BIOMEC receives the UPC Award for Social Commitment in the field of Inclusion

The BIOMEC research group has received the UPC Award for Social Commitment 2021 in the field of Inclusion. This recognition has been awarded to the project "Technology for the improvement of inclusion and quality of life of people with neuromuscular diseases". The jury highlighted the importance of the contribution in the field of neuromuscular diseases, carried out in collaboration with relevant clinical centers such as the Institut Guttmann, the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital or the Heidelberg University Hospital. Also with patient associations, such as Duchenne Parent Project, and with various universities.

Also, in the frame of the Social Council Awards, the group spin-off ABLE Human Motion has received a Special Mention in one of the modalities of the UPC Award for Research Valorisation 2021. The jury has valued that it is a young spin-off with great potential, with an innovative product in the field of neurorehabilitation, with a high social and economic impact.