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Dear colleague,

We could not be more excited for the Biointerfaces International Conference 2024, taking place in just two weeks!

Program Highlights

There are many great reasons to attend #BIC2024!

  • Scientific program featuring 14 keynote and invited speakers, 13 contributed talks and 7 flash posters
  • Pre-conference seminar on August 20, 2024 for students and early-career researchers, with visit to Novartis Pavilion exhibition and dinner in the evening
  • Poster session and welcome apéro on August 21, 2024
  • Conference dinnner on August 22, 2024 for networking with keynote and invited speakers (extra fee applies)
  • Pitches and panel discussion with 3 Swiss start-ups on August 23, 2024
  • Closing keynote (virtual) on August 23, 2024 by Prof. Dame Molly Stevens, DBE FRS FREng
  • Exhibits by 15 leading companies
  • Networking with participants from over 15 countries
Program


Not yet registered?


Choose from the full conference pass, 2-day or 1-day tickets. 
Participants from the following organizations receive close to 50% off the conference fee: FHNW, ZHAW, ETHZ, Empa, Swiss Nanoscience Institute, Students (BA, MA, PhD).

Registration is open until August 16, 2024.
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Accommodation

Participants of the Biointerfaces International Conference can book accommodation at Hotel Victoria, conveniently located right next to the Basel SBB Train Station.

Once you have registered for the conference, you will receive a CODE that gives you a preferential rate at Hotel Victoria. The code is found in your confirmation PDF (letter and ticket).

Hotel Victoria

It is also possible to make a booking at other hotels in Basel. The Basel Tourism Office has provided a link where participants of the Biointerfaces International Conference can search for and book accommodation from August 19-23, 2024.
Accommodation


Venue

BIC 2024 will be hosted by the FHNW's School of Life Sciences at its brand new campus in Muttenz, a 5 minute train ride from Basel. 




Basel is Switzerland's cultural capital, with some of the world's most famous art museums, and is home to Switzerland's oldest university. Take in the charm of the old city and admire diverse architechture from the 15th century to today.






Sponsors and exhibitors
We warmly thank our sponsors and exhibitors for their generous support of #BIC2024.

Diamond Sponsors

Gold Sponsors
Oerlikon Merck Group


Silver, Bronze, and Exhibitors


Baselland
Biotechnet
CellnTec IGZ Instruments

Nanosurf
Physical Electronics
SATW

Zeiss



Organized by:

We look forward to welcoming you to Muttenz!

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Oya Tagit, Conference Chair


2024 Organizing Committee

Biointerfaces International Conference

Prof. Dr. Oya Tagit, Conference Chair | Team Leader, Nanobiointerfaces, FHNW School of Life Sciences

Prof. Dr. Simone Schuerle, Conference Co-Chair | Team Leader, Responsive Biomedical Systems Lab, ETH Zürich 

Dr. Markus Rimann, Organizing Committee | Team Leader, 3D Tissues and Biofabrication, ZHAW and Leader, TEDD Competence Centre

Prof. Dr. Katharina Maniura, Organizing Committee | Head Biointerfaces, Empa

Dr. Sina Saxer, Preconference Seminar  | Researcher, FHNW School of Life Sciences

Sonia Thomson, Event Management and Communication | FHNW School of Life Sciences

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