The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to biomedical engineering professor Nicholas Peppas.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was established to recognize an individual who contributed immensely to the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine fields and is presented to an individual whose work has impacted and assisted with laying the foundation stones for the field.
The society recognized Peppas for his foundational contributions to drug delivery and biomaterials, including the well-known "Peppas equation,” significantly advanced controlled release systems, smart biomaterials, and oral drug delivery for proteins.
TERMIS describes their mission as advancing tissue engineering & regenerative medicine worldwide to generate knowledge with a view to improving patient outcomes globally by promoting the following:
- Best practice in governance
- Providing forums for dissemination of knowledge
- Interacting with diversified expertise, topics & culture
- Advancing basic, translational & clinical research
- Supporting our “Student and Young Investigator Sections” (SYIS)
- Advocating for public policies
Peppas is a professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, pharmacy, as well as pediatrics and surgery in the Dell Medical School. He has developed pioneering research in the areas of biomaterials, controlled drug delivery, bioadhesion, biological recognition and molecular modeling of protein structures in contact with biomaterials and tissues. He holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #6 and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He is also the Director of the Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine.
His pioneering work on biologically responsive polymers has led to hydrogels and bioadhesive systems that enable precise, controlled therapeutic release. He also engineered bioinspired materials that guide tissue regeneration across multiple tissues. His innovations have resulted in commercial products and companies, bridging engineering, medicine, and industry.
In July of 2024, UT Austin biomedical engineering professor Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernández was elected as one of the newest fellows of TERMIS.
