A variety of Workshops will be offered on Sunday, 15 October from 09:00 - 17:00 and will be held at the MCK International Congress Centre Katowice.

Each half-day short course will consist of 3 hours of lectures. Fee includes entrance to one short course, one copy of the course material, and coffee breaks. Attendees must choose the workshop(s) they would like to attend at the time of registration as there will be no in and out privileges and material will only be prepared for those who sign up. Early registration is encouraged as seating is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

To add a workshop to an existing registration, please visit this link.

Workshop/Conference Location
Plac Sławika i Antalla 1
40-163 Katowice
POLAND

Morning Workshops (9:00-12:00)

Workshop 1: Multiorgan-on-a-Chip
Leader: Yi-Chin Toh, Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA
Ashleigh Theberge, University Washington, USA
Rebecca Pompano, University of Virginia, USA
Bryan Gao, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jee Yeon Lee, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE

Workshop 2: CANCELLED

Workshop 3: Microfluidics Meets Cardiovascular Biology
Leader: Sara Baratchi, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, AUSTRALIA
Khashayar Khoshmanesh, RMIT University, AUSTRALIA
Darwin R. Reyes, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA and Microfluidics Association (MFA), USA

Workshop 4: Smart Materials Within Microfluidic Devices for Sensing and Actuation
Sponsored by Frontiers Media S.A.
Leader: Fernando Benito López, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
Lourdes Basabe-Desmonts, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
Janire Saez Castaño, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN

Workshop 5: Droplet Microfluidics - Design, Implementation and Applications
Leader: Piotr M. Korczyk, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND
Sławomir Błoński, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND
Sławomir Jakieła, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, POLAND

Workshop 6: Commercialization of Microfluidics Devices and Systems
Leader: Piotr Garstecki, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND
Vincent Linder, BioMedical Entrepreneur and IVD Independent Consultant
Tomasz Kosiński, Director Discovery and Growth Projects, Scope Fluidics S.A.
Marcin Myszkowski, Head of Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs, Scope Fluidics S.A

Afternoon Workshops (14:00-17:00)

Workshop 7: DNA Analysis in Nanochannels
Leader - Jonas Tegenfeldt, Lund University, SWEDEN
Fredrik Westerlund, Chalmers University, SWEDEN

Workshop 8: Statistical Tools and Approaches to Validate Research Results
Leader - Katarzyna Pawlak , Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
Magdalena Borowska, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND

Workshop 9: Paper Microfluidics - Design, Manufacture, Application
Leader: Daniel Citterio, Keio University, JAPAN

Workshop 10: 3D Printing for Biomedicine
Leader: Wojciech Swieszkowski, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
Marco Costantini, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND

Workshop 11: POC Diagnostics at Resource Limited Settings
Leader: Aman Russom, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SWEDEN
Inês Pinto, KTH Institute of Technology, SWEDEN

Workshop 12: Polymer Production and Standardization and a Hand-On Test With Off-The-Shelf Microfluidic Components
Leader: Claudia Gärtner, microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, GERMANY