Annual Conference
of the German Society
for Biomaterials (DGBM)
9th–11th October 2025
CRTD, Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden
Welcome
Dear colleagues and friends,
Dear members of the German Society for Biomaterials,
The annual meeting of our Society will take place in Dresden, 11 years after the last event there in autumn 2014. We will meet at the Centre for Regenerative Therapies of TU Dresden, located close to the historic city centre and the medicine campus in Dresden Johannstadt. The conference will start with the Young Scientist Event, organised independently by the YFS of the DGBM, on Wednesday, October 8th. The scientific programme will open on Thursday, October 9th in the morning and ends on Saturday, October 11th around noon. The conference will be a unique opportunity for exchanging the newest results of biomaterial-related research in Germany and abroad. It is intended to provide a platform especially for young scientists. Despite the short preparation time, we will put together an interesting and relevant programme. For this, we are looking forward to your contributions!
Abstract submission is possible until May 24th. Detailed information can be found below.
See you in Dresden in autumn!
Best regards,
Michael Gelinsky
President of the German Society for Biomaterials & Conference Chairman
Plenary speakers

Prof. Dr. João F. Mano
University of Aveiro,
Portugal

Prof. Dr. Cecilia Persson
Uppsala University,
Sweden

Prof. Dr. Jos Malda
Utrecht Medical Centre,
The Netherlands
Programme
As usual, the Scientific Programme will start on Thursday, October 9th in the morning and ends on Saturday, October 11th noon. On Wednesday, October 8th the YSF of our Society will organise a special event for young researchers in the afternoon. The oral presentations will be organised in two parallel sessions and the poster presentations will be held on Thursday and Friday. The general assembly of the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM) with election of the whole board will take place on Friday afternoon, followed by the conference dinner (venue tbc).
Topics of the Conference
The conference covers all topics related to biomaterials research and applications, including synthesis and characterisation of biomaterials and implants (metals, ceramics, polymers, hydrogels and composites etc.), functionalisation of biomaterials, release of bioactive ions, drugs and growth factors, scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, biofabrication and bioprinting, tissue and organ models including organ-on-a-chip systems (e.g. for drug testing), in vitro and in vivo models for evaluation of biomaterials and tissue engineering constructs, clinical applications of biomaterials and implants, strategies for preventing/curing infections, immunological aspects of biomaterials, as well as ML- and AI-based systems in biomaterials research.
Venue
The conference will take place at the
Centre for Regenerative Therapies of TU Dresden
Fetscherstr. 105 in 01307 Dresden.
The modern building is hosting the eponymous former Cluster of Excellence of Dresden University of Technology.

Abstract Submission
Abstracts can be submitted until 24. May 2025. Submissions can be made for oral and poster presentations. Please download the template file and follow the information provided there. The filled forms need to be submitted as one Word file by e-mail to abstracts@dgbm-konferenz.de.
Registration Fees
Standard (before 9.9.2025) | Late (9.9.2025 or later) | |
---|---|---|
Regular | 360,00 € | 410,00 € |
DGBM Member | 300,00 € | 350,00 € |
Student/PhD student | 180,00 € | 220,00 € |
Social event: dinner on 10 October | 70,00 € | 70,00 € |
Prices including 19% VAT.
Registration will open shortly. To avoid delays in the start of the conference, everyone is asked to register online in advance.
Registrations cancelled before 20.8.2025 are fully refundable. Registrations cancelled before 20.9.2025 are eligible for a 50% refund of the registration fees paid. Registrations cancelled at a later date are not eligible for any refund.
Accommodation
Please find a selection of recommended hotels near the conference venue here:
Hotel Artushof
Fetscherstraße 30, 01307 Dresden
Phone: +49351 445910
Email: info@artushof.de
Web: www.artushof.info
Boutique Hotel am Schillerplatz
Schillerplatz 10, 01309 Dresden
Phone: +49351 31212772
Email: info@bb-schillerplatz.de
Web: www.bb-schillerplatz.de
Hotel Am Blauen Wunder GmbH
Loschwitzer Straße 48, 01309 Dresden
Phone: +49351 33660
Email: info@habw.de
Web: www.habw.de
Aparthotel Villa Freisleben
Loschwitzer Str. 19, 01309 Dresden
Phone: +49351 336890
Email: info@villa-freisleben.de
Web: www.villa-freisleben.de
Pension zur Krone
Heinrich-Schütz-Str. 11, 01277 Dresden
Phone: +49155 66279733
Email: gast@pensionzurkrone.de
Web: www.pensionzurkrone.de
Participants are kindly asked to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
If you are interested in receiving updates on the conference (and are not a member of DGBM, who will receive the updates anyway), please subscribe to our email newsletter.
In case the website is not displayed correctly, please contact us via e-mail: romy.schuster@g-wt.de.
Contact
Conference Chairman
Prof. Dr. Michael Gelinsky
+49 351 458 6695
michael.gelinsky@tu-dresden.de
Sponsoring and Exhibitors
Ms. Romy Schuster
+49 351 25933 105
romy.schuster@g-wt.de
Registration
Ms. Ulrike Heide
+49 351 458 6694
ulrike.heide@ukdd.de
Industry Exhibition and Sponsoring
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
We would like to thank the following sponsors and exhibitors for their kind support.
Bildnachweis: © Biermann-Jung, © seqoya – Fotolia.com