Swiss NanoConvention 2023

• Prof. Alexandra Kämpfer-Homsy, HES-SO / He-Arc, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• Dr. Michel Despont, CSEM SA, Switzerland
• Mr. Alain Ribaux, State Minister, Department of Economy, Security and Cultural Affairs, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Nano-imaging
Chairs: Prof. Yasin Ekinci, PSI

KEYNOTE
Prof. Manuel Guizar Sicairos, Paul Scherrer Institute, Photon Science Division & École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Physics, Switzerland
3D coherent lensless nanoimaging using X-ray synchrotron sources

• Dr. Petra Simoncic, Chief Innovation Officer, ELDICO Scientific AG, Switzerland
  • Electron Diffraction – Structure Elucidation of Nano-Crystalline Materials
• Prof. Dr. Jan Pieter Abrahams, Basel University, Biozentrum, Switzerland
  • Cryo-EM of LonP1: a dynamic molecular machine

Güntherodt Lecture
Chair: Prof. Christian Schönenberger, SNI (University of Basel)

KEYNOTE
Prof. Simon Scheuring, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, USA
High-speed atomic force microscopy captures conformational transitions and transient conformational states in membrane proteins

Advanced manufacturing at nanoscale
Chair: Prof. Silvia Schintke, HEIGVD, HES-SO

KEYNOTE
Prof. Daryl W. Yee, EPFL, Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering, Switzerland
Hydrogel Infusion Additive Manufacturing: Simple Chemistries for Advanced Materials

• Dr. Ivo Utke, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland
  • Hydrogel Infusion Additive Manufacturing: Simple Chemistries for Advanced Materials
• Dr. Saskia Bindschedler, University of Neuchâtel, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Microbiology, Switzerland
  • Microbial biodegradation of paper electronics as a waste valorization strategy?
• Dr. Andrea Vaccaro, CTO, LS Instruments, Switzerland
  • TBA

Applied Industry Projects
Chair: Dr. Marcus Morstein, Hightech Zentrum Aargau

KEYNOTE
Silke Traut, COO, Dectris AG, Switzerland
Single X-Ray Photon and Electron Counting: Pushing the limits of detection technology

• Dr. Reinhard Völkel, CEO, SUSS MicroOptics, Switzerland
  • Micro, Meta, Nano – the Planar Optics Revolution
• Dr. Andreas Hogg, CEO, Coat-X SA, Switzerland
  • Innovative parylene based PECVD/ALD multilayer with optimized surface functionality based on nanomaterials
• Dr. Florian Döring, CEO, XRnanotech , Switzerland
  • Nanostructured Diffractive Optics – New Opportunities at Small Wavelengths

Smart nanomaterials
Chairs: Dr. Raphaël Pugin, CSEM SA

KEYNOTE
Dr. Luciano Fernandes Boesel, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Switzerland
Nanostructured polymers for biomedical and energy-related applications

• Prof. Jovana V. Milić, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Multifunctional Perovskite Materials for Smart Photovoltaics
• Dr. Xavier Lefévre, Nanoscale Technology - CSEM SA, Switzerland
  • Porous layers for environmental electrochemical sensors development
• Dr. Marek Oszajca, Avantama AG, Switzerland
  • Perovskite Nanocrystals for Displays – from LCD to Micro-LED and QD-OLED

• Dedicated poster session
• Networking Aperitif
• Vote for Best Poster Prizes

Quantum Technologies
Chairs: Prof. Kirsten Moselund, PSI

KEYNOTE
Prof. Peter Krogstrup, NNF Quantum Computing Programme, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Developing Quantum Computing HW for life sciences

• Prof. Dr. Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Hybrid Photonics Laboratory, EPFL, Switzerland
  • Integrated photonic transducers
• Dr. Alexander Grimm, Bosonic Quantum Information Group, PSI, Switzerland
  • Nanofabrication aspects of bosonic quantum information processing with Schrödinger-cat qubits
• Marco Nordmann, Qnami AG, Switzerland
  • Qnami ProteusQ: A commercial solution unlocking magnetic field measurments in nanoscale magnetic materials

Start-up Competition
Chairs: Dr. Lorenz Herrmann, Empa

• Companies to be confirmed

Tentative Topic: The Swiss flavour of Chip Act

Panelists to be confirmed

Nanophotonics and nano-optics
Chair: Prof. Alexandra Kämpfer-Homsy, HES-SO / He-Arc, Neuchâtel

KEYNOTE
Prof. Giulia Tagliabue, Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technologies (LNET – IGM – STI), EPFL, Switzerland
Controlling Charge and Heat Generation with Photonic Metasurfaces

• Prof. Dr. Ilaria Zardo, Nanophononics Lab, Departments of Physics and Swiss Nanoscience Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland
  • Investigating phonons and thermal transport by inelastic light scattering and pump-probe spectroscopy
• Dr. Maria Sanz-Paz, Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • DNA-Templated Ultracompact Optical Antennas for Unidirectional Single-Molecule Emission
• Dr. Guillaume Basset, Micro-Nano Optics, CSEM SA, Switzerland
  • Manufacturing advanced micro and nano optics for quantum devices

Nanotechnology for Medtech
Chair: Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, AMI Uni-FR

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Prof. Dr. Rene Rossi, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland
Smart fibers for sensing and drug delivery applications

• Prof. Dr. Oya Tagit, Head of the Group Biointerfaces, Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) & Executive Committee Member; University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School of Life Sciences - Institute of Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Switzerland
  • Immunomodulatory nanomedicines development: from bench to the bedside
• Dr. Emmanuel Delamarche, Senior Manager, Spiden AG, Switzerland
  • Ultraminiaturized bio-assays by bending liquids
• Prof. Sumita Pennathur, UC Santa Barbara; CEO LAXMI therapeutic devices, USA
  • From in-vitro to implantable medical devices -- where technology can make a difference.