Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP – Laboratório de Biomecânica do Porto) is a laboratory dedicated to scientific and technological research, innovation, teaching, providing specialized technical services and to transference of knowledge and technology (product development) in Biomechanics, whether human or animal, of ergonomic, clinical, sports or biomimetic interest (design, computer animation, model development, etc.).
LABIOMEP’s mission is to catalyze the growth potential and competitive edge of University of Porto in all domains directly or indirectly related to Biomechanics, including the interaction with the productive structures.
LABIOMEP’s mission is to catalyze the growth potential and competitive edge of University of Porto in all domains directly or indirectly related to Biomechanics, including the interaction with the productive structures.
The collaboration between professors and researchers of different Organic Units, Institutes and Laboratories of the University of Porto aims at creating a space where it is possible to reinforce the launch of scientific infrastructures and technological development of common use, rationalizing equipment and opposing the duplication of entities that share objectives.
By embracing knowledge, competencies, projects and perspectives of know-how transference related to Biomechanics in several different scientific domains, LABIOMEP aims at creating critical mass that is able to intervene in an attractive manner with the industrial and productive structures, as well as strengthening the ties between teaching activities in higher education, research activities and extension to productive structures.
The vision that guides the daily effort of those who participate in this project is quality and national and international leadership in its territory; a vision that marks the permanent compromise of accuracy, reliability, commitment and loyalty, whether for University of Porto, that sustains it, or for its partners and clients. In conformity with this, all of its intervenients have privileged access to advanced and continued lifelong training, as well as the privilege of team work and case-by-case management of efforts and schedules of each coworker.
The equipment available allows the diversified studies in the field of Biomechanics, from dynamometry and cinemetryto electromyography, thermography and morphometry.