Registration

Register Here for the SFB 2025 Annual Meeting 

To participate in the Annual Meeting, you MUST be a registered attendee. Accepted authors are expected to pay their own travel expenses and conference registration fee(s). The conference will be in-person only with no option for remote presentations.

2025 ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION RATES

*On-Site registration will also be available at the registration desk only, April 9 - 12, 2025.

RATE CHANGE EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 21, 2025: To ensure the highest-quality experience for all attendees, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to implement a $50 increase in registration fees. This adjustment is due to unforeseen expenses that arose as we finalized event logistics. While we strive to keep costs as low as possible, this increase allows us to maintain the exceptional programming, networking opportunities, and overall experience that you expect from the Society For Biomaterials. The increase will not affect those who have already registered.

EXTEND YOUR TRIP TO CHICAGO! 
Consider attending the Humanity Unlocking Biomaterials (HUB) Coordinating Center's Annual Meeting being held April 8, 2025.

Faculty:

• Opportunity for $100,000 pilot grants
• Translation, computational, and education resources
• Network with PIs in biomaterials & synergistic fields (e.g., computational/AI)

For Students & Postdocs:

• Opportunities such as computational "interships" for students working biomaterials
• Resources for doing outreach, research trouble-shooting advice from your peers
• There will be lots of faculty and also numerous trainees at this meeing - build your network!

Annual Meeting:

Event Date:  April 8, 2025
Event Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM CST
Event Location: Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom | 720 South Michigan, Chicago, IL | 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM CST

Closing Working Dinner Reception:

Event Location: UIC Engineering Research Facility Atrium | 842 W. Taylor, Chicago, IL | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST

For questions, contact the HUB at humanityunlockingbiomaterials@gmail.com

REGISTration for the INaugural HUB Annual MEETING Has ended as of March 25th. you must be registered to attend the annual meeting.

HUB PIs: Drs. Lola Eniola-Adefeso & Kelly Stevens
Email to join and/or receive more details: humanityunlockingbiomaterials@gmail.com

CAREGIVER REGISTRATION
The Society For Biomaterials is open to all members of the biomaterials community. We recognize that some attendees may require caregiver assistance with certain daily tasks and activities. To ensure all attendees have the ability to fully engage and participate in the conference, SFB is pleased to offer a special complimentary registration for these essential individuals who would not attend the conference on their own. If you are a qualifying caregiver or recipient of these services, please contact SFB for assistance.

ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY BIOMATERIALS RESEARCHER TRAVEL DISCOUNT
The Society For Biomaterials (SFB) is committed to inclusivity and ensuring that all members of
the biomaterials community can participate in our annual meeting. To support this goal, SFB offers special discounted registration for members from lower and middle-income countries upon request. We recognize that financial challenges should not be a barrier to participation. To help all attendees fully engage in the conference, SFB encourages applications for discounted registration from individuals facing economic hardship, including those from developing countries or with family incomes at or below the federal poverty level. 

If you would like to apply for this discount, please contact SFB Executive Director, Dan Lemyre, for assistance. Kindly provide a brief description of your economic situation or your involvement in a program in a developing country, along with a letter confirming the lack of departmental or institutional support for your attendance. For reference, please see the World Bank's list of low and middle-income countries and the Health and Human Services guidelines for economic hardship within the United States.

REFUNDS
To cancel your registration and receive a refund, a written request must be received by March 24, 2025. Cancellations can be made by contacting the Society For Biomaterials Headquarters at info@biomaterials.org. Cancellation requests received by this date will receive a refund (less a $75 processing fee). Requests will be processed upon notification. All requests received after March 24, 2025, will forfeit 100 percent of monies paid.

VOLUNTEER/NATIONAL MEETING ATTENDEE CONDUCT POLICY
All attendees are required to abide by the SFB Volunteer/National Meeting Attendee Conduct Policy.