The Department of Biomaterials
The Department of Biomaterials at the Institute of Clinical Dentistry is devoted to research with relevance to clinical dentistry and medicine.
News
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Satar Yousefiasl wins Best Basic Research at EAO 2026 Oct. 9, 2026 9:00 AM
PhD candidate Satar Yousefiasl received the Best Basic Research prize at the European Association for Osseointegration Congress 2026 in Lisbon. The award was one of several highlights for the Department, with oral, poster, and digital presentations on implant decontamination, regenerative biomaterials, 3D imaging, and tissue repair.
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Meet our new PhD researcher: Tiziana Milanini Oct. 2, 2026 10:17 AM
From brain organoids to models of eye cancer, Tiziana Milanini brings experience in 3D cell culture and a curiosity about how biology works. As a new PhD researcher in SpotMEL, she will investigate how tumour cells interact with healthy eye cells — and help develop new tools for studying uveal melanoma.
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Meet our new colleagues: Adriane and Ketil Sep. 25, 2026 8:00 AM
The Department welcomes Adriane Andersen Mougios and Ketil Hegerstrøm Haugli as lecturers in the Faculty's new Bachelor’s Programme in Dental Technology. The new programme brings practical craftsmanship, material knowledge, and digital technology into an academic community where dental professionals can learn and work together.
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Congratulations to Anne on her successful PhD Sep. 18, 2026 8:00 AM
Anne Eriksson Agger has successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Oslo. Her research develops human 2D and 3D laboratory models of chronic oral inflammation, providing new tools for studying disease mechanisms and testing future treatment strategies.
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LIMES brings international partners from Korea, Japan and Nigeria Sep. 14, 2026 4:36 PM
The first in-person meeting of the LIMES consortium was attended by researchers from Norway, Japan, South Korea and Nigeria and took place from 10 to 14 August 2026. It was hosted by the University of Oslo and included scientific presentations, visits to the laboratories, and discussions on researcher exchange of researchers, with early-career researchers as the focus on the last day.
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BIOPOL-nett kicks off in Trondheim: responsive biomaterials, strong networks and proper Trondheim weather. June 27, 2026 8:00 AM
Researchers from NTNU, SINTEF and the University of Oslo met in Trondheim for the first Research Council of Norway-funded BIOPOL-nett meeting, bringing together expertise in responsive biomaterials, biopolymers, imaging, drug delivery, tissue models and translational research.
