Objectives

• Advance the understanding and application of mixing in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, food, and mining industries.
• Strengthen collaboration between academia and industry in process engineering.
• Showcase new models, experimental and computational techniques, and innovative equipment designs.
• Facilitate knowledge exchange on challenges and solutions across multiple sectors.

Key Themes

• Single-phase and multiphase mixing: laminar and turbulent regimes
• Handling complex fluids (non-Newtonian, viscoelastic, emulsions, suspensions)
• CFD models and advanced simulations
• Mixing and heat/mass transfer
• Mixing and aeration in (bio)pharmaceutical and biotech systems
• Reactive mixing, crystallization, dissolution, precipitation
• Mixing in continuous and intensified processes (micro/milli-reactors, plug flow)

Emerging Priorities in the Field

• Smart and digital mixing (inline sensors, digital twins, ML-based control)
• Scale-up/scale-down strategies under uncertainty and modular pharma production
• Mixing for green and circular manufacturing (low-energy processes, solvent recovery)
• Bioprocessing for shear-sensitive systems (vaccines, biologics)
• Mixing in energy systems (hydrogen carriers, battery fluids, CCUS)

Timeline

• Dedicated sponsor dossier and outreach: Q4 2025
• Call for Abstracts opens: November 2025
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 February 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: before 1 May 2026
• Early Bird Registration closes: 1 May 2026