First publication date: 28/10/2024
Lourdes and Fernando gave on of the Workshops at MicroTAS 2024 in Montreal, Canada.
The workshop 10 entitled: REVOLUTIONIZING MICROFLUIDICS: THE POWER OF SMART MATERIALS AND ADAPTIVE SURFACES was a great success with 35 attendants.
It was a fantastic opportunity to share our interest in smart materials and surfaces for developing innovative microfluidic devices with the MicroTAS community.
First publication date: 02/10/2024
The 20th of September 2024, Prof. Swaminathan Rajaraman, from the Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences and the Nanoscience Technology Center at University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA gave a wonderful seminar entitled: Acceleration of Biomedical Research with Micro/Nanoengineered Interfaces and Systems.
Abstract: The natural applicability of micro and nano-scale technologies in life sciences, agriculture and associated areas opens new avenues for powerful interdisciplinary collaborations between scientists, engineers, and medical professionals.
My research group works on the development of new micro/nanofabrication technologies and embedded biosystems technologies to address applications in several areas including: (1) Planar, 3D and High-Throughput Microelectrode Arrays (MEAs); (2) Plasmonic, micro- and nanoscale Interdigitated Electrodes (IDEs); (3) Microneedles for not only drug delivery into model plant and animal systems but also for functional monitoring; (4) Microfluidic devices to support Point-of-Use diagnostic systems and pico-scale mass sensing systems; (5) Embedded biosystems technologies for data manipulation from wearable and implantable sensors.
This talk will introduce established and ongoing efforts in Dr. Rajaraman’s lab in the space of these micro/nanoengineered areas that can help accelerate various types of biomedical research.
Bio: Swaminathan Rajaraman received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) respectively. Prof. Rajaraman is a tenured Professor and a successful entrepreneur. He is currently Associate Professor in the NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC) and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida, USA) with additional appointments in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Sciences. Prior to his academic appointment, he has worked in the MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) industry with Analog Devices (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) and CardioMEMS (now Abbott Labs, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) and co-founded Axion BioSystems Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia, USA), a world-leader in high-throughput Microelectrode Arrays (MEAs) and MEA systems during and after his Ph.D. work. Axion was successfully acquired by the Swedish Private Equity Firm, Summa Equity in 2021. Axion spun out BioCircuit Technologies (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) in 2019 whose product NerveTape® is FDA-approved for sutureless nerve repair. Prof. Rajaraman has also co-founded Primordia BioSystems (Costa Mesa, California, USA) and serves on the Advisory Board of World Precision Instruments (Sarasota, Florida, USA).
His current research interests include in vitro and in vivo Microelectrode Arrays (MEAs), hybrid micro/nanofabrication, micro/nanofabrication on novel, biological substrates, microneedles, agricultural microsystems, microfluidic devices, multimodal cell-based nanosensors, 3D printing, embedded biosystems, and implantable MEMS devices. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the NSF I/UCRC, MIST Center at UCF. He has published more than 95 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, holds close to 35 patents/applications, developed several MEA products that are in volume production and has mentored close to 65 graduate students, undergraduate students, engineers, and post-doctoral fellows. Dr. Rajaraman has served/serves on the Technical Program Committee (TPC) of IEEE Sensors, Hilton Head MEMS Workshop, IEEE Transducers, and IEEE MEMS. He was the Program Chair for Hilton Head MEMS Workshop in 2024 and is the General Chair for the Hilton Head MEMS Workshop in 2026. He additionally serves as an Associate Editor of IEEE JMEMS.
First publication date: 22/02/2024
Last Tuesday, 20th of February, Ikerbasque Prof. Jose Amigo give a Seminar at Lascaray Research Centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz entitled: Applications of Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging Techniques.
It was a great opportunity to know about the work of Prof. Amigo and to set new collaborations between IBEA group and the Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU.
Thanks for your visit!
First publication date: 08/03/2024
Last Friday 1st of March, with the aim of bringing the world of research closer to 1st and 2nd year Secondary School students, Juncal Alonso-Cabrera gave a talk about what means to be a scientist and to work in microfluidics at the Bertendona High School (Bilbao).
First publication date: 30/01/2024
This year again, we opened the doors of our labs to the students of the Plaiaundi Institute from Irun. The visit aimed to provide the students with a firsthand look at the research facilities and innovative work being conducted by the Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU.
Thanks Gaizka and Leire for helping with the organisation of the event.
First publication date: 17/11/2023
From the 8th to the 12th November we all enjoyed Zientzia Astea 2023!!
This year's theme was planetary health, so we decided to talk about the different types of pollutants affecting our planet and health, but in a more interactive way. Therefore, during the month of October we met to create an escape room that included the main axis of the Zientzia Astea and, of course, microfluidics!!
This workshop called "Escape lab: en busca del antídoto perdido" was held on Friday 10th November in Bilbao and Saturday 11th November in Gasteiz being a great success.
All the teenagers participants managed to get out!
First publication date: 24/10/2023
Sunday morning, Janire, Lourdes and Fernando offered a WORKSHOP at MicroTAS 2023.
Workshop 4: Smart Materials within Microfluidic Devices for Sensing and Actuation, was a great success with 24 participants
Abstract: Smart materials that can change their properties upon an external stimulus are on the rise in the sensor and actuator development. In this workshop, we will cover various smart materials and their integration into microfluidic devices as sensors and actuators for a wide range of applications: from environmental science to molecular biology and cancer biology. The tutorial will cover smart materials for the fabrication of chemoand biosensors and electrochemical sensors, actuators (valves), pumps, surface functionalization, 2D patterns and 3D scaffolds.
First publication date: 29/08/2023
El 28 de Junio Fernando fue entrevistado para Radio Vitoria por Maritxu Díez para "Diálogos".
La entrevista comienza en el minuto 19.
Ha sido un placer el colaborar con Radio Vitoria para difundir la ciencia que se hace en nuestra Universidad.
First publication date: 15/09/2023
Fernando presentó en la Cadena SER Bilbao el proyecto PREDESTOM el día 8 de septiembre del 2023 a las 14:20.
Fernando fue entrevistado por Jon Rojas en "Hora 14 Bizkaia".
Gracias Beñat por darnos la oportunidad de presentar al público en general lo que hacemos en el Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU.
First publication date: 03/09/2023
The PREDESTOM project has been highlighted in CAMPUSA, the News portal of the University of the Basque Country.
First publication date: 20/09/2023
On the 7th of July, Janire Saez gave an invited talk to the Aclima, Basque Environment Cluster. Janire presented her work on microfluidic technology as novel tools for environmental analysis with title “Tecnología Microfluídica: Nuevas Herramientas para el Análisis Medioambiental”. This presentation was part of the seminar series Píldoras Tecnológicas 2023. You can follow the presentation in this VIDEO!
Thank you Aclima for the invitation!
First publication date: 17/04/2023
Last Friday 14th of April, Gema López gave a talk about cancer and her current research in this area at her hometown high school, the IES San Sebastián (Huelva), with the aim of bringing the world of research closer to students in the 2nd year of Secondary School and to motivate them to pursue this career in the future.
First publication date: 13/03/2023
Daniel will participate in the next scientific event organised by the European Commission's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
SCIENCE IS WONDERFUL!! event bridges research funded by the European Commission's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions with schools across the European Union. It celebrates the value and impact of EU-funded research by giving school students the chance to interact with leading researchers and innovators. The 2023 edition will take place on 16-17 March in Brussels. Watch the video and meet some of these excellent EU-funded researchers who will take part in the event!
CHECK FOR DANIEL!
First publication date: 23/02/2023
Janire Saez has participated in this year´s CONOCELAS blue wave organised by ASEICA to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Janire presented her career path and latest research in cancer to 4th grade students from the Instituto Josep Vallverdú.
First publication date: 13/02/2023
DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER Y LA NIÑA EN LA CIENCIA
Con motivo de la celebración mañana, 11 de febrero, del Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia, la Comisión de Ciencia del IES Zabalgana ha invitado a dos de nuestras científicas para mantener un coloquio con alumnado de 3º y 4º de la ESO.
Gracias NAIARA y JUNCAL por vuestra contribución, mila esker zuen ekarpenengatik!
First publication date: 08/02/2023
What a great day!
The 27th of January we had a full day event with students from the Plaiaundi Institutua in Irún.
They visited our laboratories and learnt about microtechnology!
Thanks Gaizka and Leire for helping organising the event.
A real outreach activity, they will be the future users of our microfluidics devices. :)
This is part of the research/education project: BioinYou.
First publication date: 24/03/2023
Last Wednesday, Gema López and Janire Sáez gave a presentation at the Carmelitas Sagrado Corazón School in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The talk entitled "Decoding the genome of cancer" consisted of an explanation of the role of mutations in the formation of cancer. Later, students had fun while learning and playing with science.
First publication date: 23/03/2023
Sepideh Izaddoust and Daniel Patko were the sole representatives of the University of the Basque Country at the Science is Wonderful! science fair in Brussels. On 16th & 17th of March, more than four thousand young pupils could get real scientific experience. This outreach activity was organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), to bring EU funded science projects closer to the wider public. Sepideh and Daniel presented the RhizoSheet project with interactive experiments to give a better understanding about the secret language of plants for the visitors. Performing experiments on their own, the kids could also learn how to encapsulate sensors in hydrogels and how to use filter papers to deliver samples to a desired location.
#ScienceIsWonderful! Twitter: @PatkoDaniel, @uFluidicsEhu, @MSCActions, Instagram: @european_youth_eu
First publication date: 30/11/2022
What a great talk! Congratulations Naiara and Juncal. It was a great show!
First publication date: 18/11/2022
The microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU has inspired future scientists during the Zientzia Astea 2022 by organising two workshops for little kids aiming to submerge them into marine remediation and sustanalibility. The workshops "Let it flow" and "Be water my friend" were presented in Basque and Spanish by our scientists.
First publication date: 03/02/2020
All MAMI members enjoyed an outreach activity organised by the Microfluidic Cluster UPV/EHU after the Progress meeting of the project that took place in Vitoria-Gasteiz the 31st of January 2020.
MAMI members visited the winary, Marques de Riscal, and a visit to the incredible medieval city of Laguardia in Alava.Then, the Early Career Researchers of the European Project participated in a outreach activity where they needed to explain to the general public and in a colloquial way: why tax payers should fund their respective projects.
It was a great opportunity for the students to improve their communication skills and to show their research activities to the general public.
First publication date: 07/11/2019
One year more, the Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU collaborates in the "Zientzia Astea" event at the Bibat museum in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Our stand " Laboratorio en un Chip" shows, to schools and the general public, what our group is developing in the microfluidics area.
This year we focus on microfluidics devices and magnetism, in order to show what we are developing for the European projects MAMI (https://mami.u-strasbg.fr/) and DNASurf (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/dnasurf/).
First publication date: 21/12/2018
As in previous years, the Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU collaborates in the "Zientzia Astea" event at the Bibat museum in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Our stand " Laboratorio en un Chip" shows to the general public what our group is developing in the microfluidics area.
GREAT FUN AT THE EVENT!
First publication date: 28/05/2018
The Microfluidic Cluster UPV/EHU presented two times this year at Pint of Science 2018 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
On May 15th, Fernando Benito presented: "Cómo tener todo un laboratorio en la palma de la mano" and on the 16th Edilberto Ojeda presented "Maratón para Dummies". Both talked about their researh at the Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU and at BioDTek, respectivelly.
The event took place at the Bar Ordi in Vitoria-Gasteiz and it was a great suceess!
First publication date: 28/05/2018
The students from the "Título propio en Química y Nutrición en el Deporte" had the opportunity to learn about microfluidic technology and even work with microfluidics devices.
This is a very important outreach activity for the Microfluidic Cluster UPV/EHU, that every year brings the "título propio" students to our laboratories at Vitoria-Gasteiz.
First publication date: 01/12/2017
The Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU has a stand at the Zientzia Astea/ Semana de la Ciencia/ Science Week 2017.
It was a great experience and a major sucess for the group, with hundreds of visitors interested in our work.
First publication date: 13/10/2017
Lourdes Basabe presented at NaukasPRO 2017. The title of her presentation was: "Un Laboratorio en Miniatura".
NaukasPRO took place the 14th of September 2017.
Lourdes Basabe-Desmonts and Fernando Benito-Lopez from the Microfluidic Cluster UPV/EHU visited, for two days, primary school students at NClic-School in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
During those two days students learnt how to be RESEARCHER as well as the concepts of microtechnology and microfluidics, with interactive games and real experiments adapted to their ages.
This idea was suported by the NAPES project from the European Union‘s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7): 604241.
WE HAD A LOT OF FUN!!
The Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU participated at the "Science Week 2016 edition" from the 3rd to the 6th of November in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Researchers explained to school kids and the curious the fundamentals of microfluidics with educational demos, such as a Lateral Flow Assay and a microfluidic device to explain the laminar flow regime, where kids could understand the concept of microfluidics
First publication date: 27/10/2016
Fernando Benito-Lopez presents "From lab to field: environmental analysis with microfluidics" at the "INVESTIGACIÓN EN CONTAMINACIÓN Y TOXICOLOGÍA AMBIENTALES (INCyTA) RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY" which is part of the Máster Universitario en Contaminación y Toxicología Ambientales/Master in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology from the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
First publication date: 27/10/2016
Lourdes Basabe-Desmonts y Fernando Benito-Lopez participan en las primeras jornadas de investigación de la OSI Araba y el Campus Universitario de Álava de la UPV/EHU.
The Microfluidics UPV/EHU Cluster participated at the "Science Week 2015 edition" from the 5th to the 7th of November in Vitoria, Spain. Researchers explained to school kids and the curious the fundamentals of microfluidics with educational examples such as "gummy chip" where kids could understand the concept of microfluidics in a delicious gummy with microfluidic channels.