FiBL is one of the world’s leading research and information centres for organic agriculture. FiBL has offices in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France and Brusels (FiBL Europe).

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland, conducting cutting-edge research in four main fields: future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. PSI develops, builds and operates complex large research facilities. Every year, more than 2500 scientists from Switzerland and around the world come to PSI to use our unique facilities to carry out experiments that are not possible anywhere else. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore about one quarter of our staff are apprentices, post-graduates or post-docs. For pupils it offers the school laboratory iLab.

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3F Filippi S.p.A. 3F Filippi S.p.A. has been working in the lighting industry since 1952, with extensive experience in designing and manufacturing technical and efficient lighting systems. Its products are fully designed and manufactured exclusively in its plants in Pian di Macina, in the Bologna district, and proudly carry “Made in Italy” to more than fifty countries, through its sales network. 3F Filippi is ISO 9001-certified also for lighting design and works alongside the best lighting designers to provide its customers with a quality of light in line with the latest regulations, assuring performance results especially in the industrial, commercial and service sectors, providing customized solutions. TARGETTI SANKEY S.p.A. Targetti has been designing and producing indoor and outdoor architectural light fixtures since 1928. For ninety years our products have been the epitome of innovation, research and attention to detail; they light the most prestigious artistic and architectural works of art, create atmospheres and arouse emotions. What we are today is the result of the experience and know-how we have acquired over time that we share with our partners and the environment we live in though our passion for light. 3F Filippi and Targetti, two companies that have shaped the history of lighting in Italy, are now embarking on a new venture with an ambitious common goal: to be the sole partner for lighting professionals and designers looking for quality solutions for all their project requirements. By combining their respective expertise in technical and architectural lighting the two brands together provide a complete portfolio of products that proudly take Made in Italy technology to more than 50 countries worldwide. Today the 3F Filippi-Targetti Group can meet and satisfy any kind of design and project requirements. Our partners can choose from a huge selection of products and solutions; from high-tech and functional products from the 3F Filippi catalogue to indoor and outdoor architectural lighting fixtures designed by Targetti, right up to a wide range of LED lamps and fixtures form the Duralamp brand.

Being an international player in paints and polymers with high added value, the Mäder group offers its customers global and innovative solutions in demanding markets such as Aeronautics, Railways, Automotive and Building. Anxious to be able to meet the needs of these markets, Mäder puts innovation at the heart of its strategy and thus devotes 10% of its turnover to R&D. Its research, in partnership with universities, is particularly focused on bio-sourced raw materials, green chemistry and reducing the impact of its activity on the environment. Backed by the expertise of its 850 employees, Mäder is now present in Europe as well as in China and India in order to support its customers in their international development. The group specializes in the following processing sectors: Paints, coatings and varnishes Coil coating technology UV and EB technology Railway ACE General Industry (machines, devices, special surfaces and applications) Wind energy Aerospace Telecommunications Plastics Gelcoats and Resins We develop and produce unsaturated polyester resins, gel and top coats, adhesive resins, filled fire protection resins and special resins including the necessary surface finishing products and technologies. Paint raw materials This business line produces standard resins and additives based on polycondensation chemistry. The product range includes modified and unmodified alkyd and polyester resins for various applications in the paint and coatings industry. Toll manufacturing We develop and produce tailor-made products on behalf of our customers: radiation curing resins paint raw materials prepolymers

Team Treatments Total Ankle Prosthesis Research Partner Media Contact Conservative treatment (non operative) Mein Fusszentrum offers the entire range of non-operative treatment options for foot and ankle disorders: Advice for shoe modifications/orthotics/insoles Support in the rehabilitation after injuries and surgery Injections of the foot and ankle Sports Injury: Achillestendon, Haglunds disease Ankle sprain Tendon inflamation: Achillestendon, Peroneal tendon, Tibialis posterior tendon Stress fractures: metatarsal, navicular Casts Customized casts in all variations are used in the treatment of acute trauma: ankle fractures, tendon injuries, ankle sprain immobilisation after surgery of the foot and ankle chronic wounds, for example in Diabetes mellitus Treatment of wounds Mein Fusszentrum offers wound care of the foot and ankle by experts for Chronic wounds Infections Postoperative breakdown of the wounds Surgical Treatment If a patient requires surgery, this is carried out by one of our experienced orthopaedic surgeons. All surgeons of Mein Fusszentrum have extensive experience in the field of foot and ankle surgery. Surgical procedures: Forefoot Bunion corrections / Hallux valgus Clawtoe and hammertoe corrections Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of ligaments, tendons and cartilage Reconstruction in acute and chronic ankle instability Tendon transfer in deformities and neurologic disease Open reconstructive surgery in cartilage damage Joint preserving surgery in Osteoarthrosis / osteoarthritis: Supramalleolar osteotomy, Calcaneus osteotomy Treatment of acute and chronic tendon problems: Achillestendon / Haglund, Tibialis posterior tendon, Tibialis anterior tendon and peroneal tendons Surgery for flat foot correction Corrective surgery for Cavus Foot deformity Traumatology / Emergency of the foot and ankle Fracture of the lower leg, ankle and foot Ligament injury after ankle sprain Tendon injury: Achillestendon Cartilage damage Treatment of advanced stages of osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis Ankle replacement Revision ankle replacement Conversion of painful ankle fusion into an ankle replacement Conversion of a painful ankle replacement into an ankle fusion Fusions / Arthrodesis Research Prof. Markus Knupp is a lecturer at the University of Basel. In addition to teaching medical students, he is a mentor and supervisor for Master-, doctors theses and PhD degrees. Furthermore, he acts as an external examiner for PhD-Theses at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and the University of Malmö (Sweden). Furthermore, he lectures at the University of Basel at the international Master Program 'Biomedical Engineering'. He is also the chair for the annual arthroscopy-course for swiss foot and ankle surgeons held at the Arthrex Lab in Munich (Germany). This aims to improve the skills of swiss orthopaedic surgeons in the innovative, minimally invasive technique of arthroscopically assisted procedures. He is currently part of an international research group on early diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis in the foot and ankle. Prof. Markus Knupp is author and co-author of more than 100 scientific articles and several book chapters. Publications He has held over 250 oral presentations on foot and ankle disorders in international meetings in 22 countries. Presentations