Prof. Karl Zelik: Inspiring Bioscience Entrepreneur
On the eve of the anniversary of Prof. Carlo De Luca’s passing, Delsys and the De Luca Foundation are proud to recognize the academic and entrepreneurial accomplishments of Prof. Karl Zelik. Like Prof. De Luca, Prof. Zelik represents a rare breed of movement scientist cum entrepreneur, whose work features in prestigious scientific and business journals […]
2 New Winners of Mobile Equipment Donation Initiative to Receive Hand Performance Monitors (Round 3)
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Lisa MacFadden (Sanford Health, USA) and Dr. Nicholas Coker (Springfield College, USA) as the latest recipients of Mobile EMG equipment, as part of our ongoing Equipment Donation Initiative. Dr. MacFadden will be receiving a Hand Performance Monitor, to use as an evaluation tool in sport biomechanics studies, as well as to […]
Winners of the De Luca Foundation’s Covid-19 Donation Initiative
De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce the winners: $30k in COVID financial aid awarded to Graduate and Post-doctoral students worldwide
To strengthen the hands of future MOVEMENT SCIENTISTS during these difficult times, the De Luca Foundation is supporting 30 graduate students and post-docs each with $1,000.00 USD. While researchers worldwide have been affected by the COVID-19 situation, those experiencing the largest strains are graduate students and post-docs who rely solely on grants and stipends to progress both science and […]
Congratulations to Michael Twardowski, research engineer at Delsys/Altec Inc, for defending his PhD dissertation
We are proud to announce that Michael Twardowski, research engineer at Delsys and Altec Inc, defended his dissertation yesterday. Michael’s doctoral research has made substantial contributions in the field of human machine interfaces, translating motor unit firings and action potentials measured from NeuroMap technology for proportional, multi-DOF control of prosthetic, robotic or exoskeleton devices. Committee members including Dr. Zhi (Jane) […]
2 Winners Selected to Receive Delsys Hand Performance Monitors (Round 2)
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Jose Manresa of the National University of Entre Rios (Argentina), and Dr. Leonardo Elias of the University of Campinas (Brazil) as the latest recipients of Mobile EMG equipment, as part of our ongoing Equipment Donation Initiative. Dr. Manresa will be receiving a Hand Performance Monitor to assess quantitative […]
18th Annual Delsys Prize
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Delsys Prize – Promoting Innovation in Electromyography. The Delsys Prize is an annual competition established in 2003 by Professor Carlo J. De Luca to promote innovative uses of Electromyography. It recognizes advancements in the understanding, techniques/technologies or applications of the Electromyographic signal. The winner […]
3 Winners Selected to Receive Mobile EMG Equipment (Round 1)
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Irene DiGiulio of King’s College London, Dr. Thomas Engleder of the University of Applied Sciences Ulm, and Dr. Brendan O’Brien of St. Vincent’s Private Hospital as the first 3 recipients of Mobile EMG equipment, as part of our ongoing Equipment Donation Initiative. Dr. DiGiulio will be receiving a Hand Performance Monitor, for studying […]
Feeding Learning & Discoveries in Movement Sciences Through EMG Equipment Donation
De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce the 2020 Equipment Donation Initiative of 12 Mobile EMG + Force Assessment systems valued @ 42,000 USD. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage future generations of Biomechanists, Ergonomists, Exercise Physiologists, and Physiotherapists to develop their area of expertise using simple, yet powerful, mobile tools and technologies. […]
2019 Year in Review
2019 was yet another successful year for the De Luca Foundation, as we continued to diversify our means of support to the biomechanics community. We established a new App Development Competition that provides cash and lab equipment for developing EMG-centric applications for mobile devices with real-world viability in the areas of rehabilitation, sport, ergonomics, education […]