International conference on bioinspired materials
Aug. 3-8, 2025
in Emmetten, Switzerland.
Nature produces a wide range of materials with fascinating properties that are often taken as a source of inspiration to produce new, man-made materials with superior properties. This international conference will focus on the fabrication and characterization of materials made by nature and feature examples that demonstrate how we can learn from nature to build bio-inspired materials. The conference aims to provide a venue for bringing together researchers that characterize natural materials, researchers that investigate mechanisms by which such materials are produced, and researchers that take cues from nature to fabricate new biomimetic and bioinspired materials. The conference will feature multiple focus session on different topics, which will be announced here in due course.
The 2025 edition of the Bioinspired Materials conference will be opened on Sunday (August 3rd) by a plenary talk given by:
Jennifer Lewis (Harvard University, USA)
and contributions from the following invited speakers are confirmed:
Jason Burdick (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Zhibin Guan (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Benjamin Palmer (Ben-Gurion University, Israel)
Silvia Vignolini (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany)
Next to the plenary talk, the program will feature lectures by a variety of invited speakers from different scientific disciplines. The list of invited speakers will be posted here soon. The scientific program will be complemented by presentations by junior researchers, poster sessions and, most importantly, plenty of time between sessions and in the afternoons for interactions and inter-disciplinary discussions. All conference participants are strongly encouraged to stay for the whole duration of the conference.
The organizing committee is looking forward to welcome you in Emmetten,
Esther Amstad (EPFL, CH)
Stephen Schrettl (TUM, Germany)
Esther Amstad (EPFL, CH)
Stephen Schrettl (TUM, Germany)
Please check here for more information regarding the conference venue and how to get there.
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Please check here for more information regarding the preparation and submission of abstracts.
You will be able to find the conference program here in due course.
This conference is supported by the following organisations:
