MOBIOS Lab
Mobility, Biomechanics and Health from the mission, vision and values of Comillas Pontifical University.
Leadership in training, research and transfer through unique projects of international scope.
Injury mitigation to promote vision-zero achievement
Funding entity Unión Europea
Team
Injury Prevention Lab
The only university institution in Europe with an acceleration sled for crash-testing with biological material.
- Mobility and Safety.
- Child restraint systems.
- Impact tests.
- Unique space in Europe.
Cellular Microbiology Lab
- Cell culture.
- Additive manufacturing.
- Biomaterials.
Material Characterization Lab
- Biological and biocompatible materials.
- Universal testing machines.
- Tissue characterisation.
Anatomy and Biomechanics Lab
- Sports medicine.
- Physiotherapy.
- Nursing.
- Traumatology.
Training, Research and Transfer Hub
R&D and PhD
- Get to know the Institute of Technological Research (IIT)
- Get to know the Bioengineering area of the IIT
Postgraduate
Find out about our postgraduate courses:
Professional Development and Alumni Network
- Advanced Child Restraint Systems Technician Course
- Comillas Alumni Club for Mobility and Road Safety
Engineering and Health Research Meeting (EASE)
A conference that brought together researchers from Comillas ICAI, the "San Juan de Dios" School of Nursing and Physiotherapy and the Sarriá Chemical Institute (URL-IQS)
News
Alumni Meeting of the Master in Motorsport, Mobility and Safety
Last December, we held a reunion event for graduates of the Master’s in Motorsport, Mobility and Safety. The event brought together alumni interested in continuing to strengthen their professional network and share experiences related to mobility, safety and motorsport at MOBIOS Lab. These types of gatherings reinforce the community of professionals trained at Comillas and foster opportunities for collaboration and development in key engineering and sustainable mobility sectors.
Recognition of Our Doctoral Student, Sara Sochor, at the AAAM 2026 Conference
Sara Sochor presented her doctoral research on cervical spine injuries at the Student Symposium of the AAAM 2026 Conference and was recognized with the award for Best Student Symposium Presentation. See more
Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom
Students of our Master’s in Motorsport, Mobility and Safety (M2S) continue to expand their training through unique hands-on experiences in real industry environments. See more
Comillas promotes specialized training in child restraint systems to advance towards Vision Zero
Promoting the proper use of child restraint systems (CRS) is key to drastically reducing child fatalities in traffic accidents. This was one of the main takeaways from the recent international road safety meeting held in Madrid, where Professor Francisco López Valdés—Director of the Master’s in Motorsport, Mobility and Safety and Head of the MOBIOS Laboratory—participated... See more
Comillas hosts the ninth edition of the International Course on Injury Biomechanics
This event, now firmly established as a benchmark in both academic and professional circles, was made possible through collaboration with the University of Virginia. The course brought together leading international experts who addressed key topics for understanding and preventing injuries in contexts such as transportation, sports, and emergency medicine... Read more.
Mobility and road safety: a priority that brings the Comillas Alumni community together
On May 29, 2025, the Comillas Alumni Club for Mobility and Road Safety was launched—an initiative that brings together professionals trained at Comillas with the aim of creating a space that promotes idea exchange, professional development, and collaboration between the public and private sectors... Read more.
AAAM 2023 Top Student Paper Awards: Manuel Valdano
The effect of seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters in the reduction of MAIS 2+, MAIS 3+, and fatal injuries in real-world frontal crashes... See more
Mobios will promote research in whiplash treatment
Mobios Lab has teamed up with Adamo Robot to develop an innovative research project focused on the application of robotics and the use of thermoregulated compressed air in the treatment of whiplash... See more
Media
Seguridad Vital 5.0 Program: Digital Twins
The MOBIOS Lab team shares details on the Seguridad Vital program about how they conduct crash tests to study the behavior of seat belts, airbags, and seats within a vehicle, without needing to crash a full car prototype.
They use digital twins, an accurate reconstruction of a physical dummy in a simulation environment, to precisely replicate the conditions and effects of an accident... Watch the full episode.
"Heterogeneity in Car Occupant Safety - Using Numerical Simulations to Address Real-world Safety", a successful doctoral dissertation defense at SAFER
Alexandros' research focused on car occupant safety utilizing advanced computer simulations.
His dissertation defense, held under the supervision of Mats Svensson from Chalmers University and co-supervised by Lotta Jakobsson, Jonas Östh from Volvo Cars, and Johan Davidsson from Chalmers, saw Francisco López Valdés from the Engineering School (ICAI), Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid, Spain, as the opponent... See more
Comillas: Research in Engineering and Health: An Interdisciplinary Challenge
31 January 2024
MOBIOS Lab brought together researchers from Comillas ICAI, the "San Juan de Dios" School of Nursing and Physiotherapy and the Sarriá Chemical Institute (URL-IQS) at the Engineering and Health Research Meeting (EASE)... See more
Línea Directa: "We still don't have enough information to build dummies to protect women".
10 November 2023
Francisco José López Valdés is the Director of MOBIOS-IIT (Universidad Pontifica Comillas), one of the most advanced laboratories in our country in the field of biomechanics applied to road safety, mobility and health.... See the article
Más Cerca - RTVE: MOBIOS LAB, the Mobility, Biomechanics and Health Laboratory
31 March 2023
We talk about what MOBIOS LAB is and why it was created with Jesús Jiménez, deputy academic director of Comillas ICAI, the engineering school of the Comillas Pontifical University, promoter of this laboratory, and Orestes F Serrano, head of institutional relations at the Spanish Foundation for Road Safety (FESVIAL)... Listen the episode
Boadilla Digital: Boadilla del Monte hosts a mobility, biomechanics and health laboratory at Comillas Pontifical University
28 March 2023
The MOBIOS Lab (Mobility, Biomechanics and Health Laboratory) at Comillas Pontifical University is a pioneering facility in Europe, specialising in research into the biomechanics of sports injuries and mobility.... See the article
Only Boadilla: Mobility, biomechanics and health laboratory, in Prado del Espino
28 March 2023
The Pontifical University of Comillas has installed a research laboratory in Boadilla for research into mobility, biomechanics and health. The Mayor, Javier Úbeda, attended the inauguration ceremony yesterday in the Prado del Espino business park.... See full story
Soy de Madrid: The Pontifica de Comillas chooses Boadilla
28th March 2023
The Mayor of Boadilla del Monte, Javier Úbeda, attended the inauguration of MOBIOS Lab (Mobility, Biomechanics and Health Laboratory), which the Universidad Pontifica de Comillas has installed in the Prado del Espino business park.... See the article
UNIJES: Comillas presents MOBIOS Lab, a unique laboratory in Europe
28 March 2023
There will be research and training in leading laboratories: Anatomy and Biomechanics, Microbiology and Cell Culture... See full story
Boadilla del Monte City Council: The Universidad Pontificia de Comillas installs a mobility, biomechanics and health laboratory in Boadilla del Monte
27th March 2023
The Mayor of Boadilla del Monte, Javier Úbeda, today attended the inauguration of MOBIOS Lab (Mobility, Biomechanics and Health Laboratory), which the Universidad Pontifica de Comillas has installed in the Prado del Espino business park.... See the article
Comillas presents MOBIOS Lab, a unique laboratory in Europe
27 March 2023
Mobios Lab (Mobility, Biomechanics and Health Laboratory), a 2,500 square metre facility for applied research and knowledge transfer that will address the challenges of new mobility scenarios for the future, has just been unveiled.... See more
