2 ARI Purpose / Goals / Outlook

Purpose

To further the AO's mission, ARI advances innovation in orthopedics through translational research and development.

Orthopedics concerns musculoskeletal, spine, and craniomaxillofacial trauma, degenerative musculoskeletal diseases, infections, and congenital disorders.

Overall goals

• Contribute high-quality applied preclinical research and development (exploratory and translational) focused on clinical solutions and applications.

• Investigate and improve the performance of materials, biologics, and devices for surgical procedures and treatments.

• Foster a close relationship with the AO network, academic societies, and universities.

• Provide a supportive and inclusive research environment and mentorship for our employees, scientists, and the AO network.

ARI goals, 2023-2025

• Valorize AO Fracture Monitor together with AO ITC's (AO Innovation Translation Center) Technology Transfer (TT) team.

• Implement the specific-pathogen-free sheep flock in studies.

• Valorize the biphasic plate together with AO ITC's TT team

• Strengthen and advance research activities in diagnostics and personalized medicine.

• Develop training technologies to support AO Education and the AO network.

ARI principles

• Maintain world-class research and nurture in-house talents for long-term innovation.

• Support the AO network with cutting-edge research and development for clinical problems.

• Continue developing ARI technology portfolio. Translate and valorize ARI innovations together with the AO ITC's Technology Transfer team.

• Maintain our world-class certificates (ISO, AAALAC, GLP).

• Continue developing 3D (bio)printing and SIM technologies.

• Engage with scientific networks and consortia: global (eg, ORS, TERMIS, ICORS) and European societies (eg, DKOU, ECLAM, ESB-Biomaterials, ESB-Biomechanics, EORS, TERMIS-EU).