Event details
- Date: December 1, 2025
- Time: 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
- Location: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ
- Format: In-Person
- Registration Deadline: November 9, 2025
4th Industry Showcase
2025
Metamaterials in the Real World
Institution of Mechanical Engineers Policy Report
This flagship event is dedicated to unlocking the potential of metamaterials and fostering collaboration across academia, industry, and government. The annual showcase brings together leading experts, innovators, and stakeholders to explore cutting-edge metamaterial technologies and their transformative applications.
What to Expect:
- Expert discussion panels
- Keynote presentations from pioneering leaders in the field
- Opportunities to connect with world leading academic and industry experts, key stakeholders, and business leaders
- The Metamaterials in the Real-World demonstrator exhibition
If you have any questions please email info@metamaterials.network.

Access Fund
Travel and accommodation costs cannot be covered except in exceptional circumstances. If the cost of travel would prevent you attending, please contact info@metamaterials.network for information on how to apply to our access fund. All applications to the Access Fund must be made prior to the event.
Delegate Organisations (pending confirmation)
This list is supplied with the kind permission of the delegates on behalf of their organisations.
| Acoustic Metamaterials Group Limited |
| Advanced Material Development Ltd. |
| Airbus Defence & Space Ltd |
| ARIA |
| Auxetec |
| BAE Systems |
| Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd. |
| Brunel University of London |
| Celmetrix / BCU |
| Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) |
| Cranfield Univeristy |
| De Montfort University |
| Defence Materials Centre of Excellence |
| DSIT |
| Dstl |
| Government Office for Science |
| Henry Royce Institute / National Physical Laboratory |
| High Value Manufacturing Catapult |
| HoloMem |
| IMechE structural technology and materials group |
| Imperial College London |
| Innovate UK |
| Innovate UK Business Connect |
| Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| Intsitute of Physics |
| Iskenderun Technical University |
| Johnson Matthey |
| Keltie LLP |
| Kingston University London |
| Lambda Photometrics Ltd. |
| Leonardo UK Ltd |
| Loughborough University |
| MatNex |
| MBDA UK |
| Merck Performance Materials Ltd. |
| National Physical Laboratory |
| Nottingham Trent University |
| NPL |
| Orion Delta Technologies Ltd |
| Oxentia |
| PA Consulting |
| PepsiCo |
| Prospectral |
| Robert Gordon University |
| Saint Andrews |
| Satellite Application Catapult |
| Shanghai Normal University |
| Strategic Allies Ltd |
| Swansea University |
| The University of Exeter |
| UCL |
| UK Space Agency |
| UKRI – EPSRC |
| Ultrawise Innovation Ltd |
| University of Birmingham |
| University of Glasgow |
| University of Bristol |
| University of Exeter |
| University of Glasgow |
| University of Huddersfield |
| University of Hull |
| University of Leeds |
| University of Leeds and Auxetec Ltd. |
| University of Leicester |
| University of Liverpool |
| University of Nottingham |
| University of Oxford |
| University of Sheffield |
| University of York |
| Usikov Institute for Radiophysics and Electronics, NAS of Ukraine |
| Warwick manufacturing group |
| WaveOptics Ltd (a Snap Inc. company) |