MNE 2026 is organised as an event of the Swiss MNT Network an association whose mission is to bring together Switzerland’s leading institutions in micro- and nanotechnology, strengthening connections across the entire value chain — from education and research to industrialization and commercialization.
The principal organising entity is the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), in collaboration with the FSRM as the conference office.
MNE 2026 LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
| NAME | ROLE | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|---|
| Yasin Ekinci | Conference Chair | PSI, Switzerland |
| Nako Nakatsuka | Conference Chair | EPFL, Switzerland |
| Helmut Schift | Program Chair | PSI, Switzerland |
| Michel Calame | Program Chair | EMPA, Switzerland |
| Eva De Leo | Exhibition Chair | IBM, Switzerland |
| Vitaliy Guzenko | Exhibition Chair | PSI, Switzerland |
| Lorenz Herrmann | Chair SNC | EMPA, Switzerland |
| Tobias Lamprecht | Chair SNC | OST, Switzerland |
| Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser | Chair SNC | Adolphe Merkle Institute, Switzerland |
| Susana Cardoso de Freitas | Chair ENL | INESC-MN, Portugal |
| Jean-Louis Leclercq | Chair ENL | CNRS, France |
| Edward Byrne | Chair IT and Finance | FSRM, Switzerland |
| Juergen Brugger | Tutorials Chair | EPFL, Switzerland |
| Michel Despont | Advisory Board | CSEM, Switzerland |
| Christofer Hierold | Advisory Board | ETHZ, Switzerland |
| Urs Staufer | Advisory Board | TU Delft, The Netherlands |