Between 30 June – 3 July 2024, the city of Edinburgh, Scotland will host the 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB2024), centred on the theme “Biomechanics from research to practice”, highlighting the need to bring focus on the importance of the dialogue and collaboration between the biomechanics and the clinical communities. The conference will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).

The ESBiomech 2024, organised with the support of the University of Edinburgh, University of Pavia, Heriot-Watt University,  University of Dundee and University of Glasgow, Edinburgh Orthopaedics and NHS Lothian, is chaired by Pankaj Pankaj (School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh) and Chloe E. H. Scott (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Lothian Edinburgh).

Its scientific programme includes keynote speakers, podium and poster contributions on the latest research developments in all branches of biomechanics. Main topics include cardiovascular, locomotion and rehabilitation, orthopaedics and musculoskeletal, tissue mechanics, tissue engineering, mechanobiology and biomaterials, clinical applications in translational research. Social events foresee a Welcome reception, an ESB Walk at Arthur’s Seat and Holyrood Park, Whisky tasting & Industry Networking session, a Night in town for students event and the ESB Congress dinner at the National Museum of Scotland, and networking and mentoring events (Meet the Biomechanics Experts, ESB Diversity in Biomechanics). The complete conference information can be found in the Conference booklet.

The SIMCor consortium will take part in the event and take the opportunity to disseminate some of the project latest results via talks and posters, with representatives from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (CHA), Lynkeus (LYN), University College London (UCL), Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). The sessions involving the consortium are listed as follows:

POSTER SESSIONS

• Poster session A (01 July 2024: 2:00-2:45 pm, Cromdale Hall): A FAST-TO-EVALUATE MODEL TO INFORM DEVICE DESIGN DECISIONS FOR PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE SENSORS, A. Schlief^1,2, L. Goubergrits^1,2, J. Brüning^1,2  (¹Institute of Computer-assisted Cardiovascular Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; ²Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité)
• Poster sessions B (1 July 2024, 2:00 – 2:45 pm, Strathblane Hall): A FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION SIMULATION FRAMEWORK TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TRUE AND PSEUDO-SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS, S. C. F. P. M. Verstraeten¹, M. J. M. M. Hoeijmakers², F. N. van de Vosse¹, W. Huberts¹ (¹Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; ²ANSYS, The Netherlands).

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