About Us — CAPE Bionics

From spacesuit to garment

An aerospace lineage.

Cape Bionics leverages decades of compression garment design and development at the highest levels. Co-founder and CEO Dr James Waldie was selected as a Research Fellow at UCSD and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), developing his own space skinsuit design with the European Space Agency (ESA). He was also a consultant at the NASA Johnson Space Center to reduce astronaut injury from spacesuits. He continues to work with NASA on novel compression garments.

In order for compression to function effectively, the garments required precision and custom sizing that was superior to traditional made-to-measure. New processes and algorithms were developed by Dr Waldie that would automate and improve the measuring and accuracy of medical garments.

Today, CAPE uses a patented evolution of these technologies to offer everyone the best compression on and off the planet. Across Bioastronautics, Sport, Allied Health, Medicine and more, CAPE provides athletes and patients around the world easy access to the next generation in compression therapy.

Our technology Education

Our team

The team behind CAPE.

Dr James Waldie

CEO & Co-Founder

PhD (RMIT), Postdoc (MIT). NASA and ESA consultant. Fellow of Engineers Australia. 25 years designing compression garments across multiple aerospace and health sectors.

James Turner

CCO & Co-Founder

MBA (Exec) AGSM. Founder, director, investor and advisor to multiple start-ups. 25+ years in technology businesses.

Jesse Holwell

Head of Software Engineering

Full-stack engineer with broad experience in web development, PC and mobile applications, and process automation. Previous experience working on medical device development.

Abby Rudakov

Head of Production

Masters in compression textile design (RMIT, 2023). Bachelor of Engineering and Computer Science, with a lifelong interest in fashion and dressmaking.

Marcus Milne

AutoTailor Software Engineer

Detailed knowledge in 3D image capture and manipulation. Experience in Python, C/C++, cloud computing, enterprise software, web and app development.

Lachlan Hogan

Deep Vision Software Engineer

Senior software engineer specialised in computer vision, deep learning, GPU programming and high-performance computing.

Jackson Hayes

AutoTailor Software Engineer

Bachelor of Engineering, Adv. Manufacturing & Mechatronics (RMIT). Dux 2015. Experience in AI/ML and advanced manufacturing.

Ruth Bunford

Product Manager

Patternmaker with 20 years' experience across the UK and Australia, including NASA. PhD candidate at RMIT focused on enhancing compression function, comfort and mobility.

Dr Annette Eastwood

Sports Physiologist

Senior Physiologist for 15 years at AIS & the Olympic Triathlon High Performance Program to 2017. Asst Adjunct Prof at Bond University.

Dr Lindsay Trimmings

Sports Physiologist

Previously with Swim England, the National Governing Body for Aquatic sport in England — Head of Coaching, leading the strategic plan for aquatics coaching in England.

Marijn Kortekaas

Allied Health Advisory

20+ years' experience in physio and health applications. VP of Growth at Vald (sports/health), GM Asia Pacific at Physitrack (successful IPO).

Boden Westover

Marketing Director

10+ years' experience in marketing, working with companies including Catapult, Mr Yum and Heidi Health.

Development Milestones

From the ISS to the clinic.

2015

Andreas Mogensen wears Waldie compression suit on space station.

ESA

2017

Thomas Pesquet wears Waldie compression suit on space station.

ESA

2019

Essendon Football Club finds their recovery is 20% faster using CAPE.

AFL

2021

CAPE released in the USA, worn by NFL, NBA and NHL players.

USA

2023

Official compression supplier to the QAS. CAPE released in Europe, worn by EPL and Series A players.

QASEurope

2024

CAPE first introduced into Allied Healthcare in Australia.

Health

2026

CAPE is introduced for post-surgical rehab and lymphoedema therapy.

Health