Investigator members of the Cleveland FES Center develop and manage fundamental studies and technologies in addition to clinical studies. Basic  research studies center around the development and testing of hypotheses which often serve as the foundation for additional applied studies. They may also lead to pre-clinical feasibility studies and eventually, clinical trials.

The Center is also dedicated to incorporating, prototyping, and developing new technologies and processes that can be explored in fundamental and clinical FES studies.

To this end, we conceive, fabricate, prototype and test advanced technologies supporting our work. We do this by identifying cutting-edge tools, techniques, materials and concepts from across the industry for possible inclusion in FES research and applications.