We are happy to report that Dr. Zoya Hadzhieva has been awarded the Bavarian High-Tech Award 2026 in the graduate category for her doctoral thesis. Zoya carried out her doctoral thesis project under supervision of Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini at the FAU Institute of Biomaterials in the frame of a DFG-funded project focusing on the development and characterisation of innovative multifunctional coatings exhibiting bioactivity and antibacterial effects, for applications in medical implants. Specifically, Zoya designed a coating method based on the electrophoretic deposition technique that enables the deposition of multimaterial coatings based on biopolymers, phytotherapeutics and bioactive glass nanoparticles at room temperature and with high precision. Such coatings are targeted to reduce the risk of bacterial infections and insufficient bonding between natural bone tissue and the implant. The Bavarian State Government, together with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW), recognizes outstanding research and groundbreaking innovations with this Award. In particular, the graduate category of the Bavarian High-Tech Award recognizes excellent university degrees and doctoral theses in engineering at Bavarian universities and institutes of higher education. Congratulations Zoya!
More information and press releases:
https://www.fau.eu/2026/07/news/research/material-science/award-for-research-that-makes-implants-safer/
https://www.bio-m.org/mediathek/nachrichten/nachricht/dr-zoya-hadzhieva-erhaelt-den-absolventenauszeichnung-des-hightech-preises-bayern-fuer-sicherere-implantate
https://www.stmwk.bayern.de/pressemitteilung/13034/hightech-preise-bayern-fuenf-ingenieurinnen-und-ingenieure-erhalten-absolventen-preis-drei-wissenschaftler-auf-der-shortlist-fuer-den-nachwuchspreis.html
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