The Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB) is now accepting nominations for its 2027 CAB Awards:

• CAB Global Biomaterials Leadership Award – Recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions and demonstrated global leadership in biomaterials research and translation. Winners receive a $1,000 cash honorarium and a trophy. No more than two awards are given each year. This is the only CAB award that does not require CAB membership to receive.

• Bioactive Materials CAB Impact Award – Recognizes senior investigators who have made significant and sustained contributions to biomaterials or closely related areas, as well as service to CAB and the biomaterials community. Winners receive a $750 cash honorarium. No more than two awards are given each year. Eligible nominees must hold the rank of Full Professor or an equivalent senior independent investigator position and must have published at least one paper in Bioactive Materials, or have a manuscript currently submitted to, under review by, or accepted for publication in Bioactive Materials.

• CAB Distinguished Leadership and Service Award – Recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and exceptional service to the CAB community.

• CAB Trainee/Young/Mid-Career Investigator Awards – Recognize individuals who have demonstrated significant achievements in biomaterials research. No more than two awards are given each year in each of the three categories:

  • Trainee Award: Candidates must be within 4 years of receiving their PhD and should not exceed the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow or equivalent.

  • Young Investigator Award: Candidates must be within 10 years of receiving their PhD and should not exceed the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent.

  • Mid-Career Investigator Award: Candidates must carry a rank higher than Assistant Professor or equivalent and should not exceed the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent.

• Bioactive Materials-CAB Research Excellence Awards – Recognize outstanding junior faculty members. Detailed eligibility criteria and nomination instructions will be provided in a separate award announcement. 

CAB membership is required to receive these awards, with the exception of the CAB Global Biomaterials Leadership Award. Nominations for nominees who are not a CAB member by the nomination deadline will not be considered.

Each CAB member can nominate up to two candidates. Each nomination should include a curriculum vitae (10 pages maximum) of the nominee together with one nomination letter from the nominator. Nomination packages should be sent to the CAB Award Committee co-chairs, Prof. Ying Mei at mei@clemson.edu and Prof. Zhen Ma at zma112@syr.edu by November 8, 2026. The awardees will be notified by e-mail. All recipients will receive a plaque and be recognized at the CAB Annual Meeting/workshop during the SFB 2027 Annual Meeting & Exposition (April 28 –May 1, 2027) in Seattle, Washington State, USA.