| Sunday, 18 October | |||
| 08:15 - 19:00 | Conference Registration and Check-In | ||
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Morning Workshops | ||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Afternoon Workshops | ||
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception | ||
| Monday, 19 October | |||
| 07:00 - 18:30 | Registration | ||
| 08:00 - 08:40 | Opening Remarks | ||
| 08:40 - 09:25 | Plenary Presentation I Jan Lichtenberg, InSpero AG, SWITZERLAND |
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| 09:25 - 09:40 | Transition | ||
| 09:40 - 10:40 | Session
1A1 Advanced Biosensing and Molecular Diagnostics I |
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1B1 Novel Microfluidic Platforms |
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1C1 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology I: Droplet Microfluidics for Bioanalysis |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection | ||
| 11:10 - 12:40 | Session
1A2 Microphysiological Systems, Organ-on-Chip and Organoids I: Engineering Organ-on-Chip Platforms |
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1B2 Wearables and Hand-Held Devices I: Point-of-Care Molecular Diagnostics |
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1C2 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology II: Droplet Platforms for Therapeutics and Synthesis |
| Featured Poster Presentations | Hot Topic Keynote | Featured Poster Presentations | |
| TechTalk HiComp Microtech |
TechTalk
Stratec |
TechTalk Secoya Technologies |
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| 12:40 - 13:55 | Grab 'n Go Lunch | ||
| 13:55 - 14:40 | Plenary Presentation II Julia Greer, Caltech, USA |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 | MINE Test of Time Award Presentation | ||
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Poster Session 1 and Exhibit Inspection | ||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Break | ||
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Session 1A4 Microphysiological Systems, Organ-on-Chip and Organoids II: Immune-Competent Organ Models |
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1B4 Wearables and Hand-Held Devices II: Wearable Biosensors and Physiological Monitoring |
Session 1C4 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology III: Automated and Integrated Microfluidic Platforms |
| Featured Poster Presentations | Hot Topic Keynote | Featured Poster Presentations | |
| 18:30 | Adjourn for the Day | ||
| 19:00 - 23:00 | Students and Postdocs Mixer | ||
| Tuesday, 20 October | |||
| 08:00 - 18:50 | Registration | ||
| 08:20 - 09:05 | Plenary Presentation III Xing Yi Ling, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE |
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| 09:05 - 09:20 | Transition | ||
| 09:20 - 10:50 | Session
2A1 Multiplexed Bioassays and Immunodiagnostics |
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2B1 Cell Sorting and Sample Preparation |
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2C1 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology IV: Microfluidics for Resource-Limited and Portable Analysis |
| TechTalk Microqubic AG |
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| Featured Poster Presentations | Featured Poster Presentations | Hot Topic Keynote | |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection | ||
| 11:20 - 13:10 | Session
2A2 Microphysiological Systems, Organ-on-Chip and Organoids III: Tumor Models and Precision Medicine |
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2B2 Photonics I: Optical Sensing and Imaging for Bioanalysis |
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2C2 Wearables and Hand-Held Devices III: Portable Diagnostic Platforms |
| TechTalk ELVEFLOW an Elvesys brand |
TechTalk UpNano GmbH |
TechTalk Micronit BV |
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| Featured Poster Presentations | Hot Topic Keynote | Featured Poster Presentations | |
| 13:10 - 14:05 | Grab 'n Go Lunch | ||
| 14:05 - 14:50 | Plenary Presentation IV Alberto Escarpa, Universidad de Alcalá, SPAIN |
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| 14:50 - 16:50 | Poster Session 2 and Exhibit Inspection | ||
| 16:20 - 16:50 | Break | ||
| 16:50 - 17:35 | MicroTAS 30th Anniversary | ||
| 17:35 - 17:50 | Transition | ||
| 17:50 - 19:00 | Session
2A4 Microphysiological Systems, Organ-on-Chip and Organoids IV: Organoid Functional Analysis |
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2B4 Single-Cell Analysis and Multi-Omics |
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2C4 Microfluidic Platforms for Functional Phenotyping |
| Hot Topic Keynote | Featured Poster Presentations | Featured Poster Presentations | |
| 19:00 | Adjourn for the Day | ||
| 19:30 - 22:00 | Women Professionals in Microfluidics: Networking & Connections | ||
| Wednesday, 21 October | |||
| 08:00 - 18:10 | Registration | ||
| 08:20 - 09:05 | Plenary Presentation V Roisin M. Owens, University of Cambridge, UK |
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| 09:05 - 09:20 | Transition | ||
| 09:20 - 10:20 | Session
3A1 Droplet Technologies and Directed Evolution |
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3B1 Advanced Biosensing and Molecular Diagnostics II |
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3C1 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology V: Advanced Cell Manipulation Technologies |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection | ||
| 10:50 - 12:40 | Session
3A2 Microphysiological Systems, Organ-on-Chip and Organoids V: Engineering Tissue Microenvironments |
Session 3B2 Optical Manipulation and Photonic Microfabrication |
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3C2 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology VI: Novel Microfluidic Technologies |
| Featured Poster Presentations | Featured Poster Presentations | ||
| TechTalk Leitat Technological Center |
Hot Topic Keynote | TechTalk IMT Masken und Tellungen AG |
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| 12:40 - 13:40 | Grab 'n Go Lunch | ||
| 12:50 - 13:40 | ERC Funding Opportunities for Researchers Around the World | ||
| 13:40 - 14:00 | CBMS & Microfluidic and Nanofluidics
Journal Young Innovator in Microfluidics Award Presentation |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 | Lab on a Chip & ALine - Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship Prize and Presentation | ||
| 14:20 - 14:40 | MicroTAS 2027 Announcement | ||
| 14:40 - 16:40 | Poster Session 3 and Exhibit Inspection | ||
| 16:10 - 16:40 | Break | ||
| 16:40 - 18:10 | Session
3A4 Microphysiological Systems, Organ-on-Chip and Organoids VI: Enabling Technologies for Advanced 3D Models |
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3B4 Wearables and Hand-Held Devices IV: Microneedles and Therapeutic Wearable Microsystems |
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3C4 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology VII: Microfluidic Components and Flow Control |
| Hot Topic Keynote | |||
| TechTalk Nanoscribe GmbH & Co KG |
Featured Poster Presentations | Featured Poster Presentations | |
| 18:10 | Adjourn for the Day | ||
| 19:00 - 22:00 | MicroTAS 2026 Conference Banquet | ||
| Thursday, 22 October | |||
| 08:00 - 13:40 | Registration | ||
| 08:20 - 09:05 | Plenary Presentation VI Weihong Tan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA |
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| 09:05 - 09:20 | Transition | ||
| 09:20 - 10:50 | Session
4A1 Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology VIII: Microfluidics for Sustainable and Extreme Environments |
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4B1 Microfluidic Technologies for Bioanalysis |
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4C1 Microfluidic Manipulation and Particle Engineering |
| Hot Topic Keynote | Featured Poster Presentations | Featured Poster Presentations | |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection | ||
| 11:20 - 12:40 | Session
4A2 Advanced Microfluidic Systems |
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4B2 Applied Microsystems and Emerging Applications |
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4C2 Emerging Biointerfaces and Sensing Technologies |
| 12:40 - 12:55 | Transition | ||
| 12:55 - 13:25 | Awards Ceremony • CHEMINAS – Young Researcher Poster Awards • Royal Society of Chemistry/Lab on a Chip – Widmer Poster Award • Sensors (MDPI) – Outstanding Sensors and Actuators, Detection Technologies Poster Award • IMT Masken und Teilungen AG – Microfluidics on Glass Poster Award • Acoustofluidics Society – Best Poster Award • Korean BioChip Society (KBCS) Poster Award • MINE – Best Oral Award • NIST & Lab on a Chip – Art in Science Award • Biomicrofluidics (AIP) – Best Paper Awards • Elsevier Sensors and Actuators B. Chemical – Best Paper Award |
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| 13:25 - 13:55 | Closing Remarks | ||
| 13:55 | Conference Adjourns | ||