It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Bengt Kasemo on November 26th. Bengt was an outstanding member of the biomaterials community. In 2000, he was elected to the International College of Fellows in Biomaterials Science and Engineering. For more information on Bengt's remarkable life please see his obituary at: https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/physics/news/Pages/In-memory-of-Bengt-Kasemo.aspx
Dr. Joachim Kohn is transitioning to the President of the IUSBSE. Professor Kohn has been the founding Chair of the College of Fellows from 2004 to 2020. He has recently been elected as President of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering. Professor Kohn will continue to serve as a non-voting advisor [...]
It is with great sadness that we have been notified of the death of our colleague and friend Professor Jan Chlopek who passed away on Saturday, November 14th after a month-long struggle with COVID-19. Please visit his memorial page: http://www.biomat.krakow.pl/en/about/news/prof.-jan-chlopek-in-memoriam
Dr. Webster and his lab out of Northeastern University in Boston, MA have been working closely with the CDC to develop nanoparticles that can detect and treat the coronavirus outbreak. Read more here: "How Nanoparticles Could Help Us Get Closer To A Treatment for Covid-19"
At the last annual meeting of the International Union of Societies, Biomaterial Science and Engineering (IUSBSE), Joachim Kohn was elected as the next IUSBSE President and Mário Barbosa was elected as the next Secretary. Joachim and Mario will start their terms on the last day of the World Biomaterials Congress (WBC) 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. In [...]
We offer our deepest condolences and sympathy to the family and friends of Dr. Günther Heimke, during this difficult time. He was elected as the 3rd president of the ESB from 1981-1983 and nominated as an ICF fellow in 1996. His full obituary can be found on the European Society for Biomaterials page: http://www.esbiomaterials.eu/uploads/web/documents/ESB%20Newsletter%20September%2025_2019.pdf
Congratulations to Professor Anthony Weiss on receiving the Clunies Ross Knowledge Commercialization Award. This award is administered each year by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering to leaders who have significantly contributed to the discovery, development and adoption of a technology. Professor Weiss' has worked with tropoelastin and elastin, the unique biological ingredients that [...]
Congratulations to Joachim Kohn, PhD, FBSE, on receiving The 2019 Founders Award from the USA Society for Biomaterials. The award is based on long-term, landmark contributions to the discipline of biomaterials. The awardee will be selected from formal nominations submitted accompanied by the curriculum vitae of the [...]
Pictured left to right: Joachim Kohn, Hasan Uludag, Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, and Ali Khademhosseini The Fellows Session hosted this year at SFB 2019 was an outstanding success! The approximately 150+ attendees enjoyed listening to and engaging the speakers who debated on the topic "In-Situ Approaches for Tissue Creation are Better than ex-vivo Approaches." Thank [...]