Vicon teams up with Red Bull Diagnostics and Training Centre

Vicon and Red Bull widening partnership to help reduce the risk of injury and optimise performance of athletes

7^th November 2019 – Vicon, a world leader in motion capture, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Red Bull Diagnostics and Training Centre, for its inertial tracking solution.

Based in Austria, the Diagnostics and Training Centre rehabilitates and trains Red Bull’s world-class athletes across a multitude of sport disciplines such as athletics, ultrarunning and triathlon.

Christian Maurer-Grubinger PhD, of Red Bull Diagnostics and Training Centre, commented: “We have been using a Vicon optical system for over four years to help understand and improve athletic performance. Now, with the addition of Vicon inertial tracking, we can obtain precise diagnostic metrics relating to asymmetry and limb loading during training to better manage injury risk and maximize the performance of our athletes.”

Imogen Moorhouse, CEO of Vicon, commented: “Red Bull Diagnostics and Training Centre look after some of the best athletes in the world and when they are competing at that level, ensuring they stay fit and injury free, is vital. Through Vicon’s unique combination of optical and inertial solutions, Red Bull will better track, analyse and optimise their athletes’ performance. We are proud Red Bull Diagnostics and Training Centre have chosen Vicon as an integral part of their training programmes and we look forward to watching their athletes compete around the world.”

About Vicon

Established in 1984, Vicon is an award-winning, leading provider of tailored motion capture systems for the life sciences, media and entertainment, location-based virtual reality and engineering industries.

Through Vicon’s premium motion capture technology, the company is able to analyse and enhance the potential for human motion for the benefit of all.

Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics (LSE:OMG), the international software company servicing government, life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets and Yotta, a provider of software and services for infrastructure asset management.

In 2017, Vicon acquired New Zealand based wearables company, IMeasureU to accelerate its Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) product offering to enable researchers, coaches and elite athletes to benefit from data-driven performance insights.

Vicon is currently working with a large range of global clients, including The University of Southampton, Stanford Hall, Loughborough University, UC Berkeley, TU Dortmund, Framestore, The Imaginarium, Sony, Dreamworks, EA and many more.