Previous Conference: BACG2026

55th Annual BACG Conference: 29th June – 1st July

The BACG Annual Conference is a key event for the global crystallisation community, that brought together enthusiastic scientists, engineers and scientific leaders from academia, industry, and research organisations. The conference showcased the latest developments across nucleation, crystal growth, crystallisation engineering, and advanced characterisation of crystalline materials, offering a focused yet friendly forum for sharing knowledge and ideas.

With a carefully curated scientific programme and dedicated spaces for interaction, the meeting provided valuable opportunities to connect, collaborate, and support the continued growth of the crystallisation community.

The event took place at the University of Manchester, with the Welcome Reception taking place at the fantastic Christies Bistro, and the Conference Dinner at the incredible Manchester Museum (drinks in the Fossils and Dinosaurs Gallery followed by dinner in the Living Worlds Gallery).

The format of the 2026 Annual Conference was:

29th June: Early Career Researchers
Day 30th June & 1st July: Main Conference

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Programme, Speakers & Posters

View the Programme, meet the speakers, and explore the posters that were showcased at BACG2026.

Programme

Speakers

Posters

Thank you to our Sponsors & Exhibitors

Catco AG

Exhibitor

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Catco AG is a Swiss company specialising in advanced particle measurement technology, and is part of a group of companies active in advanced technologies for process industries, environmental technology and energy management. We are now offering cutting-edge technology for the characterisation of populations of particles in a commercial package. With our products, obtaining information about both the real size, in three dimensions, and the shape of particles is finally possible – information which is required for the proper understanding, analysis and description of crystallisation processes, and of all downstream processes.

https://www.catco.ch/

CrystoGen

Welcome Reception & Crystals in Art Prize Sponsor | Exhibitor | Workshop

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Formerly CrystalGrower, CrystoGen is a spin-out from the University of Manchester, driven by expertise at the forefront of computational chemistry. Crystals are all around us, in salt, sugar, microchips and numerous pieces of hardware. At the University of Manchester, we are using computational chemistry to understand and track the way crystals grow. With this chemistry at our disposal, we might be able to engineer all manner of durable and versatile products.

Explore their workshop ‘Computational strategies for crystal engineering with CrystoGen – An introductory workshop’ HERE

Novartis

Early Careers Researcher Day Sponsor

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Novartis is proud to sponsor the British Association for Crystal Growth (BACG) Annual Meeting 2026, including support for the Early Career Researcher activities.

Engaging with emerging scientific talent and supporting knowledge exchange between academia and industry are key to advancing innovation in pharmaceutical development. Events like BACG provide a valuable platform to foster collaboration and inspire the next generation of scientists. We look forward to being part of the conversations in Manchester..

https://www.novartis.com/

Pharmaron

Coffee Break Sponsor

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Pharmaron is a global life science service provider that offers a broad spectrum of research, development and manufacturing services throughout the entire drug discovery, preclinical, clinical development, and commercialization process. The business supports multiple therapeutic modalities, including small molecules, biologics, ADCs and peptides, for both drug substance and drug product.

Learn more – https://www.pharmaron.com/

Technobis

Exhibitor | Workshop

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Technobis is a world-leading laboratory technology provider for chemical synthesis, solid-state research, process development and formulation. Our mission is to help researchers worldwide be more successful and efficient. To achieve this, we develop smart and fast solutions designed for the Lab of the Future, based on our unique technology, knowledge, and expertise.

Explore their workshop ‘Advanced Crystallization: Solubility, Particle Engineering, and Process Development’ HERE

Thank You to our BACG2026 Committees

Local Organising Committee:

Dr. Ashwin Kumar Rajagopalan, University of Manchester (Chair)
Dr. Huaiyu Yang, Loughborough University
Dr. Tariq Mahmud, University of Leeds
Prof. Elena Simone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Scientific Committee:

Prof. Jerry Heng, Imperial College London
Prof. Matteo Salvalaglio, University College London
Prof. Jan Sefcik, University of Strathclyde
Dr. Cameron Brown, University of Strathclyde
Dr. Karen Robertson, University of Nottingham
Prof. Aurora Cruz-Cabeza, Durham University
Dr. Burak Eral, TU Delft, Netherlands
Prof. Thomas Vetter, FHNW Switzerland
Dr. Filipa Castro, University of Minho, Portugal
Dr. Botond Szilagyi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Prof. Kerstin Wohlgemuth, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Dr. Mei Lee, GSK, U.K.
Dr. Amy Roberston, AstraZeneca, U.K.
Dr. Jennifer Webb, Syngenta, U.K.
Dr. Barbara Wood, APC Ireland
Dr. Silvio Trespi, TU Dortmund
Dr. Leif Thore-Deck, University of Cambridge
Dr. Antonello Raponi, Ecoles des mines Saint Etienne, France
Dr. Isha Bade, Imperial College London
Dr. Pietro Sacchi, CCDC