European Society for Biomaterials
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The European Society for Biomaterials is a non-profit organisation that encourages research and spread of information regarding research and uses of biomaterial
s. Founded in 1976. It has approximately 600 members in 27 countries. It organises an annual meeting where recent developments mainly within academic research of biomaterials are presented.
was the first President of the Society.
Any member of the European Society for Biomaterials in good standing may nominate candidates for the George Winter and the Jean Leray awards. The nominee needs neither to be a member of the European Society for Biomaterials nor a citizen of a European country. Posthumous nominations are not considered.
As a way to encourage the presence of young researchers at the conference the Society also hands out:
participation at their conference
s through the travel award scheme. Applications for consideration must be submitted at the time of registration.
and oral
presentation made during any particular Society conference.
. Each year a special issue of selected contributions to the annual conference is published.
an countries which has organisation members. It comprises oral and poster presentations of novel results, and plenary sessions of invited speakers to describe general trends and developments. Special work groups and work shops are featured. Both academia
and companies uses the event to expose themselves, their products, services and job opportunities. The annual conference sports a Young Scientist Forum to discuss education
and teaching within the field of biomaterials.
Biomaterial
A biomaterial is any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems. The development of biomaterials, as a science, is about fifty years old. The study of biomaterials is called biomaterials science. It has experienced steady and strong growth over its history, with many...
s. Founded in 1976. It has approximately 600 members in 27 countries. It organises an annual meeting where recent developments mainly within academic research of biomaterials are presented.
Objectives
Its objectives are (from ESB Statute article 4):- To encourage, foster, promote and develop research, progress and information concerning the science of biomaterials, as well as to promote, initiate, sustain and bring to a satisfactory conclusion research with others and programs of development and information in this particular field.
- To collaborate with other associations and bodies whose efforts are directed at the same objectives and whose interest are allied with or are similar to those of the Society itself.
- To promote the propagation of scientific information through publications and meetings.
- To co-operate with other scientific organizations, governmental and private bodies, both national and international, in order to establish specifications and standards for biomaterials in general.
- To encourage progress in the field of biomaterials in all its aspects, including research, teaching and clinical applications, as well as to foster any other activity pertinent thereto.
EBTEDA
The Society can award PhDs with a European Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Doctoral Award (EBTEDA) if they fulfil some requirements such has having done their training in at least two European countries and can discuss their field of research in at least two European languages.The George Winter Award
It is established to recognise, encourage and stimulate outstanding research contributions to the field of biomaterials. Is handed out on the Society Annual Meeting. George D. WinterGeorge D. Winter
Dr. George D. Winter was the British-born pioneer of moist wound healing. In 1962, while working at the Department of Biomechanics and Surgical Materials at the University of London, Winter published his landmark Nature paper Formation of the scab and the rate of epithelisation of superficial...
was the first President of the Society.
The Jean Leray Award
This award is established to recognise, encourage and stimulate outstanding research contributions to the field of biomaterials by young scientists. A candidate must be not more than 40 years old at the end of the nomination period, and have completed a postdoctoral research fellowship within the previous eight years. Jean Leray was the first Vice-President of the Society.Any member of the European Society for Biomaterials in good standing may nominate candidates for the George Winter and the Jean Leray awards. The nominee needs neither to be a member of the European Society for Biomaterials nor a citizen of a European country. Posthumous nominations are not considered.
As a way to encourage the presence of young researchers at the conference the Society also hands out:
Student Travel Awards
The Society supports studentStudent
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
participation at their conference
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
s through the travel award scheme. Applications for consideration must be submitted at the time of registration.
Student Prizes
The Society award prizes for the best student posterPoster
A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be...
and oral
Speech
Speech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated...
presentation made during any particular Society conference.
Journal
The ESB home journal is the Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (ISSN 0957-4530) published by SpringerSpringer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
. Each year a special issue of selected contributions to the annual conference is published.
Annual Conference
The annual meeting rotates between the EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries which has organisation members. It comprises oral and poster presentations of novel results, and plenary sessions of invited speakers to describe general trends and developments. Special work groups and work shops are featured. Both academia
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
and companies uses the event to expose themselves, their products, services and job opportunities. The annual conference sports a Young Scientist Forum to discuss education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and teaching within the field of biomaterials.
Job opportunities
The Society has no paid staff. But the organisation acts as a message board for anyone to post job opportunities within academia.External links
- The European Society for Biomaterials
- The ESB 2007 Annual Meeting
- History of the ESB - A pdf file with the history of the first 25 years of the Society.
- Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (ISSN 0957-4530)