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The Conference will be held in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
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
09:25 - 09:40 Transition
09:40 - 10:40 Session 1A1
Advanced Biosensing and Molecular Diagnostics I
Session 1B1
Novel Microfluidic Platforms
Session 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
Session 1B2
Wearables and Hand-Held Devices I: Point-of-Care Molecular Diagnostics
Session 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
12:40 - 13:55 Grab 'n Go Lunch
13:55 - 14:40 Plenary Presentation II
Julia Greer, Caltech, USA
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
Session 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
09:05 - 09:20 Transition
09:20 - 10:50 Session 2A1
Multiplexed Bioassays and Immunodiagnostics
Session 2B1
Cell Sorting and Sample Preparation
Session 2C1
Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology IV: Microfluidics for Resource-Limited and Portable Analysis
TechTalk
Microqubic AG
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
Session 2B2
Photonics I: Optical Sensing and Imaging for Bioanalysis
Session 2C2
Wearables and Hand-Held
Devices III: Portable Diagnostic Platforms
TechTalk
ELVEFLOW an Elvesys brand
TechTalk
UpNano GmbH
TechTalk
Micronit BV
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
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
Session 2B4
Single-Cell Analysis
and Multi-Omics
Session 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
09:05 - 09:20 Transition
09:20 - 10:20 Session 3A1
Droplet Technologies and
Directed Evolution
Session 3B1
 Advanced Biosensing and Molecular Diagnostics II
Session 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
Session 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
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
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
Session 3B4
Wearables and Hand-Held
Devices IV: Microneedles and Therapeutic Wearable Microsystems
Session 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
09:05 - 09:20 Transition
09:20 - 10:50 Session 4A1
Microfluidics as Facilitating Technology VIII: Microfluidics for Sustainable and
Extreme Environments
Session 4B1
Microfluidic Technologies
for Bioanalysis
Session 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
Session 4B2
Applied Microsystems and
Emerging Applications
Session 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
13:25 - 13:55 Closing Remarks
13:55 Conference Adjourns

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