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Epicore Biosystems
Epicore Biosystems develops wearable sweat-sensing patches for athletes and soldiers, partnering with Gatorade and the US military.
Epicore Biosystems
Epicore Biosystems was founded out of Northwestern University's Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, led by professor John Rogers. The firm commercializes soft, microfluidic-based wearable sensors that capture and analyze sweat chemistry non-invasively. Its technology originated from DARPA-funded research on soldier readiness and heat-stress monitoring. The company's primary product line is the Discovery Patch, a disposable wearable that measures sweat rate, pH, chloride, glucose, and lactate. It has partnered with Gatorade for the Gx Sweat Patch, which targets elite athletes (per Gatorade press release, 2021). It also holds contracts with the US Army, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the National Institutes of Health. Epicore serves clients in military, sports, and industrial safety settings. Epicore has raised at least $10M in known funding rounds, including a $3.5M seed round in 2021 and a Series A led by Alsop Louie Partners in 2023, though its total capital raised is not publicly confirmed. The company maintains a lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has fewer than 30 employees per public records. It has not disclosed a formal family office or institutional investor connection beyond venture capital. The firm's structural differentiator is its roots in academic bioelectronics research and its dual-track commercialization: a consumer sports partnership (Gatorade) alongside government defense contracts. This hybrid model yields proprietary real-world sweat data that sets it apart from pure-wearable hardware makers.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Cambridge
Corporate office
Cambridge, MA, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Epicore Biosystems and what is its technology basis?
The company was spun out of Northwestern University's Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, founded by professor John Rogers. Its core technology is a soft, flexible microfluidic patch that captures sweat without electronic components, analyzing biomarkers through colorimetric chemistry (per public record).
Does Epicore Biosystems operate as a family office or asset manager?
No. Epicore Biosystems is a venture-backed biosensing hardware company, not a capital allocator. Its investors include Alsop Louie Partners and prior seed investors, but it does not function as a family office.
What are the primary applications of the Discovery Patch?
The Discovery Patch measures sweat rate, pH, chloride, glucose, and lactate. It is used in athletic performance optimization, industrial heat-stress monitoring, and military readiness trials (per the firm's published R&D pipeline).
Which large organizations or partnerships has Epicore disclosed?
It has disclosed partnerships with Gatorade (Gx Sweat Patch), the US Army, DARPA, and NIH. The military contracts focus on assessing hydration and heat-stress thresholds in active-duty soldiers (per Gatorade press release, 2021; DARPA public awards).
How does Epicore differentiate from other wearable health sensors?
Unlike electronic biosensors, Epicore's patch uses passive microfluidics and color changes — it needs no battery and can store sweat for lab analysis. This design is uniquely suited for disposable, low-cost use in extreme conditions where electronics fail (per academic publications).
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