Impressio, Winner At 1st And Future, Creates Protective Helmet Foam

As Christopher Yakacki, Ph.D., told the crowd of entrepreneurs, judges and fans at the NFL’s 1st & Future innovation showcase the day before Super Bowl LII, “We’re a little different. We’re engineering professors that have been obsessed with finding new materials to improve human health.”

Yakacki was referring to himself and fellow businessman Carl Frick, Ph.D., who are among the founders of Impressio, a company that specializes in using materials science to create solutions for health problems. Their five-minute pitch to a panel of NFL-chosen experts won them the 1st & Future “Advancements in Protective Technology” award.

The pitch? Yakacki, a professor at University of Colorado Denver, and…