
Dr.
Marc BOHNER
RMS FoundationBiography
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).
Expertise
Synthesis, production, and use of calcium phosphates for bone repair
Reviewing
Congress organization
Translational research
Publication(s)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5079-3286