Program
18:00
Evening Pre-Event Gathering (self-pay)
09:30
Registration for the IVAM Annual General Meeting
10:00
IVAM Annual General Meeting (Room 1)
12:00
Registration and Lunch (Lounge)
12:50
Keynote: Innovation and High-Tech Champions in Europe - Yes We Can!
Engineering Life: Micro- and Nanotechnologies Shaping Biology, Medicine and Diagnostics
13:25
Challenges in Microfluidic Systems for In Vitro Diagnostics
14:05
Pushing the Limits: Minimally Invasive Laser Therapies Powered by Advanced Fiber and Laser Technology
14:25
Breaking the Resolution-FOV Trade-Off Using Lensless Holotomography
Seeing Life: Photonics and Quantum Technologies for Lifescience Applications
13:25
Sensing for Health & Defense
13:45
Solid State Fluorescent Calibration Targets for imaging of sub-micrometer data points
15:30
imec & IVAM Workshop
Joost Dirven
imec, Leuven, BE
15:30
Hands-on-Session "Life Science Applications" (Room 3)
Micronit B.V.
Micronit B.V., Enschede, NL
ACM Coatings GmbH
ACM Coatings GmbH, Naumburg (Saale), DE
Fraunhofer-Institut für Elektronische Nanosysteme ENAS
Fraunhofer-Institut für Elektronische Nanosysteme ENAS, Chemnitz, DE
Delta Optical Thin Film A/S
Delta Optical Thin Film A/S, Hørsholm, DK
Lambda Glass solutions
Lambda Glass solutions, Burgwedel, DE
15:30
Exhibition (Lounge)
18:00
Guided Tour: Journey Through the Human Body
18:00
Networking at the Technical Exhibition
19:15
Networking Evening Event (Lounge)
08:45
Registration and Welcome Coffee (Lounge)
09:15
Welcome and Recap Day 1 (Room 1)
09:25
Keynote: AI Optimization of Complex Systems - From Infrastructure Networks to Brain Stimulation
Future of Life: Emerging Technologies Driving Collaborative Innovation
10:05
Redefining Precision in Life-Critical Infusion Therapy: Non-contact low-flow sensors for Neonatal Care
10:25
Beam Guidance with Shaped Fibers for Medical Applications
11:05
Engineering Life with BioMEMS
Shaping Life: From Advanced Materials and Manufacturing to Scalable Production
10:05
Same Materials from Prototype to Scale
10:25
3D Glass Microfabrication – How Advanced Microfluidics Unveils Modern Drug Discovery Methods
10:45
Maskless Lithography for Life‑Science Microfabrication: Tailoring Light for Advanced Microstructuring
11:05
Next Generation of Hybrid Polymers for Micro-Optical Components and Photonic Applications
Impacting Life: Regulation, IP and Industrialization for Market Success
12:05
EUDAMED: The Final Regulatory Step Toward Market Entry and How It Discloses Business Relationships
12:45
Using Reliance as Advantage: <5 Weeks for Market Access of High Risk Devices & No Audits for 4 Years?
Sensing Life: Smart Sensors and Data-Driven Insight into Living Systems
12:05
Wireless Energy and Data Transmission for Smart Systems
13:05
Lunch and Networking (Lounge)
Keynote and Closing (Room 1)
14:00
Keynote: Quantum Computing: Game Changer in Life Sciences and Healthcare
14:25
Summary and Good Bye
Conference Sessions
Discover the multifaceted conference program of the IVAM Hightech Summit 2026:
Our Session Engineering Life - Micro- & Nanotechnologies Shaping Biology, Medicine and Diagnostics highlights how micro- and nanotechnologies enable advances in biotech, medicine, and diagnostics, from lab-on-a-chip systems and Bio-MEMS to cell and tissue manipulation, point-of-care and personalized medicine.
Our Session Seeing Life - Optics, Photonics and Emerging Quantum Technologies for Next-Generation Life Science Applications focuses on optic, photonic and quantum-enhanced sensing and imaging technologies for high-precision, multimodal and data-driven analysis and use in life-science and diagnostics.
Our Session Sensing Life - Smart Sensors and Data-driven Insight into Living Systems showcases smart and connected sensor innovations at the forefront of data-driven diagnostics, combining biological and chemical sensing, multimodal sensor systems, real-time monitoring, and edge-AI–based data interpretation.
Our Session Impacting Life - Regulation, IP and Industrialization for Market Success highlights how regulatory excellence, targeted IP strategies, and quality-by-design–driven industrialization form the foundation for successful market entry, from approval and compliance to scalable production and sustainable business models.
Our Session Shaping Life - From Advanced Materials and Manufacturing to Scalable Production explores biocompatible and sustainable materials and innovations in manufacturing technologies, including microstructuring, precision machining, and additive or hybrid manufacturing, enabling scalable industrial production from prototype to series.
Our session Future of Life: Emerging technologies driving collaborative innovation highlights how emerging life-science technologies advance through collaboration between research, SMEs, and industry, supported by shared roadmaps and enabling technology platforms.
