Registration

To participate in the Annual Meeting, you must be a registered attendee. A full registration includes access to all plenary and concurrent sessions, networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall, poster sessions with light refreshments, the Opening Ceremony, and the BASH event with food and beverages. Please note that ticketed events are not included with full registration.

Accepted authors are expected to pay their own travel expenses and conference registration fee(s). The conference will be in-person only with no option for remote presentations. 

*Please note we have listed the conference registration rates for 2025 below and will update the rates for 2026 in the coming weeks. 

Registration will Open late fall 

2025 ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION RATES

*On-Site registration will also be available at the registration desk only, March 25-28, 2026.

TICKETED EVENTS

Enhance your conference experience by adding a ticketed event! Offerings include Pre-Meeting Workshops, Student Luncheon, and Rena Bizios Luncheon: Building Community in Biomaterials. Tickets can be purchased during registration. You can see all current information about ticketed events located here on our website. If you’ve already registered and would like to add a ticketed event, please contact our Meeting Coordinator, Tara Locantore, at tlocantore@biomaterials.org.

CAREGIVER REGISTRATION 

The Society For Biomaterials is open to all members of the biomaterials community. We recognize that some attendees may require caregiver assistance with certain daily tasks and activities. To ensure all attendees have the ability to fully engage and participate in the conference, SFB is pleased to offer a special complimentary registration for these essential individuals who would not attend the conference on their own. If you are a qualifying caregiver or recipient of these services, please contact SFB for assistance.

ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY BIOMATERIALS RESEARCHER TRAVEL DISCOUNT 

The Society For Biomaterials (SFB) is committed to inclusivity and ensuring that all members of  
the biomaterials community can participate in our annual meeting. To support this goal, SFB offers special discounted registration for members from lower and middle-income countries upon request. We recognize that financial challenges should not be a barrier to participation. To help all attendees fully engage in the conference, SFB encourages applications for discounted registration from individuals facing economic hardship, including those from developing countries or with family incomes at or below the federal poverty level. 

If you would like to apply for this discount, please contact SFB Executive Director, Dan Lemyre, for assistance. Kindly provide a brief description of your economic situation or your involvement in a program in a developing country, along with a letter confirming the lack of departmental or institutional support for your attendance. For reference, please see the World Bank's list of low and middle-income countries and the Health and Human Services guidelines for economic hardship within the United States.

REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS  

To cancel your registration and receive a refund, a written request must be received by March 6, 2026. Cancellations can be made by contacting the Society For Biomaterials Headquarters at info@biomaterials.org. Cancellation requests received by this date will receive a refund (less a $75 processing fee). Requests will be processed upon notification. All requests received after March 6, 2026, will forfeit 100 percent of monies paid.

VOLUNTEER/NATIONAL MEETING ATTENDEE CONDUCT POLICY 

All attendees are required to abide by the SFB Volunteer/National Meeting Attendee Conduct Policy. 

EVENT PHOTO/VIDEO WAIVER POLICY

All attendees for the SFB Annual Meeting are accepting of our event photo/video waiver policy by registering for the Annual Meeting. You can find all current policies here.