Bioceramics 32 held in Venice, Italy; September 20-23, 2022

“To strengthen intersociety ties, the American Ceramic Society recently endorsed the symposium and annual meeting organized by the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics 32) held in Venice on September 20-23, 2022. During this event, ACerS has sponsored a well-attended symposium on ‘Antibacterial bioceramics for smart prosthetic applications’ with speakers from Italy, Germany, France, India, and others. The ACerS Bioceramics division (represented by prof. Bikramjit Basu, Prof. Annabel Braem and Ms. Sadaf Batool) attended the conference. A keynotelecture was given by Prof. Bikramjit Basu on the topic of “Biomaterials and bioengineering-based strategies to combat implant infections: New perspectives to old challenges.”