Following an invitation of the “VISITING PROFESSORS” program funded by ‘Scientiae Wratislavienses’ of the City of Wroclaw, Poland, Prof. Boccaccini will visit Wrocław University of Science and Technology, on 22-24 May 2017. The program of the visit includes four lectures by Professor Boccaccini, namely:

1. Synthesis and characterization of biomaterials incorporating biologically active ions,
2. Bioactive nanocomposites – progress and challenges,
3. Bioactive Glasses in Soft Tissue Repair. What Do We Know So Far? 
4. Biofabrication approaches and Bioactive Materials for Tissue Engineering and Cancer Research: Progress and Challenges.

The visit will involve also meetings with faculty and discussion about collaborative research between Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Department of Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering (host: Dr. Justyna Krzak) at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.