ISBF Award Winners Announced
The ISBF Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2021 Award winners. The awards will be presented virtually at the 2021 Biofabrication Conference in Australia. This information is also posted on the ISBF and 2021 Biofabrication Conference websites.
2021 ISBF Award Winners
| Award | Winner | |
| 1 | ISBF Senior Investigator Award | Jos Malda, PhD University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 2 | ISBF Mid-Career Award | Deok-Ho Kim, PhD Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| 3 | ISBF New Investigator Award | Liliang Ouyang, PhD Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| 4 | ISBF Young Scientist Award (Europe/Africa) | Ezgi Bakirci University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany |
| ISBF Young Scientist Award (Americas) | Edna Johana Bolívar-Monsalve Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| ISBF Young Scientist Award (Asia/Oceania) | Stephanie Doyle RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 5 | WFIRM Young Investigator Award | Steven (Xiaolin) Cui University of Otago, New Zealand |
| 6 | UPBL Innovation in Biofabrication Award | Miguel Dia Castilho UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 7 | ISBF Best Oral Presentation | Announced at the Conference |
| 8 | ISBF Best Poster Presentation | Announced at the Conference |
| 9 | IOP Poster Award(s) | Announced at the Conference |
2021 ISBF Election Results for the Board of Directors Positions
The ISBF Board of Directors would like to welcome the newly elected Board Members. In this year’s election, we have implemented the diversity and equality policy. Six (6) new Board Members, consisting of equal gender from Academia and Non-Academia, were elected to the Board of Directors. We are fortunate to have these distinguished leaders in the field join the BOD. The term of service is 3 years beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024.
Newly Elected Board Members:
 | Laura De Laporte, DWI, Germany |  | Y. Shrike Zhang, Harvard Medical School, USA |  | Itedale Namro Redwan, Cellink, Sweden |
 | Jinah Jang, POSTECH, South Korea |  | Wojciech Swieskosski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland |  | Yehiel Tal, Collplant, Israel |
2021 Biofabrication Conference: Registration is NOW OPEN!
The 2021 Biofabrication Conference will be hosted by the University of Wollongong in Australia, and this year’s Conference will run as a
virtual/online event.
Registration is now open for the annual meeting of the International Society for Biofabrication – the very first ISBF Biofabrication Conference to be held online. View our website for rates and Terms and Conditions – as well as details on fee discounts for ISBF Members.
2021 ISBF Elections Update for the Board of Directors
The 2021 ISBF Election for the six (6) Board of Directors open positions (2 Female, 2 Academia, and 2 Non-Academia) will be conducted electronically from August 1 – August 15, 2021. All members will receive a separate email to cast vote. Each candidate information will be posted on the ISBF website. The results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting during the 2021 Biofabrication Conference, as well as posting on the ISBF website.
The list of candidates is as follows. Please click on the name of candidates to view their biographies.
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Note: Please register or renew membership online by July 31, 2021 to participate in the election.
ISBF Award Opportunities at the 2021 Biofabrication Conference
ISBF Awards will be given virtually this year during the 2021 Biofabrication Conference. We believe that it is crucial to recognize our society members with distinguished achievements in each award category. The ISBF award categories include: 1) Senior Investigator Award (1x), 2) Mid-Career Investigator Award (1x), 3) New Investigator Award (3x), 4) Young Scientist Awards (3x), 5) Best Oral Presentation Awards (3x), and 6) Best Poster Presentation Awards (3x).
In addition, 7) the University of Pisa Biofabrication Laboratory (UPBL) Innovation in Biofabrication award (1x) and 8) the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) Young Investigator Award (1x) are available to recognize early stage researchers.
The awards will be presented at the Biofabrication 2021 Virtual Conference. All eligible individuals are encouraged to apply. Details are posted on the ISBF and 2021 Biofabrication Conference websites.
Important Dates:
Award Application Submission Deadline: July 16, 2021 August 6, 2021
Notification of Award: September 3, 2021
2021 ISBF Awards Program
| Award | Prize | Number of Awards | Award Announcement and Application Form | |
| 1. | ISBF Senior Investigator Award | Lifetime membership | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| 2. | ISBF Mid-Career Award | $1,000 USD | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| 3. | ISBF New Investigator Award | $750 USD | 3 | Access and Download Here |
| 4. | ISBF Young Scientist Award (3x per geographical region) | $500 USD | 3 | Access and Download Here |
| 5. | ISBF Best Oral Presentation (3x) | $300 USD | 3 | Abstract Submission Tick Box |
| 6. | ISBF Best Poster Presentation (3x) | $200 USD | 3 | Abstract Submission Tick Box |
| 7. | UPBL Innovation in Biofabrication Award | €1,000 | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| 8 | WFIRM Young Investigator Award | $1,000 USD | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| 9 | IOP Poster Award(s) | $500 USD | 1 | Abstract Submission Tick Box |
Solicitation of Proposals for the 2023 Biofabrication Conference
The International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF) cycles its annual meetings in different continents each year; Americas: USA (2019), Asia Pacific: Australia (2021), Europe: Italy (2022). The 2023 meeting is planned to be held in the Americas. The ISBF would like to announce the solicitation of proposals to host the 2023 Biofabrication Conference in the Americas.
If you are interested in hosting the 2023 Biofabrication Conference, please contact Professor Juergen Groll, Chair of Meetings Committee (juergen.groll@fmz.uni-wuerzburg.de) to request a meeting host application form.
The deadline for submitting proposals for the 2023 Biofabrication Conference is July 31, 2021.
Call for Nominations: 2021 ISBF Election
The ISBF Executive Board would like to invite nominations for six (6) new Board Members. The terms of the Board Members are three (3) years. Reappointment is possible. The nominees that you suggest for the ISBF position must be a member, in good standing.
To achieve gender balance and diversity, we invite nominations for the following six (6) board positions:
- 2 Female positions, 2 Academia and 2 Non-Academia (industry, governmental, etc) positions
Important Dates:
- Nomination deadline: June 30, 2021
- Online Election: August 1 – August 15, 2021
When providing your recommendations of nominees, please email Marcy Zenobi-Wong (marcy.zenobi@hest.ethz.ch) with the contact information of the nominee, as well as, a brief statement on why you are proposing this person as a board member of ISBF.
The results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting during the 2021 Biofabrication Conference, as well as posting on the ISBF website.
Biofabrication Technology Showcase 2021!
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
8:30-10 AM ET/ 1:30-3 PM CET/ 8:30-10 PM China/9:30-11PM Japan
The ISBF’s Industry Relations Committee (IRC) is excited to invite you to the Biofabrication Technology Showcase 2021 event. The field of biofabrication is rapidly growing and increasing numbers of new companies with innovative technologies and products are introduced. The IRC is organizing an industry-focused online event to showcase “Innovative technologies and products” from biofabrication related companies with the goal of providing the researchers up-to-date information on new and emerging technologies and products. This event will provide an opportunity for your company to present your development work.
2021 International Conference on Biofabrication: Australia – Call For Abstracts
Abstract submissions have now opened for the Biofabrication 2021 Conference. Hosted by the University of Wollongong in Australia, the Conference will run as a virtual/online event.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically, in plain text, and in English by the deadline of 7 June 2021, 5pm AEST (UTC+10). To read the submission guidelines and submit your abstract, please visit our website.
Call for Abstracts for the 2021 Showcase
Biofabrication Technology Showcase 2021!
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
8:30-10 AM ET/ 1:30-3 PM CET/ 8:30-10 PM China/9:30-11PM Japan
The ISBF’s Industry Relations Committee (IRC) is excited to invite you and your company to submit abstracts to the Biofabrication Technology Showcase 2021 event. The field of biofabrication is rapidly growing and increasing numbers of new companies with innovative technologies and products are introduced. The IRC is organizing an industry-focused online event to showcase “Innovative technologies and products” from biofabrication related companies with the goal of providing the researchers up-to-date information on new and emerging technologies and products. This event will provide an opportunity for your company to present your development work.
If you and your colleagues at your company would like to highlight your biofabrication related activities, please follow the abstract guidelines below.
- The abstract should be limited to 1 page.
- The content should be technology-based and should not be a commercial advertisement.
- Describe the technology and capability of your product.
- Describe examples of studies performed with your product.
- How your technology can benefit researchers advance science or people in the society.
Abstracts should be submitted to Professor Michael Gelinsky (michael.gelinsky@tu-dresden.de) by April 20, 2021. Any questions related to this event should be directed to Professor Koich Nakayama (ko.nakayama@gmail.com). All abstracts will be reviewed by the ISBF’s Industry Relations Committee. The selected abstracts for presentation will be notified by April 30, 2021. Each accepted abstract will be requested to submit a prerecorded presentation by May 21, 2021.
Key Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline April 20, 2021
Abstract Notification April 30, 2021
Prerecorded presentation Submission May 21, 2021
We hope you and your colleagues will participate in this Industry-focused event.
Industry Relations Committee of the ISBF
Join us on March 25 for an exciting new seminar organized by the Early Career Researchers Committee!
Thursday, March 25, 2021
6:00pm CET
Register at shorturl.at/luJ78
Introducing the RX1 Bioprinter Grant Program for Early Career Principal Investigators
Aspect Biosystems is now accepting applications for their RX1 Bioprinter Grant Program for Early Career PIs. Establishing a new lab and securing equipment funding can be difficult. So this program was designed to support early career PIs in getting access to microfluidic 3D bioprinting technology in their labs.
- Selected applicants will receive an RX1™ bioprinter at no cost for 6 months
- Who should apply: Early career PIs or researchers starting their lab within the next 12 months in the fields of biofabrication, tissue engineering, or regenerative medicine are encouraged to apply
- Application deadline: March 12, 2021
Learn more and download an application form here: https://info.aspectbiosystems.com/2021-rx1-bioprinter-grant-program-early-career-pi
New Dates for Biofabrication 2021
TERMIS 2021 Symposium
Important Announcement on the 2020 Biofabrication Conference Wollongong
Click here to read an important announcement regarding the 2020 Biofabrication Conference.
ISBF Welcomes New Board Members
The Executive Board of Directors would like to welcome the newly elected ISBF Board Members. The term of service is 3 years beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2022.
Newly Elected Board Members:
- Sarah Heilshorn, Stanford University, USA
- Gordon Wallace, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Riccardo Levato, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Aleksandr Ovsianikov, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
