ICF-BSE Fellows Debate Session, ESB 2023, Davos
Wednesday, September 7th, 2023
16:15-18:00

The Fellows Session hosted at the ESB 2023 was held on  September 7^th, in Davos, was a great moment where attendees enjoyed listening to and engaging the speakers who debated on the Motion: “This house believes that the future of biomaterials lies much more on new emerging applications than on implants and medical devices ”.

The “Special Fellows Session” is organized by the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (ICF-BSE). Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) are elected in a worldwide competition every four years and are among the most accomplished in the field of biomaterials. Special Fellows Sessions explore important and sometimes controversial topics and are designed to be interactive: the audience will have an opportunity to participate in the debate and will vote on the issues.

Moderator and Chair:

• Rui L. Reis, 3B´s Research Group, University of Minho, Portugal, Chair of the Steering Committee of the Fellows in Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE)

Debaters:

• For the proposition team
  • João Mano, University of Aveiro, Portugal
  • Minna Kellomaki, Tampere University, Finland

• For the opposition team
  • Elzbieta Pamula, AGH University, Poland
  • Geoff Richards, AO Foundation, Switzerland