Welcome to MNE 2026 !
The 52nd International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering
Lastest Conference News
- New Contest Information
🏆 MNE 2026 Contests – New Information Now Online!
Get creative for MNE 2026! New information is now available for two contests taking place in connection with this year’s conference in Interlaken.
🔬 Micrograph & Nanograph Contest – Sponsored by Zyvex Labs
The MNE 2026 Micrograph & Nanograph Contest is now open for entries!
Select your most striking micrograph or micro-video and share it with the MNE community. Participants may submit as many entries as they like, and conference attendees will once again have the opportunity to vote for their favourite entry for the MNEer’s Choice Award.
Full contest rules, submission instructions, the PowerPoint template and entry form are now available online. Entries should preferably be submitted by 21 September 2026.
👉 Micrograph & Nanograph Contest – Information and Entry
🧱 FabuBlox Process Design Contest – Sponsored by FabuBlox
MNE 2026 participants can also discover FabuBlox, a free tool for creating presentation-ready layer stack images and process-flow visualisations of micro- and nanofabrication processes.
Use FabuBlox to prepare fabrication process visuals for your MNE 2026 oral or poster presentation – and get ready for the MNE 2026 FabuBlox Process Design Contest, where participants will have the chance to win a cash prize by submitting their FabuBlox process flow.
Contest submissions will open in the coming weeks. In the meantime, participants can already create a free FabuBlox account, explore the platform and start preparing their process designs.
👉 FabuBlox Process Design Contest – Information
We look forward to seeing your images and process designs at MNE 2026!
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Background
MNE is a major annual international conference, devoted to micro and nano engineering, held in a European country every September. The conference brings together engineers and scientists from across the world to discuss recent progress and future trends in the fabrication, manufacturing, operation and application of micro and nano-structures and devices. Applications in electronics, magnetics, photonics, electromechanics, environment and life sciences are also discussed. MNE 2026 will be the 52nd conference in a series that was started in Cambridge in 1975 and which was held most recently in Turin (2021), Leuven (2022), Berlin (2023), Montpellier (2024) and Southampton (2025). In September 2026, MNE will take place in Interlaken, Switzerland – an idyllic lakeside town nestled between the lakes of Thun and Brienz and framed by the majestic snow-capped peaks of the infamous Bernese Alps. It is estimated that the conference will attract 600-700 participants.
Conference Structure and Highlights
The conference will start with a welcome reception, held on Monday, September 21, 2026 in the evening. The technical sessions will be held from Tuesday September 22 through to Thursday September 24. The programme combines plenary and parallel oral sessions featuring invited presentations by a number of internationally recognised experts and will also include both contributed oral and poster presentations. Accepted abstracts will be assigned to oral or poster presentations, based on recommendations from the International Programme Committee. In addition there will be a technical exhibition where exhibitors can display commercial tools, materials and software of direct interest to the community. Short courses (tutorials) are also planned for Monday, September 21.
Save the Date !
Please join us at the next edition at the Congress Kursaal Interlaken from September 21 & 24, 2026 as an in-person meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you in Switzerland for MNE 2026! On behalf of the entire MNE 2026 Local Organization Committee,
MNE 2026 co-Chair
MNE 2026 co-Chair
