Awardees
RMS Research Awards
| Year | Awardee | Title |
| 2025 | Patrick Weber, ETH Zurich | Zwitterionic Polymers for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoarthritis |
| 2024 | Stéphane Bernhard, ETH Zurich | Supramolecular engineering of hydrogels for drug delivery |
| 2023 | Riccardo Rizzo, ETH Zurich | Development and application of photosensitive bioresins for 3D biofabrication strategies |
| 2022 | Saba Rezakhani, EPFL | Defined Matrices for Epithelial Organoid Culture and Disease Modelling |
| 2021 | Fabian Passini, ETH Zurich |
Tendon Mechanotransduction in Human Athletic Performance and Athletic Performance and Aging |
| 2020 | Xiaopu Wang, ETH Zurich | Magnetic microrobots for biomedical applications |
| 2019 | Nicolas Broguière, ETH Zürich | Engineering of extracellular matrix analogues supporting and guiding neurons |
| 2018 | Ulrich Blache, ETH Zürich | Fate and potential of MSCs in micro-vascularized tissue models |
| 2017 | Claudia Loebel, ETH Zurich | Engineering hyaluronan-tyramine hydrogels to modulate mesenchymal stem cell behavior |
| 2016 | Andreas Schmocker, EPFL | In situ photopolymerized composite hydrogels for implants: Application to a nucleus pulposus replacement |
| 2015 | Alexandre Larmagnac, ETH Zürich | Novel neuroprosthetic devices for spinal cord stimulation in paralyzed animals |
SSB+RM Annual Meeting Student Awards
| Year | Award | Awardees |
| 2025 | Exabone Oral Presentation | Rahul Rimal, Rottmar Lab, EMPA St. Gallen (CH) Development of In Vitro 3-D Melanoma Model for Therapy Assessment |
| Exabone Poster Presentation | Antonio Sileo, Marsano Lab, Basel (CH) The combination of passive and active mechanical loadings improves contractility and maturation of three-dimensional engineered cardiac tissues |
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| David Wend Award (oral), sponsored by Cellec Biotek | Max Urbanczyk, Rottmar Lab, EMPA Dübendorf (CH) A Non-Contracting 3D Gingiva Model to Study Soft Tissue Integration of Dental Implants |
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| David Wend Award (poster), sponsored by Cellec Biotek | Stella Monestier, Moretti Lab, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona (CH) Biofabrication of a 3D Human Skeletal Muscle Microenvironment to Study the Early Steps of Fibrosis |
| Year | Podium Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| 2022 | Lorenza Garau Paganella | Dhananjay Deshmukh |
| 2021 | YS symposium replaced Annual meeting | — |
| 2020 | No annual meeting (Covid-19) | — |
| 2019 | Philipp Fisch | Stijn Rotman |
| 2018 | Céline Wyss | Manuela Estermann |
| 2017 | Fabian Passini | Willemijn Boot |
| 2016 | Queralt Vallmajó-Martín | Emma Cavalli |
| 2015 | Sonja Kracht | Daniela Frauchiger |
| 2014 | Mr M. Kesti Mr C. Millan |
Ms C. Loebel |
| 2013 | X-H. Qin | W. Hoffmann S. Stevanovic |
| 2012 | Yannick Loosli | Ana Bela Faia-Torres Christopher Millan |
| 2011 | Alexander Stepuk | Nora Hild |
| 2010 | Alex Nilsson | Christian Zink |
| 2009 | Anne-Kathrin Born Ana Sala |
Kristen Lorentz Yannik Loosli |
| 2008 | Mirja Nolff | Catherine Schütz |
| 2007 | Mr T. Brunner Ms F. Cengelli |
Ms K. Jähn Ms Saldamli |
| 2006 | Ms B. San Miguel | Mr L. Pfister |
| 2005 | Ms F. Baumgartner | Mr L. Uebersax |
| 2004 | 1st: Mr S. Fischer 2nd: Ms T. Boontheekul |
1st: Ms L. Feller 2nd: Ms H.M. Ruedlinger |
| 2003 | Mr O. Zinger | 1st: Ms S. Rousseau 2nd: I. Antoniac |
| 2002 | — | Ms J. Kosoric Ms I. Zembic Ms S. Rousseau |
| 2001 | — | Ms K. Alberti |
SSB+RM YS Symposium
| Year | Best Oral | Rapid Fire Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| 2025 | Antonio Sileo (Uni Basel) | Asia Badolato (ETH Zurich) | Katharina Hast (Empa) |
| 2024 | Joce Kimenai and Annalena Maier | Jaimie Mayner | Celine Labouesse and Marcia Mürner |
| 2023 | Esma Tankus | Oscar Cipolato | Stéphane Bernhard |
| 2022 | No YS symposium | ||
| 2021 | Bruno Marco-Dufort | Nicola Di Marzio | Nadine Kluser |
| 2020 | Giovanni Bovone | Bruno Marco Dufourt | Seraina Domenig |
| 2017 | Sonja Giger | Marco Binelli | Tino Stauber |
SSB+RM Student Travel Awards (discontinued)
| Year | Awardee | Conference |
| 2018 |
Benjamin Kessel
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Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) |
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Clara Lenvinson
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Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) | |
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Anne-Sophie Mertgen
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Biointerface Science | |
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Queralt Vallmajó Martín
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TERMIS WC2018 | |
| 2017 |
Bastien Le Gars Santoni
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Bioceramics |
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Yazgan Gökçe
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European Society for Biomaterials | |
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Fabian Passini
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Orthopaedic Research Society | |
| 2016 | Anna Khimchenk | SPIE |
| Olivera Evrova | TERMIS | |
| Emma Cavalli | ICRS | |
| Christor Bikis | SPIE | |
| Marzia Buscema | SPIE | |
| Angelina Schoenenberger | ISTS | |
| Sofiya Matviykiv | SPIE | |
| Daniela Frauchiger | Global Spine Congress (GSC) | |
| 2015 | Rebecca Huber | ESB |
| Dalila Petta | Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials | |
| Franziska Koch | ESB | |
| Dennis Müller | 4th Phospholipid Symposium on “Phospholipids in Pharmaceutical Research” | |
| Nathalie Rimmer | SSBRM 2015 | |
| Mischa Müller | Biofabrication Utrecht | |
| Nicolas Broguiere | Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience | |
| Claudia Löbel | WBC 2015 Montreal | |
| 2014 | Olivera Evrova | 3rd International Conference on Electrospinning, San Francisco, USA |
| Sonja Kracht | Gordon Conference on Noble Metal Nanoparticles, South Hadley, USA | |
| Claudia Loebel | EORS 2014, Nantes, France | |
| Sabrina Stevanovic | ESB 2014, Liverpool, UK | |
| 2013 | Laetitia Galea | ESB 2013, Madrid, Spain |
| Christopher Millan | FEBS-ESF Workshop on “Biological Surfaces and Interfaces, 2013, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain | |
| Deborah Studer | FEBS-ESF Workshop on “Biological Surfaces and Interfaces, 2013, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain | |
| 2012 | Laetitia Galea | MSE 2012, Darmstadt, Germany |
| 2011 | Jasmin Althaus | ESB 2011, Dublin, Ireland |
| Radouan Mahou | ESB 2011, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Dirk Mohn | European Society of Endodontology Congress, Rome, Italy | |
| Edward Rochford | ESB 2011, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Markus Rottmar | ESB 2011, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 2010 | Catherine Schütz | ESB 2010 Tampere, Finland |
| 2007 | Tobias Brunner | ESB 2007, Brighton, UK |
| 2005 | Jessica Hayes | ESB 2005, Sorrento, Italy |
| 2004 | Armando Gisep | World Biomaterials Congress, Sydney, Australia |
| Osian Meredith | World Biomaterials Congress, Sydney, Australia |
ESB Translational Research Awards (discontinued)
ESB2011, Dublin on September 4-9, 2011
| Award | Best poster presentation on translational research | Best oral presentation on translational research |
| Title | The Inflammatory Response from Synthetic Material Candidates For Implantable Microfabricated Sensors in a Whole Blood Model | In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of Microporous PLLA/ MacroporousTitanium implants for Trachea Tissue Engineering |
| Abstract | 656 | |
| Awardee | Andrey Sokolov | Nihal Engin Vrana |
At the ESB2010 in Tampere, the first SSB awards for the best oral and poster presentation on translational research were distributed.
Jury members: D. Grijpma (The Netherlands), M. Doser (Germany), D. Lacroix (Spain), S. Beck (Switzerland), C. Wandrey (SSB secretary), G. Rizzoli (SSB treasurer), M. Bohner (SSB president)
| Award | Best poster presentation on translational research | Best oral presentation on translational research |
| Title | Novel, High Strength Methacrylate Composites Containing Calcium Phosphates and Adhesion Promoting Monomers | Mechanically Active Bioabsorbable Shape-Memory Polymers and Composites – Degradation and Performance |
| Abstract | 3889 | 3385 |
| Awardee | Kirsty Main, London, UK | K. Paakinaho, Tampere, Finland |
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