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.

YSF board and National Chapters group picture after YSF meeting in Maastricht

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

LOCAL YSF CHAPTERS

TURKEY

LATVIA

AUSTRIA

FRANCE

SWITZERLAND

SLOVENIA

GREECE

GERMANY

ITALY

POLAND

PORTUGAL

ROMANIA

SCANDINAVIA

BELGIUM

SPAIN

THE NETHERLANDS

UNITED KINGDOM

IRELAND

2018:

Category	Event
Workshop	YSF Workshop, at ESB2018 Chairs: Arn Mignon, Nicola Contessi Negrini 14.00 - 14.30 Crossing the academia-industry bidirectional border: a route for innovation and competitiveness, Dr. Zeinab Tahmasebi, Tony Feliciano (PhD candidate), Dr. Rong Wang, Catarina Coelho (PhD candidate) and Dr. Gerard Cadafalch 14.30 - 15.00 Academia & industrial research; the approaches and positions of young scientist, Prof. Dr. Maarten Honing 15.00 - 15.30 The Continuous Quest for Innovation, Dr. Dirk Bontinck 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break 16.00 - 16.30 How to publish journal articles, Dr. Neil Hammond 16.30 - 17.00 The adventure of starting a spin-off company: Ultroxa polymers, Dr. Victor de la Rosa 17.00 - 17.30 Round table discussion – Q&A 17.30 - 17.45 Closing
Interactive Workshop	“An interactive guide to good science writing”, by Dr. Neil Hammond, Royal Society of Chemistry. A special interactive session, providing insight into the guiding principles behind good scientific writing. The session will cover rules for the structuring of journal articles, along with practical advice on the most common errors to avoid, demonstrated through examples. Attendees are encouraged to bring along their current/latest work to receive tailored feedback. In order to facilitate direct feedback on an individual basis, attendance will be limited to 15 persons.
General Assembly	At ESB2018
YSF’s Night Out	Café Ipanema, which is one of the most modern landmarks in Maastricht, has a beautiful terrace outside and offers a magnificent view on the river. Don’t miss this opportunity to make new friends, or meet old ones during a sensational party that also includes live music by the band. Registration includes a world class barbeque and two drinks. Tuesday, September 11th 2018, 18.30 - 23.30.
YSF board meeting with the National Chapters	Meeting during ESB 2018
YSF Local Organizing Committee, ESB2018	- Dr. David Barata Maastricht University, MERLN Institute, the Netherlands - Dr. Jeroen Leijten University of Twente, MIRA Institute, the Netherlands

 

2017:

Category	Event
Workshop	YSF Workshop, at ESB2017 Chairs: Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Athina Bakopoulou - Keynote Speech: “Managing innovation in an age of industry convergence”. By Antti Ainamo, Adjunct Professor, Aalto University, School of Business; Adjunct Professor, Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. - “How Many Spin-Offs Do You Have?” By Dr. Gabriela Voskerician, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA - Balancing research, teaching, service in a successful career in biomaterials science and engineering. By Prof. Nicholas Peppas, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA Round Table Discussion – Q&A
YSF Local Organizing Committee, ESB2018	- Prof. Athina Bakopoulou School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Dr. Diana Portan Dpt. Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras - Kyriakos Spanoudes Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), NUI Galway, Ireland - Dimitrios Dragatogiannis School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

 

2016:

Category	Event
YSF Meeting	A YSF meeting organized in Germany, 13-16 Oct 2016, by the German YSF Chapter - represented by Dr. Shahram Ghanaati
Symposia	New frontier symposia: “Laser processing of biomaterial” (WBC2016, http://wbc2016.org/index.php/program/new-frontier-symposia).
Workshop	An ideal training: myths and success, at WBC2016

 

2015:

Category	Event
Conference	ESB-YSF Young Scientists joining forces for Excellence in Biomaterials Research. Conference Center of University Politehnica Bucharest; 313 Splaiul Independentei, UPB Central Library Building (28-29th May 2015).  http://www.tsocm.pub.ro/APMG/news.html
Workshop	ESB-YSF workshop, at ESB2015

 

2014:

Category	Event
Workshop	Entrepreneurship: an academic and industrial perspective, at ESB 2014

 

2013:

Category	Event
Workshop	Challenges and Opportunities of Young Scientists in Biomaterial Sciences, at ESB 2013
Workshop	UKSB & ESB YSF Careers Workshop, London, 5th December 2013 (Weston Education Centre, King’s College London Denmark Hill Campus, SE5 9RJ)

 

2011:

Category	Event
Workshop	Career Planning & Gender Aspects in Biomaterial Sciences, at ESB 2011

 

2010:

Category	Event
Workshop	Communication in the field of Biomaterials, at ESB 2010

 

2009:

Category	Event
Seminar	Research speed dating, at ESB 2009

 

2008:

Category	Event
Seminar	Starting up a Career as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, at WBC 2008

 

2007:

Category	Event
Seminar	Promotion of Collaborative Research, at ESB 2007

2006:

Category	Event
Seminar	Mobility during PhD studies, at ESB 2006

Disclaimer:

Since this is a long track archive, some initiatives and details might be missing.
Please contribute by sending additional information to ysf@esbiomaterials.eu. 

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear members of the ESB Council,

Dear ESB members, Dear Young Scientists,

Dear National Chapters, Dear colleagues,

During this fall 2018, one YSF member will be elected for one open position available within the Young Scientists Forum executive board. The open position during the upcoming election is for the National Chapters Liaison role.

WHO ?

Eligible as candidates are all Young Scientists, not older than 36 years of age at the close of nomination. In addition, candidates must be members of the ESB in good standing and comply with YSF rules [1] .

HOW to apply ?

The YSF Secretary must receive the applications together with a short curriculum vitae of the candidates, according to the indicated template (available at http://ysf.esbiomaterials.eu) via e-mail. The following proceeding should be followed:

• The CV should not exceed 2 A4 pages and should include a photo of the candidate.
• The deadline for application is 15^th November 2018, 5:00 pm GMT + 1.
• Applications should be sent to the YSF Secretary at ysf@esbiomaterials.eu

VOTING

Upon application, the candidates will be announced on the ESB website and members will be invited to vote using the e-voting system. The e-voting procedure will be opened and remain active during 1 month (from 1st December until 31st December 2018). The elected new member of the YSF board will be announced shortly after.

All ESB members below 40 years of age are invited to vote.

Best regards,
The YSF board

Downloads:

Announcement and General Information (PDF)

Application form (DOC)

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ESB 2018 Maastricht conference

More details on the YSF interactive workshop in Maastricht here

Common Lunch NSERC Create – YSF 

May 17^th, from 12:00 to 13:10 - room 517a (max 250 persons; lunch box)

Title: ”An ideal training: myths and success”

Objective: Table discussion around the ideal training for industrial versus academic career

Registration required but no registration fees - Sponsored by NSERC Create groups

Setting: Round tables, divided in two groups (academia/industry), each table led by an academic or an industrial guest. Students mixed with PDF and Young scientists.

Chair : Sophie Lerouge; co-chair: to be confirmed

12:00        Bio break + Pick up lunch/settle in tables with one guest (pre-assigned in advance)

12:15        Welcome and short presentation of the topic of discussion

12:20        Eating + discussion on the topic

12:50        10 min whole room summary

13:00        Free discussion, exchange of contact information, transition to room 524 for YSF forum

Young Scientist Forum 

1:15 to 5:00 (room 524: max 370 persons)

Setting: theatre style

No registration fees – Sponsored by Springer (to be confirmed)

Chair: Sandra Van Vlierberghe; co-chair : to be confirmed

1:15           Welcome and introduction to the YSF (Sandra Van Vlierberghe)

1:20           Gabriela Voskerician, Optima Integrated Health, San Francisco, CA, USA: ‘It is not about YOU, it is about the Review Panel’

1:55           Xinquan Jiang, JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China: ‘How to realize multidisciplinary and international networking in translational research: The key to success.’

2:30           Laura Poole-Warren, University New South Wales, Australia: ‘Communicating your research with maximum impact: From networking to presenting’

3:05       Coffee break and networking

3:30           Laura Rose (FDA): ‘Regulatory Issues: Challenges and Opportunities for Young Scientists’

4:05          C. James Kirkpatrick, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany: ‘The biomaterial scientist in the 21st century’

4: 40      General questions and discussion (chairs + the five speakers)

Newsletter (December 2016) PDF
Newsletter (February 2016) PDF