We are excited to be able to present a very rich scientific program. 

Scientific program

The four day hybrid conference which will take place in Kostenz (Germany) and online, will have the contribution of plenary speakers as well as invited speakers.

The submission of posters is still possible until 20 March 2022!

Poster submission. Deadline: 20 March 2022       Book participation

Plenary Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber: "Learning from cicadas: Bioinspired functional structures against multiresistent bacteria" TU Wien, AT
• Prof. L. Mahadevan: "Shape in the digital age: forward and inverse problems" Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

Invited Speakers:

• Prof. Nico Bruns: "Bio-Inspired Amphiphilic Polymer Materials and Nanosystems" Technische Universität Darmstadt, GER

• Prof. Po-Yu Chen: "Learning from Nature: Lightweight, Strong & Tough Materials Inspired from Nature and Optimized by A.I." National Tsing Hua University Materials Science & Engineering, Hsinchu City, TWN

• Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa: "Bio-hybrid Light-emitting Diodes" Technical University of Munich, GER

• Prof. Maria Helena Godinho: "Bioinspired materials from cellulose anisotropic structures" Department of Materials Science and I3N/CENIMAT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, PT

• Prof. Dr. Brook S. Kennedy: "Fog Harps: Bioinspired Material Systems for Collecting Atmospheric Water" Department of Industrial Design, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA & Co-Founder, BioDesign Research Group

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Walther: "Bioinspired Self-Assembled Nanocomposites: From Adaptive Mechanics to Building Lasers" Department Chemistry, University Mainz, GER

• Prof. Dr. Bodo Wilts: "Colourful synergies of geometry and quasi-/order in biological photonic systems" Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, AT

The conference's main aim is to establish an international and interdisciplinary forum for scientists from various fields, including biology, chemistry, materials science and engineering, physics, and medicine, to discuss current cutting-edge research and to identify future research directions in the area of bioinspired materials.

From now on only the booking of online tickets will be possible.

The number of on-site participants is limited and all on-site tickets are sold out.

We take the health of all participants and employees very seriously. Therefore everyone is required to follow our security measures. 

You can find all the essential information on the flyer.

We look forward to seeing you at 6^th Bioinspired Materials 2022! 

Prof. Cordt Zollfrank 
Technische Universität München, DE

Prof. Christine Selhuber-Unkel 
University of Heidelberg, DE