IBISSBRM2025 - EXCELLENCE in BIOMATERIALS SYMPOSIUM - annual 'BioE Days 2025' research meeting of the EPFL Institute of Bioengineering
Event details
| Date | 21.08.2025 › 22.08.2025 |
| Hour | 13:30 › 17:00 |
| Speaker |
Carlijn Bouten, Technical University, Eindhoven (NL) Cole DeForest, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (USA) Matteo D’Este, AO Davos (CH) Eileen Gentleman, University of Lausanne (CH) Kam Leong, Columbia University, New York (USA) Xiao-Hua Qin, ETH Zurich (CH) Simone Schürle-Finke, ETH Zurich (CH) and twelve Short Junior Talk and five Award Talk speakers |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
IBISSBRM2025 is the BioE Days 2025 annual research meeting of IBI, the EPFL's Institute of Bioengineering. It is held this year as a two-day symposium dedicated to Excellence in Biomaterials and is organized as a joint venture with the Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine SSB+RM, for which it is the annual meeting.
IBISSBRM2025 is taking place at the EPFL Rolex Learning Center (RLC) Forum, on Thur-Fri, August 21-22, 2025.
Ahead of the main Symposium, the Young Scientists Chapter of SSB+RM joins forces with EPFL students enrolled in doctoral programs EDBB and EDMX to hold a dedicated Young Scientists satellite event taking place on Wed-Thur, August 20-21, 2025.
Detailed program and schedules: see below.
Detailed program and schedules: see below.
IMPORTANT:
- Registration is mandatory, by Wed, August 13, 2025, Noon (CEST) - UPDATE: after two deadline extensions, registrations are now closed, sorry...
But if you did sign up: see you at the Symposium! - Participation is free of charge (*).
- (*) ATTENTION members of SSB+RM: please register through the SSB+RM website (ticketino platform) as a member's fee does apply in your case.
IBISSBRM2025 PROGRAM
A. EXCELLENCE in BIOMATERIALS - MAIN EVENT
EPFL BioE Days 2025, Joint Symposium with SSB+RM
> Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025
venue: EPFL Rolex Learning Center (RLC) Forum
12:30-13:30 Registration
13:30-13:40 Welcome & Opening Words
13:40-14:20 Keynote Talk: Kam Leong, Columbia University,
New York (USA)
Design of Nucleic Acid-Binding Biomaterials for
Inflammatory Diseases
14:20-15:05 Contributed Short Junior Talks:
14:20-14:35 Max Urbanczyk, Rottmar Lab, EMPA
Dübendorf (CH)
A Non-Contracting 3D Gingiva Model to Study
Soft Tissue Integration of Dental Implants
14:35-14:50 Lorenzo Lucherini, Amstad Lab, EPFL (CH)
Laser Writing of Electrically Conductive
Micropatterns in Soft Hydrogels
14:50-15:05 Jiabei Luo, Yujia Lab, EPFL (CH)
A Selective Frequency Damping and Janus
Adhesive Hydrogel as Bioelectronic Interfaces
for Clinical Trials
15:05-15:35 Coffee Break
15:35-16:00 Invited Talk: Eileen Gentleman, University of
Lausanne (CH)
Synthetic Hydrogels Reveal a Role for ILC1 in
Intestinal Epithelial and Matrix Remodelling
16:00-17:00 Contributed Short Junior Talks:
16:00-16:15 Bin Wang, Zenobi-Wong Lab, ETH Zurich (CH)
Next Generation Nerve Conduits:
Flight Biofabrication of Collagen Grafts
With Enhanced Strength
16:15-16:30 Annina Stuber, Nakatsuka Lab, EPFL (CH)
Shape-Shifting Aptamer-Modified Nanopores
for Neurotransmitter Detection
16:30-16:45 Bianca Maria Carrara, Ehrbar Lab, University of
Zurich (CH)
In Vivo Dynamics of Human Bone Marrow
Stromal Cells During Bone Marrow Organoid
Formation
16:45-17:00 Shujie Li, Bastings Lab, EPFL (CH)
Pattern and Precision for pMHC - TCR Activation
17:00-17:30 SSB+RM General Assembly
17:30-19:00 Networking Apéro & Poster Session (1)
19:00-22:00 Social Evening: outdoor BBQ Dinner
Music by DJs Sara & Gabriel
venue: Rolex Learning Center Arches
venue: EPFL Rolex Learning Center (RLC) Forum
09:00-09:40 Keynote Talk: Carlijn Bouten, Technical
University, Eindhoven (NL)
Material-Driven In Situ Tissue Regeneration
09:40-10:05 Invited Talk: Xiao-Hua Qin, ETH Zurich (CH)
Microarchitected Biomaterials: Geometry-Guided
Tissue Morphogenesis
10:05-10:30 Invited Talk: Simone Schürle-Finke, ETH
Zurich (CH)
Engineering and Controlling Biohybrid
Microrobots for Therapeutic Interventions
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Award Talks:
Hubbell-Swartz Young Bioengineer Award
Finalists’ Talks:
11:00-11:15 Mischa Flór, Roke Lab, EPFL (CH)
A New Window Into Molecular Interactions
in Aqueous Solutions
11:15-11:30 Vojislav Gligorovski, Rahi Lab, EPFL (CH)
Continuous Evolution of Protein Switches
Through Engineered Cell-Cycle Control
11:30-11:45 Wangjie Liu, Deplancke Lab, EPFL (CH)
Dissecting the Impact of Transcription Factor
Dose on Cell Reprogramming Heterogeneity
Using scTF-seq
11:45-12:00 Lucas Meirelles, Persat Lab, EPFL (CH)
Dynamic Host-Pathogen Co-Adaptation in
Chronic Airway Infection
followed by: RMS Best SSB+RM PhD Thesis Award
Laureate’s Talk:
12:10-12:25 Patrick Weber, Zenobi-Wong Lab, ETHZ (CH)
Zwitterionic Polymers for the Diagnosis and
Treatment of Osteoarthritis
12:30-14:00 Buffet Lunch & Poster Session (2)
14:00-14:25 Invited Talk: Matteo D’Este, AO Davos (CH)
Shaping Polymers Into Cell-Instructive Constructs
for Musculoskeletal Applications
14:25-15:10 Contributed Short Junior Talks:
14:25-14:40 Chunyan Zhang, Marsano Lab, University of
Basel (CH)
Stromal Vascular Fraction Cell-Engineered Patch
Induces Angiogenesis in Orthotopic and
Ischemic Rat Hearts
14:40-14:55 Weilin Li, Tang Lab, EPFL (CH)
Tumor Stiffening Potentiates CD4+ T Cell
Mediated Killing in an MHC-II Restricted and
IFNg Dependent Manner
14:55-15:10 Cecilia Siri, Stellacci Lab (EPFL)
Protein Crowding and Interactions
15:10-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:00 Contributed Short Junior Talks:
15:30-15:45 Angela Steinauer, Steinauer Lab, EPFL (CH)
Engineering Protein Cages for RNA Delivery
15:45-16:00 Alex Zadro, Università della Svizzera italiana,
Bellinzona (CH)
A High-Throughput Bone Marrow 3D Co-Culture
System to Study Resistance to BCR Signaling
Targeted Agents in B-Cell Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma
16:00-16:40 Keynote Talk: Cole DeForest, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA (USA)
Engineering Native Biological Complexity From
the Inside-Out and Outside-in
16:45-17:15 Award Ceremony - Announcement of Laureates of:
Hubbell-Swartz Young Bioengineer Award
IBI Poster Awards
IBI Lebowski/Lebowska Award
SSB+RM Awards:
RMS Best PhD Thesis Award
David Wendt Memorial Award
Exabone Student Award
17:15-17:25 Closing Remarks & Farewell
17:30 (max.) End of Symposium.
B. YOUNG SCIENTISTS (YS) Meeting - SATELLITE EVENT
(STARTING ONE DAY EARLIER)
> Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025
venue: EPFL Rolex Learning Center (RLC) Forum
14:00-15:00 Welcome by doctoral students of the BioE
and Materials doctoral programs
Pitches by EPFL labs offering tours:
- Yuduo Chen & Benjamin Rousseau
(Bastings Lab)
- Sandrine Georgeon (Correia Lab)
- Leonie Kolmar & Tianhao Li
(Merten Lab)
- Antoine Reitzel & Alexander Nottegar
(Pioletti Lab)
- Nianduo Cai (Radenovic Lab)
- Weilin Li (Tang Lab)
15:00-16:30 Guided Lab Tours to:
- Bastings Lab (PBL)
- Correia Lab (LPDI)
- Merten Lab (LBMM)
- Pioletti Lab (LBO)
- Radenovic Lab (LBEN)
- Tang Lab (LBI)
(alphabetically listed)
16:30-open Apéro and social program (lakeside picnic)
> Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025
venue: EPFL Rolex Learning Center (RLC) Forum
09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-09:40 Welcome
09:40-10:45 Short Student / Postdoc Talks (10’ each):
Alessandro Cianciosi, ARI, Davos (CH)
Synergistic Fabrication of Mechanically Tuneable
Peptide-Fibrin Membranes via Sound-Guided and
Supramolecular Assembly
Nadia Ben Sayed, Tang Lab, EPFL (CH)
Stimuli-Responsive Prodrugs for Targeted Gluta-
mine Restriction
Rahul Rimal, EMPA St. Gallen (CH)
Development of In Vitro 3-D Melanoma Model for
Therapy Assessment
Nikita Norkin, Sakar Lab, EPFL (CH)
Microscale Mechanics of Tumor Tissue Cutting for
in Vitro Culture and Drug Testing
Margherita Bernero, ETH Zurich (CH)
Guiding Cell Network Formation in Architected
Hydrogels by Subtractive Two-Photon
Microprinting
Alexander Nottegar, Pioletti Lab, EPFL (CH)
Polymer Entanglements in Hydrogel Networks for
Fatigue Resistant Biomedical Adhesives
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Career Session:
(lunch bags provided to registrants having ordered them)
11:00-11:45 Short Talks - Main Program speakers / early-
career PIs share their personal path and
perspective on young scientist careers:
Angela Steinauer, EPFL
Eileen Gentleman, University of Lausanne
Xiao-Hua Qin, ETH Zurich
Li Tang, EPFL
11.45-12:30 Panel Discussion moderated by:
Antonio Sileo, University of Basel, SSB+RM YS
Nikita Norkin, EPFL, EDBB, Sakar Lab
12:30 End of Young Scientists Satellite Event.
Practical information
- Informed public
- Registration required
Organizer
- Maartje Bastings, Li Tang, Institute of Bioengineering (Christina Mattsson, Barbara Goumaz, Nikita Norkin and Dietrich Reinhard), SSB+RM (Markus Rottmar et al) and its Young Scientists Chapter (Antonio Sileo et al)