DR. ARN MIGNON
SPOKESPERSON
Assistant Professor
Smart Polymeric Biomaterials Research Group
Chirurgiche ed Odontoiatriche
KU Leuven
Andreas Vesaliusstraat 13, 3000 Leuven,
Belgium
arn.mignon@kuleuven.be
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@ArnMignon
DR. PATRYCJA DOMALIK-PYZIK
NATIONAL CHAPTERS LIAISON OFFICER
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomaterials and Composites
Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics
AGH University of Science and Technology
Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków
Poland
Tel: +48 12 617 37 59
pdomalik@agh.edu.pl
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@Patrycia_DP
DR. NICOLA CONTESSI NEGRINI
SECRETARY
Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Bioengineering
Imperial College London
86 Wood Ln, London W12 0BZ (UK)
n.contessi-negrini@imperial.ac.uk
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@ContessiNicola
DR. ANNA PUIGGALI-JOU
EDUCATIONAL OFFICER
Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Health and Technology – ETHZ
HPL J 15.2
Otto-Stern-Weg 7
8093 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 633 37 13
anna.puiggalijou@hest.ethz.ch
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@AnnaPuiggali
DR. TOM KAMPERMAN
INDUSTRIAL LIAISON OFFICER
Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Developmental BioEngineering
Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre
University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5, 7522NB Enschede, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 53 489 2755
t.kamperman@utwente.nl
IamFluidics B.V.
Co-founder & CTO
High Tech Factory
De Veldmaat 17, 7522NM Enschede, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 53 234 0044
www.iamfluidics.com
t.kamperman@iamfluidics.com
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DR. PAULA I.P.SOARES
COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION OFFICER
Senior Researcher
Cenimat/i3N, Department of Materials Science,
NOVA School of Science and Technology
NOVA University of Lisbon
Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Tel: +351 21 294 8300
pi.soares@fct.unl.pt
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@PaulaIPSoares
LOCAL YSF CHAPTERS
TURKEY
ERCAN BATUR
Middle East Technical University
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Office: D-202,
06800 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY,
Tel : +90-312-210-2513
Email: baercan@metu.edu.tr
LATVIA
DR. ARITA DUBŅIKA
Leading Researcher
Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovation and Development Centre
Riga Technical University
Pulka Street 3/3, Riga
LV-1007 LATVIA
Mobile: +371 29 338 332
Email: arita.dubnika@rtu.lv
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arita-dubnika-55396864/
AUSTRIA
DR. GUILLAUME OLIVIER
Univ. Assist,
3D Printing and Biofabrication Group
Institute of Materials Science and Technology,
TU Wien
Getreidemark 9/E 308, BE 0607
1060 Vienna, Austria
Email: olivier.guillaume@tuwien.ac.at
FRANCE
DR. VIOLETA RODRIGUEZ-RUIZ
PhD, PharmaD
Lecturer in Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
Université de Cergy Pontoise,
Site Neuville, Bâtiment MIR
ERRMECe laboratory, Biomaterials for Health group
Rue Descartes, 95031 Neuville sur Oise
FRANCE
Tel : +33 (1) 34 25 28 30
Email: violeta.rodriguez-ruiz@u-cergy.fr
SLOVENIA
DR. SELESTINA GORGIEVA
Scientific Associate
Scientific Associate
Institute of Engineering Materials and Design
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor
Smetanova ulica 17 SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
T: +386 2 220 7740,
F: +386 2 220 7996
Email: selestina.gorgieva@um.si
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GREECE
DR. ATHINA BAKOPOULOU
DDS, PhD Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH),
School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics
Greece
Email: abakopoulou@dent.auth.gr
GERMANY
DR. THOMAS DISTLER
Lab of Magdalena Götz
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Department of Physiological Genomics
Biomedical Center (BMC) & Institute of Stem Cell Research
Helmholtz Zentrum Munich
Großhaderner Str.9
D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Web (Institute): https://www.genom.physiol.med.uni-muenchen.de/
Email: thom.distler@googlemail.com
ITALY
DR. ING. ALFREDO RONCA
Institute for Polymers,
Composites and Biomaterials
National Research Council
Viale Kennedy 54
Mostra d’Oltremare pad.20,
80125 Naples
ITALY
Tel: +39-0812425946
Email: alfredo.ronca@cnr.it
POLAND
DR. PATRYCJA DOMALIK-PYZIK
Department of Biomaterials and Composites Faculty
of Materials Science and Ceramics AGH University
of Science and Technology Al.
Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków
POLAND
Tel: +48 12 617 37 59
Email: pdomalik@agh.edu.pl
PORTUGAL
DR. INES GONCALVES
i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde Institute of Biomedical Engineering, INEB University of Porto R. do Campo Alegre 823, 4150-180 Porto Tel : + 351 226074900 Email : icastro@ineb.up.pt
DR. PEDRO COSTA
CEO & CTO BIOFABICS - 3D Biotissue Analogues
Rua Alfredo Allen 455,
4200-135 Porto Portugal
Phone: +351 966000360
pedro.costa@biofabics.com
web: www.biofabics.com
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ROMANIA
DR. DIANA DRAGUSIN
University Politehnica Bucharest
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science
Advanced Polymer Materials Group and BioMaterials
Calea Victoriei 149,
010072, sector 1, Bucharest
ROMANIA
Tel: +40 21 402 2718
Mobile: +40 74 306 0816
Email: diana.m.dragusin@gmail.com
FINLAND
DR. JANNE KOIVISTO
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Group,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology,
Tampere University, FINLAND
Phone: (+358) 041-4526752
Email: janne.t.koivisto@tuni.fi
NORWAY
DR. JOACHIM SEBASTIAN KJESBU
Post-doctoral Researcher
Department of Biotechnology and Food Science
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Sem Sælands vei 6, 7034, Trondheim, Norway
Email: joachim.s.kjesbu@ntnu.no
BELGIUM
DR. JASPER VAN HOORICK
Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research group, Centre of macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 9000 Ghent
Brussels Photonics, Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene Jasper.vanhoorick@ugent.be phone: 09 264 45 01 Linkedin ResearchGate
SPAIN
DR. JOANA MAGALHAES
BioTissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Unit
Rheumatology Group
Institute of Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC)
Biomedical Research Networking Centre
on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
SPAIN
Tel: +41 81 414 21 11
Direct: +41 81 414 25 49
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
joana.cristina.silva.magalhaes@sergas.es
ysf-biomat@ciber-bbn.es
http://www.ysbm.ch
THE NETHERLANDS
DR. MANI DIBA
Radboud University Medical Center,
Department of Dentistry–Regenerative Biomaterials
Philips van Leydenlaan 25, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Website: www.dibalab.org
Email: Mani.Diba@radboudumc.nl
Phone: +31 (631)-015159
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManiDiba_
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manidiba
UNITED KINGDOM
DR. CAROLINE S. TAYLOR
Haycock Lab, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Kroto Research Institute
Broad Lane
Sheffield
S3 7HQ
UNITED KINGDOM
c.s.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk
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IRELAND
DR. KYRIAKOS SPANOUDES DVM
Postgraduate Researcher
Regenerative,
Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL)
Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM)
Biosciences
National University of Ireland Galway
(NUI Galway), Galway
IRELAND
Tel: 00353860319192
Email: kyriakos.spanoudes@nuigalway.ie