MPS in Biel will open its doors on 5 May 2026 for a half-day expert and networking event, bringing together key industrial players, technology providers and innovation stakeholders.
Taking place from 13:00 to 18:00, this afternoon will focus on industrial innovation in the miniaturization of biosensors and PIC sensors, with concrete insights from MPS, Uni OST, FHNW, Ligentec, Abionic, and Impli, through expert talks, a roundtable discussion, a guided visit of MPS’ facilities, and a networking aperitif.
This event is co-organized by MPS, Sensors Innovation Hub, sensors.ch and CoBooster.
Program
12h45 Welcome coffee
13h00 Opening by Grégoire Bagnoud, Sales & Marketing Director at MPS, Hans Ebinger, CEO of SIP OST, Gerd Simon, President of sensors.ch and Joëlle Tosetti, Managing Director of the CoBooster
13h20 Introduction from Kamran Houshang Pour, IP Expert, « xxx«
13h30 Presentation from Gerd Simon, President of sensors and Head of Institute for Sensors and Electronics at FHNW: « xxx«
Sensors is a Swiss association open to all professionals in sensor technology: researchers, manufacturers, users, and educators.
FHNW is one of Switzerland’s leading universities of applied sciences. With its ten schools, it is active in teaching, research, continuing education, and services, with a strong focus on innovation and practical relevance. Its broad range of degree programs, close ties to professional practice, application-oriented and innovation-driven research, and global network make FHNW an attractive and diverse place of learning, a sought-after partner for practice-oriented collaboration, and an appealing employer in Northwestern Switzerland.
13h50 Presentation from Iwan Maerki, CTO and Co-Founder at Abionic : « From Nanofluidics to the Bedside: Early Sepsis Diagnostics »
Abionic is a Swiss in vitro diagnostics company that develops rapid point-of-care tests through its abioSCOPE platform, based on a proprietary nanofluidics technology. It notably markets PSP (Pancreatic Stone Protein), an innovative biomarker that enables earlier identification of sepsis and improves clinical decision-making. Its mission is to accelerate access to high-impact diagnostics for more responsive and efficient healthcare.
14h10 Presentation from Anton Stroganov, Head of Product Management at Ligentec : « xxx »
Ligentec is a B2B company that manufactures Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for customers in high-tech fields such as AI, quantum technologies, LiDAR, and biosensors. The company commercializes its all-nitride-core technology, enabling customers to develop products for Industry 4.0. Its clients benefit from a clear path to volume production while also being able to access small wafer quantities with the performance, short turnaround times, and high yield required at the proof-of-concept stage.
14h30 Presentation from Tobias Lamprecht , Institutsleiter IMP (Mikrotechnik und Photonik), Uni OST , « xxx »
Across OST’s three campuses in Buchs, Rapperswil-Jona, and St. Gallen, around 3,700 students are enrolled in 20 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs. They benefit from more than 180 university partnerships in 52 countries, as well as from hands-on knowledge transfer generated through over 1,000 active research and development projects carried out with industry and research partners in OST’s 35 research institutes and competence centers.
14h50 Coffee break
15h10 Presentation from Heath Hartle, COO at Impli: « xxx »
Impli is a biotechnology company developing an implantable biosensing platform to continuously monitor key IVF hormones via smartphone, reducing the need for frequent blood tests.
Its goal is to make IVF more accessible, convenient, and effective by improving monitoring throughout egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and pregnancy.
15h30 Presentation from Patrick Ruffieux, Product Manager – Optics at MPS: « xxx »
MPS is…
15h50 Roundtable
16h15 Visit of MPS
17h00 Apero
Presentation of the speakers
Grégoire Bagnoud, Sales & Marketing Director at MPS , is…
Kamran Houshang Pour is IP Expert at
Gerd Simon, President of sensors.ch and Professor at FHNW
Iwan Maerki is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Abionic SA, a Swiss company and spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). Iwan is an expert in optical technologies. After receiving a master’s degree in microengineering from EPFL and a PhD on nano-optical devices from IMT, Neuchâtel, he has directed the research on single molecule spectroscopy and imaging at the Laboratory of Biomedical Optics, EPFL. In 2010, along with Nicolas Durand, he founded Abionic, dedicated to utilizing advanced nano-technology for point-of-care in-vitro diagnostic tools. Under Iwan’s leadership, Abionic has developed the abioSCOPE, one of the world’s fastest diagnostic platform, offering rapid quantitative diagnosis for a range of applications, including sepsis, COVID-19, allergies, and iron deficiency. His journey with Abionic has seen the company progress from early development to full industrialization and commercialization.
Tobias Lamprecht , Institutsleiter IMP (Mikrotechnik und Photonik), Uni OST
Heath Hartle, COO at Impli
Patrick Ruffieux, Product Manager – Optics at MPS Microsystems
Logistical informations
Date
Tuesday
5th May 2026
12h45
Location
MPS Micro Precision Systems AG
Ch. du Long-Champ 95
2504 Biel/Bienne
Suisse
+41 32 344 43 00
Parking
Some parkplaces are available on site.
Conditions of entry
This event is limited to 50 people.
The event will be in English, with the visit in English and/or German and French, depending on the attendees.
Registration
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