Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV)

Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV, www.ibv.org) is a private non-profit research technology centre based in Valencia (Spain) that studies the behaviour of the human body and its interaction with products, environments and services. We started activity in 1976 and currently we are a team of 164 professionals with varied background. The Institute is coordinated under the agreement of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).

With the aim to improve competitiveness among the business sector, IBV promotes people’s well-being through the combination of knowledge in five areas (https://www.ibv.org/areas-de-conocimiento):

1. Biomechanics of human body systems
2. 3D anthropometrics
3. Human factors & Interfaces design
4. Human movements & Biomechanical evaluation, and
5. Human needs and preferences

IBV applies knowledge to ten target industries (https://www.ibv.org/en/industries):

1. Automotive and mass transport
2. Sport
3. Habitat
4. Clothing and Footwear
5. Children and childcare
6. Older people and ageing
7. Rehabilitation and personal autonomy
8. Occupational health and safety
9. Healthcare technology
10. Tourism and Leisure

IBV participates in the following networks and technology platforms:

• European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA, www.effra.eu)
• MyData Global Network (https://mydata.org)
• European Artificial Intelligence Alliance (AI Alliance, https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/european-ai-alliance)
• KIC on Healthy Living and Active Ageing (EIT Health, https://eithealth.eu)
• European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (www.textile-platform.eu)
• Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Fabricación Avanzada (MANU-KET, www.manufacturing-ket.com)
• Plataforma Española de Innovación en Tecnología Sanitaria (www.plataformatecnologiasanitaria.es)
• Plataforma Tecnológica Española para la adopción y difusión de las Tecnologías electrónicas, de la Información y la Comunicación (PLANETIC, https://planetic.es)
• Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Materiales Avanzados y Nanomateriales (MATERPLAT, http://materplat.org)
• Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN, www.ciber-bbn.es)
• Red de Innovación en Tecnologías Médicas y Sanitarias (ITEMAS, www.itemas.org)
• Red de Institutos Tecnológicos de la Comunitat Valenciana (REDIT, www.redit.es)
• Distrito Digital Comunitat Valenciana (https://distritodigitalcv.es)