Virtual Man at the heart of our concerns
Modelling the human body, like multi-scale experimentation, has for some years been at the heart of research and development in many areas of our daily lives:
- In healthcare, it is used to design implantable medical devices, for diagnosis, medical and surgical planning, and is now being deployed in medical training through simulation-based learning.
- In the field of sport, the development of individual equipment to protect users or optimise their performance requires the use of robust models in terms of both the biomechanics of structures and the analysis of movement.
- Finally, in the field of transport (ergonomics, human factors, protection), the development of human body simulation has grown considerably in recent years. Approaches combining simulation and experimentation are now widely integrated into design processes.

The development of these models and the resulting applications cannot be envisaged without collecting increasingly detailed and specific data. If Virtual Man is to meet the challenges of innovation that we face, it must necessarily be based on comprehensive tools and experimental platforms.

The biomechanical and medical platform for virtual man is a major contributor to the training process of both Aix Marseille University and Gustave Eiffel University, both in the various medical and paramedical training cycles and in engineering sciences, as well as supporting training courses (DU, DIU) for continuing education. 

This integrated platform combines digital simulation, data sciences tools, multi-scale experimentation on bodies donated to science, animal models and investigations on volunteer subjects.
These research resources are used to develop solutions centred on the human body (medical devices, surgical protocols, individual equipment) covering a wide range of fields from health to sport and transport.
For many years now, a number of major players in the business world have called on our equipment and expertise: ALTAIR, Cadlm Ethicon, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Tyyny, Decthlon, X-feet, Neurelec, Cochlear, Small Bone Innovation, Protomed, Glad-Medical, Biotech Dental, Global D, Ethicon, Yoomed, Pythéas - groupe Laguarrigue, NewClip-technics, Kephalios, Euthymène, Bypass solutions, Depuy, Féd. Française de Moto et Féd. Internationale de Moto, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Shark, CTC, SPe-Tech-active, Inemotion, Expliseat, ANEA, Salomon, KneeGuard, Domaine skiable de France, Fédération Française de Rugby, Fédération Française de Ski, Wizwedge, Maulin Montagne Participation (SAMSO), Prodways, Toyota, Cirque du Soleil, Mutuelle des Motards.