Matrix Evolution Symposium (27 Aug 2026; apply by 30 June)
The Matrix Evolution consortium invites you to the second Matrix Evolution Symposium in Hannover. Together with colleagues from materials science, cell biology, biophysics, clinical research, and bioinformatics, current developments, methodological innovations, and translational perspectives in the field of biomaterials will be discussed.
In addition to the invited female speakers, submissions of poster abstracts on the following (non-exhaustive) topics are welcome:
- Bioinspired and hierarchical biomaterials; stimuli-responsive and dynamic matrices
- Mechanobiology, cell–matrix interactions, signal transduction
- 3D models, organoids, tissue engineering, biofabrication
- High-resolution imaging, (bio)physics, and matrix characterization
- Computational modeling, simulation, AI/ML for biomaterials design and analysis or cell–matrix interactions
- Preclinical and clinical applications, regeneration, implants, immunomodulation
Please send your abstract to MatrixEvolution@cell.uni-hannover.de by 30 June 2026.
The Matrix Evolution research consortium brings together six research groups from Leibniz University Hannover and Hannover Medical School. Together, we develop new, hierarchically structured, and dynamically responsive biomaterials. Our goal is to replicate the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) in architecture, mechanics, and biological function in order to more precisely control and better understand cellular processes in tissues.