Epicore Biosystems, best known for its collaboration with Gatorade on the Gx sweat patch, has raised $26M in the first tranche of a Series B round.

Epicore Biosystems, a Northwestern University wearables spinout, raised a $26 million Series B.

ith workers increasingly exposed to high temperatures, Epicore Biosystem’s sensors can provide them with insight

From a hydration device for workers to a new tip management software, these technologies are making the workplace more efficient.

New tools include apps that detect heat stress and clothing made with cooling fabrics

On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility and prepare it for demolition.

From 6 a.m. errands and rejiggered commutes to new hydration tactics and a boom in air conditioning, heat wave workarounds are the new normal.

Scandals over performance-enhancing drug use have occurred at the Olympics for decades, and Epicore Biosystems in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is working to address the problem with technology

Could heat-tracking wearables become a requirement on the job?