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History of the Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials

The Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials (ScSB) was founded in May 2008. T he organization is still young and is under rapid development. The main activities are devoted to get an organization running for a yearly biomaterials meeting in Scandinavia and thereby promote cross-fertilization of biomaterials research in Scandinavia. In addition to the academic researchers, the society sees industry and students as very important members of the society.

ScSB is a non-profit organization and its objectives are:

To encourage progress in the field of Biomaterials in all aspects, including research, teaching, and clinical applications;
To promote the propagation of scientific information in the field of Biomaterials;
To promote the interaction between the different disciplines of the field of Biomaterials as well as between basic research and applied practice;
To co-operate with other scientific organizations, governmental and private
To develop structured activities on issues involving Biomaterials;
To stimulate the creation of research programs on Biomaterials mainly on fenno-scandinavian level, and secondly on international level.

To reach these goals, the following activities are promoted:

The organization of an Annual Meeting at which members of the Society are encouraged to report on their research and development work;
The organization and management of congresses, workshops, and advanced courses on special themes that have been suggested by the members;
The promotion of young Biomaterials scientists active in Scandinavia at national and international levels;
The setup of "ad hoc commissions" to address urgent problems in the area of Biomaterials;
Information of the members about Biomaterials research and its application in Scandinavia and abroad.