SAMCE 2025

30 October 2025
Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne

SAVE THE DATE and join us for SAMCE 2025

Pitch your ideas and research challenges
Discuss key issues in advanced manufacturing
Interact with potential collaborators

Free of charge

About
Program
Abstract and Registration

The Swiss Advanced Manufacturing Community Events (SAMCE) are especially made for junior scientists, such as graduates, doctoral students and postdocs, as well as other academic staff active in advanced manufacturing in Switzerland. We also welcome senior master students who want to present their research activities and projects in advanced manufacturing that are related to their master theses.

We are looking for active participants who strive for scientific exchange and who are prepared to share and discuss ideas, to support and to work with colleagues across disciplines and institutions. We are looking for contributions for the following 12 session topics referring either to production technologies or to cross-technology topics:

Production Technologies

Cross-Technology Topics

Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

Light-induced and Laser Processing

Coating and Printing

Nano-Fabrication

High Precision Machining and Forming

Joining

Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies

Product Design and Functionality Integration

Process and Quality Monitoring and Control

Robots, Automation, and Learning Systems

Modelling and Simulation

Characterization and Analytics

With our main event we aim to bring together and inspire our community in advanced manufacturing. We have a diverse program with unique modules which are described in more detail on this page.

30. October 2025

Venue: SIPBB - Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (Aarbergstrasse 46, 2503 Biel)

09:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00	UNITE - Welcome and introduction
10:10	INSPIRE - Keynote by Julia Steinberger (University Lausanne)

Parallel sessions (10:50 - 11:30)

10:50	ENTER - Introduction to session topics
11:00	IGNITE - Investigators show how they cross borders & enter new territory CONNECT - Scientists present you a challenge they are currently facing in their research
11:30	EXCHANGE - Discussions with the session speakers

12:00	Lunch Break (Optional Lab Tours: 12:40 - 13:15)
13:30	INSPIRE - Keynote by Tobias Keller (Hitachi Energy)
14:10	DISCUSS - Small group discussions about key challenges and technological breakthroughs

Parallel sessions (15:10 - 15:50)

15:10	ENTER - Introduction to session topics
15:20	IGNITE - Investigators show how they cross borders & enter new territory. CONNECT - Scientists present you a challenge they are currently facing in their research
15:50	EXCHANGE - Discussions with the session speakers

16:20	CONCLUDE - What have we learned and what next? Award ceremony
16:50	End of conference
17:00	ENJOY - Enjoy our community with drinks, food and games at DISPO*.

*Conference Dinner / Evening Activity:
The conference dinner is free of charge for those who have registered for it (see registration form). It takes place at DISPO. The event location is in walking distance to SIPBB and the train station Biel.
The number of participants at the conference dinner is limited. If you are registered and no longer wish to attend, please cancel by contacting the organizers. Then participants on the waiting list can move up (and potential food waste can be avoided).

Registration opens in spring.

The participation in SAMCE 2025 is free of charge, but the number of participants is limited. Priority is given to participants who submit a contribution.
The following deadlines apply:

September 1 - Abstract submission (please use the abstract template)
October 6 - Registration without a contribution

PITCH & POSTER

For SAMCE 2025 we are looking for active participants that pitch their research ideas and challenges. You can give two kinds of talks:

CONNECT
Researchers shortly present a challenge they are currently facing, in hopes of receiving fresh perspectives or finding new partners to help address it. (recommended for early stage researchers).

IGNITE
Researchers present in short pitches a cutting-edge technology or exciting research results they believe could benefit other scientists.

Each talk lasts 3 minutes. Every session is followed by an EXCHANGE module (30 minutes) where speakers can discuss their pitches with other participants. Speakers are invited to bring posters (optional) to facilitate the discussion during the EXCHANGE module. The different program modules are described in more detail on this page.

For your information: A SAMCE pitch is fast-paced and follows the Pecha Kucha format with auto-advancing slides. Please take a look at the presentation file templates below. They will help you understand what is expected of you when delivering a CONNECT or IGNITE talk.

Abstract Template

Please use the following template file to submit your abstract.

lastname-firstname-samce-2025.docx
File Size:	106 kb
File Type:	docx

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Presentation Templates
for CONNECT and IGNITE talks

Please take a look at the presentation file templates below. They will help you understand what is expected of you when delivering a CONNECT or IGNITE talk.

samce-2025_connect-talk_template.pptx
File Size:	2038 kb
File Type:	pptx

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samce-2025_ignite-talk_template.pptx
File Size:	2038 kb
File Type:	pptx

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Registration
Register here.

Abstract submission by
1 September 2025
Registration by
6 October 2025

Information

Date:
Thursday,
30 October 2025

Venue:
SIPBB - Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne

Templates

Abstract Template
File Size:	106 kb
File Type:	docx

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CONNECT Talk Template
File Size:	2038 kb
File Type:	pptx

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IGNITE Talk Template
File Size:	2038 kb
File Type:	pptx

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