Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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Registration
Centennial Foyer

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Speaker Ready
Chicago AB

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Personal Care Lounge
Williams

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Workshop 1: Advances in Biofabrication and 3D Printing: From Hardware to Application
Centennial I
Workshop 2: Advances in Biomaterials Science and Translational Technology Workshop
Centennial II
Workshop 3: Collective Call to Action: The Importance of Advocacy and Avenues for Engagement in Biomedical Engineering
Hanover AB
Workshop 4: Future Biomaterials Faculty Workshop
Hanover CDE

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Workshop 5: Ignite Ideas: A Creative Brainstorming Workshop
GH East AB

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SFB Governing Council Meeting
Chicago CD

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Workshop 6: Industry Career Roundtable 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
Centennial III/IV
1B: Biomaterial-Based Therapies for Osteoarthritis and Skeletal Repair
Centennial I
1C: Biomaterials for In Vitro Models of Disease 1
1D: Advances in Dynamic Crosslinking of Hydrogels
Hanover AB
1E: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Modeling and Theranostics
Hanover CDE
1F: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials 1
Hanover FG
1G: Biomaterials & Surfaces: from Pioneering Medical Implants to Advanced Therapies. 
GH East AB
1H: Historically Marginalized Voices in Biomaterials Science and Engineering
GH East CD

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Break
Centennial Foyer

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2A: PANEL: The Evolving Nature of Global Biomaterials Research
Centennial III/IV
2B: Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction SIG
Centennial I
2C: Bioinspired Materials for Therapeutics
2D: Ophthalmic Biomaterials SIG
Hanover AB
2E: Biomaterials for Cellular Engineering
Hanover CDE
2F: Bridging Science and Market: Commercial Pathways for Biomaterials
Hanover FG
2G: Peptide Biomaterials for Therapeutic Applications
GH East AB
2H: 3 Minute Thesis
GH East CD

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Break
Centennial Foyer

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Opening Ceremony
Centennial III/IV

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

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

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Students & YSG Mixer
Thursday, March 26, 2026

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Registration
Centennial Foyer

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Speaker Ready
Chicago AB

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3A: PANEL: Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine - The Solution to Enabling New Biopharma Technologies and Products?
Centennial III/IV
3B: Orthopaedic Biomaterials SIG
Centennial I
3C: Drug Delivery SIG 1: Smart Biomaterials for Therapy, Regeneration, and Sensing
3D: Biomaterials for Islet Cell Therapy - From Innovation to Commercialization
Hanover AB
3E: Tissue Engineering SIG 1
Hanover CDE
3F: Designing Biomaterials for Use as Bio-Inks
Hanover FG
3G: Computational, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence Approaches in Biomaterials
GH East AB
3H: Immune Engineering SIG 1
GH East CD

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Personal Care Lounge
Williams

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Break
Grand Hall West

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Plenary Session 1: Society Awards - Founders, Mid-Career, YIA, Tech Awards
Centennial III/IV

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President's Advisory Committee Lunch
Chicago CD
Student Luncheon
Centennial III/IV

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4A: PANEL: Meet The Editors of Biomaterials Journals
Centennial III/IV
4B: Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering 1
Centennial I
4C: Engineering Biomaterials for Cardiac and Pulmonary Uses
4D: Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Biointerfaces: Strategies to Prevent Device-Associated Infections 1
Hanover AB
4E: Hemocompatability and Blood Symposium 1
Hanover CDE
4F: Biomaterials for ImmunoEngineering
Hanover FG
4G: Biomaterials for Neural Engineering 1
GH East AB
4H: 3D Bioprinting for Developing Personalized Models 1
GH East CD

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Break with Exhibitors
Grand Hall West

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Acta Biomaterialia Awards
Centennial III/IV

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SFB Poster Session II: Biomaterials After Hours Society Hangout: Science & Social Hour
Grand Hall West

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Biomaterials Education Challenge
Grand Hall West
Student Section: Post Doc to PhD
Grand Hall West

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SIG Mixers - Biomaterials and Medical Products Commercialization, Cardiovascular , Engineering Cells and their Microenvironments , Nanomaterials
Offsite

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CommUNITY | Comunidad | Kinship Mixer
Friday, March 27, 2026

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Registration
Centennial Foyer

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Speaker Ready
Chicago AB

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5A: PANEL: 51 Years of Buddy Ratner 1
Centennial III/IV
5B: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials 2
Centennial I
5C: Drug Delivery SIG 2: Materials-based Immune Programming
5D: High-Performance Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Hanover AB
5E: BioInterfaces SIG
Hanover CDE
5F: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG
1
Hanover FG
5G: Extracellular Vesicles for Biomedical Applications
GH East AB
5H: Postdoctoral Research Award
GH East CD

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Personal Care Lounge
Williams

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Break
Grand Hall West

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Plenary Session 3 - Clemson Awards
Centennial III/IV

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JBMR A&B Editorial Board Meeting
Baker
Rena Bizios Luncheon: Building Community in Biomaterials
Centennial III/IV

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6A: PANEL: 51 Years of Buddy Ratner 2
Centennial III/IV
6B: Drug Delivery SIG 3: Next-Gen Nucleic Acid Delivery, Targeting, and Enabling Platforms
Centennial I
6C: Biomaterials for ImmunoEngineering 2
6D: Sex, Age, and Equity as Biological Variables in Biomaterials Research
Hanover AB
6E: Granular & Macroporous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering 1
Hanover CDE
6F: Manufacturing and Translation of Polymer-Based Implants, Fibrous Interfaces, and Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
Hanover FG
6G: Nanomaterials SIG: Nanomaterials in Health and Disease
GH East AB
6H: Surface Characterization and Modification & Gasotransmitter
GH East CD
6H: Surface Characterization and Modification & Gasotransmitter
GH East CD

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Annual Business Meeting
Centennial I
Student & PostDoc Forum

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Poster Session III: Biomaterials After Hours Society Hangout:Inspire & Imagine
Grand Hall West

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SIG Mixers - BioInterfaces, IE, Ophthalmic, DD
Offsite
SIG Mixers - BioInterfaces, Immune Engineering, Ophthalmic, Drug Delivery
Offsite

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Pride and Friends Mixer
Offsite
Saturday, March 28, 2026

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Registration
Centennial Foyer

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Speaker Ready
Chicago AB

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7A: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Modeling and Theranostics 2 
Centennial III/IV
7B: Drug Delivery SIG 4: Precision Nanomedicine for Cancer and Inflammatory Disease
Centennial I
7C: Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials 1
7D: Granular & Macroporous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering 2
Hanover AB
7E: Fibrous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
Hanover CDE
7F: Tissue Engineering SIG 2
Hanover FG
7G: Biomaterials for Neural Engineering 2 
GH East AB
7H: Biomaterials for In Vitro Models of Disease 2 
GH East CD

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Break
Centennial Foyer

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8A: PANEL: Intellectual Property and Start Up Companies
Centennial III/IV
8B: Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials 2
Centennial I
8C: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG
2
8D: Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Biointerfaces: Strategies to Prevent Device-Associated Infections 2
Hanover AB
8E: Immune Engineering SIG 2
Hanover CDE
8F: 3D Bioprinting for Developing Personalized Models 2
GH East CD
8F: Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering
2
Hanover FG
8F: Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering 2
Hanover FG
8G: Cardiovascular Biomaterials SIG
GH East AB
8G: Cardiovascular Biomaterials SIG
GH East AB
8H: 3D Bioprinting for Developing Personalized Models 2
GH East CD