The musculoSKeletal Innovative research Lab (mSKIL - University of Liège, Belgium), previously known since 1995 as the Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, has joined the CIRM (Center for Interdisciplinary Research On Medicines) in 2019. Our lab is highly specialized in the preclinical and clinical investigation of drugs, food supplements and medical devices used in the treatment of MusculoSKeletal disorders and rheumatic diseases, particularly in osteoarthritis, sarcopenia and intervertebral disc degeneration. We have extensive expertise in the study of the pathophysiological events involved in these diseases, in the research of soluble biochemical markers and in the understanding of the mechanisms of action of treatments.

GQ Bio and mSKIL are collaborating in preclinical research projects for osteoarthritis and intervertebral disc degeneration.