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 co-chair | PSI, Switzerland |
| Nako Nakatsuka | Conference co-chair | EPFL, Switzerland |
| Helmut Schift | Program co-chair | PSI, Switzerland |
| Michel Calame | Program co-chair | EMPA, Switzerland |
| Eva De Leo | Exhibition co-chair | IBM, Switzerland |
| Vitaliy Guzenko | Exhibition co-char | PSI, Switzerland |
| Tobias Lamprecht | Co-chair tutorials and SNC | OST, Switzerland |
| Lorenz Herrmann | Co-chair tutorials and SNC | EMPA, Switzerland |
| Masoumeh Keshavarz | Co-chair ENRIS | KU Leuven, Belgium |
| Jean-Louis Leclercq | Co-chair ENRIS | CNRS, France |
| Sesana Cardoso de Freitas | Co-chair ENRIS | INESC-MN, Portugal |
| Edward Byrne | Chair IT and finance | FSRM, Switzerland |
| Michel Despont | Advisory Board | CSEM, Switzerland |
| Christopher Hierold | Advisory Board | ETHZ, Switzerland |
| Juergen Brugger | Advisory Board | EPFL, Switzerland |
| Urs Staufer | Advisory Board | TU Delft, The Netherlands |