What does the SSB do?

The SSB Charter and Bylaws define the aims of the SSB.

The Executive Committee of the SSB proposes actions to fulfill these aims, in particular focusing on the relationship between Clinics, Research and Industry.

More specifically, the SSB:

• organizes a scientific meeting once a year, where the general assembly is also held. Attendance to the scientific meeting has a reduced price for SSB members. An Apéro is organized at the end of the meeting to promote the communication between participants.
• provides a networking platform for biomaterials producers, researchers and users
• sponsors travel awards for students and students with a contribution to the annual SSB conference can attend the meeting free of charge.
• sponsors two awards at each annual meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials:
  • "Swiss Society for Biomaterials award for the best oral presentation on translational research" (700 Euros, ESB news message)
  • "Swiss Society for Biomaterials award for the best poster presentation on translational research" (300 Euros, ESB news message)
• maintains a website to promote the transfer of information in the national biomaterials community (e.g. list of new jobs and congresses in biomaterials)
• has eCM as its official journal. 2010 was the tenth anniversary of eCM True Open Access Journal. eCM received its new Impact Factor of 5.378, making this the number 1 journal in the area of trauma research (short history).