The Institute for Mobility and Longevity is a non-profit organization that makes orthopaedic research, education and clinical excellence possible. It is uniquely positioned to make a difference on a global level due to age demographics the world over. What was once our grandparents' problem has now become our own, and the Institute for Mobility and Longevity exists to help mind the gap in orthopaedic research, knowledge and technology.

Our programs include The Samaritan Fund, which benefits the underinsured in need of orthopaedic care, Pediatric Gait Analysis, which impacts children with musculoskeletal disorders, Implant Retrieval and Design, which results in stronger, longer lasting orthopaedic “hardware” and Sports Biomechanics/Injury Prevention. Our programs are operationalized at our non-profit Orthopaedic Research Lab located in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Staffed with talented engineers and researchers, the team works directly with subjects and patients to learn, study and transfer valuable knowledge to health professionals the world over. While the accomplishments of The Institute for Mobility and Longevity during its 15 years of existence have been extraordinary, it is only the beginning of what lies ahead...

Over the next several years, the Institute for Mobility and Longevity is poised to make a quantum leap into the non-profit orthopaedic movement in the U.S. and abroad. Moving forward with new ideas and cutting-edge research, combined with a creative philanthropy and a fresh major gifts program, donors will see the organization make significant progress in research and implant advancements that, as its mission statement articulates, “...helps create a world where longevity and mobility are improved for all.”

BioMotion's Institute for Mobility and Longevity was founded in 1987 in Boston, Massachusetts, by W. Andrew Hodge, M.D., FACS, with a mission to pioneer research and education in orthopaedics and orthopaedic biomechanics. It is a non-profit, research and education organization with headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, where it has matured and expanded its value proposition since 1992.

Dr. W. Andrew Hodge is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement surgery. He has special fellowship training in total joint surgery at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where he practiced for 10 years. He founded BioMotion's Institute for Mobility and Longevity, co-located at MGH and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1987 with an emphasis on research, education and clinical excellence.

In 1992, Dr. Hodge moved his clinical joint replacement practice and research organization to Palm Beach County, Florida. Anchored in Good Samaritan Medical Center, the Institute for Mobility and Longevity has since been a catalyst toward the development of a multi-faceted, research-driven health care organization with emphasis on biomechanical engineering. The Institute for Mobility and Longevity along with the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Hodge BioMotion Orthopaedics and Hodge BioMotion International, are all dedicated to creating a world where longevity and mobility are improved for all. At its core, the Institute for Mobility and Longevity recognizes the growing need to develop and implement cost-effective treatment for aging patients, children with crippling disabilities and injury prevention techniques. The critical research results in advanced technologies, allowing people of all ages to move better, live longer and lead healthier, more productive lives.