Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Dear CBS member, This email concerns nominations for positions on the Board of Directors and proposals to host the 2026 Annual Meeting...

As part of its legacy strategy, the NanoMedicines Innovation Network NMIN is creating an online database of Canadian nanomedicines researchers and the areas of expertise represented within their labs...

Dear Trainees, Drs. Marcelo Munoz and Emilio Alarcon will facilitate a workshop on Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute from August 14th to 17th, 2023...

Dear Members, The annual conference of the International Society of Biofabrication ISBF is being held this September 17-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...

Following cataract surgery, 20- 40 of patients experience reduced or afflicted vision via the development of posterior capsule opacification PCO , or secondary cataracts 1 ...

When a dispositive is implanted in the human body, the first interactions its surface establishes with the surrounding biological tissues and fluids will influence its clinical success...

The transcription factor Ascl1 plays a key role in neural development and previous work by the Wernig group demonstrated that Ascl1 overexpression using viral vectors can reprogram fibroblasts directly in neurons through the process of cellular reprogramming ADDIN EN...

Alternatives to existing implantable materials ex. metals or autologous grafts for bone tissue repair and regeneration are needed to improve patient outcomes and avoid the complications caused by issues such as stress shielding and donor site morbidity 1 ...

While injectable hydrogels have several advantages in the context of experimental medicine and tissue engineering, their relatively weak mechanical properties and isotropic network structure often limit their practical applications or translation to clinical use...