Program » Tech Talks
MicroTAS 2025 introduces Industry TechTalks, providing our benefactors with the opportunity to deliver a 20-minute presentation within one of the parallel sessions of the technical program. These talks are scheduled between a keynote lecture and the technical program to create a thematic session.
Participating Companies
Monday, 3 November
Session 1A2 - Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 1
Title: INTEGRATING ULTRATHIN POROUS PARYLENE C MEMBRANES INTO PDMS ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES FOR FLOW-INTENSIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS
Affiliation: HiComp Microtech
Presenter: Jing Chen
Time: 11:35
Title: MICROFLUIDICS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: FROM MICROGRAVITY TO THE SUBSURFACE AND BEYOND
Affiliation: Elveflow
Presenter: Martyna Goral (prepared with assistance from Louise Fournier)
Time: 11:35
Title: HYBRID MULTI-SCALE 3-D PRINTING OF MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS: LOCALLY UPGRADING STANDARD DEVICES WITH TWO-PHOTON POLYMERIZATION
Affiliation: Nanoscribe GmbH & Co KG
Presenter: Yanis Taege
Time: 11:35
Tuesday, 4 November
Session 2A2 - Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 3
Title: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALIZATION: TRANSLATING ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP CONCEPTS INTO MANUFACTURABLE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS
Affiliation: SCHOTT MINIFAB
Presenter: Briony Cristiano
Time: 11:35
Title: SCALABLE MICRO STRUCTURING OF GLASS FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS
Affiliation: IMT Masken und Teilungen AG
Presenter: Lukas Greuter
Time: 11:35
Title: CONTINUOUS POTASSIUM MONITOR (CKM): THE GATEWAY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIO KIDNEY METABOLIC DISEASE
Affiliation: Proton Intelligence
Presenter: Victor J. Cadarso
Time: 11:35
Session 3A2 - Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 5
Title: THE ART OF FLOW: BREAKTHROUGHS IN MICROFLUIDIC DESIGN AND MICROFABRICATION VIA TWO-PHOTON POLYMERIZATION
Affiliation: UpNano
Presenter: Nemanja Sikanic
Time: 11:35
Title: MICRODISPENSING REDEFINED: PRECISION AND REPRODUCIBILITY AT THE PICOLITER AND NANOLITER SCALE – A MULTIMEDIA JOURNEY BEYOND PIPETTING
Affiliation: InnovoTechX/M2-Automation
Presenter: Mario Nitzsche
Time: 11:35
Title: BRINGING MICROFLUIDICS TO THE NEXT LEVEL: AN INTEGRATED AND EASY-TO-USE PLATFORM FOR ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP
Affiliation: Fluigent
Presenter: Bruno Charléty
Time: 11:35
Participating Companies
Monday, 3 November
Session 1A2 - Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 1
Title: INTEGRATING ULTRATHIN POROUS PARYLENE C MEMBRANES INTO PDMS ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES FOR FLOW-INTENSIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS
Affiliation: HiComp Microtech
Presenter: Jing Chen
Time: 11:35
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Session 1B2 - Hot Topic Extreme and Remote Environments 1
We present a novel integration of ultrathin Parylene C membranes (the PERFECT filters) into PDMS OOC devices for advanced physiological modeling. With porosity up to 90%, exceptional optical transparency, and ultra-low protein adsorption, these membranes enable precise replication of flow-intensive organ microenvironments. The seamless PDMS integration ensures mechanical robustness and industrial scalability. Validated for cell adhesion and perfusion, this platform is ideal for kidney- and liver-on-a-chip models. With demonstrated scalability and biocompatibility, it enables next-generation OOC platforms, advancing drug discovery, disease modeling, and real-time biological monitoring.
Title: MICROFLUIDICS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: FROM MICROGRAVITY TO THE SUBSURFACE AND BEYOND
Affiliation: Elveflow
Presenter: Martyna Goral (prepared with assistance from Louise Fournier)
Time: 11:35
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Session 1C2 - 3D Printed Devices
To enable scientific breakthroughs in extreme environments such as space, deep underground, and high-resolution imaging, there is the need for robust and precise microfluidic instrumentation. Elveflow is providing such instrumentation with its pressure-driven platforms and sensors: in space, for the study of blood behavior in microgravity, in Enhanced Oil Recovery, for the simulation of subsurface fluid-rock interactions. For advanced imaging, microfluidics enhance techniques like 3D cell profiling and liquid-phase electron microscopy. Across all cases, the technology ensures stable, responsive fluid control under challenging conditions, making it essential for research where traditional methods fail.
Title: HYBRID MULTI-SCALE 3-D PRINTING OF MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS: LOCALLY UPGRADING STANDARD DEVICES WITH TWO-PHOTON POLYMERIZATION
Affiliation: Nanoscribe GmbH & Co KG
Presenter: Yanis Taege
Time: 11:35
Tuesday, 4 November
Session 2A2 - Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 3
Title: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALIZATION: TRANSLATING ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP CONCEPTS INTO MANUFACTURABLE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS
Affiliation: SCHOTT MINIFAB
Presenter: Briony Cristiano
Time: 11:35
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Session 2B2 - Imaging and Optics
Organ-on-a-Chip (OoC) technologies offer a promising alternative to traditional models but face challenges in scalable manufacturing. This presentation introduces SCHOTT MINIFAB's design-for-manufacturability (DfM) framework, enabling the transition of OoC prototypes into robust, commercial-ready platforms. Using a liver-on-a-chip case study, we demonstrate how engineering, materials science, and ISO13485-certified production improve reproducibility, throughput, and biological performance. Emphasis is placed on overcoming PDMS limitations, integrating hybrid materials, and ensuring regulatory readiness. The talk also explores future directions including multi-organ platforms and AI-compatible systems to accelerate drug discovery and personalized medicine.
Title: SCALABLE MICRO STRUCTURING OF GLASS FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS
Affiliation: IMT Masken und Teilungen AG
Presenter: Lukas Greuter
Time: 11:35
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Session 2C2 - Hot Topic Wearables, Implantables and Ingestibles 1
Microfluidics and optical technologies each offer powerful capabilities for advanced analytical and diagnostic methods in the life sciences. When combined, they enable the creation of compact, highly sensitive, and high-throughput lab-on-a-chip systems.
Glass is a particularly compelling material for such hybrid systems due to its excellent optical properties, chemical and thermal stability, and its compatibility with high-precision microfabrication.
In this presentation, we demonstrate how leveraging standard semiconductor manufacturing processes allows for the cost-effective production of innovative glass components tailored for life science applications. These components can be manufactured at any scale--from initial prototyping to full-scale production--unlocking new possibilities for research and life science industries.
Glass is a particularly compelling material for such hybrid systems due to its excellent optical properties, chemical and thermal stability, and its compatibility with high-precision microfabrication.
In this presentation, we demonstrate how leveraging standard semiconductor manufacturing processes allows for the cost-effective production of innovative glass components tailored for life science applications. These components can be manufactured at any scale--from initial prototyping to full-scale production--unlocking new possibilities for research and life science industries.
Title: CONTINUOUS POTASSIUM MONITOR (CKM): THE GATEWAY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIO KIDNEY METABOLIC DISEASE
Affiliation: Proton Intelligence
Presenter: Victor J. Cadarso
Time: 11:35
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Wednesday, 5 November
Proton Intelligence is developing CKM™, the first wearable, remote, on-demand potassium monitoring platform--a game-changer for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure (HF), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Dyskalemia (K+ imbalances) leads to cardiac arrhythmias, hospitalizations, and premature dialysis, yet current monitoring methods are reactive, delayed, and impractical. CKM™ solves that.
CKM™ is a minimally invasive, real-time potassium sensor that measures K+ directly in interstitial fluid (ISF)--a breakthrough that enables: Life saving therapy optimization, early detection of acute K+ shifts, preventing hospitalizations, and empowered patient self-management, reducing diet and medication uncertainty.
CKM™ is a minimally invasive, real-time potassium sensor that measures K+ directly in interstitial fluid (ISF)--a breakthrough that enables: Life saving therapy optimization, early detection of acute K+ shifts, preventing hospitalizations, and empowered patient self-management, reducing diet and medication uncertainty.
Session 3A2 - Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 5
Title: THE ART OF FLOW: BREAKTHROUGHS IN MICROFLUIDIC DESIGN AND MICROFABRICATION VIA TWO-PHOTON POLYMERIZATION
Affiliation: UpNano
Presenter: Nemanja Sikanic
Time: 11:35
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Session 3B2 - Microdrop Assays
The goal of the Tech Talk is to introduce the different kinds of Micro / Nanofabrication capabilities for Microfluidics and Micro-Physiological-Systems (MPS) possible with the NanoOne using Two-Photon Polymerization (2PP). The talk will include a general introduction of 2PP and move from High-Resolution 3D printing of Microfluidics to novel approaches for MPS with Hydrogel ablation for Organs-On-Chip (OOC) and 3D Bioprinting for Vascularization.
Title: MICRODISPENSING REDEFINED: PRECISION AND REPRODUCIBILITY AT THE PICOLITER AND NANOLITER SCALE – A MULTIMEDIA JOURNEY BEYOND PIPETTING
Affiliation: InnovoTechX/M2-Automation
Presenter: Mario Nitzsche
Time: 11:35
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Session 3C2 - Hot Topic Sustainability, Environment and Resources
Reproducible liquid handling at the picoliter and nanoliter scale is essential for advancing organoids, microarrays, and lab-on-a-chip diagnostics — yet impossible to achieve with conventional pipetting systems. At these volumes, surface tension dominates over gravity, evaporation becomes critical, and even minor handling errors cause large deviations. Digital microdispensing provides a scalable solution by defining droplet volumes digitally, ensuring constant precision from 10 pL to several microliters. This talk will combine real-time dispensing videos with application examples in miniaturization and multiplexing, showing how researchers can obtain more data from less sample while improving reproducibility, efficiency, and sustainability in assay development.
Title: BRINGING MICROFLUIDICS TO THE NEXT LEVEL: AN INTEGRATED AND EASY-TO-USE PLATFORM FOR ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP
Affiliation: Fluigent
Presenter: Bruno Charléty
Time: 11:35
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Organ-on-chips (OOC) are rapidly emerging as a new standard for in vitro models due to their ability to replicate key aspects of human organ function. However, one of the bottlenecks to broader adoption remains the complexity of microfluidic instrumentation.
Fluigent introduces Omi, an all-in-one system designed for long-term, precise fluidic recirculation. Omi combines high performance, reliability, and user-friendliness to lower barriers to entry and accelerate OOC research.
In this talk, we will present:
Fluigent introduces Omi, an all-in-one system designed for long-term, precise fluidic recirculation. Omi combines high performance, reliability, and user-friendliness to lower barriers to entry and accelerate OOC research.
In this talk, we will present:
- The patented microfluidic technology that powers this state-of-the-art device, and its core functionalities.
- Case studies demonstrating its application in OOC research, including gut-on-chip models.