Biomaterials Science Blog

Biomaterials Science is proud to sponsor the PMSE Symposium: Synthesis, Self-Assembly & Applications of Peptides & Polypeptides, at this year’s ACS Fall meeting.

The conference, which will take place from 20-24 August in Washington, DC, offers scientific professionals a legitimate platform to present, publish, discuss and exhibit the most exciting research discoveries and technologies in chemistry and its related disciplines, as well as providing them a greater understanding of the role chemistry plays in the global economy, health, safety, and the environment.

The PMSE Symposium, held on Sunday 20 August and organised by Jianjun Cheng and Hua Lu, will cover topics such as:

• Design and self-assembly of polypeptide and elastin-like amphiphilic copolymers
• Development of polypeptide hydrogels for central nervous system therapy
• Scaffold directed cooperative polymerization of amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides
• Versatile star-shaped polypeptide conjugates with controlled self-assembly as therapeutics

Registration is now open – click here to register now and take a look at the programme overview.

We are pleased to announce the Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration symposium which will take place at the 25th International Materials Research Congress in Cancun, Mexico.

The symposium, endorsed by Biomaterials Science and held from 20-25 August, will gather together clinicians, biologists, materials researchers, engineers and industrialists to highlight the most recent advances on the interactions of biomaterials with cells and tissues.

The focus of the symposium is on the most novel knowledge on the cross-talking between biomaterials and biological systems, i.e how biomaterials, including biomimetic materials or emerging metallic alloys, ceramics, natural and synthetic polymers, composites, and adhesives, interact with proteins, blood, cells and mineral tissues in order to provide tissue regeneration.

Confirmed invited speakers:

• Katsuya Teshima (Shinshu University, Japan)
• Thomas Webster (Northeastern University, Boston, USA)
• Jacques Werckmann (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Brazil)
• Reza Shahbazian-Yassar (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
• Karine Anselme (Institut de Science de Materiaux de Mulhouse, France)

Early bird registration ends on 31 May – click here to register now or visit the IMRC website for more information.

This year, the UK Society for Biomaterials Annual Conference will take place at Loughborough University from 20-21 June, and will be aiming to showcase leading research in all areas of biomaterials with a focus on the development of next generation scientists.

Topics expected to be covered include:

• Materials chemistry
• Biofabrication
• Cell and protein interaction
• Materials analysis and characterisation
• Computational modelling
• Assessment of materials and interactions with biology

Various postgraduate prizes and research awards will also be presented at the conference.

Closing date for abstracts is 30 April – submit here now.

29-31 May, Osaka, Japan

Osaka, Japan will host this year’s Nano Delivery 2017, International Conference and Exhibition on Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery.

Nano Delivery 2017 will serve as a platform for the interaction between experts in the areas of nanotechnology, nanomedicine, pharmaceutics and drug delivery around the world and aims in sharing some unique research and translational studies on various advances in the field of Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Technologies. The main theme of the conference is designated as “Challenges and Innovations in Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Research”, which opens the doors for many researchers, clinicians, and industry representatives working in these exciting areas.

Over 50+ international organizations will be exhibiting at the Nanodelivery 2017 conference and exhibition. Exhibitors will include equipment manufacturers and suppliers, systems providers, finance and investment firms, R&D companies, project developers, trade associations, and government agencies.

In addition to the Nanodelivery exhibition, there will be keynote presentations, product demonstrations, educational sessions from today’s industry leaders, and poster presentations.

Confirmed speakers:

• Veronique Preat, (University of Louvain, Belgium)
• Vladimir Torchilin, (Northeastern University, USA)
• Volkmar Weissig, (Midwestern University, USA)
• Jin-Ho Choy, (Ewha Womans University, South Korea)
• Irach B. Taraporewala, (Sitara Pharmaceutical Consulting, USA)
• Galia Blum, (The Hebrew University, Israel)
• Rossitza Lazova, (California Skin Institute, USA)
• Roger M Leblanc, (University of Miami, USA)

You can view the full schedule and list of speakers on the website and register to attend here.

23-26 May 2017, Heidelberg, Germany

The EMBO Conference for Advances in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine will take place this May at the EMBL in Heidelberg, Germany, and will aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of stem cell biology.

The cellular and molecular properties of normal tissue stem cells will be discussed, as will the properties of the niches that maintain them. The conference will address alterations to stem cell function during ageing, and how stem cells can be used for regenerative purposes and for disease modelling. On this occasion a particular focus will be on ageing/metabolism and the link between these topics and tissue homeostasis/regeneration. These are emerging areas in the stem cell field, with considerable potential and huge societal relevance.

The meeting will also focus on the emerging and state-of-the-art single cell transcriptome techniques that are uncovering novel insights into stem cell populations.

Keynote speakers confirmed:

• Anne Brunet, (Stanford University, USA)
• Hans C. Clevers, (Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands)
• Michele De Luca, (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)

The full programme and other details are available on the website and registration is open until 12th April.