Events

Sports Tech Research Network is an initiative of the sports innovation consortium at Ghent University, Belgium. The network promotes interaction and collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs, and companies to support the creation of commercially successful, scientifically valid sports technology products. Mid-September was time for the first official meeting of the network, Sports Tech Research & Innovation […]

MEDICA is the worldwide largest trade fair for the medical sector. It’s the place to see the newest medical products, trends and technologies, to connect with the industry, and to learn about the healthcare evolution in various forums and conferences. This year, the event will return back to normal after the pandemic. Nearly 100000 visitors […]

Ainone is a Finnish startup that is developing a lightweight, mobile, rehabilitation and coaching platform for measuring key components of neurological performance. The company is first addressing the need for an easy and cost-effective solution to accurately and objectively measure balance. Balance is an essential measure of performance for athletes, the elderly, and anyone in […]

Heart2Save is a Kuopio Finland based health tech company that was founded in 2015 to solve a specific problem. The founder and CEO of the company Helena Jäntti saw in her work as a emergency doctor many patients who got her thinking of a device that could quickly and reliably detect heart arrhythmias before they […]

Measuring health conditions can bring a host of benefits to patients and healthcare systems, including earlier detection of conditions, more timely intervention, and more effective treatment and rehabilitation. Innovators can run into issues trying to transform their big idea into a healthcare solution though, such as developing and testing new hardware and seeking certification for […]

The world of medicine meets at MEDICA 2021 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany on Nov 15-18. It is a must for anyone who wants to experience tomorrow’s healthcare market live. Movesense is exhibiting at the show with our customers Ainone and Heart2Save. Also our software partner Kaasa solution will be there. If you are interested […]

MEDICA 2021, the world’s largest trade show for medical technology, will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany on 15th-18th November. The show will be the first large scale physical meeting of the global medical business community after November 2019. Movesense is exhibiting at MEDICA together with two of our customer companies, Ainone and Heart2Save. Ainone is […]

Navispace is calling all health-related Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs to join the 13th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® – the world´s leading open innovation platform in the Internet of Medical Things. The competition promotes innovations, makes them visible to the world, and connects innovators with decision-makers, potential partners, investors and customers. […]

Movesense Developer Workshop on April 21 and 22 attracted more than hundred developers to learn best practices for programming the Movesense sensor and compatible mobile applications. The interest was much higher than we expected. Fantastic! It also shows that there’s a big demand for such events on a regular basis. The trainer at the event […]

The Finnish sports tech platform SMASH is organizing a global sustainable sports hackathon on April 21-23. Movesense offers free of charge Movesense sensors to hackathon projects that decide to address the hack challenges with a solution that uses movement or heart rate measurement. The first SMASH Hackathon is looking for solutions that increase the sustainability […]

ISPO Munich is the largest trade show in the world for sports business. On January 26–29, more than 2,800 exhibitors will be presenting their latest sports products from segments such as Snowsports, Outdoor, Health & Fitness, Urban and Teamsports. The show takes place at the Messe München exhibition grounds in Munich, Germany. Movesense is partnering again […]

Movesense Meetup gathered the network to Helsinki on Dec 3 to learn about recent Movesense powered projects and to discuss the latest business and development topics. Among about 40 participants we had a few regular guests and a delighting amount of new community members. Their projects cover a wide range of applications from university research […]

Movesense Meetup brings the community together Welcome to our popular Movesense Meetup on Tuesday Dec 3rd! Join the event to meet developers and companies working on Movesense powered projects, to discuss with Movesense team members from Suunto, and to learn how to use wearable sensors for new use cases. The sixth Movesense Meetup is taking […]

The world of medical technology meets at Medica 2019, a must show for anyone who wants to see where healthcare is going in the future. This world’s biggest medical trade fair attracts more than 5000 exhibitors and over 120 000 visitors to Düsseldorf, Germany, on November 18-21. Medica 2019 is also a hotspot for wearable […]

Movesense will be exhibiting at the IDTechEx Show on November 20 & 21 in Santa Clara, USA. We would love you to join us too! The IDTechEx Show connects emerging technologies with global brands and brings together seven key disruptive technologies, 3500+ attendees and 270+ exhibitors. Among the list of technologies are sensors and wearable technology. Movesense will […]

In December 2018, Movesense team and ISPO, the largest sports trade fair in the world, invited the ISPO Open Innovation Community members to participate an innovation contest using Movesense sensors. More than 30 teams and over 60 developers joined the challenge and received Movesense developer kits at ISPO Munich in the beginning of February. Teams […]

On May 15, Movesense network got together at Suunto, Finland, for the fifth community meetup. 40 participants learned about the latest Movesense powered projects and launches, found interesting partnering opportunities with other participating companies, and went through their projects with Movesense experts from Suunto to get useful feedback and support for getting ready to market. […]

Movesense Meetup is a networking event and a workshop for developers and business executives working on Movesense based projects. The event is taking place in Suunto office in Vantaa, Finland. The meeting agenda includes a general status update of the Movesense platform and community, interesting case presentations of on-going projects, and workshops for developers and […]

Taiste, one of the development partners in the Movesense network, organized Movehack, a 24h hackathon for the information technology students of Turku University in second weekend of April. 30 students got together in Taiste office on Friday evening and, after an intro session from Taiste, started their pizza-powered hacking session around the clock. The task […]

Welcome to the fifth Movesense Meetup at Suunto office in Vantaa, Finland! Join the event and meet other developers and companies working on Movesense based projects and learn to know the Movesense team from Suunto and Amer Sports. The Meetup agenda includes the Movesense platform status and roadmap presented by Suunto and interesting project cases […]

More than 20 experts from start-ups, larger companies, universities and independent developers got together to Movesense Meetup in Düsseldorf, Germany on Feb 14. In addition to the expected strong German attendance, it was great to see so many participants from the Netherlands. We know there are many who couldn’t join but are interested in the […]

Hello from ISPO Munich. The world’s largest trade fair dedicated to the sports industry offers an excellent chance to reflect on the business of wearables. Across the world, professional athletes are using wearable sensors to see if data can help them gain for a performance edge. Professional leagues are said to be experimenting with wearables […]

Movesense Meetup is a networking event and a workshop for developers and business executives working on Movesense based projects. This time, we will be holding our event in the middle of Europe, in Düsseldorf, Germany, with our active development partner Kaasa Solution. We are meeting in the co-working space Super7000, Rather Straße 25, 40476 Düsseldorf. […]

Movesense development platform has been acknowledged with the prestigious ISPO Award. The award will be handed out at ISPO Munich trade show on Feb 3-6. and it comes in the Fitness & Activity Tracker category in the Health & Fitness segment. Movesense has potential to revolutionize the market of sports wearables and smart apparel & […]

When a megabrand like LG wants to unveil a television screen that rolls up like paper towels, they do it at CES. When a tiny startup wants to get a little buzz for their passion project, they go to CES. As such, it offers a panoramic window into the state of the entire electronics market. […]

Numerous techpreneur success stories have one thing in common. They have been finalists or winners of the Innovation World Cup. With over 14 years of successful competitions, the Innovation World Cup Series is the most established open innovation platform worldwide. It includes several categories that fit perfectly for most Movesense powered solutions: healthcare, lifestyle and […]

CES 2019 was one of the global highlights of the year in consumer electronics. Movesense had a strong presence at the show: about one fourth of the nicely located, large Suunto booth was reserved for Movesense and five partner companies launching their Movesense powered products. The event was an excellent boost for Movesense awareness and […]

ISPO is one of the biggest trade shows for sporting goods in the world and a global community for promoting the evolution of sports and the sports industry. Movesense will exhibit in the ISPO Brandnew area at ISPO Munich 2019 in the beginning of February. The image above is from last year’s ISPO Brandnew. Together with […]

New devices leverage sensors and motion-sensing technology that allowed teams to rapidly create and launch new products for athletes, executives, and the elderly VANTAA, Finland – December 18, 2018 – Five companies launching new wearable devices that provide more targeted, accurate, and consistent data for consumers tracking health, athletic performance, stress, and more will exhibit […]

Team TerrainSense, one of the winners of Movesense Challenge awards at Junction, visited Suunto to present their solution of automatic mapping of the difficulty rating of mountain bike trails with Movesense sensors. Have a look at their presentation here. During the 40-hour hackathon, the team was able to build a working prototype system that measured […]

The amount of companies using Movesense to build their sensor products is rapidly growing and many companies that started their development during 2018 are soon launching their products to market. In August, we invited companies in the Movesense community to join us at CES 2019 to showcase their new Movesense based products at the Suunto […]

Over 50 brands set challenges to 1400 participants In the last weekend of November, 1400 developers gathered to Junction, the biggest hackathon in Europe at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. Movesense joined as company partner for the second time. The aim was to spread the word about the opportunities of Movesense platform to developers and […]

Richard Tucker from Race Trace (left) and Tommi Ojala from Runteq smashing high fives after the successful pitching competition. Smash is one of the major sports tech events in the world and the leading one in the Nordics. This year’s event took place on Nov 8 in Helsinki, Finland. As an event partner, Movesense had […]

 Watch Movesense Meetup presentations with this Facebook Live video. 0-33min Terho Lahtinen, Jussi Kaasinen / Movesense team / Suunto: Movesense status update 33min Richard Tucker / Race Trace: Update of the Race Trace swimming analytics solution 46min Sampsa Vanhatalo / Children’s hospital / Helsinki University: Movesense for monitoring sleep and movement in infants 1h05min Jussi […]

The first ever Movesense Developer Day on Nov 6, 2018 brought developers together to Suunto for learning effective ways of Movesense programming from Suunto software experts. Participants came with varying background from companies, universities, research and as independent developer. The day started with a session where Petri Lipponen, lead software developer for the Movesense platform, […]

Movesense Meetup is a networking event and a workshop for developers and business executives working on Movesense based projects. This time, the case presentations will have emphasis on sports but with an angle that can be extended to many other fields of use. The event is a great opportunity to work on your project with […]

Our popular Movesense Meetup concept will grow for early November. In addition to the community meetup on Wednesday Nov 7, we will have a separate Movesense Developer Day on Tuesday Nov 6. The Developer Day gives any software developer in the network an opportunity to take their project to a new level by working a […]

Movesense team is inviting companies working on Movesense based projects to launch their upcoming products with Suunto & Movesense in January at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. This is a great opportunity for projects that are getting ready to market. A shared booth and joint marketing activities will make a stronger market impact and bring […]

1500 top hackers from around the world are again gathering together in the end of November to Junction, the biggest hackathon in Europe. The location in Aalto university campus in Espoo, Finland, is a hot spot for creativity and technical expertise, and close to Movesense home base, making it a natural fit for us. Last […]

Suunto is one of the leading sports tech exhibitors at the world’s biggest consumer electronics show CES in Las Vegas January 8-11, 2019. Movesense will play a major role at Suunto booth. To make it even bigger, we are thrilled to invite you to launch your Movesense-based product with us in the Health & Wellness area of […]

It’s been a busy month for the Movesense team since our Meetup on May 30. Finally we are able to publish presentations from the event. About 50 members of the Movesense community joined this highly productive and inspirational day. Participants gave the event a superb rating of 4.6/5, encouraging the team to continue organizing new […]

Wear It Festival on June 19-20 makes Berlin for two days the hot spot of wearable tech. The event hits the dynamic intersect between wearable electronics and fashion design and brings together technology companies, lifestyle brands, scientific institutions, start-ups and luxury brands to jointly build their way into the world of wearable technology. For Movesense this […]

The global Movesense network meetup gathered 50 participants from seven countries and more than 30 companies, universities, research institutes and other Movesense community members to Suunto headquarters on May 30. The day started with a Movesense status update by the Suunto team and summary of the next steps of the platform development.  We heard a […]

Lausanne is the home of the International Olympic Committee and over fifty international sports federations. That’s why the area has a unique ecosystem around sports, including universities, small and large companies, local authorities, athletes and other influential sports innovators. The city also hosts The SPOT, a new sports innovation event that brings together bright minds and fresh […]

Movesense Meetup is a networking event and a workshop for developers and business executives working on Movesense based projects. It is your opportunity to boost your project with Suunto Movesense team and other experts, to find business partners and to learn from other companies about their projects. We welcome everyone interested in the Movesense network […]

Movesense network partners will introduce two important integrations of the Movesense platform to other developer environments at the Movesense Meetup on May 30th. Microsoft has created a new C# API for Movesense applications on Android or iOS using Xamarin. C# developers can use the new Movesense Library for Xamarin Android and Movesense Library for Xamarin iOS […]

Frogology is a unique mobile platform to improve swimming technique. It is one of the cases to be presented at the Movesense Meetup on May 30th at Suunto office in Vantaa, Finland. Up to now swimmers and coaches have had to rely on the traditional methods of technique assessment such as pool side coaching or […]

Welcome to meet the Movesense team at IDTechEx Show! at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany this Wednesday and Thursday. Learn how you can you can solve your motion sensing needs with the Movesense platform and get tips about getting started with your own project. We will also show the upcoming Movesense attaching accessories and a reference […]

Join the global Movesense network get-together on Wednesday, May 30! The event is taking place at Suunto office in Vantaa, Finland. The meetup is open for all companies and developers who are working on Movesense based projects or interested in learning more about the Movesense. The program includes an overview of the Movesense platform and roadmap, case examples of on-going Movesense projects, and […]

Data Innovation Summit on March 22 in Stockholm is the biggest data related event in the Nordics. This year’s event is about Data Driven Innovation, Data Management, implementation of Analytics and Data Science capabilities, AI and IoT. Solita that is working on Suunto and Amer Sports data projects will speak about the data platform that they have built […]

IDTechEx Show! in Berlin on April 11-12 is a leading exhibition for emerging technologies, presenting at one event the latest from 3D Printing, Electric Vehicles, Energy Harvesting, Energy Storage, Graphene, Internet of Things, Off Grid Energy Independence, Printed Electronics, Sensors & Wearable Technology. Movesense will showcase the sensor platform including the new attaching accessories and embedding elements that make attaching the sensor very […]

One year after introducing Movesense beta at CES, over 400 developers around the world have access to Suunto’s all-in-one motion sensor, including four companies that will present their products at CES 2018, starting Jan 9. Now Suunto has released Movesense firmware version 1.0, and has ramped up production capabilities to meet growing demand from companies integrating […]

The biggest hackathon in Europe – high interest in Movesense 1500 developers gathered last weekend to Aalto Unversity, Espoo, Finland, to hack open data and specific challenges from 60 different companies and public partners of the event. Movesense participated for the first time this biggest hackathon in Europe. The result took us all by surprise: […]

Movesense was one of the partners of Biohacker Summit, Europe’s top biohacking conference on Oct 14-15. As part of our presence, we invited participants to propose Movesense demo ideas and sent developer kits to the best ideas. During the event we awarded two demos: Jussi Virkkala, Medical Physicist at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health developed a reaction […]

Suunto will be exhibiting at the world’s biggest consumer electronics show CES in Las Vegas January 9-12, 2018. Part of the booth will be dedicated space for Movesense. We are excited to invite you to share your Movesense-based product with us at our booth in the Health & Wellness area of CES. If this opportunity […]

Movesense team is preparing an active event tour for the autumn. We are going to be present at the following shows and conferences. Hope to see you there as well! In addition, we have started setting up the next Movesense Meetup for developers and partner companies. This will take place in early October. More info […]