This congress has gathered academic researchers, industrials, clinicians and students around biomedical thematics intended to develop and evaluate biomaterials and medical devices.

This event was co-organized by the BIOMAT Association and the Mixed commission MatSan - Materials for health related to the scienitic societies GFC, SF2M, Cefracor and Titane association. It represented the 3rd Biomat Congress and the 5th Annual Meeting of the MatSan commission. This scientific event was also in link with the national community "GdR Reparer l'humain".

The event has consisted in oral and poster presentations within subsequent thematic sessions, including the following themes:

• bioceramics / bioactive glasses
• (bio)polymers and hydrogels, stimuli-responsive polymers
• metals and alloys for biomedical applications
• composites
• tissue engineering
• drug delivery
• cancer, ageing
• surface engineering and functionalization
• medical diagnosis
• (bio)materials processing: additive manufacturing, coatings, bio-inspired methods, « templating »,…
• evaluation of biological responses, in vitro and in vivo tests
• cells/materials and tissue/materials interactions
• progress and perspectives in the field of clinical evaluation
• biomimetism, study of biomineralizations, exploration of biological tissues

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Besides invited conferences, this event essentially gave the opportunity to young researchers (PhD students, postdocs...) to present their work.

Awards have also been attributed to the best oral and poster presentations:

- The Biomat association delivered the following Awards:

Oral:

Brigaud Isabelle, IS2M, Mulhouse

FARNO Maylis, CIRIMAT, Toulouse

 ROTA Solène,  ERRMECe, Cergy Pontoise

ROUPIE Charlotte, Laboratoire des Polymères, Mont Saint Aignan

- MatSan delivered the following Awards:

Oral (financed by the SF2M) :

FATIMA Naveen, Laboratoire BioNano EA 4203, Montpellier

Poster (financed by the GFC) :

GOUTAGNY Chloë, CRIBC, Blegique