The YSF represents all Early Career Researchers of the ESB.
The YSF workshop is usually integrated in the annual conference of the ESB, that is aimed at discussing biomaterials education and training in Europe, emphasizing the existing and emerging career, as well as research opportunities in the field.

During these events, discussion is fostered by creating an interactive environment amongst participants, thus promoting an enriching discussion on topics that concern everyone who graduated, or will do so, in Biomaterials.

YSF has contributed to the creation of the Julia Polak European Doctoral Award (EDA) in cooperation with the ESB Council, and was one of the first awards announced in February 2006.

New YSF board members elected in April 2022

Aims and objectives:

• Promote biomaterials education and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Provide a forum for communication for young scientists interested in biomaterials
• Enhance networking and encourage collaborations within the biomaterial’s community
• Organize meetings for dissemination of information relating to education and career in matters related to biomaterials

YSF REPRESENTATIVES

Dr. Arn MIGNON

SPOKEPERSON 

Dr. Arn MIGNON

Assistant Professor
Smart Polymeric Biomaterials Research Group
Chirurgiche ed Odontoiatriche
KU Leuven
Andreas Vesaliusstraat 13, 3000 Leuven,
Belgium
arn.mignon@kuleuven.be
linkedin.com
Google Scholar
@ArnMignon

Dr. Patrycja Domalik-Pyzik

NATIONAL CHAPTERS LIAISON OFFICER

Dr. Patrycja Domalik-Pyzik

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomaterials and Composites
Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics
AGH University of Science and Technology
Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków
Poland
Tel: +48 12 617 37 59
pdomalik@agh.edu.pl
LinkedIn
Google Scholar
@Patrycia_DP 

Dr. Nicola Contessi Negrini

SECRETARY

Dr. Nicola Contessi Negrini

Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Bioengineering
Imperial College London
86 Wood Ln, London W12 0BZ (UK)
n.contessi-negrini@imperial.ac.uk 
LinkedIn
Google Scholar
@ContessiNicola 

Dr. Anna Puiggali-Jou

EDUCATION OFFICER 

Dr. Anna Puiggali-Jou

Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Health and Technology – ETHZ
HPL J 15.2
Otto-Stern-Weg 7
8093 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 633 37 13
danna.puiggalijou@hest.ethz.ch
Google Scholar
@AnnaPuiggali

Dr. Tom Kamperman

INDUSTRY LIAISON OFFICER

Dr. Tom Kamperman

Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Developmental BioEngineering
Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre
University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5, 7522NB Enschede, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 53 489 2755
t.kamperman@utwente.nl
IamFluidics B.V.
Co-founder & CTO High Tech Factory
De Veldmaat 17, 7522NM Enschede, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 53 234 0044
www.iamfluidics.com t.kamperman@iamfluidics.com
LinkedIn
Google Scholar

Dr. Paula I. P. Soares

COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION OFFICER

Dr. Paula I. P. Soares

Senior Researcher
Cenimat/i3N, Department of Materials Science,
NOVA School of Science and Technology
NOVA University of Lisbon
Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Tel: +351 21 294 8300
pi.soares@fct.unl.pt
Linkedin
Google Scholar
@PaulaIPSoares

LOCAL YSF CHAPTERS

TURKEY

Ercan BATUR

Ercan BATUR

Middle East Technical University
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Office: D-202,
06800 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY,
Tel : +90-312-210-2513
baercan@metu.edu.tr

LATVIA

Jānis Ločs

Jānis Ločs

Riga Technical University
Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovations and Development Centre
Pulka street 3,
RIGA,
LATVIA
Tel : +371 67089628
Mobile : +371 26437878
janis.locs@rtu.lv

AUSTRIA

Dr. Guillaume Olivier

Dr. Guillaume Olivier

Univ. Assist,
3D Printing and Biofabrication Group
Institute of Materials Science and Technology,
TU Wien
Getreidemark 9/E 308, BE 0607
1060 Vienna, Austria
olivier.guillaume@tuwien.ac.at

FRANCE

Dr. Violeta Rodriguez-Ruiz 

PhD, PharmaD

Dr Violeta Rodriguez-Ruiz

Lecturer in Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
Université de Cergy Pontoise,
Site Neuville, Bâtiment MIR
ERRMECe laboratory, Biomaterials for Health group
Rue Descartes, 95031 Neuville sur Oise
FRANCE
Tel : +33 (1) 34 25 28 30
violeta.rodriguez-ruiz@u-cergy.fr

SWITZERLAND

Dr. Dalia Dranseikiene 

Doctoral candidate

Dalia Dranseikiene

Macromolecular Engineering Laboratory
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering ETH Zurich
Sonneggstrasse 3
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
ddranseik@ethz.ch

SLOVENIA

Dr. Selestina GORGIEVA

Scientific Associate

Dr. Selestina GORGIEVA

Scientific Associate
Institute of Engineering Materials and Design
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor
Smetanova ulica 17 SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
T: +386 2 220 7740
F: +386 2 220 7996
selestina.gorgieva@um.si
Research Gate
Google Scholar

GREECE

Dr. Athina Bakopoulou 

DDS, PhD Assistant Professor

Dr Athina Bakopoulou

Assistant Professor
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH),
School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics
Greece
abakopoulou@dent.auth.gr

GERMANY

Thomas Distler

Thomas Distler

Institute of Biomaterials,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Friedrich-Alexander-University
Erlangen-Nuremberg
GERMANY
Tel: +49 9131 85-69613
thomas.distler@fau.de

ITALY

Dr. Ing. Alfredo Ronca

Dr. Ing. Alfredo Ronca

Institute for Polymers,
Composites and Biomaterials
National Research Council
Viale Kennedy 54
Mostra d’Oltremare pad.20,
80125 Naples
ITALY
Tel: +39-0812425946
alfredo.ronca@cnr.it

POLAND

Dr. Patrycja Domalik-Pyzik

Assistant Professor

Patrycja Domalik-Pyzik

Department of Biomaterials and Composites Faculty
of Materials Science and Ceramics AGH University
of Science and Technology Al.
Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków
POLAND
Tel: +48 12 617 37 59
pdomalik@agh.edu.pl

PORTUGAL

Dr. Inês Gonçalves

Dr. Inês Gonçalves

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação
em Saúde Institute of Biomedical Engineering,
INEB University of Porto
R. do Campo Alegre 823,
4150-180 Porto
Tel : + 351 226074900
icastro@ineb.up.pt

Dr. Pedro Costa

Dr. Pedro Costa

CEO & CTO BIOFABICS - 3D Biotissue Analogues
Rua Alfredo Allen 455,
4200-135 Porto Portugal
Phone: +351 966000360
pedro.costa@biofabics.com web: www.biofabics.com LinkedIn

ROMANIA

Dr Diana Dragusin

Dr Diana Dragusin

University Politehnica Bucharest
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science
Advanced Polymer Materials Group and BioMaterials
Calea Victoriei 149,
010072, sector 1, Bucharest
ROMANIA
Tel: +40 21 402 2718
Mobile: +40 74 306 0816
diana.m.dragusin@gmail.com

FINLAND

Janne Koivisto

Researcher

Janne Koivisto

Microelectronics Research Unit,
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu Erkki Koiso-Kanttilankatu 3,
90570 Oulu, FINLAND
Doctoral student (Dr. Sc. (Tech.)),
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Group, 
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, BioMediTech, Tampere University
janne.koivisto@oulu.fi

NORWAY

Mrs Hanna Tiainen

Mrs Hanna Tiainen

Department of Biomaterials
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1109 Blindern,
NO-0317 Oslo,
NORWAY
Tel: +47 22 85 21 38
Mobile: +40 74 306 0816
hanna.tiainen@odont.uio.no
http://www.biomaterials.no

BELGIUM

Jasper VanHoorick

Jasper VanHoorick

Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research group, Centre of macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 9000 Ghent

Brussels Photonics, Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene Jasper.vanhoorick@ugent.be phone: 09 264 45 01 Linkedin ResearchGate

SPAIN

Dr. Joana Magalhães

Dr. Joana Magalhães

BioTissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Unit
Rheumatology Group
Institute of Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC)
Biomedical Research Networking Centre
on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
SPAIN
Tel: +41 81 414 21 11
Direct: +41 81 414 25 49
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
joana.cristina.silva.magalhaes@sergas.es
ysf-biomat@ciber-bbn.es
http://www.ysbm.ch

THE NETHERLANDS

Dr. Tom Kamperman

Dr. Tom Kamperman 

University of Twente Faculty of Science and Technology
Technical Medical Centre
Department of Developmental BioEngineering Drienerlolaan
5, 7522NB Enschede,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 53 489 2755
t.kamperman@utwente.nl

UNITED KINGDOM

Dr. Caroline S. Taylor

Dr. Caroline S. Taylor

Haycock Lab, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Kroto Research Institute
Broad Lane
Sheffield
S3 7HQ
UNITED KINGDOM
c.s.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk
LinkedIn
Twitter

IRELAND

Dr Kyriakos Spanoudes DVM

Dr Kyriakos Spanoudes DVM

Postgraduate Researcher
Regenerative,
Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL)
Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM)
Biosciences
National University of Ireland Galway
(NUI Galway), Galway
IRELAND
Tel: 00353860319192
kyriakos.spanoudes@nuigalway.ie

YSF Call for financial support for the organization of scientific events/workshops

The Young Scientist Forum (YSF) of the European Society for Biomaterials sponsors the organization of events/workshops for a total amount up to 1,200 Euros.

The final aim of the call is to promote the training of young scientists and to stimulate dissemination in the field of biomaterials in Europe. YSF may decide to partially sponsor the requested amount, depending on the number of selected applications and evaluation given to the applications.

• 2021 Awardees: Dr. Bert Van den Bogerd and Dr. Paula Soares

Bert’s project is to help organize the Annual Meeting for the Belgian Society for Tissue Engineering (2 - 3/12/2022). This conference is dedicated to the Belgian community of young biomaterials scientists. It covers the whole domain of tissue engineering and aims to bring together a mix of different scientific backgrounds. Paula’s project is the Regulatory Affairs in Biomaterials and Biomedical Devices. A symposium for early career scientists which brings closer aspects of regulatory affairs that young scientists in biomaterials and biomedical sciences should keep in mind in due time.

• 2020 Awardees: Dr. Alfredo Ronca and Dr. David Barata

Dr. David Barata – Sponsored Project: Symposium Organoids With]Out[Borders Symposium Organoids With]Out[Borders will be organized in November 2020 with the sponsorship of YSF-ESB. This event is associated with the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC) and has the aim to nurture and promote fundamental and translational research.
This online meeting will include sessions on the following specific topics: Mimicking development with stem cells and organoids; Organoids in disease I and II; Organ/tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We invite you to join us in this event and contribute to a lively scientific discussion on the exciting field of organoids. More info: https://lnkd.in/dXdyw9v

• 2019 Awardee: Dr. Nicola Contessi Negrini

Events and activity

ESB2021 - 31st conference of the European society for Biomaterials

Conference Status with respect to the Coronavirus pandemic:
Taking into consideration the health and safety of all presenters, exhibitors and attendees, and the importance of assuring the quality of the Conference Program, the Organizing Committee has taken the difficult decision to move ESB2021 to a fully virtual format, from September 5-9, 2021.

For more information, check the website: https://esb2021.org

The YSF will organize two workshops at ESB2021:

The first YSF Workshop is entitled "YSF Opening workshop – Green Lab sustainability & Communication skills", and will be held on Sunday, the 5th of September, from 14:00 until 17:00. In this workshop, we will briefly explain the YSF’s “Green Lab sustainability” Initiative, and Pedro Alves (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - U. Porto (i3s), Portugal) will explain and share his “Greenlab experience”. Afterwards, the session on “Communication skills” will include insights on how to “Boost your Communication skills & How to do a good pitch” by Jane Bennett-Powell (freelance journalist and science communication trainer), followed by the important advices on “Pitching to Investors” from Sonia Hallen (LSP connecting investors to inventors, The Netherlands). During the same session, Jasper Van Hoorick (Ghent University & Xpect-INX, Belgium) will share his experience on the steps “From Academic research to spin-off company: the story of XPECT INX”. This session will end with an interactive round table with the audience.

The second YSF Workshop is entitled "Educational workshop – Writing and Publishing” (organized by YSF & “AERoGELS”  COST action), will be held on Tuesday, the 7th of September 2021, from 12:00 until 13:00. This workshop aims at sharing tips and tricks on “Effective graphical abstract and covers” by Maria Southall (Executive Editor Biomaterials Science, Royal Society of Chemistry); Uta Goebel will, then, give her advices on how to proceed  “From data selection to the best graphical representation” (Editor-in-Chief Advanced Healthcare Materials, Wiley). Christine Horejs will finally provide highly useful guidelines on “Assembling figure panels” by (Chief Editor Nature Reviews Materials, Nature). This session will end with an open discussion, with Q&A to the invited speakers.

Do not miss this opportunity, join us for both YSF Workshops at ESB2021!

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