ISAM 2026
International Symposium on Additive Manufacturing (ISAM 2026) for Biomedical Applications
From Advanced Materials to Personalized Healthcare
27th October, 2026
Joint symposium organized by COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan and Technical University Berlin, Germany, with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung.
Objectives
- Enable personalized healthcare through additive manufacturing
- Promote sustainable and next-generation healthcare technologies
- Integrate artificial intelligence in biomedical engineering research
- Advance translational biomedical research and clinical innovation
- Accelerate technology transfer and commercialization
- Strengthen international academic, clinical and research partnerships
Thematic Areas
- Additive manufacturing for personalized medicine
- Sustainable materials for biomedical applications
- Next generation therapeutics and diagnostics
- Nanotechnology, drug delivery and biomimetics
- AI-driven design, modeling and digital manufacturing in biomedicine
- Translational biomedical technologies, medical devices and commercialization
Registration details
| Important dates | National | International | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student | Participant | Student | Participant | |
| Early bird until 25 September 2026 |
2,500 PKR | 4,000 PKR | 150 USD | 200 USD |
| After 25 September 2026 |
3,000 PKR | 5,000 PKR | 200 USD | 230 USD |
Key dates
- Extended abstract submission: 22 October 2026
- Abstract acceptance: 24 October 2026
- Early bird registration: 25 September 2026
- Symposium: 27 October 2026
Invited Speakers
Twenty invited speakers from Germany, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Dr. Oliver Goerke
His expertise includes advanced ceramic materials, porous and cellular ceramics, catalysts, and high temperature materials processing and testing.
Dr. Axel Klein
His expertise encompasses inorganic and coordination chemistry, organometallic compounds, transition-metal chemistry, and advanced molecular materials.
Dr. R. Vijitha
Her expertise includes medical physics, radiographic sciences, radiation technologies, and biomedical imaging for modern healthcare and diagnostics.
Dr. Fahad Hussain Alhamoudi
His expertise includes material sciences, biomaterials, and biomedical and dental technology.
Dr. Aqif Anwar Chaudhry
His research interests and activities are highly multidisciplinary. His basic interest is in determining structure-property-application relationships of metals and ceramics, predominantly from a biological performance standpoint.
Dr. Iram Mahmood
Dr. Samir Qazi
His expertise encompasses dentistry, clinical education and maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Asad Aizaz Chatha
His expertise encompasses oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Asmi Shaheen
She plays a pivotal role in mentoring students and trainees, ensuring they develop the skills needed to excel in the field.
Dr. Samina Mehnaz
Her research interests include microbiology, bioformulations for crops, bacterial metabolites, bioplastics and biodegradation of synthetic plastics.
Dr. M. Kaleem
His expertise encompasses restorative dentistry and composite resins.
Dr. M. Ilyas
His expertise includes orthodontics, dentofacial development, diagnosis and treatment planning.
Dr. Shahzad Maqsood
An experienced engineering professional and academic leader with expertise in teaching, research, administration, project management and institutional development.
Dr. Zahid Shafiq
His expertise lies in medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry, organic synthesis and bio-organic chemistry.
Dr. Farzana Shaheen
Research interests include design and synthesis of peptidomimetic and cyclic peptide libraries by parallel and split-pool strategies, and phytochemical studies on medicinal plants.
Dr. Hina Zafar Raja
Head of the Comprehensive Care Dentistry Clinic and Director of the Research & Development Cell. Her expertise includes dentistry, dental surgery and prosthodontics.
Dr. Fauzia Iqbal
Her expertise encompasses additive manufacturing of ceramic, polymer and composite materials for biomedical applications, energy storage and optoelectronics.
Dr. M. Atiq ur Rehman
His expertise includes biomaterials, bioactive coatings, surface engineering, tissue engineering and advanced materials for biomedical and implant applications.
Dr. Pervaiz
His research interests include the synthesis of organometallics and transition metal complexes, and kinetics and thermodynamics of reaction mechanisms, function, reactivity and control of transition metals at the interfaces of biological systems.
Contact
For abstracts, registration and any question about the symposium.
Dr. Asma Tufail Shah
Professor, IRCBM
Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM),
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
Nishat Hotel, Emporium Mall, Main Abdul Haque Road, Trade Centre Commercial Area, Phase 2, Johar Town, Lahore
Email
isam@cuilahore.edu.pk
WhatsApp
+92 304 9137876,
+92 314 7746701
Telephone
+92 (0) 42-111-001-007, Ext: 828
Fax
+92 (0) 42-35321090, +92 (0) 34-27129786