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) + 12 Short Talk speakers and 5 Award Talk speakers to be announced |
| 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.
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 Fri, August 1, 2025, Noon (CEST) - click HERE (*).
- 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
13:40-14:20 Keynote Talk: Kam Leong, Columbia University, New York (USA)
Design of Nucleic Acid-Binding Biomaterials for Inflammatory Diseases
14:20-15:05 Contributed Talks - 3x 15 min (speakers TBA)
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 Talks - 4x 15 min (speakers TBA)
17:00-17:30 SSB+RM General Assembly
17:30-19:00 Networking Apéro and Poster Session (1)
19:00-22:00 Social Evening: outdoor BBQ Dinner with music / 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 - 4x 15 min (speakers TBA)
SSB+RM Award Talk (speaker TBA)
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 Talks - 3x 15 min (speakers TBA)
15:10-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:00 Contributed Talks - 2x 15 min (speakers TBA)
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
16:40-16:50 Award Ceremony: Announcement of Laureates of
Hubbell-Swartz Young Bioengineer Award
SSB+RM Award
Poster Award
EDBB Doctoral Distinctions
2025 IBI Lebowski/Lebowska Award
16:50-17:00 Closing Remarks and Farewell
17:00 End of Symposium
B. YOUNG SCIENTIST (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 EDBB program
Pitches by EPFL labs offering visits (labs/speakers TBA)
15:00-16:30 Guided lab visits / various buildings (TBA)
16:30 Apéro and social program (lakeside picnic), open-ended
> 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 Talks (10’ each): 3 from EPFL, 3 from SSB+RM
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 Career Talks (TBA)
11.45-12:30 Career Panel Discussion (Panelists TBA; lunch bags provided)
Practical information
- Informed public
- Registration required