Integration of microfluidics and mems biochemical sensors for process analytics is the project name of Samuel Huber from Uni OST.
The idea of this project ?
We aim at synergizing the latest innovations in the field of MEMS-based biochemical sensors, microfluidics, and microelectronics to address the need in the process analytics market for miniaturized, highly integrated, online sensors.
The miniaturization trend of bioprocesses and drug discovery requires sensors which can handle small sample volumes and fit into microreactors.
MEMS-based sensors have the potential to address these needs. However, co-integration of and interfacing between electronics, fluidics, and MEMS sensors remains a challenge. Consequently assembly and packaging makes up to 80% of the final product cost, which is a major hurdle for their industrialization and wider adoption.
Our goal is to bring key innovative partners in the field of microfluidics , electronics and biochemical sensors together for a joint effort in facilitating the industrialization process, in particular the assembly, of highly integrated, online sensors for the process analytics market.
What was the biggest challenge during the feasibility study ?
In the group of Samuel Huber, they faced a particular challenge about biosensors and packaging of biosensors.
The Microtech Booster, powered by Innosuisse, helped us assembling a group of participants among industry and academia to solve challenges with biosensors.
One of the greatests outcome of this Microtech Innovation Booster project is that we could collaborate with industry and partners about real sensor challenges and the packaging of biosensors. And we are happy to go into further collaboration with industry partners to build products.
What are the feedbacks of the participants in the project about this Microtech Booster experience ?
We are very happy to join the Microtech Booster because it gave us the opportunity to create sensors for biotechnological applications.
Barbara Horvath, from Inveel GmbH
Find many more feedbacks from the other partners involved in the project in the video below.
This 6-month feasibility study, powered by Innosuisse was conducted jointly with
- OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences with Samuel Huber and Yves Mermoud
- Ciposa SA with Yves Pelletier ans Malo Renoux
- Melexis with Thanh Gian Bui, Gaël Close, Axel Fanget and Théo Le Signor
- Inveel GmbH with Barbara Horvath
- ICBT-ZHAW with Caspar Demuth, Juan Limon Petersen and Iris Poggendorf
- Ceidos SA with Leonard Barras, Céline Fischer and Sébastien Walpen
- CSEM with Loïc Burr, Davide Migliorelli and Thomas Valentin
- IST with Michael Gasteyer, Christoph Hopp and Julia Schläpfer
- Infors with Anja Hawrylenko, Dirk Hebel and Nicolas Richerdt
