The 4th BioMEMS and Microfluidic Technologies Workshop will be held in a hybrid format (online and in-person) at IZTECH on 8-9 May 2025. There will be no participation fee.

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Conference Topics 

The workshop will cover a range of topics, including but not limited to:

• Microfluidic-based biosensors and lab-on-a-chip systems

• Organ-on-a-chip technologies

• Point-of-care diagnostics

• Biomedical applications of MEMS

• Wearable and implantable BioMEMS

• Nanotechnology in microfluidics

• Single-cell analysis and manipulation

• 3D bioprinting and microfabrication techniques

• Emerging industrial applications in BioMEMS and microfluidics 

• Other microfluidic applications

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Call for Papers

Abstracts are invited for posters by 4 April 2025.

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The abstracts will be evaluated through a peer-review process. Accepted abstracts will be published online.​ You can submit your abstracts through the registration link. 

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We encourage abstract submissions from both academia and industry.

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Click for abstract submission and registration.

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Special Sessions

This year’s workshop will feature:

• ERC Grantee Session – Talks by distinguished ERC-funded researchers

• Young Researcher Short Presentations – A platform for early-career scientists to share their work

• Poster Sessions – An opportunity to showcase cutting-edge research

• Industrial Stage – A dedicated session for industry professionals to present innovations, technologies, and applications in BioMEMS and microfluidics

• Honorable Section for Prof. Banu Onaral – A special session dedicated to honoring the contributions of Prof. Banu Onaral in the biomedical field

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Confirmed Speakers

• Andreas Hierlemann, ETH Zurich

• Andries van der Meer, University of Twente

• Ender Yıldırım, Middle East Technical University

• Fabiana Arduini, University of Rome Tor Vergata

• Haluk Külah, Middle East Technical University

• Hüseyin Cumhur Tekin, İzmir Institute of Technology

• Jonas Tegenfeldt, Lunds Universitet

• Nicole Pamme, Stockholm University

• Niels Bent Larsen, Technical University of Denmark

• Özlem Yeşil Çeliktaş, Ege University

• Serhat Tozburun, İzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center

• Severine Le Gac, University of Twente

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Organization Committee

• Hüseyin Cumhur Tekin, İzmir Institute of Technology (co-chair)

• Ender Yıldırım, Middle East Technical University (co-chair)

• Haluk Külah, Middle East Technical University

• Gamze Kozanoğlu, ODTÜ MEMS Center

• Gizem Özdemir, ODTÜ MEMS Center

• Pınar Demirekler Burat, ODTÜ MEMS Center

• Özlem Yeşil Çeliktaş, Ege University

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Scientific Committee

• Ali Koşar, Sabanci University

• Arda Deniz Yalçınkaya, Bogazici University

• Arif Engin Çetin, İzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center 

• Barbaros Çetin, İ.D. Bilkent University

• Cihat Taşaltın, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (MAM)

• Devrim Pesen Okvur, İzmir Institute of Technology

• Emine Yegan Erdem, İ.D. Bilkent University

• Gizem Çalıbaşı Koçal, Dokuz Eylül University

• Hasan Uluşan, Middle East Technical University

• İlke Gürol, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (MAM)

• Sinan Güven, İzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center 

• Uğur Tamer, Gazi University

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