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Announcement: 5th Lab Networking Event organized by the SSB+RM Young Scientists

Dear Young Scientists,

We are happy to announce the 5th Lab Networking Event organized by the SSB+RM Young Scientists!

Join us on January 23rd at the Geistlich AG in Wolhusen for a presentation of the company, lab tour and scientific presentations. You can find more information in the flyer.

To register send an email to ysbm.ch@gmail.com, indicating your name, affiliation and whether you have halbtax/GA. Don’t forget to apply to the travel grants that will be available in a “first comes, first served” base.

We are looking forward to meeting you!The SSB+RM Young Scientist Team

P.S.: Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested in the event

ANNOUNCEMENT: 25th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine

The 1.5 day conference, 22./23. May 2019, is open to everybody interested in the scientific, technological and medical aspect of biomaterials. The meeting is aimed at scientists, engineers, medical doctors and industrial representatives who work with implant materials or tissue engineering for regenerative medicine. A special session on Biodegradable Materials is planned.

Confirmed Speakers: Prof. Dr. Regine Willumeit-Römer, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany; Dr. Thomas Hefti and Mrs. Philine Baumann-Zumstein, Vascular Interventions, Biotronik AG, Bülach; Dr. Joëlle Amédée-Vilamitjana, Tissue Bioengineering, Université de Bordeaux; Dr. Maurizio Gullo, FHNW, Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics IM2; Prof. Dr. Martin A. McNally, University of Oxford, President of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society; Prof. Dr. Leonard Charles Marais, Orthopedic Surgery, University Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

A dedicated workshop organized for the Young Scientists of the SSB+RM will be held as a pre-meeting event. Daniel Seiler will lead this workshop entitled “Patient-Specific Implants Produced By Additive Manufacturing” including hands-on practice and a tour through the implant manufacturing labs at the FHNW Campus Muttenz. Flyer, Conference website