Baliston

Baliston is the smart footwear brand of BAL Inc, based at 333 W Maude Ave in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Kansas City and Denver and an international team in France and Luxembourg. It began in the medical field, working with more than 1,000 healthcare institutions to validate its Mobility Scan Platform and analysing over 120,000 patients to turn gait data into clinical insight.

MovScan sensor modules embedded in the shoe run for about three weeks on a charge and measure more than 30 movements and metrics; the company cites 30+ patents and 95% accuracy in peer-reviewed studies. In 2023 Baliston launched its own collection, Baliston by STARCK, designed with Philippe Starck: shoes in five biobased recyclable materials, made to be collected and recycled at the end of their life.