On-site Workshop

Enabling Next-Generation Implants with Evonik Biomaterials: A Materials & Processing Workshop

August 25, 2026​ | Cambridge, MA, United States of America


Overview

How can the performance and manufacturability of next-generation medical implants be advanced?

Join Evonik for a half-day workshop focused on high-performance biomaterials and processing technologies enabling innovation in implantable medical devices. Designed for engineers, R&D leaders, and manufacturing experts, this event will explore how advanced polymer platforms and processing expertise can help accelerate development while meeting stringent regulatory and performance requirements.

Key learnings for participants

Connect material science with real-world device manufacturing challenges. Here’s what you can expect:

  • Advanced Material Insights: Explore Evonik’s portfolio of biomaterials including RESOMER® bioresorbable polymers, VESTAKEEP® PEEK, and biosynthetic materials such as VECOLLAN® and biocellic®, and their role in enabling innovative medical solutions.
  • Processing Expertise: Gain practical understanding of micro molding and precision processing techniques critical for complex medical device components.
  • Application-Focused Learning: Discover how material selection and design impact device performance, manufacturability, and long-term outcomes.
  • Networking Opportunities: Engage with experts from industry and academia.





Note: Please fill in your details and click 'Submit' to register for the workshop. Once we have received your registration, we will send you a status notification as soon as possible. Due to the high demand for our workshops, we sometimes need to reject registrations or put you on a waiting list. Workshop materials will be available for download at the end of the workshop. Any photographs taken during the event are the property of Evonik and may be used for promotional purposes.



Details
Participation fee: Free of charge 
Workshop language: English



Agenda
The workshop will start at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and finish at 4:00 p.m. on the same day. To see the detailed workshop program please click here.



Venue
The workshop will take place at:
238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA (located at Kendall/M.I.T. MBTA stop)
USA

Fill out the form to register for the on-site workshop:

Agenda

11:30 am | Registration & Lunch

12:30 pm | Welcome & Introduction
Ryan Heniford
Director, Global Business Development - Medical Device Solutions
Evonik

12:35 pm | TBA

01:20 pm | TBA
Thiago Borges
Head of Services, Business Management
Evonik

02:05 pm | Coffee Break

02:20 pm | Advanced Micro Molding of PEEK, Bioresorbables, and Thermoplastics for Medical Applications.
Vijay Kudchadkar
Director of Plastics and Sales Engineering
Isometric Micro Molding – Nissha Medical Technologies

03:05 pm | HP + Biosynthetic Biomaterials (Vecollan & Biocellic)
Matthew Cantwell
Business Development Manager, Medical PEEK
Evonik

Chander Chawla
Strategy, Business Development, P&L, Innovation
Evonik

03:50 pm | Wrap-up

03:55 pm | Networking & Lab Tour





Disclaimer

Notice for business transactions
We assume that you are not currently or foreseeably involved in a business decision in favour of or in direct connection with the Evonik Group or, if this is the case, the decision will not be influenced by this invitation. Therefore, we do not see any concerns on our part regarding your participation. However, we would like to ask you to ensure that you are allowed to accept the invitation in accordance with the regulations that apply to you.

Note for public officials
We assume that you are not or have not been involved in any official act in favour of or in connection with the Evonik Group, either now or in the foreseeable future or in the past and therefore your participation in the event is not subject to any concerns. In addition, we ask you to ensure that your superior approves your participation or you may also accept the invitation in accordance with the rules applicable to you. By registering or participating, you confirm to us that the acceptance of this invitation is permitted according to your internal rules and that you have obtained all necessary approvals. If this is not the case, we ask you for a corresponding note.

Tax notices
Any tax liability resulting from this event will be borne by Evonik Industries AG through a flat-rate tax levy pursuant to Section 37b of the German Income Tax Act (EStG). If you are not taxable in Germany, please clarify whether you must report the invitation to your employer for taxation or whether taxation must be made via your income tax return.




QUESTIONS? 

Likhitha Bingham
Marketing Analyst
+1 256-783-9347

Cléa Michel

Cléa Michel is product manager for Cell Culture Ingredients at Evonik Health Care. She provides biopharma companies and media manufacturers with the finest specialty ingredients to increase cell culture performance. Cléa has a background in biochemistry and biotechnology engineering and holds a master’s degree from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France. She has held various positions in marketing, project management and business development and is passionate about innovative solutions that enable the successful development of life-saving biopharmaceuticals.
Dr. Stephan Brinkmann

Stephan Brinkmann works as project manager and head of Evonik's Biopharma Applications group at Evonik R&D for the Health Care business line. He is responsible for biopharma innovation projects as well as application tests of Evonik's cell culture ingredients (i.e., cQrex® peptides). Stephan studied molecular biotechnology at Bielefeld University in Germany, where he specialized in biopharma upstream and downstream process development. Before joining Evonik, Stephan worked in Switzerland on industrial mammalian cell line development for the production of therapeutic biologics. Stephan obtained his Ph.D. in a public private partnership with Sanofi and later Evotec at Fraunhofer IME in Giessen with a focus on the discovery of natural products, especially peptides.

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