2nd Chinese-European Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine

2nd Chinese-European Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine

16-20 November 2009

Barcelona, Spain

Organization The European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Chinese Committee for Biomaterials (CCBM) and the Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

Presentation The European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) and the Chinese Committee for Biomaterials (CCBM) are pleased to announce the 2nd joint symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine, which will be held in Barcelona from 17 to 20th November 2009. After the successful first joint symposium held in Suzhou (China) on April 2006, this 2nd meeting will be the perfect opportunity for Chinese and European researchers to gather together again. Last highlights and achievements in biomaterials and tissue engineering will be presented and future trends and challenges will be discussed. The meeting will offer the most suitable platform for networking and partnering and will for sure foster EU-China collaborations. Deadlines Abstract submission period: 02/02/09 - 01/04/09 Acceptance notification: 15/05/09 Early registration deadline: 15/07/09 Registration deadline: 30/10/09 Topics include Biological response Biomaterials surfaces Biomechanics Ceramics Composites Drug/gene delivery (controlled release) Injectable biomaterials Material properties/characterization Metals Modeling Biological tissues Nanotechnology/nanostructured biomaterials Polymers Tissue engineering /Regenerative Medicine Translational and clinical research