SUSTAINABLE PRINTED ELECTRONICS (SPE) 2025: International Conference on Sustainable Printed Electronics

Focus on sustainability and the circular economy in the electronics industry

Printed electronics (PE) is a key technology in application areas such as flexible displays, wearables, energy harvesting, smart labels and consumer electronics.

Given that less than 40% of electronic waste is recycled in the EU, there is a growing focus on developing sustainable PE solutions based on bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable materials.

SPE 2025 highlights current technological breakthroughs, sustainable manufacturing processes, new material combinations (e.g. nanoparticles, conductive polymers, carbon dots) and recycling and reuse strategies for electronic components. In addition, the integration of SSbD principles (Safe and Sustainable by Design) and the implementation of the circular economy in the electronics industry will be in the spotlight.

Conference programme

The scientific programme is divided into six thematic sessions:

1. Printed electronics & manufacturing technologies
2. Advanced materials for PE
3. Sustainable ink formulations
4. Recycling methods for printed electronics
5. Sustainability assessment, SSbD & market development
6. Applications: flexible & stretchable electronic devices

The EU project Sustain-a-Print (SaP), funded under Horizon Europe, addresses the urgent need for sustainable solutions in the electronics industry. In line with the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy, SaP aims to reduce the environmental impact of electronics manufacturing and waste through innovative printed electronics (PE). SaP was created with support from BayFOR through the EU project LEE-BED, which was supported by BayFOR in the application process.

EU funding for sustainable electronics: presentation by BayFOR

The Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR) will present its EU service portfolio for research and innovation and give a presentation on ‘EU funding under Horizon Europe’, with a special focus on sustainable electronics, the circular economy and materials research.

Venue

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Campus
KEDEA Building
54124 Thessaloniki
Greece

Event

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

BayFOR presentation: 25 September 2025, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Agenda

The agenda can be found here.

Registration

You can register here.

Further information can be found here.

Contact at BayFOR

Dr. rer. nat. Panteleïmon Panagiotou
Head of Unit
Information/Communication Technologies | Natural Sciences & Engineering
Email: panagiotou@bayfor.org