Philippe Zysset obtained a diploma in engineering physics and a PhD in biomechanics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) in 1987 and 1994 respectively. After a postdoc in orthopedic research at the University of Michigan, he became an assistant professor in biomechanics at EPFL. In 2003, he was appointed professor of biomechanics at the Vienna University of Technology, where he founded a laboratory for nano- and micromechanics of biological tissues and promoted novel research activities in computational biomechanics. Since 2011 he has been a professor of biomechanics at the University of Bern, continues his research in multiscale bone mechanics and heads a master’s program in biomedical engineering.

Anne Mannion is the Head of Spine Research at the Schulthess Klinik Zürich. After receiving her BSc (Hons) in Physiology and Zoology from the University of Sheffield (UK) and PhD in Muscle Physiology/Biochemistry from the University of Salford (UK), she had various postdoc positions at the University of Birmingham, School of Sport and Exercise Science (UK), the University of Bristol, Comparative Orthopaedic Research Unit (UK), and Queen’s University, Dept Engineering (Kingston, Canada) before joining the Schulthess Klinik in 1996 and remaining there until the present day. In 2001 she was awarded the Venia Legendi (Privatdozentin) title from the University of Zürich, Faculty of Medicine (Rheumatology and Physical Medicine). She has 201 publications currently listed in Pubmed and an H-index of 56.

Catherine Le Visage is a Research Director and the Deputy Director of the Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS) laboratory at the University of Nantes, France (www.rmes.univ-nantes.fr). She was trained as a Pharmacist, received her PhD in Pharmaceutical Technologies in Paris then performed a post-doctoral training in the BME Department of the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA) in Prof. K. Leong’s laboratory with a focus on biomaterials for regenerative approaches. In 2007, she joined with a tenured position

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Christoph Albers is the Chief Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery, Co-Head of Spine Surgery and Head of Traumatology in University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Since over 10 years he is dedicated to Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology and in 2020 he was awarded with the Venia Docenci (Habilitation) title from the University of Bern. He is involved in many international orthopedic and spine surgery societies including AOSpine, EuroSpine, Swiss Orthopaedics. He has published more than 60 original articles/reviews and currently he is the Head in translational Research Orthopaedic Surgery in Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (SITEM).

Roland Herzog achieved his PhD degree in Physics in the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich Switzerland. He Dr. sc. Nat in ETH Zürich in Biomechanics with 30years of experience in medtech development, medtech marketing, innovation management and technology transfer in several international companies and organizations including Joint, Replacement, Dental Implants and Trauma.

Sven Trelle achieved his Venia Docenci (Habilitation) title in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Bern, Medical Faculty. Since 2007 he is a member of review panels on clinical research calls in the German Research Foundation and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Similarly, since 2015 he is a member of data monitoring committees of various clinical trials including industry and investigator-initiated trials. He is an active researcher involved in randomized and non-randomized clinical trials, observational studies including diagnosis studies, contribution to grant applications and regular consulting for clinical researchers on study design, statistical analysis and regulatory aspects. Currently he is the director of the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Bern in the University of Bern.