The BBT, present at ESB 2025 and the first major meeting of SEMIT

The 34th Annual Conference of the European Society of Biomaterials (ESB 2025) was held from 7-11th September, 2025 in Torino (Italy), under the theme "Biomaterials on the horizon".

In addition to Professor Ginebra, who was part of the ESB Awards jury, various members of the group had the opportunity to present their work during the conference. More specifically:

• Carla Arca-Garcia, M. Godoy-Gallardo, M.P. Ginebra. Fluoride-doped nanostructured calcium phosphates: unlocking synergistic antimicrobial mechanisms in synthetic bone grafts. Oral Presentation.
• D. Cabrerizo, F. Barbugian, D.Baker, X.Wang, J.M.Manero, J.Guillem. Development of chitosan hybrid hydrogels with α5β1 integrin computational binders with potential in regenerative medicine. Oral presentation.
• M. Cano-Morenilla, D. Evangelista, J. Guillem-Martí,  M.Balcells, M. Pegueroles. 3D printing of bioresorbable shape memory polymeric stents for pediatric aortic coarctation. Oral Communication
• Roberto Fagotto-Clavijo, A. Diez-Escudero, M.-P. Ginebra. Digital Light Processing of Flexible Self-hardening Hydroxyapatite/PEGDA Scaffolds for Bone regeneration. Oral Presentation.
• Marc Iglesias-Fernandez, T. Thompson, C. Vu, M. Espanol, B. Gilmore, M. P. Ginebra. Real-Time multiplex tracking of bacterial viability and mortality on antimicrobial calcium phosphate topographies. Oral Presentation.
• Shana Jin, C. Mas-Moruno, M.P. Ginebra. Functionalization of calcium phosphate nanotopographies with an antimicrobial peptide. Oral Presentation.
• R. LeBlanc, A. Espona-Noguera, F. Tampieri, MP. Ginebra, M. Valls, C. Canal. "Cold atmospheric plasma-treated bioinks: A first step towards plasma combined with biofabrication for tissue regeneration". Poster presentation.
• J. Rodrigo, C. García-Mintegui, V. Chausse, I. S. Goncharov,  C. Mas-Moruno, M. Vedani, M. Pegueroles. Surface and Structural Tailoring of ZnAg Alloys for Enhanced Biomedical Performance. Oral Communication.
• T. Vilella, G. Fargas, D. Rodríguez. Tailoring the properties of 3D printed TiNb scaffolds through Zr and Ta alloying. Oral presentation.
• A. Viteri, M. Espanol, MP. Ginebra, J. García-Torres. Smart Biomaterial-Based Hydrogels for Precision Drug Delivery via Magnetic Modulation. Oral presentation.
• C. Vargas-Estevez, A. Viteri, S. Colombi, E. Engel, C. Aleman, J. García-Torres. Magnetoelectric Conductive Hydrogels for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Poster presentation.

On the other hand, the Inaugural Conference of the Spanish Society of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (SEMIT 2025) took place in Barcelona (Spain) on October 2nd and 3rd and brought together prominent national and international experts to discuss the latest advances and challenges in bioengineering, advanced biomaterials and biofabrication.

In this case, several members of the group participated as speakers, together with Dr. Carles Mas-Moruno, as a member of the organizing committee and one of the founding members of the society:

• A. Arcoria, F. Tampieri, C. Canal. Evaluation of RONS Diffusion and Penetration in Biopolymeric Hydrogels Exposed to Cold Atmospheric Plasma. Poster presentation.
• D. Cabrerizo, F. Barbugian, X. Wang, D. Baker, J.M. Manero, J. Guillem. Tailoring Cell Adhesiveness of Chitosan Hydrogels with De Novo Integrin α5β1 Binders. Poster presentation.
• M. Cano-Morenilla, D. Evangelista, J. Guillem-Martí, M. Balcells, M. Pegueroles. Design and 3D-printing of Bioresorbable Shape Memory Stents for Pediatric Aortic Coarctation Repair. Oral presentation.
• Maria Pau Ginebra. Engineering bioceramics for bone regeneration: Innovations at the interface of biology and materials. Plenary Lecture.
• J. Grzelak, I. Bueso-Inchausti, A. Cloeren, M.P. Ginebra. Tailoring Antimicrobial Calcium Phosphate Nanotopographies for Bone Regeneration. Flash and poster presentation.
• S. Jin, C. Mas-Moruno, M.P. Ginebra. Biofunctionalization of calcium phosphate nanotopographies for antimicrobial applications in bone regeneration. Oral presentation.
• R. LeBlanc, A. Espona-Noguera, F. Tampieri, M. Valls, MP. Ginebra, C. Canal. Cold atmospheric plasma-treated bioink for tissue regeneration. Flash and poster presentation.
• M. Punset, A. Rodríguez-Contreras, P. Fernández, M. Molmeneu, D. Rodríguez, J.A. Calero, J.M. Manero. Osteointegrative Calcium- and Magnesium-Enriched Coatings for Porous Titanium Scaffolds: A Regenerative Approach for Foot Osteotomy Implants. Poster presentation.
• A. Viteri, M-P. Ginebra, J. García-Torres. Magnetically Responsive Gelatine-Chitosan Hydrogels for the Modulation of Fibroblast Behaviour in Tissue Engineering. Oral presentation.
• A. Viteri, S. Colombi, L. Resina, C. Vargas-Estevez, E. Engel, C. Aleman, J. García-Torres. Electrically Conductive and Magnetoelectric Hydrogels for Heart Tissue Engineering. Poster presentation. Viteri, S. Colombi, L. Resina, C. Vargas-Estevez, E. Engel, C. Aleman, J. García-Torres. Electrically Conductive and Magnetoelectric Hydrogels for Heart Tissue Engineering. Poster presentation.

On top of that, PhD student Rachel LeBlanc won Best Poster Presentation Award.