Activities

Achieving of the Centre objectives requires simultaneous work in three complementary areas of activity in co-operation with leading European biomechanical and biomedical research centres: fundamental and technology-oriented research, education and training and interaction with industrial research clinics and development centres.

Main issues are:

• systematic dissemination of scientific information from leading European research centres and universities in the multidisciplinary area of advanced biomechanics, biomedical engineering including ultrasounds in medicine,
• developing international cooperation between the IFTR and European centres in selected fields of research in the directions indicated in the European Union programmes.

The dissemination of scientific information will be ensured by organisation of the following complementary actions: 3 advanced courses and summer schools addressed to young researchers, special sessions at 3 international conferences of a more genreal scope, 2 specialised workshops on selected topics of special importance in the research area of the Centre, series of seminars for doctoral studies at international level - several medium-term visits of senior researchers from EU to CoE.

Activity of researchers in implementation of results in biomechanical and joint research projects with biomechanical centres will be stimulated in a natural way by the inflow of scientific information from leading European centres.

The permanent result of this project will be an increased research capacity and international position of IFTR, and a deeper involvement of IFTR in R&D projects, thematic networks and concerned actions. Moreover the co-operation with Polish industrial and medical partners and SMEs will be improved. The involvement in FP6 and national research activities will bring a solid financial perspective for the IFTR even after this project is terminated.