Technical Program

FINAL PROGRAM – Last update: July 4, 2022

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Monday 4 July 2022
	Exhibition Setup
Tuesday 5 July 2022
08:00	Registration Opens
09:00 - 09:30	Introduction and Welcome Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Switzerland Chantal Robin, Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fribourg, Switzerland Chantal Martin Sölch, Vice-Rector for Teaching, Continuing Education and Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
09:30 - 10:45	Nano for Medtech Applications Chairs: Alexandra Kaempfer-Homsy (He-Arc) KEYNOTE Andrew J. deMello, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Microfluidics for Diagnostics in the Developed and Developing World Maurizio Gullo, 3D Biofabrication Group Leader, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz Hochschule für Life Sciences, Institute for Medical Engineering & Medical Informatics, Switzerland 3D Bioprinting of Cardiomyocytes Laden Nanocomposite Hydrogels Towards a Nano-Structured Origami Heart Model Jérôme Charmet, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HE-Arc), Switzerland Multiscale Liquid Biopsy Laura Suter-Dick, School of Life Sciences, FHNW, Switzerland Electrospun extracellular matrix scaffolds for neural regeneration
10:45 - 11:15	Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit
11:15 - 11:45	Güntherodt Lecture Chair: Martino Poggio (University of Basel) KEYNOTE Eli Zeldov, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Nanoscale thermal and magnetic imaging: Glimpse into dissipation in quantum systems down to atomic scale
11:45 - 12:45	Photonics Technologies Chair: Michel Despont (CSEM) KEYNOTE Sergio Nicoletti, Optical Sensor Devices Group, CEA – Leti, France PIC platform for Sensing and Telecom application Nicholas Güsken, Polariton Technologies, Rüschlikon, Switzerland Enhancing Silicon Photonics: Plasmonic Terabit Modulation on the Micrometer Scale Stefan Abel, Lumiphase AG, Rüschlikon, Switzerland BTO PIC and its integration to CMOS Amir Ghadimi, CSEM SA, Neuchâtel, Switzerland An open access foundry for electro-optics and nonlinear PIC platform based on lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI)
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch, Poster Session & Exhibition Visit
14:00 - 15:15	Highlighting Women's Contributions in Nanoscience Session Supported by NCCR Bio-inspired materials Chairs: Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (Adolphe Merkle Institut, University Fribourg) Begoña Abad, Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland Ultrafast coherent beams illuminate understanding of phonon transport Géraldine Guex, AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland Sound and Electricity to Steer Cell Fate Decision Kuljeet Kaur, Polymer laboratory, Institute of Materials, School of Engineering, (LP-IMX-STI) EPFL , Switzerland Understanding interfacial properties of surface-grafted polymer assemblies Nako Nakatsuka, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Nanoscale DNA-gated biosensors to monitor chemical flux
15:15 - 15:45	Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit
15:45 - 17:00	Applied Projects in Swiss Landscape Chairs: Jerry Krattiger (Director of the Fribourg Development Agency), Marcus Morstein (Hightech Zentrum Aargau) Gioele Balestra, iPrint, HEIA-FR, HES-SO, Switzerland Inkjet-based additive manufacturing of high-density ceramic parts Simon MacKenzie, REGENHU, Switzerland Revolutionizing Drug Discovery – microfluidics, organoids and 3D Bioprinting Daniel Steitz, novoMOF AG, Switzerland Process integration of the super-adsorbent of the 21st century: metal-organic frameworks for market-driven prototyping success. Rolando Ferrini, FEMTOprint SA, Switzerland Laser-based 3D printing: the new frontier of precision manufacturing for glass micro-devices.
17:00 - 18:30	Poster Session with Aperitif Kindly Sponsored by the Canton of Fribourg (PromFR) and The State Chancellery of Fribourg (CHA)
18:30	Adjourn for the Day
Wednesday 6 July 2022
08:00	Registration Opens
08:30 - 10:15	Bio-inspired Materials Chairs: Ullrich Steiner (Adolphe Merkle Institut, University Fribourg), Ester Amstad (EPFL) KEYNOTE Eric R. Dufresne, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Living Droplets Get to Work Jessica Clough, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Mechano-Imaging in Polymeric Materials: Molecular Mechanophores and Photonic Elastomers Alessandro Ianiro, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Liquid-liquid phase separation during amphiphilic self-assembly Ahmet Faik Demirörs, Complex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 3D Printing of Photonic Colloidal Glasses into Objects with Isotropic Structural Color
10:15 - 10:45	Coffee & Exhibition Visit
10:45 - 11:30	Biotech at Nanoscale Chairs: Helmut Schift (PSI), Nako Nakatsuka (ETH Zürich) KEYNOTE Roderick Lim, Biozentrum and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland Nanomachines guard the cell nucleus Simone Schuerle, Dep. of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Engineering micro-and nanorobots for drug delivery and local detection of pathological signals Mahsa Shoaran, Director of Integrated Neurotechnologies Laboratory, EPFL, Switzerland Intelligent Neural Interfaces for Chronic Neurological and Mental Disorders Alexandra Homsy, Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie, HES-SO, La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland Microfluidics-based formulation of bacterial-fungal consortia for delivery in soil
11:30 - 12:45	Podium Discussion Chairs: Ralf Kägi (EAWAG), Alke Fink (Adolphe Merkle Institut, University Fribourg) Topics: • Swiss Plastic Policy • Solutions for Sustainable Use Topic Introductory Lecture Thomas Gude, Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS) Confirmed Panelists: Thomas Bucheli (Agroscope) Christoph Hueglin (Empa) Christine Wiederkehr-Luther (Migros-Gruppe) Matthias Egger (The Ocean Cleanup)
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch, Poster Session & Exhibition Visit
14:00 - 15:15	Quantum Computing Chair: Dominik Zumbühl (Uni Basel) Maud Vinet, CEA-Leti, University Grenoble Alpes, France Silicon based quantum computing Andrea Hofmann, University of Basel A sub-millitesla hole spin qubit in planar Ge Nico Hendrickx, IBM Research Zurich Quantum computing with spins in germanium Pasquale Scarlino, EPFL Hybrid Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics with Semiconductor QDs and Superconducting Resonators
15:15 - 15:45	Coffee & Exhibition Visit
15:45 - 16:30	Awards Ceremony Chairs: Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (AMI, Swiss MNT Board Chair) Michel Despont (CSEM), Swiss MNT Board co-Chair
16:30 - 16:45	Final Remarks
16:45	Conference adjourns Farewell Reception (light)