MDPI at the UKSB Annual Conference 2025 (UKSB2025) 30 June–2 July 2025, Lancaster, UK

Conference: The UKSB Annual Conference 2025 (UKSB2025)
Date: 30 June–2 July 2025
Venue: Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

The UK Society for Biomaterials (UKSB) is an interdisciplinary society, with a broad membership including members in academic, clinical and industry settings, representing the UK-based community engaged in biomaterials development and their collaborators worldwide.

We are pleased to announce that the UKSB Annual Conference 2025 (UKSB2025) will be held at Lancaster University. The UKSB award winners will deliver exciting lectures, as outlined below:

• President’s Prize: Professor Sarah Cartmell, University of Manchester.
• Alan Wilson Memorial Lecture Award: Professor Maisoon Al-Jawad, University of Leeds.
• Larry Hench Award: Dr Jessica Senior, University of Huddersfield.

UKSB2025 invites researchers to contribute original findings to the conference that focus on fostering discussions related to biomaterials. We encourage submissions that cover the following topics:

1. Additive Manufacturing;
2. Advanced Antimicrobial Materials;
3. Advanced Engineering Materials;
4. Advanced Therapeutics;
5. Bioelectronics and Biosensors;
6. Dental and Orthopaedic Materials;
7. Drug Delivery;
8. Neuroscience & Neurotechnology
9. Prosthetics and Orthotics;
10. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Conference Chair: Dr. John Hardy, Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University.

Local Organising Committee:

• Timothy Douglas, School of Engineering, Lancaster University;
• Dr Jemma Kerns, Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University;
• Richard Mort, Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University;
• Benjamin Robinson, Department of Physics, Lancaster University.

Important dates:

• Deadline for academic/student poster abstract submissions: 20 June 2025;
• Deadline for industry abstract submissions: 20 June 2025;
• Registration deadline: 20 June 2025.

Guide for authors:

You can submit abstracts for oral/poster presentations via email: UKSB2025@gmail.com.

To register for the event, please click on the following link: https://registration.lancaster.ac.uk/uksocietyforbiomaterials2025.

Registration fee:

• Student: £200;
• Non-student: £230.

Note:

• We will accept abstracts for this conference only;
• There will be a Special Issue of MDPI’s Materials journal;
• There will be awards for oral and poster presentations;
• For any enquiries regarding the event, please contact via email: UKSB2025@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you at UKSB2025.