Top Tips for Lifehacking for Executives

At the age of fifteen, Martijn Aslander — Lifehacking veteran, Co-founder at SHIFT and Lifehacking.nl — discovered that you can make money by doing the same stuff that he was doing at Scouts. By the age of seventeen Martijn was running a company of 60 people from the back of his classroom. At the age of 21 he was managing 140 … Read More

Tech Implant Installation Live on Stage (Biohacker Summit 2014)

One of the most exciting parts of the 2014 event was the on-stage installation of implants into two volunteers. Before the installation, technologist, author, and double RFID implantee Amal Graafstra explains how he ended up having a chip in his hand and all the things it can be used for, such as: access control, mobile payments, loyalty programs, in-store marketing, location-based services, … Read More

Get ready for a better, faster, stronger Biohacker Summit!

Last year’s event gathered leading pioneers in biohacking, lifestyle designers, health and wellness experts, and successful entrepreneurs. Biohacker Summit ‘14 was all about upgrading your work week and featured a number of impressive tools, practical techniques and technologies to upgrade your day. We have some excellent videos from last year’s event that we will post weekly, so stay tuned and keep … Read More

Biohacker Summit 2014 in photos

Biohacker Summit 2014 was held on 10 December at Wanha Satama, Helsinki, Finland. The event gathered 250 participants from 6 countries and 15 companies exhibiting their latest technologies, tools and services regarding biohacking, quantified self, genomics and digital health. The photographs from both Upgraded Dinner (9 Dec) and Biohacker Summit (10 Dec) are available here. Don’t miss the great interviews we did … Read More

Upgrades for your nutrition and sleep: Ambronite, Beddit and Emfit

In today’s age there is an increasing emphasis placed on keeping a healthy balance in life. We often find that we’re pushing ourselves harder and harder to maintain a high level of performance, whether that be in the office, gym or daily life. There are many advocates for the “8+8+8=24” lifestyle. This simply means, we know that eight hours of sleep … Read More

The New Era of Health Care — Meet Biohacker Summit Exhibitors Heltti, Medigoo & Woblab

Biohacker Summit 2014 brings together a group of top companies from sports, wellness, nutrition, stress management and digital health to exhibit their products and services to biohacking enthusiasts. Heltti, Medigoo and Woblab are ambassadors of modern healthcare that focus on personal and preventative measures in the virtual environment. Heltti Heltti is an occupational healthcare provider from Finland, redefining the industry … Read More

Interview with Amal Graafstra: Inventor of NFC Chip Implant

Amal Graafstra is a double RFID implantee, author of the book RFID Toys, and TEDx speaker. His interest in biohacking, RFID, and NFC began in 2005 as a simple solution to a problem. He wanted easy access to his office. He explored biometric options only to find they were too expensive, klunky, and vulnerable to vandalism. BIOHACKER SUMMIT: Amal, we … Read More

Wearable Tech in Biohacking — Meet Biohacker Summit Exhibitors Polar and V1bes

Biohacker Summit 2014 brings together a group of top companies from sports, wellness, nutrition, stress management and digital health to exhibit their products and services to biohacking enthusiasts. Polar, an industry leader in heart rate sensors, activity trackers and wearable sports technology, has decades of experience in a category that has seen rapid growth over the past few years. From … Read More

Interview with Jaakko Halmetoja: Practical Tips for Healthy Nutrition

Jaakko Halmetoja is a well-known nutritionist in the Finnish health food scene in addition to lecturing in the Baltic Countries. In 2011 he gave almost 150 lectures and more than 100 interviews to newspapers, radio channels and television. At the moment he is advising various health food companies, writing books and studying to extend his knowledge. He is also an … Read More

Interview with Mikko Ikola: Escape 9-to-5 and Get Things Done With Virtual Assistants

Mikko Ikola is an entrepreneur and co-founder at Ambronite and V-assistentti.fi. He is an enthusiast in exploring novel ways in lifestyle design. Ikola delivers thought-provoking keynotes about how Virtual Assistants (VAs) shape the world we live in today and how we can make use of their skills to lead a more productive and balanced lifestyle. “VAs are today’s knowledge work … Read More