Mission, Vision, and Values

InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute  is an independent not-for-profit laboratory that accelerates musculoskeletal discoveries “translating ideas into treatment.”

Mission

InMotion's mission is to reduce disability and to improve mobility for the musculoskeletal patient through translational research.

Vision

InMotion's vision is to make Memphis, Tennessee, the center of research, innovation, and entrepreneurship for discoveries to treat musculoskeletal disease and injury.

InMotion will meet its mission and vision by:

• fostering  collaborative musculoskeletal research  and development programs among scientists, clinicians, educators, and commercial entities;
• bridging  the gap between basic research on the musculoskeletal system and clinical treatment for the millions of patients affected by musculoskeletal diseases or musculoskeletal injury;
• supporting  work that seeks to develop and commercialize viable musculoskeletal products, treatments and devices; and
• educating  scientists and clinicians in the latest research on treatments and therapies for orthopaedic musculoskeletal diseases and musculoskeletal injury.

Values

InMotion’s core values provide the basis for its streamlined, patient-focused solutions, and help bring together diverse, collaborative teams with focused expertise.

InMotion’s core values:

• we have compassion  for the musculoskeletal patient;
• we believe in and will pursue excellence  in all our business and research practices;
• we will conduct ethical research;
• we will be a good good citizen  in the communities we serve, through fair and equitable partnership and collaboration; and
• we believe in education, and will work diligently to disseminate knowledge about musculoskeletal diseases, disorders and conditions and the opportunities for improved quality of life.