FBPS International meetings started in 1995, in Santa Margherita Ligure (Italy), and have since been celebrated every two years in Eilat (Israel, 1997), Lake Biwa (Japan, 1999), Williamsburg (USA, 2001), Ischia (Italy, 2003), Granada (Spain, 2005), Ghent (Belgium, 2007), Mishima (Japan, 2009), Madeira (Portugal, 2011), Vancouver (Canada, 2013), Riva del Garda (Italy, 2015) and Seoul (Korea, 2017). The next edition in 2019 will offer the possibility to exchange the most recent and attractive novelties in the field of the development and application of bioinspired smart and sensitive polymer systems to the biomedical field, including new strategies and methodologies for the preparation and application of bioactive systems for Regenerative Medicine, Drug Delivery systems, Theragnostic, targeting, imaging, etc.

Write down this attractive and outstanding meeting on your calendar to actively participate in it and enjoy the exclusive volcanic scenery. We look forward to welcoming you to Puerto de la Cruz, in the beautiful island of Tenerife.                                                                                                              

The Workshop intends to present ongoing as well as planned polymer research within the two geographic entities. This should set the scene for mutual exchange of knowledge and novel ideas that could develop into wider dissemination of research advances, industrial innovation and professional networking. Also, possible exchange of students and post-docs beyond existing alliances could be fostered. New collaborations will be favored, which could eventually help to envision international polymer research consortia. (Copenhagen 2-3 September 2019)

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) is delighted to announce the 7thedition of Baekeland Conference (Baekeland 2019) to be held in October 15-18, 2019 in the beautiful roman founded city of Tarragona (Spain) in honour of Prof. Leo Baekeland. The city of Tarragona is quite easy to reach from Barcelona or Reus airports or by train and motorway. The site of the Conference will be the Hotel SB Ciutat de Tarragona located in the city center.

Baekeland 2019, with the specific title: “Strengthening academic and industrial networks”, will be the latest in a series of successful meetings, the most recent one was held in Shanghai (2018) and preceded by Surrey (2016), Niagara Falls (2013), Toyohashi (2011), Antalya (2009), and Ghent (2007).