The ACF Activity Seminar FY2019: Biomaterials in cellular and tissue microenvironments

JSPS Alumni Club in Finland (ACF) Activity Seminar FY2019

“Biomaterials in cellular and tissue microenvironments”

Admission is free of charge.

Registration is required before October 15, 2019.

To register, please fill the form at: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/turku_biomaterials_days_2019 

– Program – 

Date and time: October 24, 2019, 12:00-16:45 (Reception to follow)

October 25, 2019, 9:00-12:15

Venue: Arje Scheinin auditorium, Dentalia (Lemminkäisenkatu 2, Turku, Finland)

Organizers:  JSPS Alumni Club in Finland (ACF), JSPS Stockholm Office,

BioCity Turku Biomaterials and Medical Device Research Program, Turku Science Park Ltd

Thursday October 24th

12:00-12:20  Opening remarks by Prof. Pekka Vallittu, Dean Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland

12:20-12:30  Welcome words by Mr. Takao Yoshihara, Deputy Director of JSPS Stockholm Office

12:30-13:15  “Injectable in-vivo gel forming matrices that acts on endogenous cells to regenerate bone” by Prof. Jöns Hilborn, Uppsala University, Sweden

13:15-14:00 “Printing high cell density hydrogels for micro-tissue formation” by Prof. Kenneth Dalgarno, Newcastle University, UK

14:00-14:15  Coffee break and poster presentations

14:15-15:00  “Nano hybrid of calcium phosphates for dental applications; its morphology and reactivity improvements” by Prof. Masamoto Tafu, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Japan

15:00-15:45  “Biomechanical implications for tissue-abutment interface BEST quality assessment” by Prof. Michael Gasik, Aalto University, Finland

15:45-16:30  “Nanofibrillar cellulose for controlled drug delivery” by Prof. Timo Laaksonen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

16:30-16:45  “Preparation and evaluation of CaCO3 Ceramics as a new bone augmentation materials” by Mr. Kohei Kishi, Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co., LTD

16:45-            Get-together reception

Friday October 25th

9:00-9:45  “Biomaterials for dentin regeneration” by Dr. Adam Celiz, Imperial College London, UK

9:45-10:30 “Chemical and topographical modification of materials surface to add biofunctions” by Prof. Takao Hanawa, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

10:30-11:15 “Could lab-grown teeth replace dental prostheses?” by Dr. Anamaria Balic, University of Helsinki, Finland

11:15- 11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:15  Presentations PhD candidates

12:15             Closing remarks by Prof. Pekka Vallittu