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 their new roles, respectively, they will coordinate the activities of the 10 national member societies, aide in organizing upcoming WBCs, and induction of future Fellows into the College.