This is a news which makes every true Lamborghini fan really happy. The Italian supercar maker is collaborating with Houston Methodist Research Institute, to study the carbon fiber composite materials, to be used mainly in prosthetic implants and also in subcutaneous devices.
The aim is to identify new materials that are lighter, better tolerated by the human body, and more resistant over time than those currently used in the medical field.
Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Houston Methodist Research Institute, visited Sant’Agata Bolognese for the document signing formalities. Mauro Ferrari is an Italian scientist engaged mainly in nanotechnology research and in the field of applied bio-engineering in medicine.
Lamborghini wants to share and apply its carbon fiber expertise not only in the automotive field but also in other sectors including biomedical.
In addition to Houston Methodist Research Institute, Lamborghini has collaborated with other research projects in Italy, these include, the Occupational Medicine Unit of Bologna University Hospital Authority St. Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, the Neurosurgery of IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, the Neurosurgery Humanitas University Rozzano-Milano, the CNR Institute of Neuroscience and Humanitas and IRCSS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute of Bologna.
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