IMI Europe announces the InnoLAE 2026 event, to be held at Cripps Court, Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK on 18-19 February 2026, with short courses on related technologies held the day before.
InnoLAE 2026 Conference
18-19 February 2026
The InnoLAE (Innovations in Large Area Electronics) Conference programme highlights the most innovative and exciting aspects of large area electronics, comprising printed, flexible, hybrid, plastic, organic and bioelectronics. InnoLAE 2026, the 12th edition of the conference, will present a high-calibre programme combining keynote plenary addresses from internationally renowned speakers, and two parallel tracks of oral presentations including invited and submitted papers from industry and academia. There will also be a poster session with the latest research results and an exhibition with leading companies and organisations showcasing the latest products and developments.
InnoLAE conference topics include:
- Manufacturing LAE components and systems
- High-performance materials for LAE
- Novel devices & systems for LAE
- Bioelectronics
- Applications of LAE
- Sustainability and energy efficiency
As well as formal presentations, the conference programme will include panel sessions covering key topics, with the panels comprising and chaired by industry leaders. The conference also features extensive networking opportunities.
The Conference programme is determined by a Programme Committee of industry and academic luminaries whose expertise covers a wide range of technology and applications in LAE. Programme Committee members include Prof Luigi Occhipinti, University of Cambridge, Dr Natasha Conway, Paragraf, Cathy Curling, Curling Consulting, Dr Dimitra Georgiadou, University of Southampton, Prof George Malliaras, University of Cambridge, Dr Krishna Persaud, University of Manchester, Prof Henning Sirringhaus, University of Cambridge, Dr Simon Johnson, Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), Dr Neil Chilton, Printed Electronics Limited, Prof Cinzia Casiraghi, University of Manchester, Dr Vincenzo Pecunia, Simon Fraser University, Dr Francesca Santoro, Forschungszentrum Jülich/IIT, Dr Feras Alkhalil, PragmatIC, Dr Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Prof Luisa Petti, Free University of Bolzano, and Prof Fabio Cicoira, Polytechnique Montreal.
InnoLAE 2026 Short Courses
17 February 2026
On the day before the main conference, there will be a series of half-day short courses on topics of interest to the LAE community, covering processing technology, bioelectronics advances, and other areas to be confirmed.
“We are proud to be moving InnoLAE into its second decade, and after a successful 2025 event, we look forward to another exciting and innovative programme of presentations, posters and panels for 2026,” comments Tim Phillips, Managing Director IMI Europe. “After the success of our expanded short course offering in 2025, we plan to build on this, allowing conference delegates to increase their learning by attending half-day courses on a range of important and interesting topics.”