IABS 2013 is an international symposium on biomaterials organized by the Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is a continuation of the previous International symposiums on Biomaterials that are held during our A3 project. It will be a fruitful platform for academic exchange for biomaterials scientists from all over the world. The chairman of IABS 2013 is Professor Xuesi Chen (China). The co-chairmen are Professor Doo Sung Lee (Korea), Professor Hiroyuki Nishide (Japan) and Professor Kinam Park (USA).