The United Kingdom Society for Biomaterials (UKSB) is a non-profit organization working to develop novel biomaterials to tackle current clinical needs for medical devices, prosthetics and for regenerative medicine.
Our membership has interests in medical materials science, biosensors, biomechanics, biocompatibility, tissue engineering, and many other subjects.
The strength of our community is in its diversity; welcoming academics, clinicians and the biomaterials industry willing to help to develop the subject of biomaterials in the UK. For more information as a downloadable document please click here.
Our Constitution document can be found here.
Further details and online membership application form.
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Latest news
By Reshma McMullan, Ulster University I am incredibly grateful to the UKSB President, Dr Adrian Boyd, and all of the UKSB Committee members for awarding me the UKSB Travel Award to attend the 2026 UKSB Conference. Their generous support gave me the opportunity not only to attend this fantastic event at the University of Birmingham […]
Professor Giuseppe Tronci at the University of Leeds is advertising an exciting PhD opportunity focused on the development of a smart textile mesh integrated with a surgical catheter for local, on-demand release of anticancer drugs triggered by ultrasound. The degree is funded by the Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) and the award covers […]
By Reza Sair, Imperial College London The UK society for Biomaterials (UKSB) conference 2026 was a fantastic opportunity for a first year PhD student, such as myself, to experience a wider scientific community coming together to discuss novel research and technologies. Thanks to the UKSB travel award, I was able to be a part of […]
Please see updated details for the ESB travel award (deadline 20th July 2026!!) and a newly establishing UKSB Industry-Academia Spark Award. These are very exciting opportunities to help the biomaterials community generate new connections for impact and dissemination activities. See here for more details – https://www.uksb.org.uk/uksb-prizes/
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