Two members of BCN MedTech attended to MultiBioMe 2017 during September 11-13 in Vienna. MultiBioMe 2017  is a Thematic Conference of the European Community in Computational Methods in Applied Mechanics Sciences (ECCOMAS).  The MultiBioMe 2017 is the inaugural edition of a new, biennial series of scientific gatherings.

This conference offers a platform for presenting and discussing the latest advances and developments in the fields of biomechanics and mechanobiology. In particular, the focus of this conference lies on reconciliation of the distinct spatial and time scales at which related processes and mechanisms occur, considering for that purpose the whole range of available techniques, including experimentation, imaging and visualization, mathematical modelling, as well as numerical simulation

Jerome Noailly, PI of BCN MedTech, presented his work entitled “Coupling immune reaction and tissue mechanics time scales through inflammation in an emphysema model” and Laura presented “Reduction of extracellular matrix expression in the transition zone of a lumbar intervertebral disc model due to early cartilage endplate degeneration”. Their works were developed in collaboration with other members of BCN MedTech. You can read the full list of authors that participated below.

• Coupling immune reaction and tissue mechanics time scales through inflammation in an emphysema model. Mario Ceresa, Andy L Olivares, Jérôme Noailly, and Miguel A. González Ballester
• Reduction of extracellular matrix expression in the transition zone of a lumbar intervertebral disc model due to early cartilage endplate degeneration. Laura Baumgartner, Justin J. Reagh, Carlos Ruiz Wills, Miguel A. González Ballester and Jérôme Noailly

For more information on the Conference you can go the Conference Website.