This is a unique opportunity for all those involved in science, research and development, technology and clinical application of apatite and related biomaterials to come together with researchers, medical and dental clinicians, veterinary surgeons and allied health disciplines to promote the worldwide advancement of Apatite science and technology in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
This symposium is aimed to bring together scientists and clinicians in order to integrate currently developed apatite and related experimental research and development and clinical needs in our region. This symposium also aims to provide the atmosphere and inspiration for further growth and development of students.
It is the aim of this symposium to bring a single session meeting with innovative topics and stimulating clinical debates, which will be led by a balance of international and national speakers and the opportunity for industry to contribute. Social functions will compliment to foster future collaborations and friendships.
The meeting will pay particular interest to current needs, expectations, directions and goals for the progress of the development, production and use of apatite, apatite containing composites, apatites with biogenic additives, characterization methods, animal and clinical trials, clinical applications, properties and applications for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine by scientists and clinicians.
In addition to scientific events and the trade exhibit, the symposium program includes a range of social functions to allow new collaborations and friendships to foster and reinforce the existing friendships. To initiate this approach we are aiming to close the sessions in a reasonable time frame to allow the social functions to take place.

Session Topics 
• Advances in research, development and applications of apatite and calcium phosphate biomaterials
• Bioceramics
• Biomimetics
• Bone grafts and cements
• Orthopedic and dental implant surface modification and coatings;
• Modified bioactive and biodegradable materials including metals, ceramics, and composites
• Scaffolds for tissue engineering
• Slow drug delivery systems
• MSC, growth-factor carriers and biogenics
• Cell and tissue response to biomaterials
• Animal and clinical trials
• Regulatory issues and future
• Nanomedicine and nanotechnology
• Clinical applications
• Biodevices
• Commercialisation of tissue engineering implants

Abstracts Key Dates
Abstract submissions available through online access 30 June 2010
Abstract acceptance 30 September 2010
Full papers (to be published in 2011 issues of the Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society) 30 October 2010