Presented by: Microfluidics Association
10 & 11 December 2025
Microfluidics Standardization meets Technological Gaps & Future Investment
The Microfluidics Association presents a comprehensive events addressing the critical intersection of standardization efforts, emerging technologies, and strategic business development in the rapidly evolving microfluidics industry. This interactive event brings together industry leaders, researchers, and manufacturers to bridge technological gaps while establishing robust standards that will drive profitable growth and competitive advantage in microfluidic applications..
- Event Details and Registration: https://microfluidics-association.org/events/microfluidics-standardization-meets-technological-gaps-future-investment/
- Free online participation in talk sessions: register here
- Date: Wednesday, December 10th & Thursday, December 11th 2025
- Location: microfluidic ChipShop, Stockholmer Straße 20, 07447 Jena, Germany
Program
10th December 2025
Session: Standardization in Microfluidics
9:00 AM – 12:30 AM
Session chair and intro: Dr. Elsa Batista, IPQ
9:20 – 9:40 AM
Dr. Darwin Reyes
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
“Flow Metrology for Microfluidics”
9:40 – 10:00 AM
Dr. Elsa Batista
Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ), Portugal
“Advancing Standardization and Metrology in Microfluidics: Objectives of the MFMET II Project”
10:00- 10:20 AM
Dr. Vania Silverio
INESC MN, Portugal
“Achieving Global Accessibility in Microfluidics and Organ-on-Chip: Harmonizing Measurement Standards for Scientific and Technological Progress”
10:40- 11:00 AM
Prof. Yuzuru Ito
University of Tsukuba, Japan
“Considerations on Characterization of Organ Cells for MPS – Insights from ISO 23033 Development”
11:00 – 11:20 AM
Suzie Noten
NEN, The Netherlands
“International standardization in motion: latest developments from ISO/TC 276/SC2 MPS & OoC”
11:20 – 11:40 AM
Dr. Liubov Bakhchova
TU Braunschweig, Germany
“Chasing Consistency: Standardizing Cell Variability in Organ-on-Chip Platforms”
Panel Discussion
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Moderated by:
Dr. Joshua Loessberg-Zahl
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Lunch, Tabletop Exhibition & Posters
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
with exhibitions by:
Session: New technologies and innovations in manufacturing
1:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session chair and intro: Dr. Holger Becker, microfluidic ChipShop GmbH
1:25 PM – 1:45 PM
Prof. Nan Zhang
University College Dublin, Ireland
“High precision 3D printing of Transparent Microfluidic Chips via “Sacrificial Scaffold” Vat Photopolymerisation (VPP)”
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
Holger Rothe & Annika Reisbitzer
Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques (IBA), Germany
“3D-Scaffolds – state of the art and integration in the microfluidic world”
2:05 PM – 2:25 PM
Dr. Abhishek Singh
Free University of Berlin, Germany
“Smart and Sustainable Surfactants: Redefining the Future of Droplet Microfluidic”
2:50 PM – 3:10 PM
Mario Nitzsche
M2-Automation GmbH, Germany
“Liquid handling – Volumes below the typical pipetting robot”
3:10 PM – 3:30 PM
Jishnu Padacherri Vethil
University of Limerick, Ireland
“High-Throughput Fabrication of Testicular Cell-Laden Micro-Spheres Using Microfluidic System”
Interactive Session: Technology gaps in microfluidics
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
Industry Insight: microfluidic ChipShop company tour
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Networking Dinner
starts 6:45 PM
at ANDERS Cafe (Johannisplatz 17, 07743 Jena) in the city center of Jena. Dinner is included in the registration fee.
11th December 2025
Session: Sensors – Unlocking the information
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Session chair and intro: Dr. Claudia Gärtner, microfluidic ChipShop GmbH
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
Prof. Wolfgang Fritzsche
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany
“Bioanalytics using plasmonic nanosensors”
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Dr. Péter Fürjes
Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), Hungary
“Fluorescent detection for Point-of-Care therapeutic drug monitoring and Organ-on-Chip applications “
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM
Dr. Stefanie Fuchs
PyroScience GmbH, Germany
“Monitoring in microfluidics with optical sensors – Principle, Integration and Potential”
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM
Dr. Oliver Büker
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden
“Theory and practice of measuring hydrodynamic resistance in microfluidic chips”
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Dr. Padmalekha Kydala Ganesha
X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries GmbH, Germany
“CMOS based noble metal electrodes for microfluidic applications”
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Dr. Norbert Danz
Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF), Germany
“Micro-optical microscopic imaging for microfluidic systems”
Interactive Session
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch, Tabletop Exhibition & Posters
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Hands-On Session
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Interactive session to learn the basics on:
- Pumps & valves
- Small footprint microfluidic setups
- Mixing and its applications, such as Nanoparticle production
- Droplet generation
- Organ-on-Chips
Organized by:
