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 Pathology and Therapy (DIAB) of the Free University of Brussels (VUB).

The research activities of the multidisciplinary team of more than 20 have led 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 an internal polymer workshop as well as a new cleanroom for advanced microfabrication of silicon and glass.

The expertise of the consortium is focused on the following research lines:

lab-on-a-disc device for single image quantification of parasite eggs in stool (SIMPAQ),
engineering of drug-loaded microparticles for sustained and targeted release,
vortex chromatography,
continuous chromatography,
manipulation of (bio)particles in flow.

Microlab

VUB is building a new class 100 cleanroom for advanced microfabrication of microfluidic devices in glass and silicon. This Core Facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2022 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 10 February 2022

Location

Provincieplein 1

3010 Leuven, Belgium

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Meetings

Participants	260
Meetings	369

Participants

	Belgium	161
	Italy	16
	Spain	14
	Germany	14
	Lithuania	13
	Romania	9
	Netherlands	8
	Ukraine	7
	United Kingdom	7
	France	6
	Poland	5
	India	4
	Finland	4
	United States	3
	Hungary	3
	Israel	3
	Greece	3
	Austria	3
	Switzerland	2
	Japan	2
	China	2
	Portugal	2
	Türkiye	2
	Denmark	2
	Slovenia	1
	Slovakia	1
	Ghana	1
	Singapore	1
	Jordan	1
	Serbia	1
	Estonia	1
Total		302