Biointerfaces International Conference 2024

📸 Photos of #BIC2024 are finally online! Conference: https://lnkd.in/grtVFzhy Exhibition: https://lnkd.in/gCYWbDu8 We thank all participants for making this 5th edition so memorable! 📢 And a special shout out to all the volunteers from the Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW: Samuel Lörcher, Daiane Paula Cunha de Quadros, Alice Cont, Dogukan Güctemur, Alessandro Stumpo, Sonia Thomson, Nadya Stebler, Oya Tagit, and Marta Maria Alves Pereira. 🙏 Not pictured: Carine Gaiser, Saskia Schmidt, Romy Marek, PhD. We could not have done it without you! #biointerfaces #conference #fun #friends

From August 20-23, 2024, we welcomed about 150 participants from 19 countries to #BIC2024 at the Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW in Muttenz! The 5th edition of Biointerfaces was a success, with over 30 talks, 40 posters, and 15 exhibitors exploring technologies at the intersection of biology and materials. Each of you help to make the biointerfaces community a vibrant and diverse one. We thank you warmly for having contributed, and hope you will continue the conversations with collaborators, to foster new projects and innovations. We also thank our sponsors for their generous support: 💎Diamond: Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI), University of Basel, and Novartis 🥇 Gold: Merck Group and Oerlikon 🥈 Silver: AdipoGen Life Sciences, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Biotechnet Switzerland, Physical Electronics, Readily3D, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW, ZEISS Group. 🥉 Bronze: SINANO Institute , Kanton Basel-Stadt 🔬 Exhibitors: Bruker, CELLnTEC, CSEM, IGZ Instruments AG, lino Biotech AG, Milian SA Dutscher group, Nanosurf, Quantum Design Europe. Pre-conference seminar dinner: BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG, Roche Poster prizes: Wiley Stay tuned for information about the next edition!

A few highlights from #BIC2024 Day 2: 🌟 Keynote talk by Gregoire Altan-Bonnet ⭐ Invited talk by Dagmar Iber 🌠 Exhibitors and participants discover each other's technologies: lino Biotech AG and AdipoGen Life Sciences. 🤗 Old friends reunite: David Grainger, Sina Saxer, Katharina Maniura and Marcus Textor. We are excited to network over dinner tonight, and to take in more exciting science tomorrow at the closing day. #conference #talks #networking #biointerfaces

We're looking forward to the Science to Market session at #BIC2024 tomorrow, chaired by Canet Acikgoz from Oerlikon. Canet will introduce 3 Swiss start-ups, who will share their journey in bringing ideas from the lab toward the market: Chris Steffi, CSO, CompagOs Frank Bonnet, CEO, Bionomous Deana Mohr-Haralampieva, CEO, MUVON Therapeutics AG Then, Maria Håkanson from the University of Zurich will lead a panel discussion with the three speakers - focused on knowing your market, and the roles that leaders take on when working in a start-up environment. Don't miss it! #sciencetomarket #pitches #panel #innovation #startup

Day 1 at #BIC2024 so far: Conference chairs Oya Tagit and Simone Schuerle welcomed all participants to Muttenz and introduced the topic of #biointerfaces! Falko Schlottig, director of the Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW, highlighted why the Basel cluster is the best place in Europe to conduct R&D collaborations in biotech. He tipped his hat to Marcus Textor, the father of this event, who we are honoured to have with us. Then, alphorn trio the Alpine Sisters played a traditional song followed by a funkier tune, which perfectly illustrated both Swiss customs and the open, international spirit of our country. Keynote, invited and contributed talks on #mRNA followed. Now we are getting into the #biomaterials session!

Yesterday we kicked off #BIC2024 with the pre-conference seminar for early-career scientists. Participants started the day by learning about the state-of-the-art in #mRNAtherapeutics and #immunedisease interfaces from the conference's keynote speakers. Then, participants visited the Novartis pavillon and viewed the exhibition The Wonders of Medicine. A big thank you to the whole team at Novartis, who is a diamond sponsor of the event, for the opportunity to check out this very cool exhibit. Last stop was restaurant and brewery Volta Bräu, where participants got to know each other in a convivial setting. We warmly thank Roche and BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG for sponsoring the seminar dinner. Thanks to Sina Saxer, Rina Tetaj and Dogukan Güctemur for the seamless organization. #seminar #exhibit #networking #earlycareerscientist

Reasons to be excited for #BIC2024: the high-calibre program! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eJhDcNat Highlights: Opening keynote by David Grainger #mRNA keynote Chantal Pichon #Biomaterials keynotes Suzie Pun and Joachim P. Spatz #Computation keynote Gregoire Altan-Bonnet #Immune-disease interface keynote Carole Bourquin #Mechanobiology keynote Khalid Salaita #Biofabrication keynote Massimo Mastrangeli Closing keynote (virtual) by Molly Stevens Conference chairs Oya Tagit (Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW) and Simone Schuerle (Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH Zürich) look forward to welcoming you to Muttenz for an enriching event. Co-organizers: Empa ZHAW Institut für Chemie und Biotechnologie TEDD Competence Centre

Reasons to be excited for #BIC2024: the conference dinner on August 22, 2024 at Restaurant Fiorentina in Basel! Network with keynote and invited speakers while enjoying a spectacular view of the river Rhein.   Join us for a three course meal, drinks included, starting at 19.00. We will raise our glasses to friends old and new! To attend the dinner, you must be registered in advance, and the cost is 125 CHF. You can add the dinner to your existing booking or make a new booking here: https://lnkd.in/eekiwyUj #networking #keynotespeaker #italianfood #apéro #cheers

Reasons to be excited about #BIC2024: The poster session and welcome apéro on August 21, 2024! 📊 Over 40 posters across 8 scientific areas will be represented. The best 4 posters will win a cash prize! Flash posters are elegible too. In the afternoon, Michael de Wild will chair the flash poster session, featuring short presentations from Edith Perret, Leo Sifringer, Romy Marek, PhD, Paula de Dios Andrés, Santosh Mathapati, Camillo Colli, Annina Stuber, Shabnam Tarvirdipour, and Ionel Adrian Dinu. In the evening, we have the honour of welcoming Jolke Perelaer, Editor-In-Chief of Wiley's Advanced Materials Interfaces journal, as head of the poster jury. He and other jury members will be circulating from 17.30-19.00 to speak to all poster authors. Who will be the lucky winners? Refreshments and food will be served, allowing participants to get to know each other and their work in a convivial atmosphere. Register for the conference: https://lnkd.in/eqWDmkJN #scientificposter #biointerfaces #conference

Reasons to be excited for #BIC2024: the pre-conference seminar for students and early-career researchers on August 20, 2024! Take in lectures about #mRNA and #immunedisease interfaces from eminent researchers and industry representatives, chat with them over lunch, and enjoy a social activity with your peers in the evening. Hosted by: Dr. Sina Saxer, Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW Lecturers: Prof. Dr. David Grainger, University of Utah Prof. Dr. Li Tang, EPFL Dr. Joerg Betschinger, Novartis Dr. Christina Bauer, BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp Prof. Dr. Chantal Pichon, INSERM and Université d'Orléans Dr. Tilo Netzer, Lonza Dr. Jayesh Kulkarni, NanoVation Therapeutics™ After the seminar, participants will visit the exhibition at the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, followed by dinner at Volta Bräu, sponsored by BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG and Roche. The pre-conference seminar is included in the full conference pass, and you can also purchase a ticket just for the seminar. Industry, government and clinicians are welcome too. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eqWDmkJN