EuPRAXIA at the International Beam Instrumentation Conference (IBIC)

The largest-ever European edition of the International Beam Instrumentation Conference (IBIC 2025) was hosted at the University of Liverpool from the 7^th-10^th September 2025. This 14^th edition of the conference brought together more than 300 world-leading experts to discuss developments in and share knowledge on beam instrumentation.

Group photograph of the delegates at IBIC 2025 in Liverpool.

Over the week, delegates took part in keynote and invited talks, contributed presentations, an industry exhibition and poster sessions. With more than 200 scientific posters on display during the conference, EuPRAXIA colleagues had the opportunity to showcase their work, providing opportunities for the discussion and dissemination of important work relating to the EuPRAXIA projects.

Hannah Acton and Dr Ricardo Torres from the University of Liverpool’s Project T.E.A.M hosted a booth to promote EuPRAXIA as part of the industry exhibition. The booth featured information from the preparatory phase project, PACRI and the EuPRAXIA doctoral network. It was shared with the LIV.INNO Centre for Doctoral Training, with which the doctoral network has jointly organised a number of training events. It showcased how this new infrastructure can serve as a cornerstone for innovation and development across multiple fields. 

Hannah Acton, EuPRAXIA-PP Scientific Communications Lead (right), and her colleague Naomi Smith, LIVINNO Centre Manager, at the industry booth.

The booth attracted many visitors, acting as a key location for networking and information sharing.  Additionally, booth visitors had the opportunity to participate in a Liverpool-themed quiz with a unique Liverpool-themed goody bag on offer as the prize.  Congratulations to Alexander Gottstein of the University of Bern who won the prize!

Professor Carsten P. Welsch, EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network Coordinator, EuPRAXIA Preparatory Phase WP2 leader and Chair of IBIC 2025, said:  “Hosting IBIC 2025 in Liverpool allowed us to shine a spotlight on the latest beam instrumentation advances, and to strengthen the international collaborations that drive real progress in beam diagnostics, medical accelerators, and frontier physics. It was also a perfect opportunity so showcase the many opportunities that EuPRAXIA will offer, and talk about the latest research outcomes from across the EuPRAXIA portfolio of projects.”

More information about the conference can be found at http://www.ibic2025.org.