10.09.2026 SWISS AUTOMATION in Rapperswil
Program
«Technology and Innovation for a Resilient Future
- from Research to Industrial Advantage»
| 9.30 a.m. | OST Building 4: REGISTRATION | EXHIBITION |
| 10.15 a.m. | Welcome to 15 years SWISS AUTOMATION Prof. Dr. Agathe Koller, Head of ILT, Head of Lab Automation |
| 10.25 a.m. | Keynote: Redefining Automation: The AI-Quantum Synergy Dr. Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow, Vice President Europe & Africa, IBM Research and Director, IBM Research Europe - Zurich |
| 11.00 a.m. | Move to Presentations of the Symposia |
| Symposium on Lab Automation | Health and Life Science Moderation: Prof. Dr. Agathe Koller Head of ILT, Head of Lab Automation | Symposium on Robotics and Industrial Automation Moderation: Prof. Dr. Daniel Aggeler Head of Industrial Automation | |
| 11.10 a.m. . | The evolution of lab automation: From pipets to cloud labs (With a Swiss perspective) Oliver Peter, PhD, co-founder and president of the Standardization in Laboratory Automation (SiLA) consortium | Why optics on demand will define the next generation of industrial vision systems Daniele Ghedalia, Sales Manager (B2B) | Optics & Photonics | Driving Growth in Machine Vision, Medical & Semiconductor, Optotune Switzerland AG |
| 11.45 a.m. . | Instrument connectivity in the age of AI: A journey from device to SDL Dr. Lukas Bromig, Co-CEO & Founder, UniteLabs GmbH | 5' Start-up-Pitches Duatic AG | Inveel AG | TEM BeamPilot GmbH | Planaro |
| 12.10 - 13.35 | EXHIBITION | LUNCH |
| 13.35 - 13.50 | Prämierung Lab Sciences Award |
| Symposium on Lab Automation | Health and Life Science Moderation: Prof. Dr. Agathe Koller Head of ILT, Head of Lab Automation | Symposium on Robotics and Industrial Automation Moderation: Prof. Dr. Yves Zimmermann Head of Interactive Robotics & Health Technology | |
| 14.00 p.m. . | Distributed Intelligence Self-Driving Laboratory: Let the Machine Talk Pascal Mieville, PhD, MPA, Operational director Swiss Cat+ West Hub EPFL, Vice-President Centre de Compétences en Chimie et Toxicologie Analytiques CCCTA | From Vision Algorithms to Industrial Advantage: A Paradigm Shift Trough Automated Inspection of Consumables David Meier, Leader Technology Industrial Automation & Team Leader, MSc ETH Mechanical Engineer, GRITEC AG |
| 14.30 p.m. | Coming soon | Bringing Physical AI in the factory floor with the sense of touch Klajd Lika, CEO and Founder, Bota Systems AG |
| 14.55 - 15.50 p.m. | EXHIBITION | COFFEE BREAK |
| 15.50 p.m. | 20 years ILT: Successful collaboration between academy and industry |
| 16.15 p.m. | Final & Information about the 20-year ILT program schedule at Rapperswil Castle |
| Move to the 20th anniversary celebration of ILT at Rapperswil Castle |
| 17.00 p.m. | Apéro Schloss Rapperswil |
| 17.45 p.m. | Grussworte Prof. Dr. Daniel Seelhofer, Rektor der OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule Beat Tinner, Regierungsrat Kanton St. Gallen Barbara Dillier, Stadtpräsidentin Rapperswil-Jona |
| 18.15 p.m. | Flying Dinner at Schloss Rapperswil |
| 21.30 p.m. | End of the Event |
