Development and commercialisation of a safe, comfortable, adjustable and breathable body protector for dangerous sports industries.

Project description

Extra protection for equestrian athletes

Horse riding is one of the most dangerous sports, with some studies suggesting that motorcycle racing is safer than eventing. The increasing incidence of horse-riding accidents, which are often severe in nature, have prompted riders to wear body protection gear. The EU-funded Faze project is designing a new type of body protection that is lightweight, breathable and easy to adjust. Based on an armadillo-style design, the gear includes overlapping and interconnected panels, two layers of soft and hard viscoelastic foam to protect high impact areas such as the chest and spine. It also has a patent pending self-locking mechanism that can provide riders a single point of adjustment to fix the panels across their waist.

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
• H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
• H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Topic(s)

• EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument

Call for proposal

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
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Funding Scheme

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinator

TEQNOX LIMITED

Address

East Warehouse 130 Blochairn Road
G212DU Glasgow
United Kingdom

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU contribution

€ 50 000