Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Functional Biomaterials (JFB) will be awarding 2021 Travel Award for junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the JFB Editorial Board.

This prize provides financial support for the winner to attend an international conference in the field of biomaterials science and engineering to be held in 2021, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:

–– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
–– Plans to attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:

–– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
–– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
–– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
–– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winner (one awardee) will be awarded 800 CHF and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the JFB 2021 Travel Award online by 28 February 2021. Prize will be awarded at the end of March 2021 and announced on the JFB website.

I am pleased to announce the winner of the JFB Travel Award for 2017.

The Travel Award has been granted to Dr. Attilio Marino, a PhD student in Biorobotics at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Center for [email protected], Pontedera, Italy.

Dr. Attilio Marino’s main research interests are in the fields of nanomaterials for biomedical applications (e.g. remote cell stimulation mediated by piezoelectric nanoparticles and NIR-absorbing nanoparticles), 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering and biology in altered gravity conditions.

On behalf of the JFB team, I would like to congratulate Dr. Attilio Marino for all his achievements!