It was formerly called the laboratory of biomechanics (French: laboratoire de biomécanique) or LBM until 2013.

It is officially recognized by the CNRS as a host research team (équipe d'acceuil n°4494).

On the European scale, the laboratory is enrolled in 3 initiatives such as the CRAFT-Devaspim project which aims to develop a new kind of vertebral implants.

[5] The laboratory is also behind the invention of the EOS imaging system in partnership with the Nobel Prize Georges Charpak.

[6] It also have access to special equipment of the Hospital Henri Mondor, which includes a test platform for moves and walk.