Keynote Speakers

Timetable

Time

Wednesday, June 6th

09:00

SSB+RM Young Scientists Pre-conference Workshop:
How to target and get the perfect job for you: career workshop on job interviews, CV preparation, networking and much more with Daniela Gunz (Career Services University of Zürich)

12:00

Registration & Poster Installation

13:00

Welcome from SSB + RM

13:15

Session I: Bioinspired Materials
Keynote Speakers: Prof. C. Weder
Bio-inspired stimuli-responsive materials

14:00

L. Vainieri: Novel hyaluronan-based hydrogels to support endogenous cartilage repair

14:15

J. Guerrero: Fractionated human adipose tissue as a native biomaterial for the generation of a bone organ by endochondral ossification

14:30

B. Gantenbein: Genipin-enhanced fibrin hydrogel combined with engineered silk composite for intervertebral disc repair

14:45

Rapid fire posters and industry presentations

15:15

Coffee, Poster Session I

16:15

Session II: Biomaterials
Keynote Speaker: Prof. P. Fratzl
Bone growth and regeneration – A materials science perspective

17:00

L. Tang: Enhancing cancer immunotherapy using responsive biomaterials

17:15

X.H. Qin: Designing Synthetic Photo-clickable Hydrogels to Direct Cell Fate

17:30

B. Kessel: Clinical relevant bioinks for enhanced cartilaginous matrix deposition

17:45

M. Filippi: Magnetic nanocomposite hydrogels combined with static magnetic field for enhanced bone regeneration

18:00

F. Schuler: 3D-printed auxetic structures for bio-medical application

18:15

D. Eglin: Novel patient specific implant for orbital floor repair using osteoinductive biomaterials

19:30

Welcome Drink & Conference Dinner at Restaurant Le Commerce

Time

Thursday, June 7th

08:00

Registration

08:30

Session III: Bioinspired Materials and Regenerative Medicine
Keynote Speaker: Prof. A. Studart
3D Printing of biologically-inspired materials

09:15

C. Levinson: In vitro and in vivo study of the efficiency of a TGFβ1-loaded hyaluronan-based scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering

09:30

G. Lehoczky: Extracellular matrix of engineered cartilaginous tissue as a scaffold material to induce chondrogenic differentiation

09:45

A. Schönenberger: Matrix topography and mechanical load mediate tendon fibroblast response to inflammatory signals

10:00

Coffee, Poster Session II

10:30

M. Lee: Cationic silica nanoparticle-based nanocomposite for bioprinting large tissue constructs with enhanced structural fidelity and mechanical strength

10:45

R. May: The Influence of primary human Intervertebral Disc Cells on primary human Osteoblasts

11:00

General Assembly of the SSB+RM

11:45

Poster Session III and Standing Lunch

Session IV: Open Topics

13:15

C. Wyss: Resistance to damage of pre-conditioned composite hydrogel implants

13:30

N. Matter: Pre-process calculation to optimize laser parameter in selective laser melting

13:45

B. Le Gars Santoni: Bioinspired Calcium Phosphate Ceramics: Influence of Strontium Doping

14:00

E. Cavalli: Are humanized mice a good animal model for cartilage tissue engineering? A comparative study of chondrogenesis under varying immune backgrounds

14:15

Student Research Award

14:30

Keynote Speaker: Dr. B. Pippenger
Multifactorial surface modifications for comprehensive tissue management: A conceptual approach to dental implantology

15:15

Presentation of Oral and Poster Awards Concluding Remarks

15:30

End of the Meeting