Welcome!

Dear Colleagues,

we are pleased to announce a EUROMECH Colloquium on Cutting Mechanics of Soft Tissues: Nonlinear Fracture and Contact Mechanics, taking place in Graz (Austria), from August 25th to August 27th 2025.

This colloquium aims to bring together experts from various fields – applied and fundamental scientists, physicists, engineers, and biologists – to jointly address the current challenges in the science and applications of cutting, fracture and contact mechanics, in soft biological tissues as well as biomaterials. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to:

• Theoretical and experimental approaches to fracture mechanics of soft tissues and biomaterials
• Cutting-based mechanical characterization of soft tissues and biomaterials
• Needle insertion in medicine and robotic surgery
• Cutting and puncture in animals and plants

We are looking forward to welcoming you in the beautiful city of Graz!

Michele Terzano, Mattia Bacca, David Labonte

Important information

The Colloquium is articulated in a series of lectures and poster sessions.

Speakers, selected by the scientific committee, will present their research in plenary podium talks. Other researchers and students are welcome to attend the Colloquium and can present their work in dedicated poster sessions.

All participants need to prepare an abstract, following the instructions available in the Abstract Submission page. Abstracts will be collected in a booklet which will be distributed to participants at the Colloquium. All accepted posters will be collected in a book of posters that will be published on the Colloquium website.

Important dates

Registration and fees

In order to register to the Colloquium, please use the form available in the Registration page, choosing the appropriate fee category. These are:

• Speaker (early bird-standard): 360-450 €
• Student/Poster (early bird-standard): 260-300 €

Registration fees include: admission to the full conference programme, Welcome Reception, Social Dinner (registration information will be provided), coffee breaks and lunches, conference bag. 

The fees above do not include the mandatory annual EUROMECH membership for non-members (30 €).

Cancellations and refunds

Cancellations received until 31 July 2025 will be refunded deducting an administrative fee of €50. From 01 August 2025, registration fees are non-refundable. A written cancellation must be forwarded by email to the organizers at euromech655@tugraz.at.

All refunds will be processed after the Colloquium. Note that the EUROMECH membership is non-refundable.

For additional information, send an email to euromech655@tugraz.at