Swiss-Singapore Workshop on Microfluidics 2014: Innovation and Opportunities

Swiss-Singapore Workshop on Microfluidics 2014: Innovation and Opportunities

Date : 02 Apr 2014 - 02 Apr 2014
Time : 9.00am
Venue : SIMTech Auditorium
Registration : Click here
 
Join the 7th Swiss-Singapore workshop to learn more about future manufacturing technologies from prominent Swiss and Singaporean experts.

Introduction
Following the successful events of the previous years, The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), the Centre Suisse d’Electronique et Microtechnique (CSEM) and swissnex will jointly host a workshop on Microfluidics. Delegates from Singapore and Switzerland, including some prominent industry leaders, will be in attendance to provide critical technological insights with the latest updates on the global Microfluidics industry, as well as to discuss upcoming innovation and future opportunities in the industry.

This workshop also showcases an array of microfluidics technologies, the services, products and competency of SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry for industry to tap on and develop capabilities. Potential collaborations and business opportunities could be established through the event.

Programme

8:30am    Registration

9:00am    Welcome Address
                 Dr Wang Zhiping, Director, SIMTech Research Programme
                 Dr Suzanne Hraba-Renevey, Executive Director, swissnex Singapore

9:10am    Whole Cell Sensing Systems
                 Prof Nico de Rooij, EPFL Vice President, CSEM, SA, Switzerland

9:30am     Innovation Factory
                 Mr Elmar Mock, Founder and Managing Partner, Creaholic SA, Switzerland

9:50am     Microfluidics Opportunities with SIMTech: SMF and SMN
                 Dr Wang Zhiping, Director, SIMTech Research Programme                  

10:10am   Signing Ceremony: Industry Collaboration on Microfluidics

10:20am    Coffee Break & Exhibition

11:00am    Industry Talk

11:20am    Microfluidics for Protein ExtractionIndustry Talk
                  Dr Khuntontong Puttachat, Scientist, Microfluidics Manufacturing Programme, SIMTech

11:40am    Industrialisation of Smart Systems
                  Dr Bahaa EI Roustom, Business Development Manager, CSEM SA, Switzerland

12:00pm    Networking Lunch and Exhibition

1:30pm      POC Molecular Diagnostics & DNA Sequencing: The Integration Rollercoaster!
                  Mr Jonathan O'Halloran, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder, QuantuMDx Group, UK

1:50pm     Sensor Controlled Pipetting, Accurate Liquid Transfers Validated in Real-time
                  Dr Bart van der Schoot, Vice President of R&D and Founder, Seyonic SA, Switzerland

2:10pm     Ubiquitous Health Information from One Drop of Blood
                  Dr Luc Gervais, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, One Drop Diagnostics, Switzerland

2:30pm     Fly-on-Chip: Microfluidics for Drosophila Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology
                 Dr Deepak Choudhury, Scientist, Microfluidics Manufacturing Programme, SIMTech

2:50pm     Lateral Thinking: 2 Concrete Show-cases in Fluidic
                  Mr Luc Amgwerd, Intellectual Property Advisor, Creaholic SA, Switzerland

3:10pm      End of Workshop

*3:30pm    SIMTech Microfluidics Network Roundtable Meeting (RSVP by invitation only)

Registration
This workshop is free of charge. To reserve a place, please register online.Contact Us
For technical enquiries, please contact Dr Wang Zhenfeng, Email: zfwang@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg; Tel: 6793 8596