IVAM Hightech Summit 2026

Inside Life - Engineering our Future
Jun 22, 2026, 2:00 p.m. - Jun 23, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
English in-person
Corpus Congress Center, Leiden (NL)

Willem Einthovenstraat 1, 2342 BH Oegstgeest, Niederlande
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The IVAM Hightech Summit is a key event in the calendar, bringing together companies from the micro and nanotechnology sectors to showcase the latest technologies and products and discuss future developments.

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In 2026, we invite you to the Hightech Summit at the Corpus Congress Center in Leiden (NL) – a fascinating journey through the human body and our lives. Under the motto “Inside Life – Engineering our Future”, the focus will be on technologies that are changing our inner and outer worlds – from biotechnological innovations to visionary designs for the future. Together, we will take a look at how science and engineering are redefining the boundaries of life and shaping our future.

Theme: Inside Life – Engineering our Future

Become a business partner – benefit from visibility throughout the year through our network. 
Present your expertise – in the program, at the technical exhibition, or at our hands-on session.
Help shape the event – position your company early on to achieve maximum impact.

The IVAM Hightech Summit 2026, featuring six focused technology sessions:

🔹 Engineering Life: Micro- & Nanotechnologies Shaping Biology, Medicine and Diagnostics
🔹 Seeing Life: Photonics and Emerging Quantum Technologies for Next-Generation Analytical Systems
🔹 Sensing Life: Smart Sensors and Data-driven Insight into Living Systems
🔹 Impacting Life: Regulation, IP and Industrialization for Market Success
🔹 Shaping Life: From Advanced Materials and Manufacturing to Scalable Production
🔹 Future of Life: Emerging technologies driving collaborative innovation

Impressions from previous years

Contact

Do you have specific questions? Would you like to contribute to the programme or are you interested in a business partnership? Then please contact the Hightech Summit team at hts@ivam.de.

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Program

Sunday, June 21, 2026
18:00
Evening Pre-Event Gathering (self-pay)
Location
Het Strand, Katwijk aan Zee, NL
Monday, June 22, 2026
09:30
Registration for the IVAM Annual General Meeting
10:00
IVAM Annual General Meeting (Room 1)
12:00
Registration and Lunch (Lounge)
Connect, Enjoy & Play the Chilas Cornhole Game Challenge
Chilas B.V.
13:00
Welcome (Room 1)
Tim Merforth
IVAM Microtechnology Network, Dortmund, DE
Dominique Bouwes
IVAM Microtechnology Network, Dortmund, DE
13:20
Keynote: Innovation and High-Tech Champions in Europe - Yes We Can!
Jan Keller
Best Knowledge Matters, Former EVP ASML, Eindhoven, NL
13:45
Room change
Room 1
Engineering Life: Micro- and Nanotechnologies Shaping Biology, Medicine and Diagnostics
13:50
Welcome
Florian Siemenroth
Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH, Dortmund, DE
13:55
Challenges in Microfluidic Systems for In Vitro Diagnostics
Dr. Jonathan Salmon
Polyhedra S.à r.l.-S, Luxembourg, LU
14:15
Laser-generated bubbles and microfluidic jets for needle-free jet injection
Dr. Jelle Schoppink
FlowBeams, Enschede, NL
14:35
Pushing the Limits: Minimally Invasive Laser Therapies Powered by Advanced Fiber and Laser Technology
Dr. Markus Röhner
CeramOptec GmbH, Bonn, DE
14:55
Breaking the Resolution-FOV Trade-Off Using Lensless Holotomography
Emilia Wdowiak
Warszaw University of Technology, Warsaw, PL
Dr. Mike Stummvoll
SmarAct Group, Oldenburg, DE
Room 2
Seeing Life: Photonics and Quantum Technologies for Lifescience Applications
13:50
Welcome
Dr. Abdul Rahim
PhotonDelta, Eindhoven, NL
13:55
Sensing for Health & Defense
Dr.ir. Natallia Uzunbajakava
TNO Holst Centre, Eindhoven, NL
14:15
Solid State Fluorescent Calibration Targets for imaging of sub-micrometer data points
Dr. Tobias Bauert
IMT Masken und Teilungen AG, Greifensee, CH
14:35
Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors for Life Sciences
Dr. Jessie Qin-Dregely
Single Quantum, Delft, NL
14:55
Photonics-Driven Ultrasensitive Immunoassays for Decentralized Next-Generation Diagnostics
Dr. Anke Schütz-Trilling
Surfix BV, Wageningen, NL
15:15
Break (Lounge)
sponsored by
Bochum Wirtschafts­entwicklung
15:30
Exhibition (Lounge)
15:45
imec & IVAM Workshop: "Partnering Across Technologies: Water Security by Design"
Joost Dirven
imec, Leuven, BE
Pre-registration required
Ticket Shop
15:45
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
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, Ingelfingen, DE
HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH
HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH, Schwerin, DE
17:30
Break (Lounge)
sponsored by
Bochum Wirtschafts­entwicklung
18:00
Guided Tour: "Journey Through the Human Body"
sponsored by
ITB Ingenieurgesellschaft für technische Berechnungen mbH
18:00
Networking at the Technical Exhibition
19:00
Networking Evening Event (Lounge)
19:15
Accelatering Life Sciences, Shaping our Future
Eva van Pelt
President German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce (DNHK), Member of Supervisory Board Qiagen N.V., Member of Supervisory Board at P. HARTMANN AG, DE
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee (Lounge)
09:30
Welcome and Recap Day 1 (Room 1)
Dr. Susette Germer
SalesPro4U AG, Fribourg, CH
09:40
Keynote: AI Optimization of Complex Systems - From Infrastructure Networks to Brain Stimulation
Dr. Rene Fassbender
OmegaLambdaTec GmbH, Garching, DE
10:10
Room change
Room 1
Future of Life: Emerging Technologies Driving Collaborative Innovation
10:15
Welcome
Dr. Jens Ebnet
Ebnet Medical GmbH, Schwerin, DE
10:20
Redefining Precision in Life-Critical Infusion Therapy: Non-contact low-flow sensors for Neonatal Care
Dr. Amar M. Kamat
Sencilia B.V., Groningen, NL
10:40
Beam Guidance with Shaped Fibers for Medical Applications
Thomas Brabant
advanced fiber tools GmbH, Mittweida, DE
11:00
Beyond Digital PCR: Emerging Technologies for Next-Generation Molecular Analytics
Dr. Silvia Calabrese
Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, DE
11:20
Engineering Life with BioMEMS
Dr. Jochen Hoffmann
Bosch Research - Advanced Technologies and Micro Systems, Renningen, DE
Room 2
Shaping Life: From Advanced Materials and Manufacturing to Scalable Production
10:15
Welcome
Dr. Gözdem Dittel
Wirtschaftsförderung Bochum WiFö GmbH, Bochum, DE
10:20
Same Materials from Prototype to Scale
Maggi Tebrake
Solventum, Loughborough, GB
10:40
3D Glass Microfabrication – How Advanced Microfluidics Unveils Modern Drug Discovery Methods
Alexander Steimle
FEMTOPRINT SA, Agno, CH
11:00
Maskless Lithography for Life‑Science Microfabrication: Tailoring Light for Advanced Microstructuring
Dr. Ulrich Ramach
In-Vision Technologies AG, Guntramsdorf, AT
11:20
Next Generation of Hybrid Polymers for Micro-Optical Components and Photonic Applications
Dr. Alexander Plucinski
micro resist technology GmbH, Berlin, DE
11:40
Break (Lounge)
sponsored by
RAITH
Room 1
Impacting Life: Regulation, IP and Industrialization for Market Success
12:15
Welcome
Dr. Sarai Pahla
Sarai Pahla Translation, Düsseldorf, DE
12:20
EUDAMED: The Final Regulatory Step Toward Market Entry and How It Discloses Business Relationships
Dr. Patrick Pille
MDSS Consulting GmbH, Hannover, DE
12:40
The Legal Spine of Medical AI: From Prototype to EU Market
Cécile van der Heijden
Axon Lawyers, Amsterdam, NL
13:00
Using Reliance as Advantage: <5 Weeks for Market Access of High Risk Devices & No Audits for 4 Years?
Stephanie Grassmann
MedTechXperts GmbH, Biberstein, CH
Room 2
Sensing Life: Smart Sensors and Data-Driven Insight into Living Systems
12:15
Welcome
Erik Jung
Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM, Berlin, DE
12:20
Wireless Energy and Data Transmission for Smart Systems
Christian Hedayat
Fraunhofer-Institut für Elektronische Nanosysteme ENAS, Chemnitz, DE
12:40
From Biomarker Science to Bedside Continuous Monitoring: Developing Next-Generation Technologies for Cardiorenal Monitoring
Dr. Carlos Cordeiro
ParaMedir B.V., Groningen, NL
13:00
Edge AI Meets Life Science: Automated IR-based Monitoring for Preclinical Research
Dr. Mario Gschwandl
EPnP Technologies, Neuhausen, DE
13:20
Lunch and Networking (Lounge)
sponsored by
EPnP Medical
Keynote and Closing (Room 1)
14:15
Keynote: Quantum Computing: Game Changer in Life Sciences and Healthcare
Büsra Kösoglu-Kind
IBM Deutschland GmbH, Ehningen, DE
14:40
Summary and Good Bye
Tim Merforth
IVAM Microtechnology Network, Dortmund, DE

Links

IVAM Hightech Summit 2026

Downloads

Sponsoring B2B HTS 2026 April 2026.pdf

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