BioMat 2015

[Philipp M.]

Dear Sirs,


       Based on the huge success of the first two  Euro BioMAT Symposia in Jena in 2011 and in Weimar in 2013, this  international conference will be held now every two years in the  Jena-Weimar Region. In 2015, beautiful Weimar with its rich cultural  heritage and classical sites will be the location of the upcoming Euro  BioMAT.


       The symposium Euro BioMAT 2015 addresses the  growing interest of science and industry in the different aspects of the  creation, characterization, testing and application of biomaterials and  closely related areas. The motivation are not only the recent  scientific progress and new challenges of this exciting, strongly  interdisciplinary field of science and engineering, but also that  engineers, materials scientists, physicists, chemists, biologists in  industrial R&D as well as medical professionals are increasingly  facing situations, where materials are confronted with high performance  requirements and a challenging biological environment at the same time.


       Much of the growth in the area of  biomaterials emerged in the USA and Asia over the last years but Europe  is gaining ground with a fast and steady growth in this field. The  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM) and its panel of experts  (Fachausschuss) in biomaterials address these developments with the  European symposium Euro BioMat 2015 in Weimar, Germany. Euro BioMat 2015  will present and discuss the current state of progress in development,  characterization, application, testing and modelling of biomaterials in  basic science and industry. In addition, this symposium will bring  together experts in closely related areas, such as biomimetics,  biomineralization and biopolymers.


       The organizers at DGM feel a need to serve  the European biomaterials community beyond the other European and world  biomaterials congresses with a compact two-day meeting which brings  together fascinating science and stimulating people in a delightful  setting in historic Weimar in the very heart of Europe. The organizers  look forward to receiving many contributions to the Euro BioMAT 2015.


       Deadline for the submission of oral and poster presentations is 10. November 2014.

       We are looking forward to seeing you in Weimar 2015!


       Klaus D. Jandt
        Chairman
        Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena


       Thomas F. Keller
        Vice Chairman
        DESY Hamburg