The Platform for Advanced Characterisation Grenoble (PAC-G) is an innovative service platform whose aim is to bridge the gap between the large-scale research facilities of Grenoble and companies in the micro/nano electronics sector. The PAC-G brings together the capabilities of the European Synchrotron (ESRF), the European Neutron Source (ILL) and the GENESIS neutron platform (LPSC/CNRS),… Read More
NanoLabNL is exploring a shared Lab Information Management System
In an effort to further improve access to, and efficiency amongst the nanolabs, NanoLabNL is investigating the possibilities of further aligning lab processes through the adoption of a single lab management system. Recently the Steering Committee got together for a demonstration and discussion of the LIMS software package. This system was developed at Chalmers and… Read More
Valuable connections between science and industry can be made at the international MicroNanoConference
As president of MinacNed, I am looking forward to the upcoming 13th edition of the international MicroNanoConference. This conference, organised by MinacNed, during the last years developed into an essential event for everyone with an interest in micro- and nanotechnology and its applications. More and more micro and nano enabled solutions and products get to… Read More
Keeping up Moore’s law in the interconnect era: from novel materials to interface optimization
Interconnects have replaced transistors as the main determinants of performance in modern microelectronic chips. When wire dimensions approach 10 nm, new materials for interconnects are needed to keep up Moore’s law, Christoph Adelmann from Imec says. He’ll talk about the latest research on novel interconnects at the MicroNano Conference 2018. Current CMOS-designs have billions of… Read More
Creating an environment in which new interdisciplinary collaborations are initiated
In the beginning of 2018, I was approached by Sharon Tammer (MinacNed) to head the programme committee of the 13th International MicroNanoConference. I accepted promptly, as my personal research interest and focus is on designing and developing analytical detection methodologies or technologies in micro-fluidics platforms. Moreover, having managed a number of public-private research projects, I… Read More
Hands-on Workshop Skin-on-Chip
Contact with the skin is inevitable or desirable for daily life products such as cosmetics, hair dyes, perfumes, drugs, household products, industrial and agricultural products. Our skin functions as a complex physical barrier between the environment and our internal organs. The major penetration routes for these substances are via the hair shaft and stratum corneum…. Read More
New opportunities in the world of biosensors
The world of biosensors is wide and develops rapidly. Peter Adrian, Principal Industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan, will give an overview of the latest developments in biosensor technology at the MicroNanoConference on the 11th of December. Adrian takes GMR (giant magnetoresistance) nanobiosensors, developed at Standord University, as an example of advanced technology: “These sensors,… Read More
Extended deadline abstracts submission until 1st of August
The organization is very pleased with the number and quality of the submitted abstracts for the International MicroNanoConference 2018. However we have received serveral comments with the question more time is needed. Therefore we decided to extend the deadline until August 1st. The focus of iMNC18 is to combine science & industry and to make… Read More
Surfix and the BIOCDX
BIOCDX (HORIZON 2020) January 2017, Surfix BV is proud to participate in the BIOCDx program first launched in January 2017 and funded by the ‘European Union Funding for Research & Innovation’. Within the project, partners from four different countries – Greece, Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands – work on the development of a miniaturized, ultra-sensitive… Read More
