Speakers

Dr. María Rosa Aguilar

Dr. María Rosa Aguilar received her PhD in chemistry from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2002 working on polymeric biomaterials. She has been postdoc at University of Brighton and performed scientific stays at UCL (UK), University of Washington (USA) and ESRF (France). She is Scientific Researcher of the CSIC at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), where she currently carries out her research activity. Her group works in two main research lines: synthesis and characterization of advanced delivery systems; and polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering. Her work is strongly translational, bridging fundamental polymer science with clinical needs through close collaboration with medical device and pharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Aguilar has published more than 100 research papers and is editor of the two editions of the book “Smart Polymers and their Applications”.
Moreover, she is member of the Governing Board and Treasurer of the Specialized Group of Polymers (GEP) from the Spanish Royal Society of Physics and Chemistry (RSEFQ); Deputy Scientific Director of CIBER-BBN; and member of the Governing Board of the Interdisciplinary Platform of CSIC for Sustainable Plastics towards a Circular Economy (SUSPLAST+).

Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno

Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno is an European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) and Group Leader of the Nanosafety research area at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL). His work focuses on understanding the interactions between nanomaterials and biological systems, with particular emphasis on mechanisms of particle-induced toxicity, advanced in vitro models, and predictive approaches for human health risk assessment. He has contributed extensively to interdisciplinary efforts linking nanotechnology, toxicology, and materials science to support the development of safe-by-design nanomaterials and biomedical technologies. At INL, he leads collaborative projects addressing regulatory-relevant testing strategies and translational safety evaluation and during the last four years he has been coordinator of the iCare project, devoted to evaluate the neuronanosafety of advanced materials.

Luigi Ambrosio

Luigi Ambrosio is Research Director Emeritus at the Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
President of the European Society of Biomaterials (2007-2013), Past President (2013-2017).
He is recipient of the “G. Winter Award” of the European Society for Biomaterials for the high worldwide contribution to Biomaterials Science (September 2015).
He has been nominated Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (since 2001), Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (since 2004), Fellow of the European Alliance for Medical and Biomedical Engineering & Science (since 2018) and Fellow Member of the European Academy of Science (since 2019). Executive Committee Member of International College of Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (Since May 2024)
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (2017-2025).
Publications include over 400 peer review papers, 27 patents, over 200 invited lectures and over 500 conference presentations.

Dr. Antonios Anastasiou

Dr Antonios Anastasiou graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in 2008. In the same department he conducted his PhD research on the design and evaluation of Falling Film Microreactors between 2009 and 2013. In 2014 he started his Postdoc in the School of Chemical Engineering in University of Leeds, aiming to the investigation of medical devices for dental applications. In 2016 he was awarded an Individual Marie Curie Fellowship for the treatment of periodontitis using ultrafast femtosecond lasers. In 2019 he was appointed as a Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering Department in University of Manchester where he established the lab of Complex Fluids and Microfluidics while he intensified his research on microfluidics for biomedical applications.

Prof. Conrado Aparicio

Dr. Aparicio is Group Leader of the Bioinspired Oral Biomaterials and Interfaces (BOBI) Lab and ICREA Research Professor at the Dpt. of Materials Science and Engineering of the UPC-Technical University of Catalonia since September 2024. Dr. Aparicio is materials engineer by training. He started his academic career at UPC, but moved to University of Minnesota (UMN) where he spent 12+ years in the Dpt. of Restorative Sciences and was Deputy Director of the Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics. He returned to Barcelona as FBA fellow at UIC Barcelona–Universitat International de Catalunya, where he was Vice-rector for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer and director of the Study and Control of Oral Infections Research Group. He is also associated researcher at IBEC-Institute for BioEngineering of Catalonia and elected fellow of AIMBE-American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Dr. Jennifer Ashworth  

Dr Jennifer Ashworth is a research group leader and Assistant Professor in Biomaterials and Complex Tissue Models at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her main research interest is designing tissue-mimetic biomaterials for 3D cell and organoid culture, with a particular focus on replicating extracellular matrix organisation. She completed her PhD in materials science at the University of Cambridge, UK, and now uses approaches from biomaterials science to characterise cell-matrix interactions in normal tissue and in disease progression. Her work developing animal-free peptide gels for 3D culture was recognised by a highly commended award from the International 3Rs Prize, and has now been commercialised through the University of Nottingham spin-out company PeptiMatrix, of which she is co-founder.

Dr. Matt Baker

Dr. Matthew (Matt) Baker is an Associate Professor at Maastricht University and leads the BioMatt Group. A chemist turned biomaterials researcher, his group takes a molecular approach to materials design. They develop dynamic, responsive materials that bridge chemistry, biology, and engineering.
Their work spans applications in tissue engineering, biomedical systems, cellular agriculture, and living materials.

Dr. Bikramjit Basu

Dr. Bikramjit Basu is Director of CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, on deputation from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. An Engineering Scientist, he is an elected Fellow of all national academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine in India, including INSA, IAS, INAE, NAMS, and NASI. He has received the Abdul Kalam National Innovation Fellowship (2019–25) and J. C. Bose National Fellowship (2025– ). Internationally, he is the only ceramic scientist from India elected to all major ceramic societies and academies, including the World Academy of Ceramics, European Ceramic Society, and American Ceramic Society. A leading biomaterials scientist, he is also a Fellow of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering, IAMBE, and AIMBE. His honors include India’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2013), the Humboldt Research Award (2022), and the International Richard Brook Award (2022). He advises global universities, agencies, and corporates.

Dr. Ana Beloqui Elizazu

Dr. Ana Beloqui is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work spans chemistry, enzymology, nanotechnology, and applied polymer chemistry. She leads the PolyZymes Lab at POLYMAT Institute (Spain), where she has pioneered a research line focused on combining proteins and polymers to create advanced functional materials. These hybrids are meticulously designed to enhance the stability of functional proteins and expand their use in applications such as sensing, therapeutics, and bioremediation. With more than 70 original peer-reviewed research works, her contributions to the field have been recognized with the “Best Young Group Leader” award by the Group of Chemical Biology of the Spanish Royal Chemical Society.

Prof. Dr. Katrien Bernaerts

Katrien Bernaerts graduated as a licentiate (master) in chemistry from Ghent University (Belgium) in 2000. From 2000 – 2005 she performed in PhD in polymer chemistry in the group of Prof. Du Prez at Ghent University (Belgium) on the synthesis and evaluation of stimuli responsive copolymer architectures by combination of different polymerization techniques. After PhD, Katrien spent 7 years in industry (Agfa, Teijin Aramid, DSM), doing research in the field of coatings and fibers. Since 2012, she holds an academic position at Maastricht University, where she is currently Full Professor Sustainable Polymer Synthesis.

Her main research focus is on the design and synthesis of sustainable polymer materials with tuneable properties for the circular economy. Sustainability entails biobased building blocks (but no biorefinery) instead of fossil raw materials, green routes for polymer synthesis and processing, as well as chemical recycling/reprocessing methods (biodegradability, depolymerization, dynamic bonds) to make the end-of-life of polymers more sustainable. Structure-property relationships of the resulting polymers are evaluated in several fields of application e.g. stimuli-responsive polymers, coatings, fibres, engineering plastics and biomedical materials. Growing focus on the use of artificial intelligence techniques to support and accelerate the experimental work, e.g. data interpretation and prediction of structure-property relationships.

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini

Aldo R. Boccaccini is Professor of Materials Science and Head of the Institute of Biomaterials at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. His research activities are in the field of bioactive materials, scaffolds for tissue engineering, nanomaterials for drug delivery, biofabrication and antibacterial coatings. He has been a visiting professor at different universities around the world and has given more than 150 presentations at international conferences. He is listed as one of the most cited researchers in the world in the Stanford List of Highly Cited Researchers. He was member of the Council of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) for 8 years (2015-2023), serving as ESB vice-president in 2020-2023. Boccaccini was elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) and he was inducted to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Boccaccini has received multiple international awards, including the ESB George Winter Award (2024) and the Larry L. Hench Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Ceramic Society (2025).

Prof. Monica Boffito

Monica Boffito is Associate Professor at the Dep. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Politecnico di Torino. Within the Bioinside Lab research group, she leads the research line on ‘Innovative Strategies for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine’ at the Alessandria campus. Her research focuses on the design and development of advanced biomaterials for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and 3D bioprinting. Over the years, her work has led to the development of tailored poly(urethane)-based scaffolds and hydrogels, including stimuli-responsive, Schiff-base and supramolecular systems, as well as injectable hydrogels and bioinks derived from natural polymers. More recently, her work has expanded towards the development of physiologically relevant 3D in vitro tissue models for studying chemical-induced toxicity and for evaluating innovative therapeutic strategies. Her research integrates polymer science, biofabrication and tissue engineering to create advanced platforms for regenerative medicine and biomedical applications. She is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications with around 2000 citations and actively contributes to national and international research initiatives in biomaterials and regenerative medicine.

Dr. João Borges

Dr. João Borges is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Chemistry and CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. His research focuses on the molecular design, synthesis and development of chemically programmable and dynamic supramolecular multicomponent biomaterials to be used as bioinstructive matrices to control cell functions and as platforms for controlled drug/therapeutics/cell delivery. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B (RSC) and as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Medical Technology. He is a member of the RSC Biomaterials Chemistry Group and several scientific societies. He is a Chemistry Europe Fellow (Class 2022/2023) and has been recognized as an Emerging Investigator by Biomaterials Science (RSC, 2025) and Journal of Materials Chemistry B (RSC, 2023). He has been also actively invested in science communication, outreach, policy and diplomacy as a member of the Global Young Academy, Young Academy of Europe, and Young Scientists Seminar of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Marco Bottino 

Dr. Bottino is the Robert W. Browne Endowed Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics (CRSE) at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (U-M). He is currently the Director of Research in CRSE and the Director of the Postgraduate Program in Regenerative Dentistry at U-M. As a principal investigator, Marco has received research grants related to regenerative medicine from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), foundations, and private industry. He has received the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Centennial Emerging Leader Award and has received Young Investigator Awards from the IADR Pulp Biology and Implantology Research Groups, as well as a prestigious Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award from the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research at NIH. He also serves as the reviewer for more than 30 journals in regenerative medicine and biomaterials, and, between 2018 and 2023, served as a standing member of the Musculoskeletal and Tissue Engineering (MTE) study section for the NIH. Marco is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials (ADM) and a board member. He was the 2019-2020 President of the Dental Materials Group of the IADR and is the Immediate Past-president of the Pulp Biology Research Group (PBRG). He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in drug delivery, scaffolds for pulp-dentin complex regeneration, personalized scaffolds for craniomaxillofacial bone and periodontal regeneration, and soft tissue reconstruction.

Dr. Sandra Camarero-Espinosa

Dr Camarero-Espinosa is an Ikerbasque Associate Professor, Ramón y Cajal Fellow and Group Leader of the BioSmarTE group at POLYMAT. Her research focuses on the regeneration of complex tissues through the design of smart scaffolds and the development of cellular models of disease. This encompasses the design of stimulus-responsive systems, the exploitation of techniques such as 3D/4D (bio)printing, and the understanding of stem cell biology and cell-biomaterial interactions.

Prof. Ruth Cameron

Professor Ruth Cameron FREng is Professor Materials Science at the University of Cambridge and was Joint Head of Department from 2020-2025. Together with Professor Serena Best she directs the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials and she is also a fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. In recent years, she has been awarded the UK Society for Biomaterials President’s Prize, the IOM3 Griffith Medal and Prize, the IOP Rosalind Franklin Medal and Prize, and the Suffrage Science Award. She has held an ERC Advanced Grant in 3D engineered environments for regenerative medicine and, with Serena Best, held the first jointly held £1.7 million EPSRC Established Career Fellowship.

Prof. Irene Carmagnola

During her research career, Prof. Carmagnola has developed strong expertise in biomaterials, nanotechnologies, and Tissue Engineering, with particular focus on the design, fabrication, and characterization of biomaterial-based scaffolds. She has applied both conventional techniques (electrospinning and freeze-drying) and advanced additive manufacturing approaches, including fused deposition modeling, bioprinting, and melt-electrowriting, to engineer scaffolds and advanced tissue models for therapy validation. She has also investigated the development of hydrogel-based bioinks for 3D printing to generate cellularized constructs.
Her main research focus is the development of engineered tissue models as alternatives to conventional in vitro and animal models for studying disease mechanisms and testing novel therapies. In this context, she has developed in vitro models of cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues. She has also gained solid expertise in surface functionalization and in the design of micro- and nanostructured materials to modulate biological responses, including antibacterial surfaces and biomaterials with improved bioactivity.

Víctor Carriel Araya

Biography to follow.

Dr. Oscar Castaño Linares

Oscar Castaño Linares has a Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from the Institute for Materials Science of Barcelona ICMAB-CSIC, working on nanometric thin-films, followed by R+D at NEXANS Superconductors in Germany. He completed postdoctoral positions at the Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble and Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. In 2007, he joined the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia as a Ramon y Cajal Researcher under Prof. Josep Antoni Planell, establishing a research group in biomaterials and tissue engineering. His work on bioactive calcium and phosphate nanoparticles for bone regeneration led to patent licenses and established benchmarks in orthopaedic biomaterials. He joined the University of Barcelona in 2017 and is a close collaborator of the group led by Prof. Elisabeth Engel at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia. As Principal Investigator on multiple Spanish national projects, he has advanced bone regeneration and organ-on-a-chip technologies. His research spans biomimetic materials design, micro- and nanofabrication, and tissue engineering for musculoskeletal, skin, brain, and cardiac applications. International collaborations across more than ten countries and recent publications on organ-on-a-chip platforms, wound healing, vascularization, and Alzheimer’s research demonstrate his commitment to translational science.

Frederico Castelo Ferreira 

Frederico Ferreira, an Associate Professor (Bioengineering Department@IST), leads at Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB), the Focus Areas in Devices and Materials Engineering for Health and Sustainability (dMESH). He got his PhD from Imperial College London (2024) and holds a MBA (2008) and a 5-year BSc in Chemistry (2-years specialization in Biotechnology, 1999), both from Nova Lisbon. His research lines are on (1) Biomaterials and bioreactors, namely designing electrical and magnetic stimuli responsive nanotechnologies, scaffolds and bio-inks for tissue engineering and cancer therapies; (ii) Sustainability separation and biorefineries, focused on pharmaceutics and biosurfactants production and purification; and (iii) Cellular Agriculture, focused on fish-based food products with lower ecological impact.

Prof. Miguel Castilho

Miguel Castilho is an Associate Prof. at Eindhoven University of Technology, NL. His group focuses on biomaterial engineering and biofabrication to address unmet medical needs, particularly in musculoskeletal tissues, with a strong drive toward translation. His contributions have been recognized by various awards including the 2023 Jean Leray award and the 2024 Robert Brown Award. In addition to research, he spearheads a Master’s program in regenerative medicine.

Prof. Maria Chatzinikolaidou

Dr. Maria Chatzinikolaidou (FBSE, FTERM, FIAMBE) is a Professor of Biomaterials in Bioengineering at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Crete, and affiliated faculty member at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas FORTH. Her research activities focus on the development of biomaterials and scaffolds, and on the biofabrication of complex constructs and pathophysiological models for tissue engineering.

Prof. Sing Yian Chew

Dr. CHEW Sing Yian is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is also an International Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM). Dr. Chew is known for her contributions in designing biomimetic scaffolds to understand and control cell fate. Her most significant contribution is in the field of scaffold-mediated delivery of gene-silencing and biomimicking physical signals for neural tissue regeneration and remyelination. Dr. Chew is an Associate Editor at ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. She also serves as the editorial board member of

Biomaterials, Experimental Neurology, Tissue Engineering, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A, Drug Delivery and Translational Research, Cambridge Materials: Health and Engineered Regeneration.

George J. Christ

Biography to follow.

Gianluca Ciardelli

Gianluca Ciardelli is Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Italy), where he coordinates the Bioinside Group within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He obtained his degree in Chemistry from the University of Pisa in 1994 and a PhD in Natural Sciences from ETH Zurich in 1997.

His research focuses on biomaterials for tissue engineering, organ modeling, controlled drug delivery, and nanomedicine, with over 20 years of experience in these fields. He has authored more than 250 scientific publications, with an h-index of 51 and over 10,000 citations (Scopus).

He served as Chair of the 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, held in Turin in 2025.

Gianni Ciofani

Gianni Ciofani, Ph.D., is Senior Researcher Tenured at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia -Italian Institute of Technology, IIT- (Italy), where he is Principal Investigator of the Smart Bio-Interfaces Research Unit and Coordinator of the Center for Materials Interfaces. He has been Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Torino (Italy; 2015-2019) and Visiting Professor at Waseda University (Japan; 2021) and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil; 2024). His main research interests concern smart nanomaterials for nanomedicine, microphysiological systems, and nanomedicine in altered gravity conditions.

Teodor-Matei Cirstea

Biography to follow.

Dr. Sophie Cox  

Dr Sophie Cox is an Associate Professor and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Birmingham. Her research team, the Centre for Custom Medical Devices, focuses on the exploitation of additive manufacturing technologies for skeletal implants. Through developing new fundamental understanding of metal additive manufacturing technologies, the team apply this knowledge to refine design and process parameters specifically for skeletal devices. Beyond this they aim to improve patient outcomes by creating novel metabiomaterials achieved by aligning novel material functionalities with high quality production of intricate porous device designs.

Matteo D’Este

Biography to follow.

Prof. Paul Dalton

Paul Dalton is a futurist, inventor, and educator specializing in 3D printing, tissue engineering, and biofabrication. He pioneered and developed melt electrowriting, establishing it as a distinct manufacturing class within 3D printing. Today, this groundbreaking technology is utilized by over 100 laboratories worldwide. Dr. Dalton has an interdisciplinary and global perspective to the biomaterial’s community, having lived and conducted research in Australia, Canada, China, the UK, and Germany before joining the University of Oregon. His work focuses on reimagining the future of advanced manufacturing and its translation into biomedical applications.

Prof. Patricia Dankers

PhD, is professor in Biomedical Materials & Chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). She studied chemistry in Nijmegen and performed her PhD studies in supramolecular chemistry at TU/e. Her second PhD thesis work was performed in medical sciences on kidney regenerative medicine at the university of Groningen. She is co-founder of two spin-off companies UPyTher and VivArt-X, and the start-up company Helmond Biotech-materials Hub (HBH). She is the CEO of CRO synthesis company, SyMO-Chem. She is elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW).

Petra De Graaf

Biography to follow.

Prof. Dr. Laura De Laporte

Laura De Laporte combines engineering, chemistry and biology to design biomaterials that control and direct the interaction with cells. She is a Chemical Engineer from Ghent, where she got the tissue engineering microbe. To follow her dream, she did her PhD with Lonnie Shea at Northwestern University and engineered guiding implants for nerve regeneration. At EPFL, she learned about hydrogels in Jeffrey Hubbell’s group during her post-doctoral research. Since 2018, she is a Leibniz Professor at the RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, where she works on Macromolecular Materials for Medicine at the DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials. Her team designs injectable polymeric hydrogel precursors, consisting of nano –and micron-scale building blocks that interlink to form macroporous 3D cell scaffolds and organoids, orient after injection to grow anisotropic tissues, and actuate to include movement into the growing tissues.

Prof. Catharina De Schauwer

Dr. De Schauwer is head of the Veterinary Stem Cell Research Unit. Her current work explores bovine mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for cultured meat production and equine MSCs for treating orthopedic injuries using biomimetic in vitro models. With experience across species and cell sources, she combines her veterinary background with interdisciplinary collaborations in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and clinical orthopedics to advance MSC-based therapies from bench to bedside.

Prof. Dr. Sanjukta Deb 

Sanjukta Deb is a Full Professor of Biomaterials Science and Dean for International Engagement and Service at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Academy of Dental Materials. Her internationally recognised research advances clinically translatable, materials‑based solutions for the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues. Leveraging biomaterials chemistry, her work focuses on the design of tissue‑analogue systems, particularly for bone regeneration, antimicrobials, bone and dental cements, and advanced dental applications bridging fundamental science with real‑world clinical outcomes.

Paul Delrot 

Paul Delrot is CEO and co-founder of Readily3D. Paul co-invented the volumetric bioprinting technology at the end of his PhD studies in 2017 at EPFL, Switzerland. After transferring what was a lab experiment into a standalone and user-friendly 3D printer, Paul co-founded Readily3D in 2020. Since then, Paul has focused on demonstrating the wide range of applications enabled by volumetric bioprinting while leading product development at Readily3D.

Prof. Patricia Diaz Rodriguez

Patricia Diaz-Rodriguez is a researcher at iMATUS and Associate Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Her research is focused on smart biomaterials and drug delivery systems for regenerative medicine in age-related diseases. She has authored over 45 publications in Q1 JCR-indexed journals and several book chapters. She also serves as vice secretary of the SPLC-CRS, fostering collaboration in controlled release technologies.

Dr. Verónica I. Dodero

Verónica I. Dodero is an Argentine-Spanish researcher whose work bridges chemistry, biophysics, and cell biochemistry. She studies the self-assembly and function of small molecules and peptides using organic and peptide synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and cellular studies, contributing to biomimetic systems and molecular and peptide self-assembly. She was a visiting scholar and Humboldt fellow at the Faculty of Chemistry at Bielefeld University and has been an independent scientist since 2019. Previously, she served as Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Universidad Nacional del Sur in Argentina and, more recently,as Deputy W3 Professor of Physical Chemistry at Paderborn University in the summer semester 2025. Her research focuses on how peptides self-assemble into supramolecular structures in water and their biological implications, particularly in transport and immune responses, including contributions to understanding gluten-related disorders and their inflammatory mechanisms.

Rui Domingues

Rui M. A. Domingues is a Research Group Leader at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Portugal, where he leads an interdisciplinary research program at the interface of nanotechnology, biomaterials, biofabrication, and microphysiological systems. Trained as a chemist, he received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Aveiro and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Minho and as a visiting researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on nanostructured biomaterials and human microphysiological tendon models to study disease mechanisms and develop regenerative strategies. He is an ERC Consolidator Grant recipient (FORTIFy) and actively contributes to the European regenerative medicine community through TERMIS-EU Strategic Alliance Committee and the TENET – Tendon Regeneration Network.

Dr. Christophe Drouet

Drouet is a CNRS Senior Scientist (eq. Full Professor), Deputy Director of the CIRIMAT laboratory at the University of Toulouse, France. PhD in (bio)Materials Sciences, he develops his research on the “Phosphates, Pharmacotechnics, Biomaterials” theme. A special focus in C. Drouet’s research relates to the development of bioactive calcium phosphate-based systems (e.g. with antimicrobial, hemostatic, anticancer or prohealing features) and their processing into actual multifunctional medical devices. In particular, bone-biomimetic nanocrystalline apatites are especially studied, as such or in association with (bio)organic components to yield smart hybrid biomaterials for use in activated bone regeneration and nanomedicine (in dermatology, oncology, hematology…). Cited each year in the 2% most Highly-Cited Researchers from the Stanford surveys, C. Drouet received two international awards, the honorary Racquel Legeros Award in June 2013 and the ISCM Excellence Award in 2016, for his contribution to the field of calcium phosphates research.

Prof. Nicholas Dunne

Professor Nicholas Dunne is an internationally recognised leader in biomaterials engineering and medical device innovation, with over 20 years of experience in drug–biomaterial combination technologies for musculoskeletal repair, wound healing, and cancer. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 53) and secured over €44M in competitive research funding, while mentoring over 70 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.

He is the Founding Executive Director of Biodesign Europe and Deputy Dean at Dublin City University, leading a network of over 80 investigators across academia, industry, and clinical partners in Europe and the US. His collaborations with industry, including PBC Biomed, Summit Medical and DePuy Synthes, have delivered widely adopted orthopaedic technologies.

Professor Dunne has held major international leadership roles, including President of the European Society for Biomaterials, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of RSC Biomaterials Science. He also co-founded XapHe and co-developed the OsStic® bone adhesive in collaboration with PBC Biomed/Biomimetics-Innovations, which has received an FDA Breakthrough Device designation and is undergoing clinical translation for bone fracture stabilisation and repair.

Dr. Mohamed Elsawy

‘Dr Mohamed Elsawy is Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Manchester, UK. He obtained his PhD from the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University of Belfast, UK. Following PhD, he did a postdoctoral training at the Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie at University of Bordeaux (France) funded by the Campus France & at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester funded by the EPSRC. In 2017, he started the Peptide BioNanomaterials Group, with a research focus on understanding the fundamentals behind molecular self-assembly of peptides into bio-inspired nanostructures for the rational design of responsive and functional novel biomaterials. Dr Elsawy has authored >54 peer-reviewed and conference publications, secured >£2.4 M from UKRI and Charities, mentored >23 early-career researchers (both PhDs and PDRAs), and plays an active leadership role in the international biomaterials community through the European Society of Biomaterials and the Royal Society of Chemistry.’

Prof. Dr. Anitha Ethirajan 

Prof. Dr. Anitha Ethirajan is a professor at the Institute for Materials Research (IUMAT) at Hasselt University, Belgium. In 2013, she received a postdoctoral fellowship of the Research foundation Flanders (FWO), Belgium, enabling her to build an independent research team focusing on drug delivery, nano-bio and soft matter interfaces, and sensing. Within the field of drug delivery, her research targets stimuli responsive nanoparticles/nanocapsules based therapies in the field of cancer, tissue repair, and neurodegenerative diseases. She is currently heading an interdisciplinary research group ‘Nanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces’ and she is also the coordinator of a master programme: Master in Biomedical Sciences – ‘Bioelectronics and Nanotechnology’ at Hasselt University.

Prof. Maria Farsari

Dr. Maria Farsari is a Research Director at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Greece. She earned her B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Crete in 1992 and her Ph.D. from the University of Durham, UK, in 1997. After research positions in the UK and Ireland, she joined IESL-FORTH in 2003. She is an international leader in laser-based 3D micro- and nanofabrication, with pioneering work in multiphoton polymerization, hybrid materials, and bioprinting.

Hugo Fernandes

Hugo Fernandes is Principal Investigator at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The Fernandes lab’s research primarily investigates how ageing and metabolic diseases influence the process of tissue regeneration. To achieve this, the team specializes in developing advanced cell-based models that accurately mimic the cellular and molecular environment found in damaged or degenerated tissues. Using a high-throughput screening approach, our main goal is to identify molecules that can actively promote tissue regeneration, with a specific focus on understanding the function of non-coding RNAs in this process. A unifying theme connecting all the regenerative processes/strategies studied in the lab is the critical role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in cell-to-cell communication and their potential use as innovative drug delivery systems.

Prof. Carmen Freire

Carmen Freire (PhD, Mrs) is a Coordinating Researcher with Habilitation at CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry of the University of Aveiro (Portugal) in the field of Biorrefineries and Bio-based materials. (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-4663)
Her research interests are mainly centered on the production and application of bio-based nanofibers (nanocelluloses, and protein amyloid fibrils), and other natural polymers, for the development of novel biocomposites and hybrid bio-based materials for both technological (packaging, functional paper materials, electronic devices, among others) and biomedical applications (drug delivery systems, bioinks for 3D-bioprinting, among others). She is also interested in the chemical modification and chemistry in general of lignocellulosic materials (including cellulose, wood, cork, etc.) and natural polymers as a strategy to improved their properties for distinct applications.

Prof. Marcelo Ganzarolli de Oliveira

Marcelo Ganzarolli de Oliveira is a full professor at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, where he leads the Nitric Oxide & Biomaterials Group. He earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Science in 1992 from UNICAMP and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southampton, UK (1993–1995). His research focuses on the design, development, and biomedical applications of nitric oxide (NO)-releasing polymeric biomaterials. The systems developed by his team have demonstrated significant biological effects, including the acceleration of wound healing and the enhancement of dermal vasodilation. He currently coordinates the Brazilian side of a bilateral Brazil-Netherlands thematic project funded by FAPESP/NWO. This initiative focuses on the development of 3D-printed NO-releasing absorbable stents to prevent restenosis, as well as topical and injectable hybrid NO-releasing hydrogels aimed at mitigating myocardial tissue damage associated with the ischemia-reperfusion process.

Prof. Julien Gautrot 

Julien Gautrot is Professor of Biomaterials and Biointerfaces in the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary, University of London. After a PhD at Manchester University and postdoctoral research, first at the Universite de Montreal, then at the University of Cambridge, he joined QMUL as a lecturer in 2011. His research focuses on the development of biointerfaces and engineered biomaterials for stem cell technologies, gene delivery and regenerative medicine. In particular, his group has been exploring cross-talks between the physico-chemistry and biochemistry of soft biointerfaces (polymer brushes, hydrogels and protein assemblies) and the mechanical properties and microstructure of the cell microenvironment, and their impact on the regulation of cell adhesion and stem cell phenotype. Some of this work has led to the design of microfabricated platforms to investigate processes regulating cell phenotype and the engineering of organ-on-chip systems. These advanced in vitro models allow us to study more complex stem cell microenvironments such as the bone marrow and microvascular tissues, for example to investigate cancer progression and resistance to therapy. The Gautrot lab also pioneered novel approaches to investigate the impact of physico-chemical properties of gene delivery vectors on the complexation and release profile of RNA therapeutics and the impact such processes have on gene therapies.

Prof. Dr. Maria-Pau Ginebra

Maria-Pau Ginebra is Scientific Director of the Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering, and Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, where she heads the Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group. Her research centers on innovative biomaterials for tissue engineering, particularly for bone regeneration and antimicrobial applications, including pioneering work on bio-inspired ceramics and 3D-printing for regenerative medicine. She leads numerous projects, including an ERC Advanced Grant, as well as translational projects to the clinic and industry. In 2013 she founded the spin-off company Mimetis Biomaterials. She has authored more than 300 scientific articles. In 2019 she received the Klaas de Groot Award from the European Society for Biomaterials and in 2025 the National Research Award in Engineering and Architecture by the Spanish Government. She is a Fellow of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

Prof. Manuela E. Gomes

Manuela E. Gomes is a Professor and Codirector of the Bioengineering Program at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS) of the University of Porto and Leader of the Research Group on Regenerative Medicine and 3D Tissue Modelling.
Her research interests focus on tissue engineering strategies using magnetic stimulus for the development of anisotropic scaffold materials and bioinks to trigger stem cells differentiation and/or to modulate inflammation, particularly for tendon regeneration. She has led several projects in these topics, including 2 ERC Grants. Currently her team is exploring similar concepts in the development of advanced 3D musculoskeletal tumours and models.
As a result of her research, she has a total of 350 indexed publications, that have received over 12.000 citations (web of Science).
Manuela Gomes is a Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM) and Fellow of International Orthopaedic Research (FIOR). She is the present Chair of the TERMIS- EU and Ambassador to Portugal of the EORS

Geert-Jan Graulus

Geert-Jan Graulus leads the Biomolecule Design Group (BDG) at Hasselt University in Belgium. His research interests focus on responsive hydrogels, with a focus on controlled degradation. The BDG group specializes in recombinant proteins (e.g., elastin-like proteins), solid-phase peptide synthesis and bioorthogonal chemistries.

Liam Grover

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Prof. Dr. Jay Henderson

Prof. Dr. James (Jay) H. Henderson, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, is the Director of the BioInspired Institute at Syracuse University, USA. His research focuses on shape-memory polymers (SMPs) for biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, mechanobiology, and biofilm prevention. His group has recently led the development of the “Programming via Printing” methodology for 4D printing of SMPs.

Luiz Henrique Catalani

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Prof. Dr. Hajar Homa Maleki

Dr. Hajar Maleki is a biomaterials scientist specializing in porous and stimuli-responsive hybrid biomaterials for regenerative medicine and localized cancer therapy. She obtained her PhD as a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2015) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship as an FWF Lise Meitner Fellow at the University of Salzburg, Austria (2016–2018). She established her independent research program as a Junior Research Group Leader (2019-2025) at the University of Cologne, Germany, where she completed her habilitation in 2023. Since 2026, she has held a CNRS Chaire de Professeur Junior at Laboratories of Catalysis and Spectrochemistry and Imaging and strategical therapeutics for cancers and cerebral tissues (France), focusing on intelligent theragenerative biomaterials for tumor microenvironment modulation, oncology, and tissue regeneration.

Prof. Richard Hoogenboom

Prof. Richard Hoogenboom is full professor at Ghent University. His research focuses on development of poly(2-oxazoline)s as biomaterials, dynamic supramolecular materials and responsive polymers, resulting in >550 scientific articles (>32,000 citations). He holds 25 patent families and is cofounder of Avroxa BV. Prof. Hoogenboom is editor-in-chief of European Polymer Journal and received several awards, including the ACS Carl S. Marvel Award (2021) and the ACS POLY (2022) and PMSE (2025) fellows awards.

Kunio Ishikawa

Kunio Ishikawa, PhD, is Chairman and Distinguished Professor of the Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Japan. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Osaka University in 1990. Following industrial experience at Toray Co., Ltd., he pursued an academic career in biomaterials and has led the Department of Biomaterials at Kyushu University since 2001. His research focuses on biomaterials for bone regeneration, implant materials, antibacterial biomaterials, and stem cell research using carbonate apatite. Professor Ishikawa has played leading roles in international and national biomaterials communities, serving as President of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials and the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine. He has received numerous awards, including the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2024) and the Commendation for Science and Technology from the Japanese Government.

Prof. Christine Jérôme

Christine Jérôme is currently Full Professor in the Chemistry Department of the Sciences Faculty at the University of Liege (Belgium) and Director of the Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM). Holding a PhD in Sciences (Polymer chemistry), her research focuses on the development of degradable polymer biomaterials, specifically designed for applications in drug delivery systems and tissue engineering.

Dr. Maria Kalogeropoulou

Dr. Maria Kalogeropoulou is a postdoctoral researcher in the Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group at Ghent University, where her work focuses on the development of biohybrid robotic systems and architected biomaterials for skeletal muscle tissue engineering. Her research integrates biomaterials engineering, metamaterial design, and advanced fabrication strategies to create functional tissue constructs with precisely controlled mechanical and biological properties.

She completed her PhD at the MERLN Institute (Maastricht University), where she investigated the use of metamaterials and physical stimuli, including magnetic and acoustic fields, as emerging strategies for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration. Dr. Kalogeropoulou has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and actively contributes to the international tissue engineering community.

She currently serves as the elected Treasurer of the Student and Young Investigator Section of the European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU).

Prof. Daniel Kelly

Professor Daniel Kelly holds the Chair of Tissue Engineering at Trinity College Dublin. The goal of his laboratory is to develop novel tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting strategies to regenerate damaged and diseased musculoskeletal tissues. To date he has published over 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has successfully supervised over 25 PhD students to completion. He is the recipient of five European Research Council awards (Starter grant 2010; Consolidator grant 2015; Proof of Concept grant 2017, 2023; Advanced grant 2021), which have led to the development of new single stage strategies for bone and cartilage repair and innovations in 3D (bio)printing for the regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues. He is also a co-founder of Altach Biomedical (https://altach.health/), which is pioneering the development of extracellular matrix derived scaffolds to regenerate damaged knee joints.

Prof. Petra Kluger

Petra Kluger studied Technical Biology at the University of Stuttgart, where she also obtained her doctorate. Over the years, she and her team have explored various aspects of tissue engineering, biomaterials and biofabrication, with a particular focus on soft tissue research in recent years. Beyond biomedical applications, her research also extends to cultured meat. The group investigates various issues such as media development, differentiation, biofabrication, 3D cell culture, bioink development and scale-up.
Since June 2025, she is Director of the Institute for Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology (IGVP) at the University of Stuttgart and as Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology. At both institutions, she will further strengthen biofabrication as a key research focus, facilitating the transition from fundamental research to applied science and pilotscale implementation. She is actively involved in mentoring young scientists and serves on various professional committees, including as Deputy Chair of the German Society for Biomaterials.

Soo-Hong Lee

Biography to follow.

Prof. Jeroen Leijten

Jeroen Leijten is a professor at University of Twente. His research focuses on the development of nano- and microscale tools by advancing enabling technologies such as microfluidic micromaterials and volumetric bioprinting to drive the scalable production of multiscale bioengineered constructs for tissue-engineering and biomedical applications. He holds various patent families and is cofounder of Nuna Bioscience, and his scientific contributions have been recognized by various awards including the Jean Leray Award and the Robert Brown Award.

Prof. Riccardo Levato

Riccardo Levato is Associate Professor at Utrecht University, at the University Medical Center Utrecht, and at the Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht (Netherlands). As principal investigator in the Living Matter Engineering and Biofabrication laboratory, his research focuses on developing lab-made tissues and designer organoids for personalized therapies and regenerative medicine, and as advanced in vitro models for drug discovery. His team develops advanced additive manufacturing and bioprinting technologies, particularly light-based printing techniques and high-throughput volumetric printing, in combination with smart biomaterials, and synthetic biology strategies. Key applications include pancreas, liver, musculoskeletal, and vascular tissue engineering. He co-authored >90 papers and several patents, and supervised 25 PhD students and 6 postdocs. He is an ERC laureate, and recipient of the the Jean Leray (ESB) and Robert Brown (TERMIS) awards, and of the and the Mid-career Award from the International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF). He is member of the Young Academy of Europe, and he serves on the board of directors of ISBF.

Prof. Catherine Levisage

Catherine Le Visage is the Deputy Director of the Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton lab in Nantes, France (www.rmes.univ-nantes.fr). Her most recent works as a group leader have focused on innovative hydrogels as i) carriers of cells or bioactive molecules in the context of intervertebral disc disease and osteoarthritis, and ii) biofabrication tools for developing advanced in vitro models.

She is Chair-Elect of TERMIS-EU, an International Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM), and a member of the French Academy of Pharmacy.

Laurent Lévy

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Prof. Khoon S. Lim

Associate Professor Khoon Lim is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and the Co-Director of the Sydney Biomanufacturing Incubator at the University of Sydney, Australia. His research focuses on using light-activated macromolecular chemistry to design dynamic biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. These include musculoskeletal regeneration, cardiovascular health, chronic wounds and in vitro tissue models (cancer and aging). He has generated >100 journal publications and raised a total of >$13 Million research grant funding ($8 Million as CIA). He is the Past-President of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Board of Directors of the International Society for Biofabrication and Committee Member of Standards Australia (HE-012 Surgical Implants). He has won >20 competitive national/international awards, included in the World’s Top 2% Scientist List by Stanford University for 2022 – 2025. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Biofabrication, Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Tissue Engineering Part B, RSC Biomaterials Science, Macromolecular Bioscience and Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. His research has also led to commercialisation of biomaterials licensed to a US-based company and commercial contracts with industry partners.

Wanju Liu

Biography to follow.

Prof. Robert Luxenhofer

Robert Luxenhofer completed his PhD in 2007 at the TU München in polymer
chemistry developing a novel polymer functionalization approach since developed further by Serina Therapeutics to introduce the first-in-human poly(2-oxazoline)-drug conjugates. As a postdoc with Alexander V. Kabanov at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, he discovered ultra-high loaded drug formulations, now pursued for clinical development by DelAQUA Pharmceuticals.

Returning to Germany in 2009, he started to investigate polysarcosine and pioneered polypeptoids as biomaterials at the TU Dresden and the Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg and expanded his research toward biofabrication and melt electrowriting. Since 2019, he is Full Professor at the University of Helsinki. He was awarded 12 patents and is co-founder of two companies.

Prof. Geetha Manivasagam

Prof. Geetha Manivasagam, PhD, is the Dean of the School of Healthcare Sciences and Engineering (SHINE) at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, and the founding Director of VIT’s Center for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT), established in 2016 to translate healthcare products and innovations across diagnostics, therapeutics, and theranostics. She has published 150+ papers, with research spanning on biotribocorrosion, surface engineering of biomedical implants, additive manufacturing of novel alloys and biomimetic orthopaedic devices, and functionalization/coating of implant materials. She leads collaborative projects and product development with universities and industry, supported by a global network across 20+ countries. She has secured over €500k in research funding from major national granting bodies in India. Her honours include the Fulbright–Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship and recognition as the No. 1 scientist in Materials Science by the Government of India’s MHRD (2016), among other accolades. She also serves as Vice President of the Society for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine India (STERMI) and is an elected Fellow of the Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs India (SBAOI).

João F. Mano 

João F. Mano is a Full Professor at the Chemistry Department of University of Aveiro, Portugal. He combines advanced biomaterials and cells towards multidisciplinary concepts in the field of regenerative and personalized medicine. Specifically, he utilizes biomimetic and nano/micro-technology approaches to develop polymer-based biomaterials for the creation of biomedical devices with enhanced structural and multi-functional properties. He also engineers microenvironments to regulate cell behavior and organization, with the goal of clinically applying these technologies in advanced therapies or in the bioengineering of disease models. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Materials Today Bio (Elsevier). He has been coordinating multiple research projects, including 2 Advanced Grants, 1 Synergy Grant, and 3 Proof-of-Concept Grants from the European Research Council. He received different honours, including two honoris causa doctorates (Univ. of Lorraine and Univ. Utrecht), the George Winter Award 2020 from the ESB and he was elected fellow FEurASc, FBSE and FAIMBE.

Prof. Diego Mantovani

Diego Mantovani is the Director of Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering at Laval University, in Canada. His works focus on bioactive materials, including surface modifications by plasma, thin polymer functional films, cell-materials interactions, degradable metals, scaffolds and bioreactors for the regeneration of tissue.

He is Fellow of the World Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE, 2012), the American Society for Materials Intl. (FASM, 2016), the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (FAIMBE, 2019), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE, 2020), and Distinguished Scientists of Thermec (2023). In May 2024, he was elected member of the FBSE Steering Committee of the International College of Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

Juan Antonio Marchal

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Dr. Emanuele Mauri

Dr. Emanuele Mauri is Associate Professor in Applied Physical Chemistry at Politecnico di Milano. His research focuses on polymer functionalization and the development of smart biomaterials for drug and cell delivery in nanomedicine and tissue engineering. He has expertise in the design of nanoparticles for targeted therapies, microfluidic-based synthesis of polymeric nanoscaffolds, and 3D printing of bioinks and microstructured platforms. He has gained international research experience through visiting appointments at leading European universities. His scientific contributions have been recognized with international awards from major biomaterials societies and nanotechnology initiatives. In recognition of his research and international collaborations, he was appointed Honorary Research Fellow in Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. He has authored over 55 peer-reviewed publications, two volumes in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, and seven book chapters.

Susanna Miettinen

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Mohammad Mirzaali

Biography to follow.

Dr. Thomas Fintan Moriarty

Thomas Fintan Moriarty, PhD, is Group Leader of Infection Biology at the AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland, where he leads research on musculoskeletal and implant‑associated infections. Trained as a microbiologist and pharmaceutics scientist at Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Moriarty has over 15 years of experience studying Staphylococcus aureus biofilms, fracture‑related infection, and novel anti‑infective strategies. His work focuses on translational approaches to prevent and treat bone infection, including local antimicrobial delivery systems, antibiofilm biomaterials, bacteriophages, and enzyme‑based therapeutics. He has numerous nationally and internationally funded projects, including EU FP7 and JPIAMR programs, and his laboratory is among the few GLP‑accredited academic facilities dedicated to orthopaedic infection research.

Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Moroni

Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Moroni received his Ph.D. cum laude in 2006 at University of Twente on 3D scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration, for which he was awarded the European doctorate award in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering from the European Society of Biomaterials (ESB).
Since 2014 he works at Maastricht University, where he is a founding member of the MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine. In 2016, he became full professor in biofabrication for regenerative medicine. Since 2019, he is chair of the Complex Tissue Regeneration department. He was vice-director of MERLN from 2019 till 2022. Since 2022, he is director of MERLN.
In 2014, he received the Jean Leray award from the ESB and an ERC starting grant. In 2016, he also received the Robert Brown Award from TERMIS. In 2017, he was elected as faculty of the Young Academy of Europe and in the top 100 Italian scientists within 40 worldwide by the European Institute of Italian Culture. He was elected at the European Young Academy of Science in 2017, and at the European Academy of Science in 2022. He received the Merck Materials Science lecture award in 2023, the mid-term career TERMIS and ISBF awards in 2024. He was also elected in 2024 as Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering as well as Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
He already guided more than 20 PhD students through their theses as (co-)promoter, and 15 postdocs through their next career steps as professional leaders either in academia or industry. His research group interests aim at developing biofabrication technologies to generate libraries of 3D biological constructs and scaffolds able to control cell fate, with applications spanning from skeletal to vascular, neural, and organ regeneration. From his research efforts, 3 products have already reached commercial translation.

Prof. Michiya Matsuaki

Michiya Matsusaki was born in Kagoshima, Japan in 1976. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2003 from Kagoshima University. In 2006, he joined the Department of Applied Chemistry in the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University as an Assistant Professor and then promoted to Associate Professor in 2015 and full Professor in 2019 in the same University. He was awarded 22 awards and his research interest is biomaterials and tissue engineering.

Gabriele Nasello

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Dr. Irina Negut

Dr. Irina Neguț is a Senior Scientific Researcher at the National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics in Măgurele, Romania, and a Lecturer at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics. With a Ph.D. in Physics (Optics, Spectroscopy, Plasma, Lasers), her research focuses on laser-based synthesis of thin films for biomedical, environmental, and industrial applications. She has extensive expertise in pulsed laser deposition, bioglass coatings, and smart biomaterials for implants and drug delivery systems.

Dr. Thanh D. Nguyen 

Dr. Nguyen is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined with the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Connecticut (UConn). His research is highly interdisciplinary and at the interface of biomedicine, materials and nano/micro technology. Specifically, his research focuses on the science and technology to transform biodegradable and biocompatible materials (e.g surgical-suture polymers and amino acids) into special forms, shapes, or structures with “smart” functions at nano/micro-scales for diverse applications in vaccine/drug delivery, regenerative engineering and electrical implants. He developed a platform technology, so-called SEAL (StampEd Assembly of polymer Layer) to create 3-dimensional microstructures of biodegradable polymers and advanced the SEAL method to create a novel single-administration self-boosting skin microneedle patch for vaccines and other therapeutics. Besides, his research group at UConn has extensively studied biodegradable piezoelectric materials, derived from safe medical polymers and natural amino acids, to develop novel biodegradable implanted force-sensor and ultrasound transducer for monitoring vital intra-organ pressures and delivering medicines through the blood-brain barrier, respectively. The biodegradable piezoelectric materials were also used as a tissue scaffold which can be remotely activated to produce electrical cues for stimulating tissue regeneration. Dr. Nguyen’s works have been published in prestigious journals including Science, Science Translational medicine, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communication, Advanced Materials, PNAS etc. and highlighted in major media such as The New York Times, BBC News, the Guardian, NIH research matter etc. He was elected as the senior member of National Academy of Inventor – NAI (2024). He is the associate editor of the journal of Biomaterials and serving as a standing review member for National Institute of Health (NIH). He received several awards/honors including the MRS Early Career Distinguished Presenter (2025), the Young Investigator Award from the journal of Biomaterials (2022), ACell Young Investigator Award (2020), MIT top innovator under 35 for Asia Pacific (2019), NIH Trailblazer Award for Young and Early Investigators (2018), SPIE Rising Researcher Award (2019), Young Investigator Award in Biosciences and Bioengineering of Applied Sciences (2019), and the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (2018) etc.

Prof. Yuichi Ohya

Yuichi Ohya (Ph.D) graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto Univ. in 1989. He became an assistant professor of Faculty of Engineering, Kansai Univ. In 2008, he became a full professor of the Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai Univ. He received the JSB Award (2017) and the SPSJ Mitsubishi Chemical Award (2018). He has been a Fellow of ICF-BSE since 2020.

Dr. Guy Patchornik

Dr. Patchornik earned a PhD in biochemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel in 2002, studying the structure of: Na,K-ATPase. He then held a postdoctoral fellow position at UCLA, while unsuccessfully attempting to crystallize a membrane protein, lactose permease. In 2009, he joined the Department of Chemical Sciences at Ariel University, also in Israel. Currently, his research group focuses on the development of a potentially general and simple-to-implement mechanism based on divalent cation conjugation by His-tags, and capable of directing protein monomers & dimers to assemble into nanofibers and 2D sheets. To date, this mechanism has been successfully applied to five unrelated proteins: (1) human ubiquitin; (2) Cas9; (3) red fluorescent protein mCherry; (4) alkaline phosphatase; and (5) the Z-domain of Protein A.

Prof. Cecilia Persson

Prof. Cecilia Persson directs the AM4Life Competence Centre in Additive Manufacturing for the Life Sciences, as well as the EU MSCA Doctoral Network Print4Life and the open research infrastructure WISE Additive. She is the past President of the Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials (2019-2023).

She has authored more than 140 journal publications in biomaterials and biomechanics and has attracted research funding to a value of more than 60M€. She has received several scientific and innovation awards, e.g. the Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials Research Award in 2024, and is the co-founder of spin-off company Inossia AB, which provides a tailored bone cement for the osteoporotic spine.

Her educational background includes a European MSc in Materials Engineering from Sweden, France and Spain. She worked as a researcher at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna before starting her PhD studies in Spine Biomechanics at the University of Leeds. Since the PhD completion in 2009 she has been at Uppsala University, Sweden, a world top 100 university. She became full professor in 2018 and currently leads a research group of approx. 15 people, focussing on the development of new biomaterials through and for additive manufacturing.

Dr. Fiorenza Rancan

Fiorenza Rancan is an assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at Charité University Hospital in Berlin. The Clinical Research Center for Skin and Hair Science conducts multidisciplinary research at experimental and clinical levels. Dr. Rancan is involved in several translational projects that aim to apply scientific findings to clinical practice. Her research interests range from dermal and transdermal drug delivery to chronic wound research and the development of topical treatments with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. The research group uses models based on ex vivo human skin with varying degrees of barrier disruption and inflammation to study inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, burns, and chronic wounds. Additionally, skin and wound infection models are used as preclinical platforms to screen antimicrobial treatments.

Prof. Heinz Redl

Heinz Redl has a background in biochemistry, trauma and regenerative medicine. He was the director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology and is Associated Professor at the Technical University Vienna. He served as Past-Chair of TERMIS-EU and coordinates the Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration since 2006. He founded spin-off companies such as Trauma Care Consult, Liporegena and MorphoMed. Prof. Redl organized many conferences such as the TERMIS World Congress 2012 and the yearly Winterschool in Radstadt.

Prof. Leonardo Ricotti

Leonardo Ricotti is a Full Professor of Bioengineering and head of the Regenerative Technologies Lab (www.regenerativelab.it) at the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy). His research interests include biophysical stimulation tools (e.g., ultrasound), functional biomaterials, smart nanomaterials, and other technologies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He also coordinates the PhD Program in Biorobotics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, which involves ~ 150 PhD students working on bioengineering- and robotics-related topics. He has co-authored ~ 190 scientific publications, contributed six book chapters on biomedical technologies, and is the inventor of 24 patents. He has co-founded the spin-off company Relief s.r.l., where he currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Riccardo Rizzo

Dr. Riccardo Rizzo is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Applied Photonic Devices at EPFL, Lausanne, where his research focuses on tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing. His work spans from the design of novel photosensitive bioresins to the advancement of the printing process and its biomedical applications. In particular, Dr. Rizzo explores bioprinting strategies for tissue engineering and organ-on-chip technologies, aiming to bridge cutting-edge photonics with clinically relevant solutions.

Dr. Rizzo’s contributions in light-based bioprinting began during his doctoral studies in the Zenobi-Wong Lab at ETH Zurich, where he developed innovative printing and chemistry approaches. He continued to advance this line of research as a postdoctoral fellow in the Lewis Lab at Harvard University, exploring the intersection of biomaterials, photonics, and stem cell engineering. His work has led to numerous publications and recognition within the scientific community, highlighting the novelty and promise of his contributions.

John A. Rogers

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Prof. Laura Russo

Laura Russo is Associate Professor at University of Milano-Bicocca, Associated Researcher at IRCCS San Gerardo Foundation University Hospital Visiting Faculty at CÚRAM-University of Galway. Her research is focused on biomaterials for the development of multifunctional medical devices, including 3D in vitro tissue models, regenerative medicine and medical devices and patient-personalized biosensors. Her research experience dates to 2010, University of Milano-Bicocca, developing a multidisciplinary project exploiting glycoscience in the field of biomaterials for tissue engineering. ​In 2010 LR was Visiting Researcher at Imperial College of London, studying hybrid bioglass based biomaterials for osteochondral tissue regeneration. From 2013 to 2015, she was a unit coordinator of a research project on smart biomaterials for organoid cell cultures for cardiac tissue engineering. In 2016, Laura was awarded an SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) at CÚRAM – where she started her research as Principal Investigator on Glycoconjugates Biomaterials for tissue engineering applications.  In 2017, she secured a faculty position at the University of Milano – Bicocca and maintained the position of visiting faculty at CÚRAM. Laura has been awarded the prestigious Junior Research Award for Organic Chemistry in Life Science of the Italian Chemical Society for her scientific contribution on organic chemistry applied to the life science field. Laura is Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Biocompatibility Innovation (BCI) and founder of Resyde srl – a start-up company in the field of implantable medical devices.

Prof. Chris Sammon

Professor Chris Sammon is a materials scientist whose research addresses fundamental and applied challenges in polymer science and biomaterials, with a particular focus on structure–property–function relationships in polymeric and hybrid systems. His work centres on molecular and nanoscale characterisation of polymers, composites, and bio‑interfaces, linking chemical architecture, morphology, and processing to mechanical, thermal, and functional performance.

He has contributed to the development and analysis of polymer‑based biomaterials for biomedical and environmental applications, using microscopic, spectroscopic, thermal and micromechanical techniques to inform durability, biocompatibility, and long‑term stability. His research supports the rational design of polymer systems for translation into real‑world biomaterials applications.

Chris also provides strategic leadership in interdisciplinary materials research as Chair of the RSC Biomaterials Chemistry Group and, in his day job, as Associate Dean of Research at Sheffield Hallam University, fostering collaboration across academia, industry and healthcare.

Fredrik Schaufelberger 

Fredrik Schaufelberger is assistant professor of synthetic chemistry at the University of Warwick and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His group studies the use of the mechanical bond for applications in biomaterials and in chemical biology. Fredrik obtained his undergraduate degree from KTH (2007-2012), followed by PhD studies at the same university in the area of supramolecular and dynamic covalent chemistry with Olof Ramström. Following his dissertation, he moved to the group of David A. Leigh at the University of Manchester with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2017-2020), where he studied functional molecular knots and chemically fuelled molecular assemblies such as rotaxanes. He then moved to the group of Molly M. Stevens at Imperial College London (2020-2021), working on biosensing and drug delivery. He started his independent career at KTH in 2021, and moved to Warwick in 2024.

Prof. Chiara Schiraldi

Chiara Schiraldi is full professor in Biochemistry at the University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli” in Naples, Italy. She holds a Master in Chemical Engineering, University “Federico II” of Naples. PhD in Biomedical Sciences also gaining the European Doctorate in Biotechnology. She attended courses at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been visiting fellow at TU-HH, Hamburg and at the University of Munster.
Elected member in the Council of the Italian Society of Biochemistry. Board of the Campania Bioscience Technological District. Principal Investigators of many funded research projects, also in collaboration with industry. She has authored over 180 research papers, and she is co-inventor of more than 5 granted international patents.

Prof. Dr. Tatiana Segura

Tatiana Segura is the Robert Plonsey Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. She received her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), her doctorate from Northwestern University, and her postdoctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. She began her independent career at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) reaching the title of Professor of Chemical Engineering. At UCLA she participated actively in service culminating with her election as department Vice Chair and running the Graduate Program. At Duke she is currently Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Tissue Engineering and serves as MPI of a T32 Biotechnology Training grant. Professor Segura has received numerous awards and distinctions during her career, including being named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, receiving the Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal, a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, and an Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. Professor Segura has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers and reviews and has over 16,000 citations.

Prof. Christine Selhuber-Unkel

Christine Selhuber-Unkel is a full professor for Molecular Systems Engineering at Heidelberg University (Germany). She received her Ph.D. degree in physics at Heidelberg University  (Germany) in 2006. Her main research interest is controlling the interaction of biological systems with materials. C. Selhuber-Unkel has been awarded with ERC Grants, is co-spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence “3D Matter Made to Order” and is a member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).

Prof. Ángel Serrano-Aroca

Serrano-Aroca is a Full Professor at the Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV) and Principal Investigator of the Biomaterials and Bioengineering Lab (Serrano BBlab). He studied Chemical Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and received his European PhD after a long stay at Université Paris-Saclay with a Marie Curie Fellowship. His research focuses on antimicrobial materials for biomedical applications, with 5 patents and over 150 publications. He was postdoctoral researcher at the King’s College London and Visiting Professor at NTNU Nowegian University of Science and Technology and at the University of Pennsylvania in the USA. He was co-founding member of the spin-off company Metis Biomaterials SL and has received multiple research awards. He has been included in the Stanford University’s “World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists” database for the past five years (2021-2025).

Prof. Raj Shabadi 

Prof. Raj Shabadi is Professor of Materials Science at Université de Lille, France, where he leads research on advanced metallic biomaterials and next-generation bioresorbable implant systems. His work focuses on the design and processing of magnesium-based and other biodegradable metallic alloys, integrating alloy architecture, microstructural engineering and surface functionalisation to control degradation behaviour and biological performance in orthopaedic and dental applications.
His research seeks to bridge fundamental materials science with translational biomedical technologies through predictive materials engineering approaches that combine advanced processing, microstructural design and emerging data-driven methodologies. Beyond his scientific contributions, Prof. Shabadi is actively involved in structuring international research collaborations in degradable metallic biomaterials across Europe and Asia. He contributes to initiatives aimed at strengthening European research networks and international doctoral training in this field, including the NEGBIO initiative, which focuses on advancing next-generation biodegradable metallic implants through integrated materials design, biological performance evaluation and pathways toward clinical translation.

Prof. Heungsoo Shin

He earned his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Rice University, USA (2004). After postdoctoral research at Georgia Tech, he joined the Department of Bioengineering in Hanyang University, Korea, in 2006 and is now a full professor. His research focuses on bio-functional materials for tissue engineering, including surface modification, 3D spheroid engineering, and immunomodulatory nano biomaterials, leading to over 170 publications. He demonstrated robust leadership within the international biomaterials and tissue engineering community and possesses Fellow titles in TERM and FBSE. He presently serves as co-editor-in-chief of Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews.

Prof. Heli Skottman

Dr. Heli Skottman is a Professor at Tampere University, Finland, specializing in human pluripotent stem cells and ocular regenerative medicine, currently focusing on corneal cell therapy and tissue engineering using innovative bioinks and 3D bioprinting. She leads the MSc in Cell Technology program, has co-founded two fully operational biotech companies—StemSight and LifeGlue Technologies—and authored over 140 publications and 10 patents. Her work has earned multiple awards for scientific innovation and impact.

Ryan Sochol

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Dr. Byoung Soo Kim

Dr. Byoung Soo Kim is an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Convergence Engineering at Pusan National University, Republic of Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in 2019, where his doctoral research focused on bioprinting and tissue engineering. After completing his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Biomedical Engineering Institute of Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. His research focuses on 3D bioprinting, biofabrication, tissue engineering, mechanobiology, mechanical bioreactors, and AI-assisted bioprinting for biomedical applications. He has published extensively in leading journals, including Biomaterials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Nature Communications, Biofabrication, and Chemical Reviews. His current work aims to develop advanced engineered tissue models and biofabrication platforms for regenerative medicine and disease modeling.

Prof. Artemis Stamboulis

Artemis Stamboulis is Professor of Biomaterials at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. She is a chemist and materials scientist whose research focuses on antimicrobial biomaterials, surface engineering and functional coatings for medical devices. Her work explores the design of bioactive materials that reduce infection risk, including the synthesis of antimicrobial peptides and their integration into metals, ceramics and polymer surfaces. Her research also investigates nanomaterial systems and peptide functionalisation strategies for the development of antimicrobial coatings and biomaterial interfaces. She has led and participated in several international interdisciplinary research collaborations, including European funded projects addressing antimicrobial surfaces and infection control. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials (IOM3) and an active member of the Bioceramics division of the American Ceramic Society.

Prof. Izabela-Cristina Stancu

Izabela-Cristina Stancu is Professor in Biomaterials-Tissue Interface Phenomena and Biofunctionalization, Vice Dean at the Faculty of Medical Engineering and Team leader within the Advanced Polymer Materials Group at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest. Her research aimed the engineering of bioinspired cell-instructive scaffolds and surfaces based on hydrogels and nanomaterials for tissue repair and regeneration, with a main interest in bone and antimicrobial formulations, in a strong collaboration with national and European partners.

Anna Taubenberger

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Prof. Hayden Taylor

Hayden Taylor’s research in the Mechanical Engineering department at UC Berkeley spans the invention, modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes, with the aim of reducing materials and energy usage to support industrial decarbonization. Current research activities have the following themes: (A) processing of materials for sustainable construction, (B) multi-scale volumetric additive manufacturing, and (C) contact mechanics in semiconductor manufacturing. He holds B.A. and M.Eng. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Dr. Quinten Thijssen

Quinten Thijssen is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University and the Queensland University of Technology, supported by a personal FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship. His expertise lies at the interface of polymer chemistry, photochemistry, and light-based additive manufacturing, with particular emphasis on volumetric 3D printing and multi-wavelength photochemistry. He has built an international research profile through appointments and research stays in Belgium, Australia, Spain, and the United States. He is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, including 11 first-author papers, with first-author work published in Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, and Progress in Polymer Science.

Dr. Catalina Vallejo-Giraldo

Dr Catalina Vallejo-Giraldo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Therapies at the University of Galway. She has extensive international experience across academia, industry, and clinical settings, including Imperial College London, Neurent Medical, and the Mayo Clinic. She leads the CVG Lab, investigating how spatial and geometrical cues regulate cell–cell communication and brain responses to inform biomaterial design. She has authored over 28 peer-reviewed publications and received major distinctions, including the Donegan Medal from the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. She holds an ERC Starting Grant developing novel biomaterial therapies for glioblastoma and serves on the editorial boards of The FASEB Journal and Journal of Tissue Engineering.

Dorien Van Hede

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Prof. Sabine van Rijt

Sabine van Rijt is Professor and Chair of the Instructive Biomaterials Engineering (IBE) department at the MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Her research is rooted in the chemical design of inorganic nanomaterials and nanocomposite biomaterials that actively instruct biological systems. She develops multifunctional nanoparticles and nanocomposite matrices that are used as tracers, surface coatings, and building blocks within hydrogels to control nano–bio interactions. These platforms are designed to steer stem cell differentiation, promote tissue regeneration, or induce cancer cell death. Sabine is active in several national and international consortia, including the NWO Gravitation program Materials Driven Regeneration, SUMMIT grant (drive-RM) and co-applicant on multiple EU-funded projects (Premstem and Jointpromise). In 2023, she was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant focusing on responsive biomaterials for hard tissue regeneration and osteosarcoma treatment.

Prof. Eirini Velliou 

Eirini Velliou is Professor of Bioengineering at UCL. Her interests fall within the engineering and validation of novel biomaterial based, bioinspired platforms for in vitro studies of biological systems and diseases. She is working on developing advanced 3D models of (i) different types of cancer, i.e., pancreatic, ovarian (ii) healthy tissues, i.e., skin (iii) bacterial communities to study bacterial communication and bacterial-host interactions.

Previously she worked at the University of Surrey, where she founded the Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering group, conducting research and teaching in Bioprocess and Tissue Engineering. She spent 2 years as postdoctoral fellow at Imperial College London, working on tissue engineering of healthy and diseased blood (leukaemia). She holds a PhD from KU Leuven, Belgium, where she worked on an integrated in vitro/in silico approach for predicting microbial environmental stress adaptation phenomena in liquid state and in viscoelastic biomaterials. She  holds a Master’s in Chemical Engineering (Meng) from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.

Prof. Tina Vermonden

Tina Vermonden earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Wageningen University and joined Utrecht University in 2005, focusing on hydrogels for tissue engineering. After a research exchange at the University of Minnesota in 2008, she became Assistant Professor in 2009 and Full Professor in 2020. She has supervised 22 PhD students and participated in multiple national and international collaborations. Her work has been recognized with VIDI, Aspasia, and VICI grants. Since 2022, she serves as Associate Editor for Biomacromolecules.

Prof. Giovanni Vozzi

Giovanni Vozzi was graduated in Electronic Engineering at University of Pisa and he got the PhD in Bioengineering at Politecnico of Milan. Actually, he is full professor in Bioengineering at University of Pisa. His research interests are development of Biofabrication systems and of 3d tissue models in physio-pathological conditions. He has published more than 200 refereed papers in international journals, 13 books chapters and he has developed 24 patents.

Prof. Zarah Walsh-Korb

Zarah Walsh-Korb is Associate Professor for Sustainable Functional Materials at University College Dublin with a joint affiliation at the University of Basel. A major focus of her research is the development of animal-free stimuli-responsive biomaterials for 3D culture of in vitro models and biofabrication. Her research group uses biophysical and computational approaches to investigate how the molecular behaviour of recombinantly produced stimuli-responsive proteins and peptides can be rationally engineered into adaptable macroscale systems for in vitro model culture, as well as disease modeling and tissue regeneration. With the help of interdisciplinary collaborations ranging from fluid mechanics to medicine, her research aims to reduce reliance on animal-derived materials in biomedical research, while simultaneously advancing the functionality and tuneability of biomaterials to create more physiologically relevant in vitro models, particularly for the intestines and liver.

Hua Wang

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Matt Webber

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Prof. Dr. Regine Willumeit-Römer

Willumeit-Römer started her career as physicist specialized on ribosomal structure research. After her PhD in physics she habilitated in biochemistry and moved from the ribosome towards membrane active molecules such as peptide antibiotics. This was also the link to become interested in antibacterial implant surfaces and biomaterials as such. As Director of the Institute for Metallic Biomaterials, Helmholtz Center Hereon, and Professor at the faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, she is now responsible for the development of degradable Mg-based implant materials. Her institute covers material design as well as complex cell culture studies and animal trials.

Prof. Małgorzata (Gosia) Włodarczyk-Biegun

Małgorzata (Gosia) Włodarczyk-Biegun leads an international biofabrication group based at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the Silesian University of Technology in Poland. Her interdisciplinary research develops dynamic bioinks and hierarchical, multimaterial bioprinting strategies that enable biologically relevant tissue models with controlled structural and functional evolution, advancing regenerative medicine and in vitro disease modelling. Her scientific and mentoring impact has been recognised through multiple international awards, including the ISBF Inspiring Leadership Award, the TERMIS-EU Robert Brown Early Career Principal Investigator Award, and the Researcher Star Award for the internationalisation of Polish universities.

Prof. Tim Woodfield

Tim Woodfield is Professor of Regenerative Medicine at University of Otago Christchurch, New Zealand, and Director of the University of Otago Centre for Bioengineering & Translational Health Technologies. His transdisciplinary research involves development of photo-crosslinkable bioinks and bioresins, 3D biofabrication and spheroid bioassembly platforms applied to regenerative medicine and disease modelling. He has >155 publications (h-index: 58) and obtained >NZ$30M in competitive research funding.
He is recipient of the Royal Society of New Zealand Rutherford Discovery Fellowship; University of Otago Research Gold Medal; 2020 Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering (ASBTE) Research Excellence Award, and was awarded Fellow in Biomaterials Science & Engineering (FBSE).
He is President of the International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF) and a former President of the ASBTE, and Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society Asia Pacific (TERMIS-AP) Council Member. He is an Executive Editorial Board member for Biofabrication journal, as well as Editorial Board Member for Advanced Healthcare Materials, APL Bioengineering and Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology.

Prof. Marcy Zenobi-Wong

Marcy Zenobi-Wong is a Full Professor of Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication at ETH Zürich in Switzerland. She is a Mechanical Engineer by training, and received her Bachelor degree from MIT, and Master/PhD from Stanford University. She leads a multidisciplinary team with strong focus on biofabrication technologies including light-based bioprinting and on the development of advanced biomaterials for tissue regeneration.
She currently serves on the editorial board of Advanced Healthcare Materials and on the Executive Editorial Board of Biofabrication.

Dr. Zhang

Dr. Zhang is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Bioengineer in the Division of Engineering in Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Zhang is directing the Laboratory of Engineered Living Systems (www.shrikezhang.com), where the research is focused on innovating medical engineering technologies, including 3D bioprinting, organs-on-chips, microfluidics, and bioanalysis, to recreate functional tissues and their biomimetic models, for applications in regenerative medicine and personalized medicine. He has ~50,000 citations and an h-index of >110. His scientific contributions have been recognized by >50 international, national, and regional awards.