Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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Registration

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Speaker Ready

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Personal Care Lounge

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

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Workshop 5: Ignite Ideas: A Creative Brainstorming Workshop

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SFB Governing Council Meeting

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Workshop 6: Industry Career Roundtable Workshop

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Educational & Professional Development: Mentoring Lunch

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1A: PANEL: The Synergy of Science and Medicine in Advancing CMS Objectives: Translating Biomaterials into Market-Ready Regenerative Devices
1B: Biomaterial-Based Therapies for Osteoarthritis and Skeletal Repair
1C: Biomaterials for In Vitro Models of Disease 1
1D: Advances in Dynamic Crosslinking of Hydrogels
1E: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Modeling and Theranostics
1F: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials 1
1G: Biomaterials & Surfaces: from Pioneering Medical Implants to Advanced Therapies. 
1H: Historically Marginalized Voices in Biomaterials Science and Engineering

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Break

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2A: PANEL: The Evolving Nature of Global Biomaterials Research
2B: Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction SIG
2C: Bioinspired Materials for Therapeutics
2D: Ophthalmic Biomaterials SIG
2E: Biomaterials for Cellular Engineering
2F: Bridging Science and Market: Commercial Pathways for Biomaterials
2G: Peptide Biomaterials for Therapeutic Applications
2H: 3 Minute Thesis

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Break

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Opening Ceremony

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Exhibits & Posters Networking 1

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Industry Mixer
SIG Mixers - TE SIG, Dental/Cranio SIG, Orthopaedic SIG

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Students & YSG Mixer
Thursday, March 26, 2026

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Registration

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SFB Committee Meeting

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Speaker Ready

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

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Personal Care Lounge

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Break

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Plenary Session 1: Society Awards - Founders, Mid-Career, YIA, Tech Awards

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President's Advisory Committee Lunch
Student Luncheon

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4A: PANEL: Meet The Editors of Biomaterials Journals
4B: Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering1
4C: Engineering Biomaterials for Cardiac and Pulmonary Uses
4D: Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Biointerfaces: Strategies to Prevent Device-Associated Infections 1
4E: Hemocompatability and Blood Symposium 1
4F: Biomaterials for ImmunoEngineering 1
4G: Biomaterials for Neural Engineering 1
4H: 3D Bioprinting for Developing Personalized Models 1

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Break with Exhibitors

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Plenary Session 2 - ACTA Awards

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Exhibits & Posters Networking 2

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Biomaterials Education Challenge
Student Section: PhD to Postdoc

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ACTA Reception (By Invitation Only)

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SIG Mixers - BMPC, Cardio, ECM, Nano

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Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Persons of Color
Friday, March 27, 2026

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IUSBSE Meeting

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Registration
Speaker Ready

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5A: PANEL: 51 Years of Buddy Ratner 1
5B: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials 2
5C: Drug Delivery SIG 2: Materials-based Immune Programming
5D: High-Performance Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
5E: BioInterfaces SIG
5F: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG1
5G: Extracellular Vesicles for Biomedical Applications
5H: Post Doc Research Award

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Personal Care Lounge

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Break

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Plenary Session 3 - Clemson Awards

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JBMRAB Editorial Board Meeting
Women's Networking: Rena Bizios Luncheon: Building Community in Biomaterials

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

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Annual Business Meeting
Student & PostDoc Forum

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Exhibits & Posters Networking 3

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LGBTQIA+ Mixer
SIG Mixers - BioInterfaces, IE, Ophthalmic, DD
Saturday, March 28, 2026

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Registration
SIG/Committee Meeting I
SIG/Committee Meeting II

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Speaker Ready

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7A: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Modeling and Theranostics 2 
7B: Drug Delivery SIG 4: Precision Nanomedicine for Cancer and Inflammatory Disease
7C: Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials 1
7D: Granular & Macroporous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering 2
7E: Fibrous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
7F: Tissue Engineering SIG 2
7G: Biomaterials for Neural Engineering 2 
7H: Biomaterials for In Vitro Models of Disease 2 

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Break

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8A: PANEL: Intellectual Property and Start Up Companies
8B: Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials 2
8C: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments SIG2
8D: Antimicrobial and antibiofilm biointerfaces: Strategies to Prevent Device-Associated Infections 2
8E: Immune Engineering SIG 2
8F: 3D Bioprinting for Developing Personalized Models 2
8F: Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering2
8G: Cardiovascular Biomaterials SIG