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Switzerland Biography
Dr. Marc Bohner holds a MSc and PhD degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL; 1990, 1993). His career included positions as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich (ETH). In 1998, he joined RMS Foundation, a private research and testing lab located in Bettlach, Switzerland. Currently, he serves as a research director. His interests include the synthesis, production, and use of calcium phosphates for bone repair.
He holds over fifteen distinct patents, is the inventor of 4 commercial products, and has published and presented widely in his field (>130 articles; h = 56-67). He has given 140 invited lectures in English, French, and German. His teaching positions have included adjunct and affiliated appointments at the University of Sherbrooke (2004 – 2019), the University of Berne (2011 - present), and ETH (2009 - present).
His services to the scientific community include activities in publishing (Editor, Acta Biomaterialia; 2008 – present), funding agencies (SNSF Councillor; 2016 – present)), and scientific societies (Secretary, vice-president and president of SSB+RM; 2004 – 2012); Secretary and president of GRIBOI; 2007 – 2016); Secretary and treasurer of ESB; 2013 – 2021); Secretary of the IUSBSE (2024 - present)). Marc Bohner has also been active in congress organizations, in particular as chair or co-chair of SSB+RM (2005), GRIBOI (2006, 2023), ESB (2009), and ISCM (2023). His work and services have been recognized by SSM+RM (“honorary life membership”, 2013), ISCM (“Racquel LeGeros Award”, 2014), GRIBOI (“honorary president”, 2016), ESB (“Georges Winter Award”, 2023), the IUSBSE (Fellowship, 2024), and the University of Uppsala (Dr. h.c., 2024). Marc Bohner is among the top 50 scientists in Biomedical Engineering according to the Stanford database (https://dx.doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw).
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Reminder to all ESB members
A second ballot is required to resolve the tie between two candidates for the ESB Council.
This decisive vote will take place during the ESB General Assembly at the ESB 2025 Conference. Only ESB members physically present at the Assembly will be able to participate, casting their vote via an electronic secret ballot. Please ensure you bring a smartphone with internet access, as it will be required for voting.
To help you prepare, the CVs and letters of application of the candidates are available on the ESB Elections webpage.
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ESBiomaterials Educational Affiliates and Sister Societies
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Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Society (Turkey)http://www.biyomalzeme.org.tr
Hellenic Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.biomaterials.org.gr
Netherlands Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (NBTE)http://www.nbte.nl
German Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.dgbm.org
Polish Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.biomat.krakow.pl
Scandinavian Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.scsb.eu
Italian Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.biomateriali.org
SSBRMhttps://ssbrm.ch
UK Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.uksb.org.uk
Iberian Society for Biomaterials & Biomechanicshttp://www.e-sibb.org
BIOMAT (French Society for Biomaterials)http://www.biomatfrance.com/
Romanian Society for Biomaterialshttp://www.srb.ro/?language=1
European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS-EU)https://termis.org/chapters-europe
The European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) http://www.esao.org/
European Society of Biomechanics (ESB) http://www.esbiomech.org/
European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS)https://eors.info/
The Federation of European Materials Societyhttps://www.fems.org/
ESBiomaterials Industrial partners
Discover our partners, including organizations that have sponsored previous ESB Annual Conferences.
Research Instutute Davoshttps://www.aofoundation.org
Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellencehttps://bbcentre.eu
BIOINXhttps://bioinx.com
Biomedical Boundingshttps://www.biomedicalbonding.com
Brukerhttps://www.bruker.com
CSEMhttps://www.csem.ch
Exabonehttps://www.exabone.com
Expercyhttps://expercy.com
Fibrotheliumhttps://www.fibrothelium.com
Fluidnatekhttps://fluidnatek.com
Jellagenhttps://jellagen.co.uk
Journal of Materials Chemistry Bhttps://www.rsc.org
Merckhttps://www.merckgroup.com
Metatissuehttps://metatissue.com
Optics 11 Lifehttps://www.optics11life.com
Polbionicahttps://polbionica.com/en
Readily 3Dhttps://readily3d.com/
Regemat 3Dhttps://www.regemat3d.com
Regenhuhttps://www.regenhu.com
Rheolutionhttps://rheolution.com
Risystemhttps://risystem.com
Scanco Medicalhttps://www.scanco.ch
Sparthamedicalhttps://sparthamedical.eu
Tissue Labshttps://www.tissuelabs.com
Upnanohttps://www.upnano.com
WBC 2024https://wbc2024.com
Details at a glance:
- Positions available: 5
- How to apply: Download the application form here, fill it in, and send it together with your CV to ysf@esbiomaterials.eu and arn.mignon@kuleuven.be.
- Deadline: 31st October 2025
- Voting period: November – December 2025
- Results announced: February 2026
- Start of mandate: ESB Conference, September 2026
- Duration: 4 years
We strongly encourage motivated early-career researchers across Europe to apply. Being part of the YSF Board is a great chance to expand your network, enhance leadership skills, and support the next generation of biomaterials scientists.