Rethink EMG Challenge Winners

Dr. Tea Lulic | Prof. Carl Payton | Dr. Neale Tillin

Industry-Academic Collaboration through Experiential Learning in Industry R&D

2021-2023 Training Initiative

The De Luca Foundation (DLF), in partnership with Delsys, Inc. (Natick, MA), is pleased to announce a training initiative for research-minded undergraduate and graduate students. This initiative provides an educational opportunity for Trainees to learn from real-world experiences while performing cutting-edge industry research that directly contributes to the development of next generation sensing solutions for improving human health, communication, and movement.

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Who We Are

Founded in 1985, The De Luca Foundation (DLF) is a private charitable organization. DLF dedicates its financial resources to serving the Biomechanics Research Community through R&D grants, travel grants, public education, and workshops to:

Raise awareness of innovative methodologies for understanding human motor control,
Fostering innovative work,
Educating students and young researchers, and
Funding research ideas to study and cure neuromuscular diseases.

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What We Do

The Foundation supports researchers around the world through various mechanisms with the goal of fostering a path of innovation and breakthroughs in Electromyography and Human Movement Sciences.

Honor Excellence
in Research

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to Researchers

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to Students

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News & Events

3 Winners Selected in First-Ever Rethink EMG Challenge

April 6, 2022

The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the first-ever Rethink EMG Challenge: Tea Lulic, University of Brescia (Italy), ... Read More

After 20 years, the De Luca Foundation is announcing the official retirement of our annual Delsys Prize competition.

March 29, 2022

Created in 2003, the Delsys Prize has long been the De Luca Foundation’s flagship outreach campaign, as our founder, Prof. Carlo J De Luca, believed... Read More

2021 Year in Review

February 8, 2022

2021 was a year where science achieved unthinkable goals. With a number of COVID-19 vaccines produced and distributed globally, science gave us all... Read More

Get Involved

There are many ways in which you can take action and help us advance research and innovation in Motor Control and Human Movement Sciences.

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