EPoSS Annual Forum 2025

Accelerating Innovations in Smart Systems. Empowering Competitive European Solutions 

This is the motto for the 2025 edition of the EPoSS Annual Forum. It will take place from June 03-06 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 

Join us for the leading annual gathering of the European Smart Systems Community that will be kindly hosted by our EPoSS member CSEM. 

Registration 

Registration has not yet opened. Information will be available here. 

Call for Presentations and Posters 

EPoSS will hold its Annual Forum 2025 on June 3-6 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. This time, EPoSS member CSEM wil host the event. 

In order to present the latest developments in Smart Systems Integration, we invite you to submit your abstracts for presentations or posters and to showcase your latest Smart Systems innovations or technology developments for Smart Systems Integration and the impact of your projects. Your contribution could include one or more of the following topic areas: 

Smart Systems Integration research & developments for the following applications:

Next Generation of Smart Systems incl. 
Sensors and Actuators for e.g.
Green ECS for Decarbonisation

• Automotive, Mobility and Transport
• Smart Health and Well-Being
• Agriculture, Food and Environmental Monitoring 
• Industry 5.0 and Robotics 
• Energy Solutions
• Internet of Everything Applications
• Connectivity (5G/6G etc.)

European Chips Initiatives 

• Pilot Lines, Competence Centres, Design Platforms
• Swiss Chips and other national or regional initiatives
• Skills

Latest developments and innovative technologies for Smart Systems Integration in the area of:

New Innovative Technologies e.g.

• Design Methodologies, AI-Based Design, Reliability, Security, Safety, Resilience, Trustworthiness and Real Time
• Artificial Intelligence at the Edge, Neuromorphic Computing and In-Memory Computing
• Advanced and Sustainable Packaging Technologies, Chiplet Integration, Photonics and Heterogeneous Integration
• New Manufacturing Technologies and 3D Printed Electronics
• Large Scale Technologies and Flexible and Wearable Electronics
• Quantum Sensing and Metrology
• Sustainable and Green Electronics
• RF and Vision Technologies
• Energy Harvesting and Storage

Brokerage opportunities will be organised to network with especially SMEs, start-ups and young researchers.

If you wish to participate in the Call for Presentations and Posters, please submit your abstract (1,500–3,000 characters) together with your full contact details as well as a short biography to https://ssl.vdivde-it.de/formular/eposs by 14 February 2025.

Please use the template for abstract submission, which can be found below.  

The EPoSS Annual Forum 2025 Technical Committee will select presentations and posters. Invitations for the authors of selected presentations will be sent out until 31 March 2025.  

Agenda 

Agenda (Status: April 2025) 

Sponsors 

You would like to support the EPoSS Annual Forum 2025? Please get in touch with the EPoSS event team via contact@smart-systems-integration.org

We particularly thank our great sponsors and supporters!

Start-up Award

+++ The deadline has been extended to April 25, 2025! +++

As proven successful during the last years we will reward a promising start-up in the field of Smart Systems with the EPoSS Start-up Award.

About the EPoSS Start-up Award

Since 2019 start-ups from all over Europe have been honored with the EPoSS Start-up Award as winner of the eponymous competition. It is our mission to link young enterprises with the established Smart Systems community. We invite a small group of finalists to the EPoSS Annual Forum to compete in front of a senior professional jury.

 

Your Benefits

• Receive two tickets for the EPoSS Annual Forum with free entrance.
• Visibility and networking within the Smart Systems community.
  • Network on site and get in touch with key players such as AVL, BOSCH, CEA, CONTINENTAL, CSEM, FRAUNHOFER, INFINEON, NXP, ST MICROELECTRONICS, SIEMENS, TYNDALL and VTT.
  • Present your innovation to senior experts in a dedicated session.
  • Represent your start-up with a booth.
  • Enjoy visibility through the EPoSS communcation channels.
  • Become immediately a member of the EPoSS community.
• Feedback
  • Receive valuable advice on how to improve concepts and businesses.

All finalists will receive a certificate. The winner is granted a full EPoSS membership for one year and receives two tickets for the upcoming EPoSS Annual Forum for free. 

Who is eligible?

• European start-up companies founded after January 1, 2021 with innovative business idea, product or service and high growth potential
• Early or mature stages of development, concepts, ideas or business cases
• Related to Smart Systems technologies for different application areas, such as manufacturing technologies, energy, mobility, flexible electronics, wearables, food, agriculture or medical technology.

How do I apply?

Please find the detailed application guidelines and the EPoSS Start-up Award Outline below. Applications must be submitted to the EPoSS office via contact@smart-systems-integration.org by April 25, 2025. 

Finally, if you are invited: Pitch for the Award!

• Pitch with a maximum ten-slide PowerPoint presentation and showcase your product in front of a jury consisting of EPoSS senior experts from industry and research as well as national funding organisers.
• The jury will assume the role of a potential business partner interviewing  you and selecting the most innovative and promising ideas.
• The award will be handed over during the official EPoSS evening dinner.

Good luck! And if you have questions, please contact the EPoSS office via contact@smart-systems-integration.org. 

Venue, Directions and Accomodation 

You can use the following centralised booking platform to reserve a hotel room in Neuchâtel and the surrounding area by 2 May 2025: EPoSS 2025, Neuchâtel | Neuchatel Tourism (CH) | MICE

We have provided detailed instructions for the booking platform in the download section.

Learn more about the event soon.  

You wish to look back at the EPoSS Annual Forum 2024? Please visit the event website.