Luck Joins MC10’s Sports Advisory Board

October 11, 2013

NFL quarterback Andrew Luck has joined the Sports Advisory Board for MC10, clinic a venture-backed Cambridge, arthritis Mass company.

The two-time Heisman finalist and 2012 No. 1 overall draft pick will join Colts teammate and NFL quarterback, Matt Hasselbeck, along with seven other accomplished athletes and experts, to develop innovative solutions that optimize athletic performance while minimizing the risk of injury.

”MC10 brings state-of-the-art monitoring technology to athletes of all ages and abilities, and that’s a mission I fully support,” noted Andrew Luck. “As a professional athlete, I have access to world-class performance monitoring equipment and a wealth of personal performance data, but most people don’t. This is precisely what MC10 is doing by creating affordable, second-skin sensors for every athlete, and I am excited to work with the company and its Sports Advisory Board to develop game changing technology solutions.”

MC10’s sports systems give athletes the enhanced sensing they need to get an advance warning before facing the risk of injury. Ultra-thin, skin-mounted sensors provide real-time, personalized biofeedback on hydration, heart rate, muscle activity, motion and other indicators of athletic performance. The company’s first commercial product, the CHECKLIGHT, is an impact indicator designed to measure significant impacts to the head in real-time during contact sports.

“MC10’s approach has always been to work side by side with experts to develop disruptive products that solve important problems and change the way we think about electronics and their interaction with the human body,” says MC10 CEO David Icke, who like Luck, is a proud Stanford alumnus. “Andrew is a perfect fit with MC10. Not only is he one of the best quarterbacks in the league, but he’s also an incredibly bright guy with a keen eye towards design. He wants to put his degree to work, and we’re excited to partner with him to bring the best innovations to athletes at every level.”