CLAIB and CLASD (October 2nd - October 5th) took place in Panama City, Panama, with the University Latina de Panamá and Hotel Riu Plaza as the venues. Approximately 200 attendees participated from countries including Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Paraguay and Brazil, along with speakers from Latin America, Asia, Europe, and North America.

The event was organized by the Panamanian Association of Biomedical Engineering (APIB) and the Regional Council of Biomedical Engineering for Latin America (CORAL). It was inaugurated on October 3rd, in the presence of officials from IFMBE, CORAL, and APIB.

The main topics of the congress include: Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Artificial Organs, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Biomechanics, Biorobotics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Assessment, Biosensors and Biomedical Instrumentation, Education and Society in Biomedical Engineering, Innovation and Development of Medical Devices, Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Micro and Nanotechnology, Modeling and Simulation, and Women in Biomedical Engineering.

A total of 21 publications were produced by CLASD and 69 by CLAIB, focusing on the key topics mentioned earlier. During the closing ceremony, the top three research projects from finalist of Miguel Cadena Mendez Contest and Young Investigator Contest were awarded, with their presentations taking place on October 4th.

Miguel Cadena Mendez Award Winners 
1st Place | Comparison of Asymmetrical Features in Breath-to-Breath Time Series Between Women in Labor: Normotensive and Severe Preeclampsia Cases | Ximena González Reyes, Eric Alonso Abarca Castro, Ana Karen Talavera Peña, Hugo Mendieta Zerón, Laura Mercedes Santiago Fuentes, José Javier Reyes Lagos | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana | Mexico

2nd Place | Metabolome Extraction from 2D and 3D Colorectal Cancer Cell Cultures | Paula Andrea Buriticá Macias, Jorge Alejandro Lopera Rodriguez, Sarah Röthlisberger Booth | Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano | Colombia

3rd Place | Curcumin-loaded Poloxamer 407 Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Applications: Characterization and Antimicrobial Potential | Sofia Cespedes, Mariela Elgegren, Suyeon Kim, Javier Nakamatsu, Lizardo Torres, Denis Castillo | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Peru

Young Investigator Award Winners 
1st Place | Automatic Standard Plane Detection in Fetal Ultrasound Improved by Fine-Tuning | Nikol Orlando Castellanos Díaz, Jorge Pérez González, Fernando Arámbula Cosío, Lisbeth Camargo Marín, Mario Guzmán Huerta, Boris Escalante Ramírez, Jimena Olveres Montiel, Jesús García Ramírez, Verónica Medina Bañuelos, Raquel Valdés Cristerna | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología | Mexico

2nd Place | Highly Efficient Ultrasound-Assisted Anthocyanin Extraction for Colorimetric Sensors and Drug Delivery Systems in Wound Dressings | Keliee Vilcahuamán, Suyeon Kim, Mariela Elgegren, Javier Nakamatsu | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Peru

3rd Place | Impact of Preprocessing on Semantic Segmentation of Oocyte Images | Alessandro Biscontin, Milos Ajcevic, Stefania Luppi, Roberta Bottega, Agostino Accardo, Giuseppe Ricci | Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, University of Trieste | Italy

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all participants for their dedication and effort. Your contributions have made this Congress an unforgettable and enriching experience for everyone involved. Thank you all for making this event a tremendous success!