GFMAT-2/Bio-4 Archive

Attendees had the chance to experience not one but two conferences this past week. The 2^nd Global Forum on Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development (GFMAT-2) and the 4^th International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials, Biomanufacturing and Biotechnologies (Bio-4) took place in tandem July 21–26 in Toronto, Canada.

More than 360 people, including 50 students, from 31 countries traveled to Toronto to attend GFMAT-2 and Bio-4. This year marks the first time the two conferences were held jointly.

Organizing chairs

Tatsuki Ohji AIST, Japan General Chair

Bio-4

Roger Narayan NC State University, USA Bio-4 Lead Chair	Markus Reiterer Medtronic Inc., USA Bio-4 Co-chair	Alessandro Alan Porporati CeramTec GmbH, Germany; University of Trieste, Italy Bio-4 Co-chair	Thomas Webster Northeastern University, USA Bio-4 Co-chair

GFMAT-2

Jingyang Wang Institute of Metal Research, China GFMAT-2 Lead Chair	Palani Balaya NUS, Singapore GFMAT-2 Co-chair	Dietmar Koch DLR, Germany GFMAT-2 Co-chair	Kiyoshi Shimamura NIMS, Japan GFMAT-2 Co-chair

• CTT Wrap-up
• Final Program
• Abstract Book
• Photos

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