Conferences Organized by SBAOI
With the inauguration of the Society in 1986, National Conferences were organized by the Society from time to time, with the financial assistance mainly from the various departments of Government of India such as Department of Science & Technology (DST), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) and other private agencies. The list of conferences is as follows.
- 1986 – Inauguration of the Society, January 24, 1986, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) Thiruvananthapuram
- 1987 – I National Conference, January 23-24, 1987, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
- 1988 – II National Conference, April 13-14, 1988, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi – Prof. Harpal Singh (Organising Secretary)
- 1989 – III National Conference, April 14-15. 1989, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay – Prof. S. Basu / Dr. R.R. Puniyani (Convenors)
- 1990 – IV National Conference, April 13-14, 1990, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad – Dr. Prabha R. Chatterji (Convenor)
- 1991 – V Anniversary, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
- 1992 – V National Conference, January 17-18, 1992, Central Leather Research Institute, Madras – Dr. K. Panduranga Rao (Convenor)
- 1993 – VI National Conference, January 15-16, 1993, University of Jadavpur, Calcutta – Prof. Subrata Pal (Convenor).
- 1994 – VII National Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- 1996 – VIII National Conference & X Anniversary, January 30-31, 1996, Dental College, Manipal – Dr. Ashima Valliathan (Convenor)
- 1997 – IX National Conference, 3-4 October 1997, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad – Dr. Prabha Chatterji (Convenor).
- 1998 – X National Conference, Nov’ 11-12, 1988, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
- 2000 – XI National Conference, December 6-8, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- 2001 – XII National Conference, November 28-29, 2001, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Chennai – Dr. Sampath Kumar (Organising Secretary)
- 2002 – XIII National Conference, December 20-21, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – Prof. Subrata Pal (Organizing Secretary)
- 2003 – Inauguration of the First Chapter at Chennai, February 4, Chennai
- 2003 – XIV National Conference, December 1-3, 2003, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Mumbai – Prof. T.R. Rama Mohan (Convenor)
7th World Biomaterials Congress, 17-21, May 2004 (one session organized by the SBAOI) The Scientific Basis for Biocompatibility & Biological Safety, Sydney, Australia
2005 – XV National Conference, January 20-21, 2005, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram –
2005 – 2nd Indo-Australian Conference on “Biomaterials, Implantable Devices and Tissue Engineering” (BITE2005), January 19-21, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
2005 – CMA2005 (SBAOI Chennai Chapter), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
2006 – XVI National Conference, February 24-26, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi New Delhi –
2006 – XVII National Conference, December 8-11, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2006 – International Conference on Design of Biomaterials, December 8-11, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2007 – XVIII National Conference, December 8-11, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
8th World Biomaterials Congress, 28 May – 1 June 2008 (One session organized by SBAOI) Diabetic Technologies Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands
2008 – XIX National Conference, November 23-24, College of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
2008 – International Conference on Medical Materials, Devices & Regenerative Medicine, November 23-25, College of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
2010 – XX National Conference, February 28-March 2, SCMS Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology – Research & Development, Cochin
2010 – International Conference on Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering, February 28-March 1, SCMS Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology – Research & Development, Cochin
2011 – XXI National Conference, February 10-12, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
2011 – 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Society Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, February 10-12
2011 – 4th Indo-Australian Conference on Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine February 10-12, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
2012 – XXII National Conference, January 6-8, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai
2012 – International Conference on Biomaterials, Implants and Tissue Engineering, BIDTE2012 January 6-8, Rajalashmi Engineering College, Chennai
9th World Biomaterials Congress, June 1-5, 2012 Chengdu, China
2012 – XXIII National Conference, December 9-11, 2012
2012 – International Conference on Design of Biomaterials – BIND12, December 9-11, 2012
2014 – XXIV National Conference, January 11-13, 2014
2014 – XXV National Conference, February 5-7, 2015
6th Indo-Australian Conference on “Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery System and Regenerative Medicine” (BiTERM2015), February 5-7, 2015
2016 – XXVI National Conference, April 15-17, 2016
2016 – International Conference on “Biomaterials, Biodiagnostics, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine” (BiTERM2016), April 15-17, 2016
10th World Biomaterials Congress, May 17-22, 2016 Montreal, Canada
6th Asian Biomaterials Congress – ABMC6, October 25-27, 2017. SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram
2017 – XXVII National Conference, October 25-27, 2017, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
2018 – XXVIII National Conference, July 26-28, VIT University, Vellore, Chennai
2018 – International Conference on “Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Biotheranostics” (BioMET 2018), July 26-28, VIT University, Vellore, Chennai
2018 – International Conference on “Advances in Polymer Science & Technology, November 1-3, Kathmandu, Nepal
2019 – XXIX National Conference, November 28 to December 1, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2019 – 8th Indo Australian Conference on “Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”, November 28 to December 1, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
11th World Biomaterials Congress, May 19-24, 2020 Glasgow, Scotland
2020 – XXX National Conference, December 6-9, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
2020 – ICBMI 2020, International Conference on Biomedical Materials Innovation, December 6-9, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
2021 – XXXI National Conference, December 17-20, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal
2021 – International Virtual Conference on Biomaterials based Therapeutics, Engineering and Medicine, BioTEM 2021, December 17-20, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal
2022 – XXXII National Conference, December 15th – 18th, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
2022 – BioRemedi 2022, International Conference on Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine and Devices, December 15th – 18th, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
12th World Biomaterials Congress, May 26-31, 2024 EXCO, Daegu, Korea
2023 – XXXIII National Conference, November 29 – December 1, 2023, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
2023 – BioTEx 2023 Biomaterials to Technology – International Conference on Biomedical Materials and Technology, November 29 – December 1, 2023, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
In additional to the delegates from all over India, these conferences have been attended by delegates from various countries like USA, UK, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Japan, Australia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Indonesia, Portugal etc.