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Prof. Frederic Hildebrand, Research Director, Biomaterial Research Group, Inserm Lille
H. Frederic HILDEBRAND was born in Berlin in 1943 and followed his education at the Bonn University up to the MSc in cell Biology.
During his PhD (1972) and Habilitation to Research Directory (1978) at the he Lille-1 University of Science and Technology, he integrated INSERM where he promoted to Research Director in 1992 and became the Director of the Biomaterials Research Group (GRB), now included in the INSERM Research Unit U 1008 “Medicaments and Biomaterials for controlled release”
His original main field is Cell Biology and Electron Microscopy. During his carrier he got the multi- and interdisciplinary competences in a first period in Human Toxicology, Cancer Research, Biochemistry. Since 1982, he enlarged his knowledge to the biological and clinical responses to implants and prostheses: orthopaedic surgery, stomatology, dentistry and vascular implants and prostheses. Since 1998, his main interests turned to the in vitro assessment of cytocompatibility of Biomaterials, the material / biosystem interaction and the functionalization, activation, and nanostructuration of material surfaces for medical devices.
In 1993, he co-created the Federation of Biomaterials and functionalised medical devices and became the chairman in 2001.
His activity lead to the co-operation with multiple laboratories and companies from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Belgium, China, Perou, and other countries. He was the scientific organiser of multiple national and international congresses (Council of Europe, European Science Foundation, E-MRS, EU, NATO, ICMAT, THERMIS,…), and his expertise is asked in national and international public and private scientific advisory committees and in the advisory boards of scientific journals.
His results lead to 5 patents with industrial transfer, more than 250 scientific publications, more than 560 communications and conferences, and near 100 invited lectures. With his contribution, the GRB got in 2009 the national award of innovation by Oseo.
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