The field of photopolymer science continues year after year to steadily advance fueled both by academic enthusiasm and by industrial pragmatism. The numerous environmental and economic benefits of light induced chemistry make these technologies popular for manufacturers and fabricators within a wide range of different industrial sectors.
The European Symposium of Photopolymer Science (ESPS) aims to bring together the brightest minds from both academia and industry to collectively present and discuss the fundamental issues within this still burgeoning field. The meeting consists of seminars from not just European but international leaders of photopolymer science with topics addressing critical issues such as photochemistry, reaction kinetics, analytical methods, photoinitiator and monomer synthesis, structure-property relations, polymer processing, as well as applications.
We are happy to present to you our confirmed invited speakers for the 9th European Symposium of Photopolymer Sciences (ESPS), will be held in Vienna from 7th – 11th of Sept 2026. This is the largest conference on that topic here in Europe.
Fortunately we were able to bring together the brightest minds from both academia and industry to collectively present and discuss the fundamental issues within this still burgeoning field. So we are pleased to announce our final list of plenary speakers:
- Christopher Barner-Kowollik
- Christopher Bowman
- Cyrille Boyer
- David Haddleton
- Craig Hawker
- Stefan Hecht
- Krzysztof Matyaszewski
In addition you can find some other reasons to attend this conference:
- 55+ invited speakers, including plenary speakers, academic lectures, and experts from industry.
- Numerous hot topics like fundamentals of photopolymerization, coatings, electronics, 3D printing, biomedical applications.
- A daily social program will offer opportunities to explore Vienna’s numerous historic and cultural sites and facilitate interaction with colleagues.
- Over 400 participants with a good balance between academia and industry.
- Numerous exhibitors presenting their latest products and processes.
- 3 Awards for scientists at the beginning of their career and 6 student poster and lecture awards.
It is the intention of the organizers to provide ample time for discussion to emphasize the workshop character and stimulate the exchange of new ideas. The program will be mainly based on invited talks given by respectable scientists working in the field of photopolymer science. In addition, other contributed papers with 15 minutes allotted for presentations as well as posters may be submitted. For both categories there will be given 3 awards for the best presentation
Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include: (but are by no means limited to):
- Radical and Cationic Radiation Curing Processes
- Thiol-Ene Polymerizations
- Oxygen Inhibition
- Polymerization Kinetics
- Novel Concepts
- Advanced Materials and Applications
- Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing
- Hydrogels and Biomaterials
- Medical and Dental Materials
For more information, visit www.esps2026.net.
