Annual Conference
of the German Society
for Biomaterials (DGBM)

24–26 September 2026
RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen

Dear Colleagues,

The Annual Meeting of the German Society of Biomaterials will take place at the RWTH Aachen University Hospital from Wednesday, September 24, until Saturday, September 26, 2026. Additionally, a biofabrication workshop will be organized in collaboration with the YFS the day before the congress, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

I cordially invite you to attend this important meeting in Aachen. Share exciting new results of your research in the field. Enjoy interacting with our active community, getting inspired by new ideas, cherishing friendships with dear old colleagues, and forming new collaborations.

We look forward to four plenary talks, which will be given by renowned colleagues on exciting topics. Based on these contributions, we will focus on the following topics: biofabrication, extracellular matrix substitutes, magnetic, acoustic, and electrical tools in tissue engineering, spheroids and organoids, in vitro models, and surface functionalization. However, contributions on additional topics related to biomaterials are, of course, very welcome. Registration and the call for abstracts will begin in spring 2026.

In the evenings during the annual meeting, after the scientific program, enjoy the beautiful city of Aachen with its narrow streets, historic buildings, and lovely restaurants. In this context, our congress dinner will be held at a unique restaurant called "La Fabrik" on Friday, September 25, 2026.

My team and I look forward to seeing you in Aachen at the end of September 2026!

Best regards,
Horst Fischer.
– Conference Chairman –

Prof. Lorenzo Moroni

MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Prof. Laura De Laporte

DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Department of Macromolecular Materials for Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Dr. Kai Melde

Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Prof. Adrian Ranga

Department of Mechanical Engineering, BioMechanics, KU Leuven, Belgium

The conference will take place at the

RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Pauwelsstrasse 30
52074 Aachen

View venue on OpenStreetMap.

It will be opening in spring 2026.

It will be opening in spring 2026.

Information will be available in spring 2026.

Conference Chairman

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst Fischer
+49 241 8080935
hfischer@ukaachen.de
www.biomaterials-research.de

Participant Registration, Sponsoring and Exhibitors

Romy Schuster
+49 351 25933 105
romy.schuster@g-wt.de

The meeting includes an industry exhibition and we are looking for sponsors of the event. In case you are interested please contact Ms. Romy Schuster:

Phone: +49 351 25933-105 | Mobile: +49 1522 45 24 208 | e-mail: romy.schuster@g-wt.de

An event organised by

GWT-TUD GmbH
Freiberger Straße 33
01067 Dresden

Bildnachweis: Kopfbild – © Stadt Aachen / Jörg Hempel; Porträt Prof. H. Fischer – © Martin Braun; Uniklinik RWTH Aachen