9th European Symposium of Photopolymer Science
ESPS2026

September 7-10, 2026, Vienna (Austria)

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.

The first ESPS meeting was held in Mulhouse, France in 2010. Over the last 15 years the conferenc place changed to other outstanding locations like Torino, Vienna, Leipzig, Mulhouse, Istanbul and Stresa. Also an virtual symposium took place in 2021 during the pandemic period and attracted nearly 500 participants from all over the world. Looking to continue a tradition of excellence set by the previous meetings, the Vienna University of Technology will host the Ninth Symposium to be held September 7-10, 2026.

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