Biomaterials Surface Science

Andreas Taubert is Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry at the University of Potsdam, Germany. After his PhD at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz he was a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and then a group leader at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His research interests are bioinspired hybrid materials and materials chemistry with ionic liquids.

Joao F. Mano is Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal, and staff member of the 3B's research group Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics. His research interests include the development of new materials and concepts for biomedical applications. He was awarded the Stimulus to Excellence by the Portuguese Minister for Science and Technology in 2005 and the Materials Science and Technology Prize by the Federation of European Materials Societies in 2007.

José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello is Professor at the University of Valladolid, Spain, and head of the research group "Biomaterials, Biomimicry, Nanobiotechnology". His research is focused on design, biosynthesis and characterization of advanced, multifunctional genetically engineered protein-polymers. In 2009, he received the "Campus Emprende" Award in the category of business venture for a project on new materials for biomedical applications.