On the 4th of February 2026, Els Mannekens was invited to speak at the ATIPIC symposium in Tubize (Belgium) about the challenges that are encountered when using Inkjet in Additive Manufacturing. ATIPIC stands for the Belgian Association of Technicians form the Paint and Allied Industries ( ATIPIC.BE ). Many of the talks were covering the chemistry and the design of surface active components, derived and inspired by nature. Els's lecture was very different, but was well rec