The Bioceramics Network
Committee Members
Committee Members
The Bioceramics Network board was created in 2022, and it aims at strengthening the Bioceramic Community in Europe. It is coordinated by Paola Palmero – Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
Here are the board members from all around Europe :

Paola Palmero
Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Jérôme Chevalier
Institut Carnot, MATEIS, INSA Lyon, France

Maria Canillas
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Nathalie Douard
SainBiose, Mines Saint-Etienne, France

Katalin Balazsi
Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungary

Sabine Begand
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Germany

Aldo R. Boccaccini
Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Marc Bohner
RMS Foundation, Switzerland

Maja Dutour-Sikiric
Laboratory of biocolloids and surface chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia
Frank Kern
IFKB, Universität Stuttgart, Germany

Corrado Piconi
National Research Council - Institute of Science, Technology and Sustainability for Ceramics - ISSMC (former ISTEC), Italy

Simone Sprio
National Research Council - Institute of Science, Technology and Sustainability for Ceramics - ISSMC (former ISTEC), Italy
Communication Committee
The Communication Committee was formed to engage with young individuals skilled in social media technologies for effective digital outreach.

Anna Fritsch
MATEIS, INSA Lyon (Institut National des sciences appliquées), France

Marcela Arango Ospina
Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany

Zahid Abbas
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Last news
New Impact factors released for the 2 ECerS Journals!
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Impact Factors were released for the two official Journals of the European Ceramic Society:
- Journal of ECerS: 6.3
- Open Ceramics: 3.4
Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES
We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:
- The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
- The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
- Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects
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