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 [...]
Pictured left to right: Joachim Kohn, Abhay Pandit, Andrés García, and Serena Best A Fellows Session was hosted at ESB 2018 and we are happy to report it was a great success! The approximately 100 attendees enjoyed listening to and engaging the speakers who presented on "The One Billion Euro Gamble: Are these the next [...]
Many Fellows are speaking and/or are being recognized at this year’s SFB Annual Meeting. We highly recommend that you visit some of the talks, posters, panels, and events featuring these outstanding scientists and engineers listed below! Wednesday, April 11 Panel: Contemporary Biomaterials' Ethics: Fundamentals, Recent Issues, and Controversial Case Studies (1:00 – 3:00 pm) [...]
Thank you very much to the AO Research Institute Davos and its Director, Prof. R. Geoff Richards, for the generous donation of 2000 CHF in support of the further development of this website. We are excited to continue the development of this website to increase the recognition of Fellows and their contributions to biomaterials science and [...]
Three Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering were recently named to the Orders of Canada and Australia. Many congratulations! Molly S Shoichet Officer of Order of Canada Michael Sefton Officer of Order of Canada Anthony Weiss Member of Order of Australia If you are a Fellow and you have news you would like to share, [...]