Diogo Mantovani

Fellow: BSE (2012), ASM (2016), AIMBE (2019), CAE (2020)

Diego Mantovani is the Director of Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering at Laval University, in Canada. Full professor in the dept of Min-Met-Materials Eng. since 2010, senior scientist in regenerative medicine at the University Hospital Center of Quebec City, Diego Mantovani is a recognized world specialist in Biomaterials and Bioengineering, i.e. the science and engineering for the reparation and the regeneration of organs and tissue. Within his team, his works focus on surface modifications by plasma, thin polymer functional films, cell-materials interactions, degradable metals, scaffolds and bioreactors for the regeneration of cardiovascular tissue. Since 2012, he is the holder of the Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (equivalent to a EEC Advanced ERC) in Biomaterials and Bioengineering for the Innovation in Surgery, a highly competitive 16 years continuous funding to boost long term economic growth by advancing scientific and technological innovation. He was (2013-2018) Adjunct Director of the Regenerative Medicine Division of the CHU of Québec city, regrouping 50 scientists including clinicians, and 300 young scientists). He authored more than 500 original articles (including Nature Cardiology, Nature Protocols, Langmuir, PNAS, Materials Today, Bioactive Materials, Acta Biomaterialia, Biomaterials), holds 5 patents, and presented more than 300 keynotes, invited and seminar lectures worldwide in the field of advanced materials for biomedical and health applications. His works has been cited more than 20,000 times. He was president of the Canadian Society for Biomaterials, and Chair of the International Symposium on Surfaces and Interfaces for Biomaterials in 2013 and 2019. In 2009, he founded the Biometal Annual Conferences series devoted to Biodegradable Metals for Biomedical Applications focused on temporary implants for temporary support in paediatric, orthopaedic, cardiac, cerebral, and dental. In 2012, he was elected Fellow of the World Biomaterials Science and Engineering Society, in 2016 Fellow of the American Society for Materials Intl., in 2019 Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, in 2020 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and in 2021 Distinguished Scientists of Thermec Intl. He is regularly invited to participate in Health Canada medical devices, and to seat in ASTM and FDA panels for degradable metals regulatory processes. In 2016, he was the Executive Chair, and Co-Chair of the 10th World Biomaterials Congress bringing together in Montreal some 4000 specialists in the field from some 67 countries. He was invited professor in Medical, Engineering, and Clinical centres in several Universities worldwide including Sichuan University, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Shandong University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University Paris XIII, University Paris VI, University Bordeaux, Berlin Charité, University of Namur, The University of Hong Kong, University of Oklahoma, University of Buenos Aires, University of Campinas (Science without Boarders, CNPq), Instituto Balseiro, University of Rome La Sapienza, Polytechnic of Milan, University of Novara, University of Cergy-Pontoise, University of Torun, University of Ankara, The University of Oxford, Marche Polytechnic University, National Research Council of Italy, The Polish Academy of Science, The Silesian Polytechnic, AGH University of Krakow, and Vellore Institute of Technology. He collaborates on regular basis with BioPark, Toledo, Parana, Brazil, where he is scientific director of the Translational R&D&I Activities in the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering. He is member of the advisory board of three medical devices consortia in the Americas, Europe and Asia, on an exclusive and unique basis (by theme). Since 2020, he is included in the most cited 1% of World scientists in Stanford ranking, and in Top World Scientist Ranking. In May 2024, he was elected (by worldwide fellows) member of the FBSE Steering Committee, eight Fellows that coordinate worldwide the actions of the International College of Biomaterials Science and Engineering.