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Dr. Günther Heimke, ESB President 1981-1983, has passed away

ESB Council Meeting, Leuven, 1978. Dr. Günther Heimke is the 4th from the left standing next to Prof. Paul Ducheyne (5th from the left).

ESB Council Meeting, Leuven, 1978. Dr. Günther Heimke is the 4th from the left standing next to Prof. Paul Ducheyne (5th from the left).

 

Dr. Günther Heimke, the third president of the European Society for Biomaterials, passed away on August 19 in Kiel, Germany, at the age of 97 years. He succeeded Dr. Jean Leray, who ...

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A Letter to the U.S. Research Community from Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Please click to read:   A Letter to the U.S. Research Community from Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Penn Bioengineering Faculty Member Paul Ducheyne Receives the European Society for Biomaterials’ International Award

We would like to congratulate Paul Ducheyne, Ph.D., a professor in the Bioengineering Department and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Research at Penn, on being selected for the International Award by the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB). The International Award is one of the ESB’s highest honors, recognizing scientists who have spent the majority of their careers outside of Europe....

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U.S. - International Collaborations in Question?

U.S. - International Collaborations in Question? An editorial by former SFB President Tom Webster has just published an editorial in the International Journal of Nanomedicine discussing the challenges international students and faculty are now facing the U.S. due to recent changes in U.S. government visa policy. He highlights how U.S. Universities are seeing a drastic decline in international ...

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5th China-US Joint Forum on Standards, Regulation, and Innovation

 

An SFB delegation, which included Past Presidents Art Coury, Liisa Kuhn, Joel Bumgardner and other members of the US SFB, participated in the successful and well attended 5th China-US Joint Forum on Standards, Regulation, and Innovation in Dalian, China. Participants, including Society members Nicholas Peppas, Tony Mikos, Buddy Ratner, Len Pinchuck, Andres Garcia, Horst von...

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