🎬 We premiered this video at our Final Conference in Leuven, now it's out for everyone.
#INTEGRATE worked on self-powered implantable "artificial muscles" no batteries, no wires. Just the body's own energy.
Watch the video: youtu.be/LZtp0MNuTj4
#EICPathfinder #Biomaterials
A few days on from Leuven and we are still there.
The #INTEGRATE Final Conference was everything we hoped for, great science and great conversations.
Thank you to every speaker, presenter, and participant who made it unforgettable. 🙏
#EICPathfinder #SoftActuation #Bioprinting
Closing #INTEGRATE Final Conference in style 🏆
🔹 Prof. Michel Rickhaus: Simpler Scientific Figures 🎨
🔹 Prof. Riccardo Alessandri (KU Leuven): Molecular Dynamics of Soft Materials ⚛️
🔹 Poster Awards: 1 winner + 2 runners-up ex aequo - congrats! And a big hand for every student who presented. 👏
Two days. Six sessions. Two workshops. One community.
Thank you all 🌱 #EIC #SoftActuation #SciComm
Day 2 morning at #INTEGRATE 🔬
🔹 Prof. Chiara Vitale Brovarone: from 3D scaffolds to in situ bioprinting, tissue reconstruction on demand 🥼
🔹 Marco Mariani: CNC hydrogels with controlled orientation for bionic muscles 🦾
🔹 Carolina Pierucci: harvesting gastric ion gradients to power implantable devices 🔋
🔹 Prof. Tom Schroeder: exploiting phase-change solvents to switch electrical conductivity ⚡
#Bioprinting #IonicCircuits #SoftActuation #EIC
A packed afternoon at #INTEGRATE Final Conference:
🔹 Synthesis of building blocks–Matilde Folkesson
🔹 Surface adhesion–Bhaskarchand Gautam
🔹 Fibroprinting keynote–Prof. Leonid Ionov
🔹 Engineering 3D tissues with human ingredients–Prof. Miguel Dias Castilho & Prof. João Mano
Now: Poster Session & Networking.
Day 1 delivering on every front.
#Biofabrication #SoftActuation #EIC
Session 2 at #INTEGRATE Final Conference 🧪 Eleonora Foschino on Theoretical Framework Development, then
Prof. Wiebe de Vos with the keynote: "Charged polymers to control interfaces: From brushes to membranes" ⏩ from theory to real-world soft actuation. 💡
#PolymerScience #EIC
Day 1 is here! 🟢
The #INTEGRATE Final Conference opens in Leuven. Two days of science, soft actuation, bioprinting & community.
Stay with us for live updates! 📡 #SoftRobotics #EIC
🟢 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬.
The #INTEGRATE Final Conference opens its doors in Leuven, and we couldn't be more excited.
Two days of science and exchange at the crossroads of soft actuation, biomaterials, 3D bioprinting, and implantable technologies.
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🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026.
Joining us in Leuven, Prof. @MichelRickhaus (#UniversityOfGeneva) will lead a workshop on crafting clear, impactful scientific figures and data visualization.
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026.
We’re glad to welcome Prof. Chiara Vitale Brovarone (@PoliTOnews) as speaker, presenting on 3D bioprinting & regenerative medicine.
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026
👉 Don’t miss the #postersessions: a great opportunity for students and young researchers to present their work and connect with experts.
📷Submit your poster and join us in Leuven!
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026
📷We are pleased to announce that Prof. Thomas Schroeder, from #NorthCarolinaStateUniversity will join as a speaker, focusing on phase behavior and ionic current control.
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026
📷We are pleased to announce that Prof. Riccardo Alessandri, from #KULeuven will join the event as a speaker in the session dedicated to the modelling and simulation of soft materials.
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026
📷 We are pleased to announce that Prof. João Mano, from the #UniversityofAveiro will join the event as a speaker in the session dedicated to theoretical framework development.
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026
📷We are pleased to announce that Prof. Leonid Ionov, from the #UniversityofBayreuth will join the event as a speaker in the session dedicated to theoretical framework development.
Discover more: urly.it/31f46t
Calling all students and early‑career researchers! Present your work at the #INTEGRATE Final Conference #postersession in Leuven (28–29 May 2026) and compete for our Best Poster Award. Submit your poster proposal via the conference registration form: urly.it/31f475
🟢INTEGRATE Final Conference in Leuven | 28–29 May 2026🟢
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Wiebe de Vos from the #UniversityofTwente will join the event as a speaker in the session dedicated to theoretical framework development.
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