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From
Solid State to Biophysics XII
Dubrovnik, Croatia
June 13-20, 2026

Join us for the 12th edition of our biannual conference and engage in discussions with esteemed scientists who blur the lines between various scientific disciplines — from solid-state physics and soft-matter science to biophysics and biomedical sciences.

Under the high patronage of
H.E. Zoran Milanović
President of the Republic of Croatia

Strongly correlated electronic materials

Alexander Balandin

Alexander Balandin

UC Los Angeles

USA

Andrei Bernevig

Andrei Bernevig

Princeton U.

USA

Gerrit Bauer

Gerrit Bauer

Tohoku U.

Japan

Sadamichi Maekawa

Sadamichi Maekawa

RIKEN

Japan

Stuart Parkin

Stuart Parkin

MPI Halle

Germany

Quantum tech. / Photonics / Materials

Marin Soljačić

Marin Soljačić

MIT

USA

Mark Brongersma

Mark Brongersma

Stanford U.

USA

Marko Lončar

Marko Lončar

Harvard U.

USA

Michele  Simmons

Michele Simmons

UNSW

Australia

Richard New

Richard New

Western Digital

USA

Nanofluidics and Nanopores

Cees Dekker

Cees Dekker

TU Delft

Netherlands

Jens  Gundlach

Jens Gundlach

U. Washington

USA

Marija Drndic

Marija Drndic

U. Pennsylvania

USA

Michael Strano

Michael Strano

MIT

USA

Zuzanna Siwy

Zuzanna Siwy

UC Irvine

USA

Life science / Biophysics / Soft Matter

Bianxiao Cui

Bianxiao Cui

Stanford U.

USA

Chwee Teck Lim

Chwee Teck Lim

NUS

Singapore

David Weitz

David Weitz

Harvard U.

USA

Felix Ritort

Felix Ritort

U. Barcelona

Spain

Gui Bazan

Gui Bazan

NTU

Singapore

2D and nanoscale materials

Andras Kis

Andras Kis

EPFL

Switzerland

Boris Yakobson

Boris Yakobson

Rice U.

USA

Efthimios Kaxiras

Efthimios Kaxiras

Harvard U.

USA

Manish Chhowalla

Manish Chhowalla

Cambridge U.

UK

Michael  Fuhrer

Michael Fuhrer

Monash U.

Australia

Previous Conferences

Since 2002, the conference has consistently attracted trailblazers in the fields of physics, nanoscience, and life sciences. We invite you to check the previous iteration From Solid State to Biophysics XI (2024).

Over the years, some of the distinguished participants have included...

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Ivar Giaever

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Andre Geim

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K. Alex Müller

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Jens Gundlach

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 Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

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Kostya Novoselov

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Harold Kroto

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Cees Dekker

Organizing committee

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EPFL

Switzerland

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CZ Biohub Chicago

USA

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Davor Pavuna

EPFL

Switzerland

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University of Notre Dame, USA

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U. Zagreb, Croatia

TU Wien, Austria

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NUS

Singapore

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