INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

� Research (The EPFL is also the host of large national centres
of competence and research, particularly in communication
systems and photonics. It collaborates on several hundred
international projects).
� Develop the results of research work (EPFL produces an
average of one new company per month).
EPFL includes six faculties and a doctoral school:
� Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering
� Faculty of Computer & Communication Sciences
� Faculty of Basic Sciences (chemistry, mathematics, physics)
� Faculty of Life Sciences (neurosciences and developmental
biology)
� Faculty of Humanities
� Faculty of Engineering (including a Section of Sciences and
Material Engineering and an Orthopaedic Research
Division)
Within the Faculty of Engineering, the Orthopaedic Research
Division is dedicated to the advancement of techniques and
technology for patient care in orthopaedics through fundamental and
applied research and teaching. It is composed of four research groups
which are interesting partners for a sport sciences platform:
� The Bone Bioengineering Group (GBO)
� The Cartilage Biomechanics Group (GBC)
� The Group for Movement Analysis and Measurement
(LMAM)
� The Joint Biomechanics Group (J-BIO)
Some EPFL departments have already implications in the field of
sport, especially when it is about new technology and material
engineering. The main example is their contribution for the building
of the Swiss sailing boat Alinghi, winner of the last American's Cup in
2003.
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