Specific objectives of the conference include:

• To showcase the excellent science being carried out at the BIST centres, with an emphasis on transversal and multidisciplinary topics, giving all participants the opportunity to learn, to ask questions, and to discuss.

• To provide a consistent “BIST meeting point” where the feeling of belonging to the BIST community can deepen, the ignition of new collaborations between BIST researchers can take place, and the invaluable expertise of the members of the BIST board of trustees can be drawn upon.

• To build BIST visibility, both at the local level and at a more international level, through the participation of a wide variety of local and international speakers, including prestigious Nobel Prize winners, and through the attraction of prominent media.