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We just returned from a fantastic MEMS 2019 conference experience in Seoul, Korea.

Wireless closed-loop control of centrifugo-pneumatic valving towards large-scale microfluidic process integration. DOI:10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346781

Automated DNA purification and multiplexed LAMP assay preparation on a centrifugal microfluidic “Lab-on-a-Disc” platform. DOI:10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346761

Our recent MEMS 2018 papers can now be reached on IEEE Xplore:
Laser-actuated centrifugo-pneumatic flow control towards sample-to-answer integrated detection of multi-marker panels at the point-of-care. DOI:10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346774

DCU hosted her excellency, the German Ambassador to Ireland in DCU today. Her Excellency Mrs Deike Potzel was following a presentation on FPC@DCU - Ireland's first Fraunhofer Project Centre - with great interest.

http://dcuinvent.ie/events/dcu-invent-commercialisation-awards-2018

​DCU Invent Commercialisation Awards 2018 | Invent | DCU DCU Invent is DCU's Innovation and Enterprise Centre based on the main DCU campus. Our mission is to work with both external companies and our researchers to promote innovation, knowledge transfer and commercialisation of DCU innovations through licensing and start-up companies.

http://www.sfi.ie/research-news/news/ministerial-visit-to-frau/

Ministerial visit to Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research At SFI we believe in the ability of science, technology, engineering & maths to effect positive change in the world and drive a sustainable international economy.

Some of them resulted from fruitful collaboration with partner groups
-Automation of multi-analyte prostate cancer biomarker immunoassay panel from whole blood by minimum-instrumentation rotational flow control. Sensors & Actuators B – Chemical, 263:668–675, June 15 2018, DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2018.02.015.
- Reusable ionogel-based photo-switchable actuators in a Lab-on-a-Disc. Sensors & Actuators B – Chemical, 257:963–970, March 2018, DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2017.11.016.

Some recent publication successes for FPC@DCU:
-Wirelessly powered and remotely controlled valve-array for highly multiplexed analytical assay automation on a centrifugal microfluidic platform. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 109:214–223, June 30 2018, DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2018.03.012.
-A review of centrifugal microfluidics in environmental monitoring. Analytical Methods, 2018, DOI:10.1039/C8AY00361K. status: Advance Article.

Career Opportunities for senior research management and postdocs in Ireland's first Fraunhofer Project Centre

The Fraunhofer Project Centre for Embedded Bioanalytical Systems at Dublin City University (FPC@DCU) was launched in early 2017 as a joint initiative by Science Foundation Ireland and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (FhG-IPT) in Aachen (Germany), FPC@DCU develops customised, microfluidics-based “fit-for-industry” solutions for decentralised bioanalytical testing and handling of biosamples for the benefit of economies and societies. FPC@DCU’s translational research features a broad spectrum of applications, ranging from in-vitro (“Point-of-Care”) diagnostics, (bio-)pharma, life-science research and agrifood as well as monitoring of industrial processes, infrastructures and the environment.

Please contact me if you are interested in a senior-level leadership role in business development, research and organisation of this rapidly emerging, applied research initiative.

FPC@DCU on St. Patrick's Day mission to Fraunhofer IAP in Potsdam - honoured by attendance Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton and His Excellency Michael Collins - Ambassador of Ireland in Germany.

And even more smiles when seen from above ...

Our outstanding FPC@DCU team in Dublin ...

FPC@DCU negotiations with the EU budget commissioner and my former boss Günther Öttinger in Dublin. The commissioner was very keen on obliging all EU member states to implement their 3% target on research.

FPC@DCU will be part of the visit of Irish Minister for Education Richard Bruton to Germany for St. Patrick’s week. The directors Jens Ducrée will participate in a reception by the Irish Ambassador to Germany on March 14. At an event at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Photonics (FhG-IAP) in Potsdam on the following day, FPC@DCU will present within its partnership with the Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (FhG-IPT).

The IEEE MEMS 2018 conference from January 21 - 25 in Belfast, Northern Ireland was a huge success. Thank you to all presenters, sponsors, exhibitors, attendees and attendees! http://www.mems2018.org

Great night with friends at the recent MEMS 2018 in Belfast, Northern Ireland

MEMS 2018 on Google Maps

Impressive welcome to IEEE MEMS2018 attendees in Belfast City Airport!

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/sci-tech-100-2018-futurists

Sci-Tech 100 2018: The Futurists Sci-Tech 100 2018: The Futurists | These visionaries are mapping out the shifting landscape of the 21st century.

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi7100175

Baking Powder Actuated Centrifugo-Pneumatic Valving for Automation of Multi-Step Bioassays We report a new flow control method for centrifugal microfluidic systems; CO2 is released from on-board stored baking powder upon contact with an ancillary liquid. The elevated pressure generated drives the sample into a dead-end pneumatic chamber sealed by a dissolvable film (DF). This liquid incur...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.06.042

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/how-a-spin-of-the-lab-on-a-disc-can-be-used-to-diagnose-disease-1.3119650

How a spin of the ‘lab on a disc’ can be used to diagnose disease Prof Jens Ducrée of DCU hopes the discs can be used to detect many conditions early on

Our former postdoc Celina from Brazil presenting our work on smartphone based immunosensing on the Lab-on-the-Disc platform.

http://youtu.be/59p9ny75NaE

Fraunhofer Project Centre opens at Dublin City University Science Foundation Ireland and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft celebrate the opening of the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC) for Embedded BioAnalytical Systems at Dub...