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The Conference will be held in Eastern Time (ET).
Sunday, 13 October
08:15 - 09:15 Workshop Registration
09:00 - 12:00 Morning Workshops (Break at 10:30)
13:45 - 14:15 Workshop Registration
14:00 - 17:00 Afternoon Workshops (Break at 15:30)
17:00 - 19:00 Conference Registration and Check-In
17:00 - 19:00 Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Monday, 14 October
07:00 - 18:05 Registration
08:00 - 08:30 Opening Remarks
08:30 - 09:15 Plenary Presentation I
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University, USA
09:15 - 09:30 Transition
09:30 - 10:30 Session 1A1
 Liquid Biopsies and CTCs
Session 1B1
Micromotors and Microswimmers
Session 1C1
Blood Collection, Processing, and Analysis 
10:30 - 11:00 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:00 - 12:20 Session 1A2
Organ-on-a-Chip 1
Session 1B2
Liquid Control and Routing
Session 1C2
New Fabrication Techniques
12:20 - 13:50 Lunch
12:25 - 13:45 Early Career Networking Lunch
12:25 - 13:45 Industrial Stage 1
HiComp Microtech, Fluigent, Boston MicroFabrication (BMF), and X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH
13:50 - 14:35 Plenary Presentation II
Bin Liu
National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
14:35 - 16:35 Poster Session 1 and Exhibit Inspection
16:05 - 16:35 Break
16:35 - 18:05 Session 1A4
Organ-on-a-Chip 2

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 1B4
Artificial Intelligence in
Microfluidics 1

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 1C4
Digital and Ultrasensitive Assays
18:05 Adjourn for the Day
18:20 - 20:00 MicroTAS Student Mixer
18:20 - 20:00 Women in Microfluidics Event
Tuesday, 15 October
08:15 - 08:30 Announcements
08:30 - 09:15 Plenary Presentation III
Ulf Landegren
Uppsala Universitet, SWEDEN
09:15 - 09:35 Lab on a Chip and ALine - Pioneers of Miniaturization
Lectureship Prize and Presentation
09:35 - 10:05 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
10:05 - 11:55 Session 2A1
Organ-on-a-Chip 3

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 2B1
Artificial Intelligence in
Microfluidics 2

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 2C1
microTASs for Diagnostics
11:55 - 13:10 Lunch
12:00 - 13:00 Industrial Stage  2
Micronit, Blue Ocean Technologies Inc., and Vital Biosciences Inc.
13:10 - 14:40 Session 2A3
Organ-on-a-Chip 4
Session 2B3
Single Cell Omics
Session 2C3
Cell Motility and Migration
14:30 - 16:30 Poster Session 2 and Exhibit Inspection
16:00- 16:30 Break
16:30- 18:00 Session 2A4
Environment and Energy 1

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 2B4
Wearables and
Continuous Sensing 1

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 2C4
Blood Vessels and Flow
18:00 Adjourn for the Day
18:15 - 19:00 Laminar (Recruitment) Mixer
Wednesday, 16 October
08:15 - 08:30 Announcements
08:30 - 09:15 Plenary Presentation IV
Jennifer A. Lewis
Harvard University, USA
09:15 - 09:30 Transition
09:30 - 10:40 Session 3A1
Environment and Energy 2

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 3B1
Wearables and
Continuous Sensing 2

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 3C1
Artificial Intelligence in
Microfluidics 3
10:40 - 11:10 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:10 - 12:20 Session 3A2
Sample & Reagent Processing and Characterization
Session 3B2
Mammalian Cell Culture and Analysis
Session 3C2
Microfluidic Horizons
12:10 - 13:20 Lunch
12:15 - 13:15 Industrial Stage 3
Nano Dimension, IMT Masken und Teilungen AG, DBM Medix
13:20 - 14:05 Plenary Presentation V
Hatice Altug
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), SWITZERLAND
14:05 - 14:15 MicroTAS 2025 Announcement
14:15 - 16:15 Poster Session 3 and Exhibit Inspection
15:45 - 16:15 Break
16:15 - 18:05 Session 3A4
Multiphase Droplets and Particles
Session 3B4
Microbial Culture and Analysis
Session 3C4
Neural Microenvironment
18:05 Adjourn for the Day
18:45 -
Midnight
Conference Banquet
Thursday, 17 October
08:25 - 08:30 Announcements
08:30 - 09:15 Plenary Presentation VI
Yuk Ming "Dennis" Lo
Chinese University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG
09:15 - 09:35 Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature - Test of Time Award
09:35 - 09:50 Transition
09:50 - 11:20 Session 4A1
Extracellular Vesicles
Session 4B1
Liposomes and Artificial Cells
Session 4C1
High Throughput Screening
11:20 - 11:50 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:50 - 12:30 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
 • NIST and Lab on a Chip – Art in Science Award
 • Biomicrofluidics (AIP) – Best Paper Awards
 • Elsevier Sensors and Actuators B. Chemical – Best Paper Award
 • Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature – Best Talk Award
12:30 - 12:45 Closing Remarks
12:45 Conference Adjourns

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