Webinar Details：

Title: Advanced Biomaterials for Next-Generation 3D/4D Bioprinting and Disease Modeling 

Time: 27 February 2026, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm (European time, UTC+1) ,7 pm- 9 pm (Beijing Time, UTC+8)

Zoom ID: 967 4704 3519
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96747043519

This webinar will bring together leading experts to discuss cutting-edge developments in advanced biomaterials, sustainable biofabrication strategies, and innovative approaches to tumor microenvironment modeling.

Webinar Chair & Moderator

Prof. Xiaoxiao Han

Hunan University, Changsha, China

Xiaoxiao Han, Ph.D., FHEA, Professor, is currently Vice Dean of the College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering at Hunan University. She was previously a Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK. In 2019, she joined Hunan University and started the research group of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Precision Biomedical Devices. Her research focuses on the integrated mechanism of “materials–structures–applications” in bioimplant construction, covering light- and extrusion-based 3D bioprinting, biodegradable polymers, and biomedical engineering. She proposed a high-precision light scattering suppression mechanism that enables hydrogel printing at nearly optical resolution and successfully constructed vascular networks and multi-scale scaffolds. She has led and participated in numerous international, national, and provincial projects, published extensively in journals such as Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Biomaterials, and holds several national patents with technology transfer exceeding RMB 20 million. Her team collaborates with leading hospitals and enterprises, forming a full-chain innovation ecosystem from basic research and technological development to pre-clinical validation and industrial translation.

Speaker 1:

Dr. Barbara Blanco-Fernandez

University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Speech Topic：Modeling the tumor microenvironment with proteinaceous biomaterials

Profile：Dr. Barbara Blanco-Fernández is a Ramon y Cajal Fellow at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), working within the I+DFarma group at the Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology. She received her PhD in Drug Research and Development from USC and has conducted extensive postdoctoral research at leading international institutions, including Michigan State University and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC).

Her academic career has been supported by highly competitive European and national fellowships, including a Marie Curie COFUND fellowship and the Ramon y Cajal program. In parallel, she has gained industrial experience in the pharmaceutical sector, contributing to the development of nanocarriers for therapeutic delivery. Her research focuses on biomaterials and bioengineering strategies for tissue engineering, advanced in vitro cancer models, and nanocarrier systems for imaging and drug delivery. She has established a strong international research network and is actively involved in teaching and graduate supervision across several Spanish universities.

Speaker 2：

Dr. Mahdiyar Shahbazi

BOKU University, Vienna, Austria

Speech Topic: Harnessing Renewable Polymers for Next-Generation 3D/4D Bioprinting

Profile：Dr. Mahdiyar Shahbazi is a Senior Researcher at BOKU University, Vienna, and an internationally active scholar in the field of bioprinting and soft matter engineering. His research focuses on the design and manufacturing of complex colloidal and polymer-based systems for 3D/4D printing, with particular emphasis on functional hydrogels, nanocomposites, Pickering emulsions, and stimuli-responsive architectures. Recognized for his scientific impact, Dr. Shahbazi was listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University, 2023–2024) and has received multiple awards for outstanding oral presentations at international conferences. He has extensive experience in international collaboration, project leadership, and interdisciplinary research, and is actively involved in mentoring PhD and MSc students as well as delivering invited lectures worldwide on 3D and 4D printing technologies. 

We warmly invite researchers, clinicians, and students interested in biofabrication, biomaterials, tissue engineering, and disease modeling to join us for this engaging and forward-looking discussion.

We look forward to your participation.

For further inquiries, please contact:
ijb.office@accscience.sg