VUB - MICROFLOW CELL

Company description

Background

The µFlow Cell valorizes the R&D of a consortium between the µFlow Group of prof. Wim De Malsche of the Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS) and Department of Bioengineering Sciences (DBIT) and prof. Karine Hellemans of the Diabetes Research Cluster (DRC) of the Free University of Brussels (VUB).

The research activities of the multidisciplinary team of more than 20 have lead to 1 spin-off, 10 patents, and more than 30 collaborative projects funded by industry, and local, national and European funding agencies.

Highlights

The µFlow Cell is focused on medical, pharmaceutical and biotech applications, and aspires cooperation with industry along three routes:

design and develop innovative microfluidic solutions within the core research lines of the consortium,
fabricate and validate microfluidic devices and microreactors, from prototype to small industrial series
engineer and produce functional microparticles, such as biomaterials for therapeutic or diagnostic procedure, from lab to small industrial scale

Expertise

The µFlow Cell has a dedicated team of experts and technicians with access to internal and external cleanroom facilities equipped with advanced micro- and nanofabrication processes.
The expertise of the consortium is focused on the following research lines:

induce vortex flows in microfluidic channels with acoustic or electroosmotic forces to accelerate mixing,
manipulate particles/droplets/cells in flow by application of acoustic, electroosmotic or dielectrophoretic forces for microfluidic separation, purification or detection,
tuning surface functionalities to enhance mass transport and avoid fouling,
unique 3D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) instrument for imaging of microfluidic flow patterns,
unique flow tools with controlled shear to study precipitation,
advanced fabrication processes for polymers, silicon and glass, microfabrication of porous membranes,
POC devices which can handle biological matrices (e.g. stool analysis),
unique 3D emulsification devices for production of monodisperse functional microparticles,
bottom-up engineering of drug-loaded microparticles for sustained and targeted release.

Microlab

VUB is building a new cleanroom for advanced microfabrication of microfluidic devices in glass and silicon. This µLab is expected to be operational by the end of 2021 and will be managed by the µFlow Cell as an open access facility where research groups and industry will get access against a usage fee.

Contact details*

Filip Legein

Valorization Manager

https://microflowcell.vub.be/

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Registration

Closed since 22 February 2021

Location

Belgium

Organised by

Meetings

Participants	306
Meetings	469

Participants

	Belgium	177
	China	30
	Germany	22
	Netherlands	14
	Spain	10
	Lithuania	10
	Hungary	9
	United Kingdom	8
	Ukraine	8
	Israel	7
	Italy	6
	Türkiye	6
	France	6
	Romania	5
	Russia	5
	United States	5
	Denmark	4
	Finland	4
	Portugal	4
	Estonia	3
	Switzerland	3
	Poland	3
	Austria	2
	Czech Republic	2
	Canada	1
	India	1
	Greece	1
	Japan	1
	Ireland	1
	Slovakia	1
	Argentina	1
Total		360