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EuroPACT conference 2026

EuroPact Conference - 11-11-2025

EuroPACT 2026 provides a unique meeting and a discussion forum for researchers, suppliers and users of process analytics from both academia and industry. The conference program will include plenary and invited lectures and plenty of opportunity for discussion with colleagues during poster sessions, speed dating and discussion rounds.

Final programme - The programme has now been finalised and can be viewed at: DECHEMA | EuroPACT 2026

Registration - CPACT members can register at a discounted rate by selecting the ‘Industry Member’ category. Further details can be found here: DECHEMA | EuroPACT 2026

Pre-conference courses - The following pre-conference courses will take place on Monday 4th May:

1.   Practical Control Strategies with Digital Twin Deployment

2.   Chemometrics for Spectroscopy – with hands-on Hard Modeling

3.   Safely Integrating Analytical Instruments for Field Deployment

4.   Learn more about the complementarities between optical spectroscopies. Good practice for online implementation

For further details, visit: DECHEMA | EuroPACT 2026


Knick Award

We would also like to encourage nominations for the PAT Award for Young Scientists sponsored by Knick.

The scientific committee of EuroPACT 2026 in cooperation with Knick Elektronische Messgeräte GmbH & Co. KG will award the 9th Process Analytics Award to a young scientist for an outstanding publication in the field of Process Analytics. The prize is endowed with 3.000 €. The EuroPACT 2026 award committee will select the winner and hand over the Award at the EuroPACT 2026 in Lyon, 4th – 7th May 2026.

Applicants should be the main contributing author of a paper printed or accepted for publication in an international peer-reviewed journal in 2024, 2025 or 2026. They should be no older than 30 years of age. Applicants may apply individually, or they can be recommended by another scientist.

Applications or recommendations should be submitted in electronic form (preferably PDF) by 30th March 2026 and should include a copy of the paper, a CV, a brief description of the scientific contribution, and the reasons why the candidate merits the award.

All applications should be sent via the following web form: Applications Form PAT Award

Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities

The exhibition and sponsorship opportunities have now been added to the website. To view please visit: Europact