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- Photonics and Emerging Quantum Technologies for Next-Generation Analytical Systems focuses on photonic and quantum-enhanced sensing and imaging technologies for high-precision, multimodal and data-driven analysis 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.