Our Mission

We build the truth your training has been missing.

YouCount started in an engineering lab, not a marketing deck. Our founders spent decades building biomedical systems, sensors, and machine-vision instrumentation — the kind of precision hardware usually reserved for research institutions. BodyCheck brings that rigor home.

Color-chart strips and guesswork were never good enough for the people who push their bodies hardest. So we engineered a controlled-light reading platform that turns urine biomarkers into accurate, repeatable data in two minutes — so you can train on truth, not guesswork.

2017

Founded in British Columbia

Machine vision

Proprietary reading platform

CLSI

Tested to standards

12

Biomarkers, one strip

Meet the Founders

Engineers first. Builders for the long run.

A small Canadian team with deep roots in biomedical engineering, machine vision, and research-grade hardware — building the testing platform we wanted for ourselves.

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Nick Dechev

Co-Founder & CEO

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria, former Chair of its Mechanical Engineering department, and former Director of its Biomedical Engineering program. Two decades engineering biomedical systems, sensors, and machine-vision instrumentation. Founder of the Victoria Hand Project.

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Teo Dechev

Co-Founder

An engineer and MBA who has led a publicly listed company as CEO & President for over 16 years. Her career spans investment banking, corporate finance, and M&A — the capital-markets and operating discipline that turns BodyCheck's research-grade science into a brand and product built around the people who actually use it.

Credibility, not claims

Built with institutions that set the standard.

BodyCheck's biomarker science is developed and validated in collaboration with leading research and space-health organizations — the same rigor that holds up far beyond the gym.

Key urine biomarkers
12
Tested to recognized standards
CLSI
Research & innovation organizations
5

Research, engineering & health relationships

Canadian Space AgencyCanadian Space Agency
National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation
NRC CanadaNRC Canada
St. Paul's HospitalSt. Paul's Hospital
University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia
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Intended use The YouCount BodyCheck is a general wellness product intended for use by healthy individuals to monitor and track their lifestyle choices, including hydration, diet, and fitness activity. The BodyCheck system measures parameters in urine to provide general insights into nutritional intake and hydration levels. It is intended to encourage a healthy lifestyle by helping users understand how their diet and exercise affect their wellness metrics.

Disclaimer The BodyCheck is NOT a medical device. It is not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent any disease or medical condition, including but not limited to urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney disease, or diabetes. The insights provided by BodyCheck are for informational purposes only and should not replace the advice of a medical professional. Users should not alter their medication, diet, or exercise regimes based on these results without consulting a healthcare provider.

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