Our History

Our History

The European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) was founded in March 1976, and became a member of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Sciences and Engineering (IUS-BSE) at its conception, in 1979.

The ESB today has approximately 1,200 members from over 30 countries worldwide.

 
History of the European Society for Biomaterials, published in celebration of its 25th anniversary (PDF)

ESB Officers (history of ESB Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers)

Year

President

Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

1976

G.D. Winter

J.L. Leray

S. Sandolini-Cortesi

A. Pizzoferrato

1976-1977

G.D. Winter

J.L. Leray

F. Burny

G. Heimke

1977-1978

G.D. Winter

J.L. Leray

F. Burny

G. Heimke

1978-1979

G.D. Winter

J.L. Leray

F. Burny

G. Heimke

1979-1980

G.D. Winter

J.L. Leray

F. Burny

G. Heimke

1980-1981

J.L. Leray

P.van Mullem

P. Ducheyne

G. Heimke

1981-1982

G. Heimke

A.J.C. Lee

P. Ducheyne

P.van Mullem

1982-1983

G. Heimke

A.J.C. Lee

P. Ducheyne

P.van Mullem

1983-1984

A.J.C. Lee

B. Rahn

P. Christel

P.van Mullem

1984-1985

A.J.C. Lee

B. Rahn

P. Christel

P.van Mullem

1985-1986

A.J.C. Lee

B. Rahn

P. Christel

P.van Mullem

1986-1987

A.J.C. Lee

B. Rahn

P. Christel

P.van Mullem

1987-1988

P. Christel

B. Rahn

U. Gross

P.van Mullem

1988-1989

P. Christel

B. Rahn

U. Gross

P.van Mullem

1989-1990

P. Christel

B. Rahn

U. Gross

G.de Lange

1990-1991

P. Christel

B. Rahn

U. Gross

G.de Lange

1991-1992

U. Gross

M. Jozefowicz

S. Downes

C. van Blitterswijk

1992-1993

U. Gross

M. Jozefowicz

S. Downes

C. van Blitterswijk

1993-1994

P. Tranquilli-Leali

U. Soltész

S. Downes

C. van Blitterswijk

1994-1995

P. Tranquilli-Leali

U. Soltész

S. Downes

C. van Blitterswijk

1995-1996

P. Tranquilli-Leali

U. Soltész

P. Thomsen

Ch. Baquey

1996-1997

P. Tranquilli-Leali

U. Soltész

P. Thomsen

Ch. Baquey

1997-1998

P. Revell

H. Koerten

P. Thomsen

Ch. Baquey

1998-1999

P. Revell

H. Koerten

P. Thomsen

Ch. Baquey

1999-2000

P. Revell

H. Koerten

P. Thomsen

L. Ambrosio

2000-2001

P. Revell

Ch. Baquey

P. Thomsen

L. Ambrosio

2001-2002

C.J. Kirkpatrick

Ch. Baquey

J.D. de Bruijn

L. Ambrosio

2002-2003

C.J. Kirkpatrick

Ch. Baquey

J.D. de Bruijn

L. Ambrosio

2003-2004

C.J. Kirkpatrick

Ch. Baquey

J.D. de Bruijn

L. Ambrosio

2004-2005

C.J. Kirkpatrick

J.A. Planell

J.D. de Bruijn

L. Ambrosio

2005-2006

L. Ambrosio

J.A. Planell

K.E. Tanner

A. Merolli

2006-2007

L. Ambrosio

J.A. Planell

K.E. Tanner

A. Merolli

2007-2008

L. Ambrosio

J.A. Planell

K.E. Tanner

A. Merolli

2008-2009

L. Ambrosio

J.A. Planell

K.E. Tanner

P. Granja

2009-2010

L. Ambrosio

E. Schacht

L. Di Silvio

P. Granja

2010-2011

L. Ambrosio

E. Schacht

L. Di Silvio

P. Granja

2011-2012

L. Ambrosio

M. Doser

L. Di Silvio

P. Granja

2012-2013

L. Ambrosio

M. Doser

L. Di Silvio

P. Granja

2013-2014

M. Santin

M. Doser

M. Bohner

P. Dubruel

2014-2015

M. Santin

M. Doser

M. Bohner

P. Dubruel

2015-2016

M. Santin

J. Amédée

M. Bohner

P. Dubruel

2016-2017

M. Santin

J. Amédée

M. Bohner

P. Dubruel

2017-2018

P. Habibovic

J. Amédée

A.P. Pêgo

M. Bohner

2018-2019

P. Habibovic

J. Amédée

A.P. Pêgo

M. Bohner

2019-2020

P. Habibovic

Aldo Boccacini

A.P. Pêgo

M. Bohner

2020-2021

P. Habibovic

Aldo Boccacini

A.P. Pêgo

M. Bohner

2021-2022

A.P. Pêgo

Aldo Boccacini

N. Dunne

S. Farè

 

ESB Honorary Members

Within parenthesis: nomination year

Adam Curtis, UK (2006; †)

Alain Leray, France

Arthur J. Coury, USA

Berton Rahn, Switzerland (2003; †)

Charles Baquey, France (2006; †)

David Williams, UK (2008)

Etienne Schacht, Belgium (2013; †)

Günther Heimke, Germany (1989; †)

Hanns Plenk, Austria (2006; †)

Heinrich Plank, Germany (2013)

J Lawrence Katz, USA (†)

J. Upton, UK (1981)

Jacqueline Jozefowicz, France (2003)

James Kirkpatrick, Germany (2016)

Jan Feijen, The Netherlands (2018)

Josep A. Planell, Spain (2018)

Klaas de Groot, The Netherlands (2006)

Luigi Ambrosio, Italy (2018)

Luigi Nicolais, Italy (2010)

Marcel Jozefowicz, France (2003)

Marcus Textor, Switzerland (2010)

Michel Doser, Germany (2018)

Nesrin Hasirci, Turkey (2018)

Paolo Giusti, Italy (2007; †)

Peter J. van Mullem, The Netherlands (1989)

Peter Revell, UK (2006)

Sergio Sandrolini Cortesi, Italy (1982)

Ulrich Gross, Germany (2003)

Uta Faure, Belgium (< 2001)

Uwe Soltész, Germany (2007)

Vasif Hasirci, Turkey (2018)

William Bonfield, UK (2006)

Yannis Missirlis, Greece (2014)