News
10/22/2026
We discuss sustainability in materials technology on “5 vor Grün.”
A new episode of the podcast series “5 vor Grün” by In|Die RegionWestfalen focuses on sustainable approaches and innovative technologies in materials…

09/28/2026
Prof. Frank Walther receives the DGM Prize 2026
DGM-award for outstanding scientific achievements in materials science and engineering

05/20/2026
Kick-off Plenary Meeting for the 2nd Funding Period of DFG Research Unit 5250
FOR 5250 convenes in Dortmund as part of the kick-off meeting

12/12/2025
Approval of the second funding period for DFG research unit 5250
Interdisciplinary research consortium continues work on patient-specific additive manufacturing implants

11/14/2025
10th DVM Conference „Additiv gefertigte Bauteile und Strukturen“
Award for presentation on directional damage behavior of additively manufactured TPMS lattice structures

06/05/2025
8th BioMAT 2025 - Symposium on Biomaterials and Related Areas
Presentation of current research results and contents of the DFG research unit 5250

04/09/2025
DVM Day 2025: Presentation of current research content and results
Current research content and results of the DFG research unit 5250 were presented on April 9, 2025.

04/08/2025
Election to the DVM advisory board
Prof. Walther elected to the advisory board of the German Association for Materials Research and Testing (DVM)

03/19/2025
Industry day of DFG research unit 5250 in Dortmund
The industry day of the DFG research unit 5250 focused on the topic of permanent and bioresorbable implants with customized functionality.




