The MRS Fall Meeting is regarded as one of the world's most important meeting points for materials science, technology development, and industrial implementation. Here, leading research teams, start-ups and companies discuss the industry's key challenges and trends. tesa strategically uses this framework to advance collaborations with partners whose technologies are on the verge of industrial scaling.

"Our industry is currently experiencing tremendous momentum," says Dr. Ingrid Sebald, board member technology at tesa. "Many material technologies are on the brink of entering industrial applications. That's exactly where we come in: We connect scientific excellence with a strong network and industrial implementation capability. This way, we significantly accelerate the development of market-ready solutions. The MRS Fall Meeting is the strategic hub for us where research and application directly converge."

The focus of tesa's research and development activities is on functional adhesive tapes that can do much more than just bond. They can integrate electrical conductivity, thermal properties, or sensory functions, opening up entirely new design and application possibilities. Furthermore, they contribute to the circular economy – for example, through "Debonding on Demand" technologies that support material separation, improved recycling, and reworkability.

"We are convinced that the future of bonding solutions lies in functional adhesive tapes – in solutions that take on additional functions and enable new sustainable applications," explains Prof. Dr. Andreas Lendlein, head of technical business development & science office at tesa.

With tutorials, panels, and the symposium "Functional Films & Adhesives," tesa is shaping the MRS Fall Meeting 2025 more comprehensively than ever before. The company creates space for application-oriented discussions, technological advancement, and the joint identification of new industrial use cases.