Dr. Nicola Döbelin has a PhD in mineralogy and crystallography and more than twenty years of experience in the research and development of bioceramic materials for medical applications. After studying Earth Sciences at the University of Bern, he obtained his doctorate in 2006 with a thesis on the synthesis and structural characterization of microporous titanosilicate structures. His scientific career is characterized by the combination of fundamental research in crystal chemistry with application-oriented materials development.

Since 2006, Dr. Döbelin has been working at RMS Foundation in Bettlach, where he initially served as Senior Scientist and Deputy Quality Manager, and currently holds the positions of Team Leader for Bioceramics and Research Administrator. In this capacity, he leads research projects on the development of synthetic bone substitute materials based on calcium phosphate and zirconia, publishes and presents research findings at international conferences, and mentors students and early-career researchers. His expertise includes X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refinement, and phase characterization of ceramic materials. As the developer of the open-source software Profex, he has also created a globally used tool for quantitative phase analysis.

Dr. Döbelin is the author of numerous scientific publications, including articles in leading journals such as Acta Biomaterialia, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, and Powder Diffraction. His main research interests lie in the synthesis and characterization of calcium phosphate and zirconia ceramics, as well as in the optimization and validation of analytical methods for materials characterization.

In addition to his work at RMS, Dr. Döbelin has served as a lecturer at the University of Bern and conducts international training programs in X-ray analysis and materials characterization. He is a co-organizer of several scientific conferences and workshops in the field of bioceramics. Through his work, he contributes significantly to the advancement of ceramic materials for regenerative medicine and to education in the field of X-ray structural analysis.