Program

Date

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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Registration

Session Type: Registration
Centennial Foyer

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Speaker Ready

Session Type: Speaker Ready Room
Chicago AB

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Personal Care Lounge

Session Type: Personal Care Lounge
Williams

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Workshop 1: Advances in Biofabrication and 3D Printing: From Hardware to Application

Session Type: Workshop
Centennial I

Workshop 2: Advances in Biomaterials Science and Translational Technology Workshop

Session Type: Workshop
Centennial II

Workshop 3: Collective Call to Action: The Importance of Advocacy and Avenues for Engagement in Biomedical Engineering

Session Type: Workshop
Hanover AB

Workshop 4: Future Biomaterials Faculty Workshop

Session Type: Workshop
Hanover CDE

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Workshop 5: Ignite Ideas: A Creative Brainstorming Workshop

Session Type: Workshop
GH East AB

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SFB Governing Council Meeting

Session Type: Committee Meeting
Chicago CD

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Workshop 6: Industry Career Roundtable Workshop

Session Type: Workshop
GH East CD

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Educational & Professional Development: Mentoring Lunch

Baker

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1A: PANEL: The Synergy of Science and Medicine in Advancing CMS Objectives: Translating Biomaterials into Market-Ready Regenerative Devices

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
Centennial III/IV

1B: Biomaterial-Based Therapies for Osteoarthritis and Skeletal Repair

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
Centennial I

1C: Biomaterials for In Vitro Models of Disease 1

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1

1D: Advances in Dynamic Crosslinking of Hydrogels

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
Hanover AB

1E: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Modeling and Theranostics

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
Hanover CDE

1F: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials 1

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
Hanover FG

1G: Biomaterials & Surfaces: from Pioneering Medical Implants to Advanced Therapies. 

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
GH East AB

1H: Historically Marginalized Voices in Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Session Type: Concurrent Session 1
GH East CD

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Break

Session Type: Break
Centennial Foyer

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2A: PANEL: The Evolving Nature of Global Biomaterials Research

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
Centennial III/IV

2B: Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction SIG

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
Centennial I

2C: Bioinspired Materials for Therapeutics

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2

2D: Ophthalmic Biomaterials SIG

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
Hanover AB

2E: Biomaterials for Cellular Engineering

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
Hanover CDE

2F: Bridging Science and Market: Commercial Pathways for Biomaterials

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
Hanover FG

2G: Peptide Biomaterials for Therapeutic Applications

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
GH East AB

2H: 3 Minute Thesis

Session Type: Concurrent Session 2
GH East CD

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Break

Session Type: Break
Centennial Foyer

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Opening Ceremony

Session Type: General Session
Centennial III/IV

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SFB Opening Reception: Poster Session I: Biomaterials After Hours Society Hangout : Connect & Discover

Session Type: Poster Session
Grand Hall West

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SIG Mixers - Tissue Engineering SIG, Dental/Craniofacial SIG, Orthopaedic SIG

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Students & YSG Mixer