Advanced Battery Manufacturing Workshop

A collaborative meeting of the BatCAT, BATTwin and AM4BAT projects

16–17 April 2026

 Homerton College, Cambridge, UK

Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PH

This hybrid event will bring together leading experts, researchers, and stakeholders to explore cutting-edge advancements in battery manufacturing technology.

The workshop is being co-organised by the BatCAT, BATTwin and AM4BAT projects to create a unique platform to showcase the latest breakthroughs in data systems and digital twins, solid-state lithium-ion batteries, advanced battery manufacturing and innovative cell assembly techniques.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• gain in-depth insights into the progress, objectives, and results of the partner projects,
• join expert-led technical sessions that will highlight the emerging trends in battery manufacturing and digital twins,
• connect with key researchers, engineers, and manufacturers from the battery community,
• participate in discussions and networking opportunities on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable, high-performance battery cell production.

The event is free to attend and, to make the most of the two-day programme, attendance in-person is highly recommended. All delegates need to register. The full programme, including technical sessions, panels, and networking opportunities, is available here.

Our confirmed speakers are:

Fadi Al Manchot (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

Ana Bankovic Cassidy (Cambridge Nanomaterials Technology)

Fabrizio Bernini (Bi-rex)

Erwan Le Bourhi (N-ABLE)

Elisa Buccafusco (Politecnico di Torino)

Qiong Cai (University of Surrey)

Marcello Colledani (Politecnico di Milano)

Matthew Evans (University of Cambridge and Datalab Industries)

Mona Faraji Niri and Dariusz Ceglarek (University of Warwick)

Timm Fitschen (IndiScale)

Karol Frohlich (Centre for Advanced Materials Application SAS)

David Gonzalez (Universidad Loyola)

Martin Thomas Horsch (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

Gergely Horváth (HUN-REN Computer Science and Control Research Institute)

Bastien Hualpa de Schuyter (Leitat Technological Center)

Masoud Jabbari (University of Leeds)

Anmol Jnawali (Photocentric)

Sudeepika Liyanapathiranage (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

Alessia Melechì (Comau)

Robert Mitchell (Centre for Process Innovation)

Andreas Rauh (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg)

Aleksandra Roganović (ElevenEs)

Rachel Smith (University of Sheffield)

Wenxian (Hetty) Sun and Mao (Maggie) Xu (University of Greenwich)

Artur Tron (Austrian Institute of Technology)

Jean de La Verpilliere (Echion Technologies)

 

UPDATE: Registration to attend in person has now closed. Online registration is still open.

You can register to attend here.

The venue

Homerton College, Cambridge is located just a short distance from the city’s main train station and the city centre. Click here for directions and information about accommodation, and here for an annotated map of the college grounds. When arriving at the college it is best to enter via the Events Reception entrance on Harrison Drive. Alternatively, participants can enter via the Porters’ Lodge on Hills Road and then make their way across the college to reach the Events Reception.

Acknowledgement

This event has received funding and support from The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency under grant agreement no. 101137954 (BATTwin) and from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant number 10118186 (BATTwin)], the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement nos. 101069756 (AM4BAT), and 101137725 (BatCAT), and from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant number 10091190 (BatCAT)].