Gloria Rodríguez

Gloria Rodríguez Donoso, PhD in Chemical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), is currently Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the School of Industrial Engineering of Ciudad Real (University of Castilla-La Mancha, UCLM). As co-director of the Continuum Mechanics, Structures and Materials Engineering research group at the UCLM, Dr. Rodríguez Donoso leads research on sustainable processing methodologies of metallic materials with concentrated solar energy and on characterization, properties, and behaviour in service of metallic materials processed by additive manufacturing. Dr. Rodríguez Donoso also coordinates two science outreach projects: "Ingenious Women" and "Welcome to Materland”, which receive funding from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT).

Dr. Rodríguez Donoso is an integral member of the executive team at the Spanish Society of Materials (SOCIEMAT) and has served on the Advisory Board for Science in Castilla-La Mancha since 2022, where she presides over the Women and Science Committee. Her contributions to academia and society have been acknowledged with various honors, including the Recognition for Teaching Innovation by the UCLM Social Council (2019), the Empowerment and Leadership Award 2021 from the City Council of Ciudad Real, and the Woman Researcher Award at the Castilla-La Mancha Research and Innovation Awards (2022).

Irene García Cano

Researcher ID: H-5090-2015
Código Orcid: 0000-0003-4947-5675

Industrial Engineer (1998 from the University of Zaragoza), PhD in Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2002) and currently Full Professor of the Department of Materials Science at the Universitat de Barcelona. Since the beginning of her scientific activity, she has published more than 100 scientific works, has led 9 doctoral theses and participated in projects of the Spanish National Plan and the European Union Program, having developed three patents and various industrial transfer agreements (14 trade secrets). She has designed and executed innovative lines of research linked with European priority lines, achieving a great deal of experience and international and national research connections. She has focused her research work on topics from raw materials and the structure-property relationship of metallic and ceramic materials up to coatings and their different fields of application. Since 2017, she leads the Thermal Spray Center (CPT), a group dedicated surface modification by thermal spray technology. The CPT is accredited as a consolidated SGR group (research) and TECNIO group (transferred knowledge) . Her teaching career is linked to the Universitat de Barcelona where she has participated in the degrees of Materials Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, as well as in the Master of Materials Applied Chemistry. Since the beginning of 2021, she is Vice Dean of Transfer&Research of the Faculty of Chemistry.

RELEVANT MERITS (sorted by typology)

  • Publications: In the last 5 years, I have published 50 papers
  • Research projects: 10 competitive projects have been active during the last 5 years
  • Contracts, technological or transfer merits: From 2018, my research group has invoiced 900.000€ in transfer contracts and transferred 4 PhD to different companies.
  • Patents: In the last 10 years I have presented 4 patents and 12 industrial secrets

Ms. Anna Muesmann

After having obtained her degree at the University Anna Muesmann has been working in companies in  the  scientific-technological sector. For the last 17 years she has worked in SOCIEMAT as Executive Secretary.

Daniel Sola

Daniel Sola is Senior Researcher in the Aragonese Foundation for Research & Development (ARAID) at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Zaragoza. He was previously postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratorio de Optica of the University of Murcia (Spain), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), and JAE-CSIC postdoctoral researcher at the Materials Physics Centre in San Sebastian (Spain).

His research field is currently related to the modification of ophthalmic polymers and ocular tissues by short and ultra-short laser radiation, and in materials characterization by Raman and laser spectroscopy. He has published more than 45 paper in SCI journals, and is co-author of 17 patents, 16 licensed by the German multinational Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH). He has participated in 24 R&D projects, 6 as PI. He has presented his research in more than 50 conferences. He is author of 1 scholarly book, 1 edited book, 2 book chapters, and 3 journal covers in SCI Journals. In 2011 he was awarded the Extraordinary Doctoral Award of the University of Zaragoza and in 2017 the Seal of Excellence by the European Commission. He has been coordinator of the Erasmus+ Program with the University of Bordeaux and with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He has given lectures in the University of Zaragoza, University of Vasque Country, University of Murcia and University of Bordeaux. Since 2017 he is member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Society of Materials, SOCIEMAT. 

Website: https://araid.es/en/users/dsola#profile-investigador

Teresa Guraya

Researcher ID: CTX-8722-2022
ORCID: 0000-0002-5025-8304
Website: emerg.es

Professor Teresa Guraya received her BE (Chemistry) degree from University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and completed her ME in 1990 and PhD research in 1995 at the University of Navarra, both in Metallugy. She then spent few years in CAF S.A. conducting research in the field of engineering materials for railroad stock. During that period, she worked in the areas of design, manufacturing and testing of a composite-based prototype body tram. On her return to university in 1998, Professor Guraya joined the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at UPV/EHU. Since then, she has been teaching courses in engineering materials, manufacturing technologies, welding and failure analysis. She has supervised several PhD thesis projects and tens of final year Degree and Master Projects of engineering students. At UPV/EHU, together with her PhD students and colleagues/collaborators, Professor Guraya conducts research studying structures of materials and examining behavior of materials during processing/manufacturing and under various (service) loading conditions. For the last 10 years, she has examined how the complex melting dynamics and thermal conditions affect the microdefect and microstructure formation during LPBF. Extensive studies have been carried out to reveal the grain formation and growth mechanisms under the conditions of very high cooling rates and very high thermal gradients during LPBF. She has also studied extensively the basic metallurgy of difficult to weld alloys. More recently, she started a new line on High Entropy Alloys, focused on alloys design, manufacturing process and physical and mechanical characterization. Professor Guraya leads eMERG (emerg.es), a small research group on materials engineering located at the School of Engineering of Bilbao (UPV/EHU). The group actively collaborates with other members of the “Basque Network for Research an Innovation (RVCTI)” and works very linked to the local metallurgical industry. eMERG funds their research work through regional and national calls, applying mostly for low TRL collaborative research projects. As PI, Professor Guraya has succeeded more than 25 research projects proposals, capturing more than 1.300.000 euros. She is coauthor in 5 patents, more than 50 research publications and tens of contributions to international and national conferences.

Paloma Fernández Sánchez

Dept. Física de Materiales, Fac. Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense

I joined the Department of Materials Physics in 1986 as an assistant professor and since 2007 I am full professor in the  area of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering.

Along my career I have worked in different materials, although during the last years I am focused on oxides for optoelectronics, photocatalysis and sensing. I have published around 170 papers, more than 160 indexed. Of these, around 80% belong to Q1 of the corresponding area, and more than 90% to T1. My current index h is 27, with i10 of 86, and circa 3000 cites. I have made more than 160 contributions to national and international Congresses. Of the contributions made more than 50 have been oral communications and more than 20 guests or plenary.

I have actively participate in scientific societies, being member of Real Sociedad Española de Física, Sociedad de Microscopia Española y Sociedad Española de Materiales  where I have been President during the period January 2007-December 2016

I have also been Vice-president (2016-2017) and President ) (2018-2019) of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS)

I have served as chair of several international conferences (EUROMAT 2009, 2013 and 2021; FIMPART 2018; NANO2022).

As main academic appointments I have been academic secretary of the department Física de Materiales, January 1993 to June 2010 and Representative of Departamento Física de Materiales in the Academic Commission (Facultad de Ciencias Físicas),  November 2018 to July 2010. Since 2011 I am responsible for the Physics and Chemistry Section (Máster de Formación de Profesorado de E.S.O. y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas de la Universidad Complutense

As one of my main interests are in the outreach and education field I have occupied several positions in different national and international committees an panels

  • Member of the Permanent Commission of the Projects ENCIENDE and ACIERTAS for the promotion of Science at School -Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España (COSCE) since 2011.
  • Responsible for Materials Education symposia in FEMS-EUROMAT editions since 2015
  • Member of Advisory Board of International Materials Education Symposium (Granta & Cambridge University)

http://piloto.fis.ucm.es/paloma/

Email: arana@ucm.es

Juan José de Damborenea

Juan José de Damborenea González (Bilbao, 1958). Degree in Chemical Sciences by the Universidad Complutense Madrid (UCM, 1980), with a diploma thesis in the field of Metallurgy (1982). Doctorate in Chemistry by the UCM (1985) and BSc in Welding (Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid 1985). At 1982 he joined at the Corrosion and Protection Department of the National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) where he has developed his scientific career. Research Fellow (1988) and Academic Visitor at Imperial Collage London and at the Universities of Campinas (Brazil) and Oriente (Santiago de Cuba). In 2008 he was appointed Deputy Vice-President for Scientific-Technical Areas of the CSIC, a position he held until 2012. He has been Executive Officer of the Federation of European Materials Societies (2009-2014) and is currently President of the Spanish Materials Society (SOCIEMAT).

Since 1982 his scientific activity has been focused on the field of Corrosion and Protection of metallic materials. He has directed and participated in numerous national and European research projects, always related to corrosion phenomena and surface modification techniques of materials to improve their resistance in aggressive environments. He is also co-author of more than one hundred and fifty research papers and numerous presentations at national and international conferences, always in the field of corrosion and protection. In 2022 he was recognised as an Honorary Fellow of the European Federation of Corrosion.

Anna Zervaki

Dr. Anna Zervaki is an Assistant Professor in the area of Metallic Materials and Welding Technology at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Her research activities include: modern welding processes and simulation of the microstructural evolution of alloys during solidification, homogenization, aging, and welding; behavior of metallic materials in hydrogen rich environments; Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM); computational alloy thermodynamics and kinetics; simulation of heat treatment processes of alloys; friction stir welding of light alloys; corrosion behavior of alloys in harsh environments. She has extensive experience in the investigation of  failure mechanisms of mechanical components and structures. Her research has received support from the EU, the Greek Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), and direct funding from industry. She is a co-author of over 90 papers published in international journals and conference proceedings, and has contributed to over 400 failure analysis reports, which were funded directly by industry. Additionally, she has participated in 20 European and national research projects, and has served as the Scientific Responsible in 7 of them.  She currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS).

Rodrigo Moreno

Rodrigo Moreno is Research Professor at Institute of Ceramics & Glass (Madrid, Spain). He is coauthor of more than 400 papers, 2 books and 10 book chapters, with about 11000 cites in Google Academy, h-index 49 and i10 index de 273. He has led and participated in more than 50 research projects and oriented 20 PhDs. He has participated in the Scientific Committee and Organizing Committee of more than 70 Congresses where he has given 60 invited and plenary talks. He was in the board of the JECS Trust and is now Vice-President of SOCIEMAT and board member of FEMS. He is Editor of the journal Material-ES, edited by SOCIEMAT, Senior Editor of the Journal of the European Ceramic Society and belongs to the board of other journals, such as Frontiers, Materials and the European Journal of Materials, the journal launched by FEMS. He is Fellow of ECERS and ACERS, Honorary Member of SOCIEMAT, member of the World Academy of Ceramics, and has been awarded with the Best Career in Materials by SOCIEMAT and the JECS Trust Award.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Salinas Sánchez (ES)

Director of the Research Group on Intelligent Biomaterials of the Complutense University of Madrid integrated in the CIBER-BBN and the IIS of the Hospital 12 de Octubre. He researches on the design and characterisation of nanostructured biomaterials based on bioceramics that promote bone tissue regeneration. Visiting Professor at the RMS Foundation in Switzerland and at the Universities of Modena, Paris, Florida and Aveiro. He is the author of more than 130 articles, 3 books, 12 book chapters and more than 140 communications. He has been cited more than 6,300 times, with an h-index of 45. He has delivered more than 40 keynote and invited lectures. He has participated in 33 research projects, in 15 as PI. Supervised 10 doctoral theses. Co-inventor of 2 patents. Organizer of symposia on biomaterials at the congresses of the European Federation of Materials Societies. Member of the editorial board of Biomolecules, Materials and guest editor of special issues of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Chemistry Engineering Journal and Materials. Awarded the prize for the Rapid Fire at the World Congress on Biomaterials 2012 and since March 2024 he is a Full Member of the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy, Medal Number 13.

Dr. Faith Nightingale (UK)

Faith Nightingale is Director of Education at Queen Mary Engineering School, Xi’an, China where she also lectures in Professional Skills for Engineers. She is an award-winning educator, winning awards for her work in the development of professional skills in higher education. She has published works in the area of engineering education on topics including developing skills through an escape room challenge and using an engineering logbook as a record of professional development.

Faith has 14 years’ experience in higher education in transnational education contexts having worked in the Middle East and China. She is actively involved in scholarship activities in the areas of professional skills/graduate attributes, using technology in the classroom including virtual reality, and interdisciplinary education. She has presented at many conferences and events and has been an invited speaker at professional development events.

Faith is actively involved in several committees including the Engineering Professors Council, IOM3’s Scholarly Publications Committee and is the employability lead for the Centre for Research in Engineering and Materials Education at QMUL where she aims to enhance engineering education and professional skills in higher education.

Prof. Dr. Christof Sommitsch (AU)

Dr. Christof Sommitsch is a University Professor at Graz University of Technology in Austria. The focus of his research is on materials development of high strength, high-temperature as well as hydrogen-resistant steels, wire- and powder-based metal additive manufacturing of structural and functional materials, joining and forming of metals and materials modelling. He has co-authored close to 650 publications on these topics. He graduated at the Montanuniversität Leoben (1995) and earned his PhD degree in Materials Science from Graz University of Technology (1999) in Austria respectively. He has been with steel industry, i.e., Böhler Special Steels from 1999-2004 and served as the deputy head of Chair of Metal Forming at the Montanuniversität Leoben until 2009. He has been Head of the Institute of Materials Science, Joining and Forming at Graz University of Technology since 2009 and served as the Dean of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economic Sciences (2012-2015). He is member of several Boards of Directors in industry, research centers and universities. Dr. Sommitsch is Fellow of the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. His research has been supported by both, industry and national as well as European Research programs.

Dr.-Ing. Dirk Lehmhus (DE)

Dirk Lehmhus received his mechanical engineering diploma working on galvanic corrosion of magnesium alloys at Volkswagen’s central laboratory in Wolfsburg, Germany, in 1998. He joined Fraunhofer IFAM, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials, the same year, studying metallic foams and structures based on these. He obtained a PhD at Bremen University for studies on optimization of aluminium foam production processes and properties. In May 2009, he changed to the University of Bremen to become managing director of its Scientific Centre ISIS (Integrated Solutions in Sensorial Structure Engineering) dedicated to the development of sensorial materials and sensor-equipped structures, the foundation of which he helped organise, while maintaining his association to Fraunhofer IFAM. Topics covered in this period include integration of sensors in cast as well as additively manufactured components. In January 2018, he returned to Fraunhofer IFAM as senior scientist in the department of casting technology and lightweight construction. Since 2009, he has regularly been involved in topic and symposium coordination at the Euromat and the MS&T conference series, with a special focus on materials for transport applications, additive manufacturing and metal casting. Besides, he helped initiate the International Conference on System-Integrated Intelligence (SysInt), and hosted it in Bremen in 2014 and 2020. Furthermore, he is a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF) conference series. Dirk Lehmhus is member of TMS and DGM, the German materials science association. He is furthermore member of the Editorial Board of the OpenAccess journals “Metals” and “Materials” and has so far published more than 70 scientific papers. His present research interests beyond metal casting and material-integrated intelligent systems include cellular metals and metallic foams, specifically metal matrix syntactic foams, powder metallurgical materials including composites and those produced by additive manufacturing techniques. Within the area of metal casting technology, besides sensor integration, his focus is on low and high pressure die casting (LPDC, HPDC), compound casting, integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) and digitalization aspects. At Fraunhofer IFAM, he is coordinating or participating in several public and industry funded research projects with a focus on casting of light alloys for surface transport applications.

Prof. Dr. Sandra Carvalho (PT)

Sandra Carvalho is Full Professor at University of Coimbra (UC). She obtained her PhD in Physics in 2004, with a work carried out in Portugal, France, Netherlands and Germany, in the field of hard PVD coatings.

After PhD her scientific activity has been focused on the development of coatings or thin films, as well as surface treatment to enhance the performance of various components. In this regard, she leads a Surface Modification and Functionalization group

Sandra is the scientific coordinator at UC of three Mobilizing Agendas for Business Innovation within the scope of the PRR – Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Facility launched by European Commission, involving more than 100 members (88 companies and 15 R&D institutions and 5 associations) and an investment for UC of €7 million. Sandra assumed is member from European Joint Committee on Plasma and Ion Surface Engineering and member from Executive Committee of Advanced Surface Engineering Division of the American Vacuum Society (AVS). She is President of Portuguese Materials Society (SPM) since 2023. Sandra serves as vice-director of the FCTUC, with responsibilities in Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Niendorf (DE)

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Niendorf is Full Professor at the Institute of Materials Engineering at University of Kassel (Germany) since October 2015. Dr. Niendorf studied Mechanical Engineering at University of Paderborn (Germany). In 2010 he did his doctorate.

Dr. Niendorf’s research interests are in the interrelationships of process, microstructure, mechanical properties and reliability of metallic materials. Analysis of residual stresses, microstructure evolution and fatigue performance are key aspects of his research projects. Materials in focus are steels, aluminum alloys, high-temperature materials, shape memory alloys (SMAs) as well as hybrid materials.

Research activities in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) comprise powder bed techniques (L-PBF and E-PBF) as well as laser metal deposition. Realization of microstructurally graded samples for improved functionality as well as thorough characterization of integrity and reliability of AM components are Dr. Niendorf’s actual fields of research in AM and 4D-printing, respectively.

Dr. Niendorf published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers in renowned journals. Furthermore, he holds several patents and has been invited speaker in many conferences. For his young career achievements he received several distinguished awards, e.g. the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Award by German Research Foundation.

Prof. Dr. Joanna Wojewoda-Budka (PO)

Ph.D. D.Sc. Joanna Wojewoda-Budka
Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science,
Polish Academy of Sciences
Director of the Institute
Head of the Multilayers Department
25 Reymonta St.,
30-059 Krakow, Poland

e-mail: j.wojewoda@imim.pl
phone: +48 784 057 095

Joanna Wojewoda-Budka is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science and since 2019 she is also a Director of the Institute. She is General Secretary of the Polish Society for Materials Science 2021-2024 and a Member of the Committee on Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Her scientific activities were dedicated to the diffusion phenomena at the interconnections dedicated to electronics, the metal-ceramic composites formed due to the metal-oxide high temperature reactivity, joining technologies such as diffusion soldering, explosive welding, as well as new coatings materials.

She is co-author of about 90 journal articles (>75 indexed in ISI) and several book chapters. She has a strong links with industry as a researcher and principal investigator of about 30 national and international research projects.

She was awarded by NATO scholarship, "Start" Scholarship for Young Scientists of the Foundation for Polish Science, Scientific scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists. The President of Poland awarded her with the Silver Cross of Merit for scientific activity in the development of science in 2017 and Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta Order for all the scientific achievements in 2023.

Prof. Dr. Greg Haidemenopoulos (GR)

Gregory N. Haidemenopoulos, is Professor of Physical Metallurgy and Director of the Laboratory of Materials (LoM) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Thessaly, Greece since 1992. He received his PhD in Metallurgy, MSc in Metallurgy, and MSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from MIT (USA).

His research is concerned with the application of computational alloy  thermodynamics and kinetics (CALPHAD Approach) for alloy design with applications in the design of extrudable aluminum alloys and the design of medium-Mn steels. He has also been active in the area of hydrogen trapping and embrittlement of high-strength aluminum alloys.

In addition to teaching and research, he has provided consulting services to industry in the fields of process design, failure analysis, and materials selection. He has served, for several years, as an expert for the European Commission’s  RFCS and HORIZON  research programs.

He has supervised several PhD students and has earned the University of Thessaly's Mechanical Engineering Departmental Best Teaching Award for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2023.

He is Member of Editorial Board of European Journal of Materials (T&F-FEMS), Welding International (T&F),  Materials (MDPI).

He has published a textbook entitled “Physical Metallurgy: Principles and Design” (T&F - CRC Press), translated also in chinese, 10 book chapters, 100 papers in refereed journals, and presented many keynote and invited lectures worldwide.

Prof. Dr. Francesco Baldi (IT)

F. Baldi is Associate Professor in Materials Science and Technology at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the University of Brescia. Graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1998, he worked in R&D department of an Italian company (Turin, I) that produces instruments for the mechanical and rheological characterization of polymeric materials. In 2002 he moved to the University of Brescia.

His research activity is mainly experimental, and concerns: 1) Mechanics of polymeric materials: fracture mechanics testing methodologies for the determination of fracture resistance parameters; large deformation behaviour; structure-property relationships in micro- and nano-composites. 2) Rheology of polymeric materials: capillary rheometry; rheological behaviour of polymer melts filled with rigid particles; instability phenomena. 3) Polymer processing: relationships between processing conditions, structure and mechanical properties in components manufactured by innovative techniques.

Member of the Technical Committee 4 “Polymers, Polymer Composites and Adhesives” of the European Structural Integrity Society, ESIS (coordinator of the “Jc testing” work-area). Member of the working group “Fracture and fatigue behaviour”, WG7, of the subcommittee “Mechanical behaviour”, SC2, of the technical committee “Plastics” of ISO. Associate of the Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing of the National Research Council of Italy.

Prof. Dr. Donatella Giuranno (IT)

She is Senior researcher at National Research Council of Italy-Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Energy Technologies. Ph.D. in Chemical Process Engineering and Degree in Chemical Engineering. She is Leader of the R&D activities related to the "Design of metal systems and composite materials for high temperature applications". By a H2020 MSCA-Cofund project, she spent one year abroad with the scope to optimize composites fabrication for highly demanding applications. She is expert on studying on thermophysical properties of liquid metal systems, interfaces of dissimilar materials and related interaction phenomena, such as adhesion and reactivity at solid and liquid state, corrosion by liquid metals, optimization of liquid assisted processes, such as soldering, infiltration, coatings, liquid phase sintering, etc. Currently she is mainly focused on the design of metal-based PCM materials for developing Thermal Energy Storage and Thermal Energy Management, in the framework of a HE EIC Pathfinder Challenges Project and in parallel on developing ISRU for successfully fabricate building materials on the Lunar Surface. Based on such competencies, she collaborates actively both with European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian Space Agency (ASI) even by partecipating at several projects focused on studying liquid metals under microgravity conditions.

Dr. David Mercier (FR)

Dr. David MERCIER completed his PhD in material science and engineering at the University of Grenoble (France) in 2012, specializing in the design of thin films tailored for applications in microelectronics. His journey then led him to enriching experiences through impactful postdoctoral research projects conducted in Germany (MPIE) and Belgium (CRM Group) between 2013 and 2018. During this period, his focus shifted to the realm of metallurgy, where he dedicated his efforts to multiscale modeling and the characterization of mechanical properties using cutting-edge techniques like nanoindentation. Notably, David played an active role in advancing nanoindentation data processing routines, showcasing his contributions on his GitHub page (https://github.com/DavidMercier). In 2018, David joined the UK company Granta Design, where he spearheaded collaborative initiatives with academics on materials education. After the acquisition of Granta Design by Ansys Inc., David transitioned into a pivotal role at the Office of the CTO as a Senior Collaborative R&D Project Manager. He has been at the forefront of leading European-funded projects, focusing on the development of innovative software solutions, particularly in the field of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) and Material Informatics.

Prof. Dr. Gesa Beck (DE)

Prof. Dr. Gesa Beck is a chemist with a PhD in natural science. Her work focusses on the development of sustainable recycling solutions for difficult waste types (e.g. electronic waste or composites) as well as sustainability and criticality assessments. Currently, she is the Vice-President for Sustainable Development as well as the Director of the Institute of Applied Resource Strategies (IARS) and Professor for Environmental Engineering at SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences (Berlin, Germany). Furthermore, she is the managing director and co-funder of the Berlin based startup ABCircular GmbH where sustainable recycling solutions for electronic waste are installed and sustainability trainings and consulting are offered. From 2015 till 2022 she was also the head of the Fraunhofer Applied Center for “Resource efficiency “ARess” at the Fraunhofer Research Institute for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS and between 2015 and 2019 Professor for „Resource-efficient construction“ at the Technical University of Aschaffenburg and between 2013 and 2015 Professor for „Chemistry of Materials and Resources“ at the Chair of Resource Strategies at the University of Augsburg.

Prof. dr. ir. Annabel Braem (BE)

Annabel Braem is associate professor (since 2023) at the KU Leuven Department of Materials Engineering, Belgium, as part of the research group on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. She has been appointed as post-doctoral researcher (in 2012) and assistant professor (in 2017) at the same department. Annabel obtained her PhD in Engineering Science from KU Leuven, Belgium, in 2012 for which she received the 2014 EPMA Powder Metallurgy Best PhD Dissertation Award. She teaches courses on biomaterials in the master programmes of Materials Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at KU Leuven.

Annabel Braem’s research is situated at the tangent of materials engineering and biomedical sciences aiming to develop hybrid organic/inorganic biomaterials that are able to deliver bioactive substances at the implant surface across multiple time and length scales. The focus is on ceramic additive manufacturing and surface modification techniques that enable controlled release or immobilization of biomolecules. Annabel authored over 60 papers with an h-index of 20 (WoS). She is currently (co-)supervising 9 PhDs (in addition to 2 defended PhDs). Annabel serves as president-elect of the Belgian Ceramic Society and chair-elect of the American Ceramic Society Bioceramics Division. She is a member of the Advisory Editorial Board of Applied Surface Science. 

Prof. Dr. Theodora Kyratsi (CY)

Dr. Theodora Kyratsi is Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cyprus (UCY). She holds a first degree in Physics, M.Sc. in Physics of Materials and Ph.D. in Physics and Materials Science from the Department of Physics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Before she joined UCY, she was researcher at the Department of Chemistry in Michigan State University, USA. She is the head of the Powder Technology Laboratory since 2004. Today, her research activities include synthesis of energy-related materials, thermoelectric materials, materials for CO2 storage, nanomaterials and nanocomposites, powder technology – ball milling, consolidation techniques, and additive manufacturing of metals. She has been the principal investigator in projects funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and the EU focusing on the development/optimization of thermoelectric materials (i.e. silicides, half Heusler, chalcogenides) as well as 3D printing of metallic powder via SLM. Furthermore, she has been participant in the ICARUS and THERMOMAG projects funded from EU as well as several COST Actions.

Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Moreno (ES)

He is Full Professor at the University Jaume I of Castellón. His professional career is linked to the Institute of Ceramic Technology, which he joined in January 1987, an entity recognized as a model of collaboration between a Research Center and the ceramic industry. His trajectory has focused on Ceramic Technology, and has been developed through participation in numerous R&D projects funded by private companies and by regional, Spanish, and European administrations. Among the topics of his research work, it is worth highlighting: raw materials, ceramic compositions, stages of the manufacturing process of ceramic products, heat transfer mechanisms in dryers and kilns, frits, glaze properties, glaze application process, melting and sintering, new decoration and shaping processes of ceramic products, and functional coatings of ceramic tiles.

He has participated in two R&D networks funded by the European Commission (Network of Excellence “Knowledge-based Multicomponent Materials for Durable and Safe Performance”) and by the Department of Business, University and Science of the Valencia Government (Network for the application of nanotechnologies in materials and products for construction and habitat. He is Technical Director of the “European virtual institute on knowledge-based multifunctional materials” and the Chair of the Spain Chapter of the American Ceramic Society.

Prof. Dr. Francisca G. Caballero (ES)

Prof. Ms. Francisca G. Caballero is Research Professor at the Spanish National Centre for Metals Research (CENIM-CSIC) since 2018. She obtained her Ph.D. in Physics from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1999 for studying solid-solid phase transformations in steels during reheating. From 1997 to 2000, she worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge in UK on the design of carbide-free bainitic steels. She has held a visiting scientist position at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge-TN-USA since 2004. Additionally, between 2013 and 2014 she has been the Deputy Director of Science at CENIM, and Vice-Rector for Postgraduate Studies and Research at Menendez Pelayo International University between 2014 and 2018. From 2018 to 2021 she has worked for Elsevier Inc as Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Materials: Metals and Alloys published in 2021. Prof. Caballero’s current research objective is to understand the relationship among the steel processing, its structure and its mechanical properties. In this regard, she investigates the transformation mechanisms, characterize the structure of the material from the micro to the nano-scale describing the physics and chemistry that govern the processes of transformation of steel and its properties under real conditions of use.

F. MATERIALS FOR HEALTHCARE

Area

F. MATERIALS FOR HEALTHCARE

Area CoordinatorS


  • Prof. Dr. Antonio Salinas Sánchez
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)

  • Prof. Dr. ir. Annabel Braem
    KU Leuven (BE)

F1 – Biofabrication and 3D printing of biomaterials

Scope

The symposium on Biofabrication and 3D printing of biomaterials will explore cutting-edge advancements in the design, development, and application of biofabricated structures and 3D printed biomaterials. Topics will include innovative techniques in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and the creation of complex biological constructs. The symposium aims to bring together material scientists, engineers, biologists as well as industry experts and clinicians to discuss the latest research findings, technological innovations, and future directions in the field. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in biofabrication, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange to drive the future of biomedical science and healthcare solutions.

Description

In recent years, research into biofabrication techniques has grown tremendously, encompassing a wide range of methods such as 3D printing, bioprinting, electrospinning, electrowriting, and bioassembly. Processing technologies are developing rapidly to deal with the unique challenges offered in combining biomaterials with biological materials whilst maintaining the essential properties of both. Enhanced functionality from materials and devices is also being employed to ensure that they operate more symbiotically within their bio-environment. Optoelectronic, piezoelectric and magneto-responsive materials can all provide additional stimuli within biological systems, and materials which allow for triggered or programmed drug release can be deployed to respond to the disease state.  Surface engineering techniques are also key to optimise the biomaterial-biosystem interface for specific applications.

Sustainability is also a key driver, with advances needed in the inherent sustainability of biomaterials and the development of more sustainable medical devices.

The symposium will offer high-quality sessions to exchange information and opinions across this challenging and interdisciplinary field.

Targeted topics

  • Innovative bioinks and biomaterial formulations
  • Biofabrication with functional biomaterials (e.g., piezoelectric, optoelectric, magneto-responsive)
  • Novel bioprinting techniques
  • Biomimetic 3D in vitro models for drug testing and disease modelling
  • Advanced scaffolds for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
  • 3D/4D printing and bioprinting for emerging applications
  • 3D multimaterial/multifunctional structures
  • Engineered surfaces and structures for enhanced biological interactions
  • AI in biofabrication
  • Biofabrication processes using natural polymers or waste products 

OrganizerS


  • Prof. Chiara Vitale-Brovarone
    Politecnico di Torino (IT)

  • Prof. Sonia Fiorilli
    Politecnico di Torino (IT)

  • Prof. Kenneth Dalgarno
    Newcastle University (UK)

F2 – Smart biomaterials and bioresponsive systems

Scope

The complexity of current medicine challenges is forcing scientists to pursue multidisciplinary approaches to design next-generation smart biomaterials and innovative bioresponsive systems that better mimic and interact with complex tissues and organs. Indeed, our deeper understanding of the functioning of biological systems under both physiological and pathological conditions has permitted the development of biomaterials with advanced properties and controlled responsiveness. These smart biomaterials and bioresponsive systems, designed to target diseased sites and adapt their chemical and mechanical properties in response to physiological changes and exogenous stimuli, are believed to revolutionize both the treatment and diagnosis of diseases at the 21st century.

Description

In this symposium, we will cover some of the latest advances in the design and development of smart biomaterials and bioresponsive systems for a wide range of biomedical applications. These include tissue engineering for repair and regeneration, the treatment of pathologies such as cancer, infections, inflammatory diseases, diabetes, as well as the diagnosis and theranosis of various disorders. These biomaterials and systems involve the use of a wide diversity of chemical compositions such as natural and synthetic polymers, micro- and nano-particles (polymeric, metallic, iron oxide, mesoporous silica and hybrid systems), graphene-based materials, and calcium phosphates, to cite a few. All of them should have in common superior performance when in contact with their biological target as a result of their physico-chemical design and biocompatibility. Bioresponsive systems selectively activate the therapeutic function of medicine at diseased or pathological target, while sparing the healthy counterparts. The external stimuli that trigger responses in the smart biomaterials and bioresponsive systems discussed in this symposium can be physical (temperature, light, electric or magnetic fields, pressure, ultrasound), chemical (pH, redox, ions, reactive oxygen species, small molecules like glucose, hydrophobic interactions), or biological (enzymes, receptors, antigens, growth factors, cytokines, other signaling molecules or targeting moieties).

Targeted topics

  • Smart hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering
  • Smart biomaterials for wound healing
  • Soft scaffolds for neural repair
  • Nanoparticle containing scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
  • Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for cancer and infection
  • Nanomaterials for targeting diabetes
  • Nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery and gene transfection
  • Electrically active polymers for tissue repair
  • Stimuli-responsive materials for promoting tissue growth and cell differentiation
  • Shape-memory materials for new surgical and medical devices
  • Multi-stimuli responsive nanomaterials
  • Mechanotransduction for bone tissue engineering
  • Bioresponsive nanotheranostics
  • Engineered biomaterials for mechanobiology applications
  • Smart materials for real-time monitoring of biological signals

OrganizerS


  • Prof. Blanca González Ortiz
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)

  • Dr. María Concepción Serrano
    Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC (ES)

  • Prof. Manuela Killian
    Universität Siegen (DE)

  • Prof. Stefania Nardecchia
    Universidad de Granada (ES)

F3 – Biomaterials for infection control

Scope

Peri-implant infections and related biofilm formation are major complications in various medical domains such as orthopaedics, dental and maxillofacial surgeries, but also more widely whenever implantable medical devices are concerned. Moreover, bacterial resistance to nearly all known antibiotics poses a true societal, economic and technological challenge. There is a need to develop alternative strategies to antibiotics as well as implants with inherent antibacterial/antimicrobial properties to act at the level of infection initiation. Several approaches are particularly promising in this view, by setting up biomaterials either with bacteriostatic surface features or releasing antimicrobial agents for a local action. Avenues of research are now in progress to develop multifunctional biomaterials to address the clinical needs, and possibly stimuli-responsive to take advantage of the immune system of the host or local modifications of the micro-environment to fight against pathogens. Both inorganic-based systems (e.g. engineered calcium phosphates, metal (hydr)oxides, bioactive glasses, etc.) and organic-based compounds (e.g. antimicrobial polymers like polyhydroxyalkanoates, etc.), or their combinations, show promise in this domain of strong medical and societal impact. These biomaterials can also be associated with antimicrobial agents, potentially bioinspired, like metal ions, enzymes, peptides or phytotherapeutic molecules, with the view to modulate the implant properties and provide infection control.

Description

In this symposium, we aim to cover a wide range of advanced strategies to design novel antibacterial/antimicrobial biomaterials capable of inhibiting pathogens colonisation and overcoming the limitations of the current strategies. The symposium will discuss the development of non-antibiotic approaches – or more focused antibiotic therapy – applied not only to existing materials but also to innovative ones. Non-antibiotic-based materials will encompass bactericidal topographies, stimuli-responsive materials, and biomaterial-based delivery platforms for antimicrobial ions, enzymes, peptides, quorum-sensing drugs and other active agents. Another appealing field of research concerns cell-instructive strategies, providing approaches that do not compromise eukaryotic cell functions.

The symposium thus focuses on a major topic of research for the biomaterials community, which will attract interest from young and experienced researchers from both academia and industry. Given the relevance and timeliness of the topic, we expect to attract a large number of researchers working with innovative antibacterial biomaterials and tissue regeneration strategies from different disciplines.

Targeted topics

  • Antimicrobial agents
  • Local delivery
  • Stimuli-responsive implants
  • Inorganic bioactive materials (CaPs, bioactive glasses, metal oxides, …)
  • Bioactive (bio)polymers
  • Bioinspired strategies (enzymes, peptides, ions, phytotherapeutics, …)
  • Bioactive materials processing
  • Quorum-sensing drugs
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Infection control
  • Smart-releasing implants
  • Surface engineering strategies (laser, plasma, ion implantation, …)
  • (Bio)functionalization

OrganizerS


  • Dr. Christophe Drouet
    University of Toulouse (FR)

  • Prof. Ipsita Roy
    University of Sheffield (UK)

  • Dr. Rodica Cristescu
    National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (RO)

F4 – Emerging materials and technologies in bioelectronics and biosensors

Scope

This symposium focuses on advancements in biosensing and bioelectronics, driven by breakthroughs in materials research, microtechnology, and digitalization. It will explore the application of emerging materials and technologies that enable real-time detection, wearable devices, and improved conventional biosensing systems. Key topics include innovations in optical, label-free, wearable, and electrochemical biosensors, as well as molecularly imprinted polymers, printed biosensors, and lab-on-a-chip systems. The symposium also highlights the use of 2D materials and technologies for neural interfaces, aiming to foster discussions on cutting-edge developments in these fields.

Description

The research field of biosensing and bioelectronics has experienced exponential growth, driven mainly by major advances in materials research and its integration with microtechnology and digitalization discoveries. As a result, the translational application of novel emerging materials for the development of biosensing devices or prosthetic elements to interact with biological tissues and reproduce complex functions has progressed exponentially. Furthermore, these advances, driven by the integration of novel functional materials in this field, have led to the emergence of real-time detection and a new age of wearable devices alongside advances in conventional biosensing systems. In order to review and analyse the most relevant advances in the application of emerging materials and technologies in bioelectronics and biosensors, the following main topics (but not limited to) will be addressed in this symposium:

Targeted topics:

  • Emerging materials and technologies in optical biosensors
  • Emerging materials and technologies in label-free biosensors
  • Emerging materials and technologies in wearable biosensors
  • Emerging materials and technologies in electrochemical biosensors
  • Emerging materials and technologies in molecularly imprinted polymers based biosensors
  • Emerging materials and technologies in printed biosensors and microfabrication
  • Emerging materials and technologies in lab-on-a-chip biosensors
  • Emerging 2D materials and technologies for biosensors and bioelectronics
  • Application of emerging materials and technologies for neural interfaces

OrganizerS


  • Prof. Giorgio Mattana
    Université Paris Cité (FR)

  • Prof. Jesús Martínez de la Fuente
    INMA-CSIC (ES)

  • Prof. Marco Filice
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)

  • Dr.  Sara Abalde-Cela
    INL Braga (PT)

F5 – Novel frontiers in biomaterials evaluation

Scope

Assessing biomaterial biocompatibility and safety is essential for avoiding toxic, immune, or allergic reactions. Despite ISO standards, challenges remain in variability and reproducibility during evaluation. This symposium explores cutting-edge methods for biomaterial characterization, integrating physicochemical properties with biological and in vivo models. Emerging techniques like omics provide deeper insights into cellular and molecular interactions, while artificial intelligence is transforming biocompatibility predictions. These innovations aim to enhance biomaterial design, ensuring safer and more reliable outcomes for biomedical devices and applications.

Description

This symposium will explore the latest cutting-edge techniques for characterizing and assessing biomaterials. It will place a special focus on biocompatibility, biosafety, and overall performance. As biomaterials become increasingly complex, it’s critical to apply new, innovative methods to ensure their safety and effectiveness, particularly in medical contexts.

The event will feature a wide range of topics, from advanced in vitro cell culture models and dynamic bioreactors to in vivo testing, omics approaches, and computational modelling. Artificial intelligence’s role in predicting biocompatibility will also be explored.

Special emphasis will be placed on understanding how biomaterials respond to stress, how they degrade over time, and how they interact with biological fluids and the immune system. Additionally, non-invasive characterization techniques and multiparametric analysis will be discussed, offering a detailed look at both the physical and biological aspects of biomaterials.

Looking ahead, the symposium will highlight the future of biomaterials design and synthesis, guided by state-of-the-art evaluation tools. The goal is to ensure that emerging materials meet the highest possible safety and performance standards. Attendees will also learn about recent innovations in hydrogels, soft biomaterials, and bioactive testing, encouraging collaboration across disciplines for the development of next-generation biomedical devices.

Targeted topics:

  • Biomaterial design and synthesis: leveraging advanced characterization for a higher precision and performance (e.g. multiphoton lithography)
  • Biocompatibility and biosafety standards
  • Advanced In vitro cell culture models for biomaterial characterization (e.g. 3D models, organ-on-a-chip systems)
  • Dynamic Bioreactors for Biomaterial Evaluation
  • Omics approaches: genomics, proteomics, metabolomics in biomaterials
  • In vivo animal models for biomaterial testing
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning in biocompatibility predictions
  • Material characterization assisted by computational modelling (e.g. Alphafold, finite elements analysis…)
  • Mechanobiology and biomaterial response to mechanical stimuli
  • Non-invasive characterization techniques for biomaterials and engineered tissues (NMR, optical coherence tomography, Raman spectroscopy…)
  • Characterization of biomaterial-biofluid-immune system interactions
  • Long-term biodegradation, deformation, fatigue and bioactivity testing
  • Multiparametric analysis in biomaterials characterization
  • Characterization of oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in biomaterials
  • Hydrogels and soft viscoelastic biomaterials: mechanical, rheological and biological characterization

OrganizerS


  • Dr. Isabel Izquierdo- Barba
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)

  • Prof. Oscar Castaño
    Universidad de Barcelona (ES)

F6 – Design, synthesis and characterization of polymeric biomaterials

Scope

This symposium focuses on the latest advancements in the design, synthesis, and characterization of polymeric biomaterials. It aims to explore their applications in healthcare, particularly in tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, and regenerative medicine. Emphasis will be placed on the interdisciplinary approaches that combine polymer science with biomedical engineering to create innovative solutions for medical challenges.

Description

This symposium explores the latest research on polymeric biomaterials, focusing on their design, synthesis, and functionalization for healthcare applications. The session will cover innovative strategies for developing polymers that exhibit controlled degradation, precise molecular architectures, and tunable mechanical properties to match the demands of specific biological environments.

Discussions will include cutting-edge approaches for synthesizing bioresorbable polymers, multi-functional polymers, and stimuli-responsive systems that can modulate drug release in response to pH, temperature, or enzymatic activity. In addition, we will explore advanced techniques in polymer characterization, such as spectroscopic methods, mechanical testing, and imaging techniques that offer deep insights into polymer–tissue interactions at the molecular and macroscopic levels.

The symposium will also highlight recent progress in engineering polymer-based scaffolds for tissue regeneration, especially those leveraging nanotechnology such as electrospinning, melt electrowriting and volumetric bioprinting. The role of computational modeling in optimizing polymer design for specific biological outcomes will be discussed, as well as challenges related to scaling up the production of polymeric biomaterials for clinical translation. Further topics include biocompatibility, immune responses, and the regulatory hurdles that need to be addressed for the successful integration of these materials into therapeutic devices and tissue-engineered constructs.

Targeted topics:

  • Synthesis of biodegradable polymers for biomedical applications
  • Characterization techniques for polymeric biomaterials
  • Stimuli-responsive polymer constructs or nanoparticles in drug delivery
  • Bioprinting using polymeric materials
  • Polymers in cardiovascular and orthopedic applications
  • Polymers for wound healing and skin regeneration
  • Polymers in tendon repair
  • Polymers in applications for bone and cartilage
  • Polymers for muscle and nerve regeneration
  • Scaling up polymer synthesis for clinical applications
  • Regulatory challenges in polymeric biomaterials
  • Electrospun and electrowriting nanofibers for tissue engineering
  • Biomaterials for developing bioresins for bioprinting
  • 3D and 4D printing technologies with polymeric biomaterials

OrganizerS


  • Prof. Elisabeth Engel
    UPC (ES)

  • Prof. Arn Mignon
    KU Leuven (BE)

  • Dr. Nele Pien
    Ghent University (BE)

F7 – Design, synthesis and characterization of bioceramics and bioglasses

Scope

This symposium will address the current challenges and future perspectives related to the design, synthesis and characterization of bioceramics (e.g. bioactive glasses, glass-ceramics, calcium phosphates, calcium sulfates, alumina, zirconia, titania, composites, mesoporous silica nanoparticles, cerium oxide nanoparticles, carbon-based nanomaterials, etc.) for the repair and reconstruction of diseased or damaged parts of the human body and other advanced biomedical applications.

Description

Bioceramics possess physicochemical, mechanical and biological properties that can be designed and fine-tuned to numerous healthcare applications. The wide spectrum clinical applications has been possible because of our increasing ability to tune their composition, microstructure (porosity), surface texture and surface functionalization – all these have direct impact on their biocompatibility. The aim of this symposium is therefore to discuss the recent progress in research and technological aspects related to the design, development and characterization of innovative bioceramics. Currently, the bioceramics are manufactured solid or bulk materials, powders, granules, coatings, porous scaffolds or injectable formulations, using a variety of conventional and additive manufacturing routes. Current challenges and future research topics in this expanding field will be addressed, with special emphasis on the application of bioceramics for the treatment of bone loss due to trauma, infection and tumor resection. Moreover, other clinical applications areas will be covered, including soft (cardiac, pulmonary, neural, cartilage, skeletal muscle, skin, etc.) tissue engineering, and other biomedical applications, such as drug delivery, antitumor therapy, wound healing, infection treatment, ophthalmic applications, etc.

Targeted topics

  • Bioceramics
  • Bioactive glasses
  • Glass ceramics
  • Calcium phosphates and sulfates
  • Carbon nanomaterials
  • Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
  • Bone cement
  • Bone tissue repair and regeneration
  • Soft tissue engineering
  • Infection treatment
  • Drug delivery
  • Wound healing
  • Antitumor therapy
  • Ophtalmic applications

OrganizerS


  • Prof. Andraž Kocjan
    Jožef Stefan Institute (SI)

  • Prof. Sandra Sanchez-Salcedo
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)

  • Prof. Montserrat Colilla
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)

  • Prof. Bikramjit Basu
    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IN)

F8 – Metals in medicine: traditional and new alloys, permanent and bioresorbable metals

Scope

The aim of this symposium is to present last advances, challenges and perspectives in the field of metals in medicine and health, including corrosion-resistant and biodegradable metals. Besides key existing and emerging strategies for surface and bulk modifications, new concepts for advanced manufacturing, imaging, artificial intelligence and computational approaches will give a complementary view of this exciting field of research.

Description

Since centuries, metals and alloys have played an important role in medicine, including in orthopedics, dentistry, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, and sports medicine. A number of new advanced metals have been introduced, including new Ti-based alloys, new TWIP, and TRIP metallic systems, high entropy new alloys, metallic glasses, and bioresorbable metals. Altogether, metallic biomaterials are getting more and more attention and push surgery on a daily basis. New fabrication technologies, including additive, computational material design, specific characterization techniques (analytics, in situ technologies, etc.), and artificial intelligence-enhanced processing, will enable us to produce patient-specific metallic implants which will be able to treat patients worldwide in a specific and even personalized clinical approach. From a biological point of view, biodegradable metals generate a growing understanding of interaction with cells and living tissues.

Targeted topics

  • Metallic alloys for biomedical devices, implants, and new strategies
  • Biodegradable metals from all horizons, produced by conventional, additive, electrochemical approaches
  • Conventional (casting, powder metallurgy, metal injection molding) as well as modern (additive manufacturing) with or without artificial intelligence strategies for optimization of the materials for biomedical devices, implants.
  • Computational material design for new designing and manufacturing technologies applied for the development of biomaterials and devices.
  • In vivo imaging of metallic implants and degradable metals
  • Biomechanics, degradation under physiological conditions, and biological investigations
  • Metalllurgical characterization at surface, volume and interface levels, including mechanical, chemical, texture, and metallographic
  • Surface modification and coatings
  • Non-destructive controls, including in situ clinical follow-up
  • The challenge of producing medical grade metals
  • Other topics, not included above and related to metals in medicine, design, fabrication processes, characterization, structure-property relationships, and biological performances

OrganizerS


  • Prof. Raj Shabadi
    Université de Lille (FR)

  • Prof. Diego Mantovani
    Université de Lille (FR)