Agenda for the COST Biomaterials Group meeting of 19 August

Brussels, 31 July 2002

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MEETING: COST JAF BioMat Group
DATE: 19 August 2002
TIME: 09h00
VENUE: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
ETH Zentrum
Hauptgebäude Room HG F33.5
Rämistrasse 101
CH-8006 ZÜRICH
CONTACT: D. MULLEN
TEL./OFFICE: 32-2-285.6896
SUBJECT: Draft Agenda

Chairs: Mme Eva KLAPER, Vice-Chair, CSO
Mr. Jos WEBER, Chairman TC Materials
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Adoption of the Summary of Conclusions of the first meeting
3. Further elaboration of the mandate (doc.

4. Technical items:

• Review on "tissue engineering" (Kevin Shakesheft)
• Nanoparticles for medical application and further activities in COST Action 523 "Nano-structured Materials" (Margarethe Hofmann)
• Problems of biomaterials applications (James Kirkpatric)
• News from the relevant COST Technical Committees (TC delegates)
• Proposals for new COST Actions related to biomaterials (TC delegates)
• Co-operation with the European Society for Biomaterials (James Kirkpatrick)
• Strategies for biomaterials research in the Framework Programmes of the European Commission (Luisa Prista)
• General discussion (delegates)

The travel expenses of one person per delegation will be reimbursed by the Council Secretariat

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