Velamed User Group Meeting 2026

We are delighted to announce that this year's Velamed User Group Meeting will be hosted at 'SportFabrik' in Differdange, Luxembourg! We invite you to a truly impressive venue and "biomechanics' dream"!
Our host, the Luxembourg Institute for High Performance in Sport, will welcome us together with its own dedicated team and in collaboration with its scientific partner, the Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Science.

Look forward to exciting presentations and hands-on workshops where our users will showcase their projects, studies, and experiences. You can expect fascinating insights into biomechanics and movement science, as well as their applications in clinical practice, ergonomics, and (high performance) sports.

This event is not only a great networking opportunity for our customers, but also an ideal platform for anyone interested in biomechanics and movement analysis.

We are looking forward to seeing you in the beautiful city of Differdange!

Dates

When

Friday, 18. September | Start 09:30 am
Saturday, 19. September

Where

LIHPS Logo
SportFabrik
2 rue Camille Gira
4624 Oberkorn Differdange, Luxembourg

Agenda

Friday | 18.09.2026

Start	End	Content	Speaker
09:00	09:30	Get Together \| Registration
09:30	09:45	Welcome	Velamed
09:45	10:00	Opening Speech Opening/ Presentation of SportFabrik	Alwin de Prins (LIHPS)
10:00	10:15	User Story Closing the Loop: Biomechanical Assessment, Return-to-Sport, and Performance Support After Ankle Sprain in an Elite Hurdler	Paul Gette (LIHPS)
10:15	10:45	Keynote 1 Running shoes and running related injury: What we know, what we don’t, and practical implications.	Laurent Malisoux (Luxembourg Institute of Health)
10:45	11:00	Coffee Break
11:00	11:30	Keynote 2 Evolving from Basic Screening to Complex Testing	Christoph Zaar (Athleticum am Volkspark)
11:30	11:50	What's new at Qualisys	Vincent Fohanno (Qualisys)
11:50	12:50	Workshop-Session 1
12:50	13:35	Lunch Break
13:35	14:05	Keynote 3 The role of biomechanics in Team Danmark – from athlete to process enhancement	Hanne Bloch Lauridsen, Richard Thomas (Team Danmark)
14:05	14:35	Keynote 4 Small movements, big insights: using motion capture and EMG in sign language and breathing	Eric Harbour (Paris Lodron University Salzburg)
14:35	14:50	Coffee Break
14:50	15:05	User Story Motum XR	Simon Wörgötter, Julia Scharbert (MOTUM)
15:05	15:35	Keynote 5 Performance enhancement and energy return in advanced footwear technology: translation to lower leg prostheses and methodological limitations	Prof. Toni Arndt (Swedish School of Sports and Health Sciences)
15:35	16:35	Workshop-Session 2
16:35	16:45	Summary Day 1	Velamed
18:45	open end	Evening Event

Saturday | 19.09.2026

Start	End	Content	Speaker
07:15		Social Run	Siraaj Smidt (Velamed)
09:00	09:15	Get Together \| Welcome
09:15	09:45	Keynote 6 Performance Diagnostics 2.0: Beyond Metabolism – The Role of Kinetics & Kinematics	Prof. Andreas Wittke (DHGS)
09:45	10:15	Panel Discussion Big Data: The Future of Biomechanical Data in Clinical Application and Science
10:15	10:45	Keynote 7 Prehab. Rehab. Return. – Biomechanics in the AUVA Clinical Pathway	Christoph Oratsch (AUVA Klagenfurt)
10:45	11:00	Coffee break
11:00	11:20	What’s new at Noraxon
11:20	11:35	User Story	Prof. Ameet Aiyangar (empa)
11:35	12:05	Keynote 8 Biomechanical Assessment for Early Injury Risk Detection	Renato Baptista (LUNEX University)
12:05	12:20	User Story Knee Power After ACL Injury in Return-to-Competition Testing: A Relevant Parameter?	Frederik Held (BG Klinikum Frankfurt)
12:20	13:20	Workshop-Session 3
		Lunch Break \| End

Workshops

Date: 18/09/2026 | Time: 11:45 – 12:45 o'clock

WORKSHOP SESSION 1	Room \| Speaker
Bike Fitting - Finding the Optimal Cycling Position: Boost Your Performance Without Pain	Physio Lab \| Christian Timmerevers

MOTUM XR	Main Lab \| Simon Wörgötter/Julia Scharbert

Live Hurdle Biomechanics: Return-to-Sport and Performance Assessment	Sprint Tunnel \| Paul Gette, Jérôme Pauls, Frédéric Margue

Date: 18/09/2026 | Time: 15:35 – 16:35 o'clock

WORKSHOP SESSION 2	Speaker
Shoulder biomechanics: combining 3D motion analysis and EMG	Running Lab \| Camille Tooth

Markerless inside QTM – Prisma Pose	Main Lab \| Vincent Fohanno, Arved Reimann, Christian Lersch

From Biofeedback to Exercise Selection \| Rapid decision-making using EMG and force-based assessment Pain	Sprint Tunnel \| Julian Schöll

Date: 19/09/2026 | Time: 12:20 – 13:20 o’clock

WORKSHOP SESSION 3	Speaker
Sport-specific testing in table tennis	Main Lab \| Andreas Tamang

Gait Analysis in Athletes with Cerebral Palsy	Running Lab \| Jennifer Fayad & Camille Wojtylka

Back to Basics: Building Complexity on Sensory Foundations	Thomas Wolkerstorfer