Fulcrum Engineering spins out of Oakland University to commercialise passenger safety in the event of a crash.

Oakland University has spun-out Fulcrum Engineering, the first ever intellectual property based company for the Michigan institution.

Fulcrum is commercialising structural joints in vehicles designed to decouple in accidents. According to the firm, the decoupling reduces the force of an accident, and better protects motorists.

Michael Latcha, president of Fulcrum, said: “We have shown we can reduce the force that is felt by the occupants of the vehicle by 60 percent.”