Program » Program Overview

The Conference will be held in Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT). Changes will be made at the discretion of the Conference Chairs.
Sunday, 2 November
08:15 - 19:00 Conference Registration and Check-In
09:00 - 12:00 Morning Workshops
14:00 - 17:00 Afternoon Workshops
17:00 - 19:00 Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception
Monday, 3 November
07:00 - 18:25 Registration
08:00 - 08:40 Welcome to Country Ceremony
Opening Remarks
08:40 - 09:25 Plenary Presentation I
Cather Simpson
University of Aukland, New Zealand
09:25 - 09:40 Transition
09:40 - 10:40 Session 1A1
Agriculture
Session 1B1
Transriptomics
Session 1C1
Bacterial Culture
10:40 - 11:10 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:10 -12:55 Session 1A2
Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 1
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 1B2
Hot Topic Extreme and Remote Environments 1
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 1C2
3D Printed Devices
TechTalk
HiComp Microtech
TechTalk
Elveflow
TechTalk
Nanoscribe
12:55 - 13:55 Lunch
12:55 - 13:55 Early-/Mid-Career Researcher Special Luncheon
"Engaging with Industry" Panel Discussion
13:55 - 14:40 Plenary Presentation II
Moran Bercovici
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, ISRAEL
14:40 - 15:00 Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature - Test of Time Award Presentation
15:00 - 17:00 Poster Session 1 and Exhibit Inspection
16:30 - 17:00 Break
17:00- 18:25 Session 1A4
Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 2
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 1B4
Hot Topic Extreme and Remote Environments 2

Hot Topic Keynote
Session 1C4
Understanding and Detecting Microbial Resistance
18:25 Adjourn for the Day
18:30 - 20:00 Student Mixer
18:30 - 20:00 Female Function
18:30 Dinner Groups
Tuesday, 4 November
08:00 - 18:05 Registration
08:20 - 09:05 Plenary Presentation III
Noo Li Jeon
Seoul National University, KOREA
09:05 - 09:20 Transition
9:20 - 10:40 Session 2A1
Sensing
Session 2B1
Fluidics
Session 2C1
Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles
10:40 - 11:10 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:10 - 12:55 Session 2A2
Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 3
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 2B2
Imaging and Optics
Session 2C2
Hot Topic Wearables, Implantables and Ingestibles 1
Hot Topic Keynote
TechTalk
Schott MiniFAB
TechTalk
IMT
TechTalk
Proton Intelligence
12:55 - 13:55 Lunch
12:55 - 13:55 Early Career Networking Lunch
13:55 - 14:40 Plenary Presentation IV
Frieder Mugele
University of Twente, NETHERLANDS
14:40 - 16:40 Poster Session 2 and Exhibit Inspection
16:10 - 16:40 Break
16:40- 18:05 Session 2A4
Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 4
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 2B4
Multiphase Fluidics
Session 2C4
Hot Topic Wearables, Implantables and Ingestibles 2
Hot Topic Keynote
18:05 Adjourn for the Day
18:30 Dinner Groups
Wednesday, 5 November
08:00 - 18:20 Registration
08:20 - 09:05 Plenary Presentation V
Maria Forsyth
Deakin University, AUSTRALIA
09:05 - 09:20 Transition
09:20 - 10:40 Session 3A1
Protein Detection
Session 3B1
Diagnostics
Session 3C1
Cell and Particle Separation
10:40 - 11:10 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:10 - 12:55 Session 3A2
Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 5
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 3B2
Microdrop Assays
Session 3C2
Hot Topic Sustainability, Environment and Resources 1
Hot Topic Keynote
TechTalk
UpNano
TechTalk
InnovoTech/M2 
TechTalk
Fluigent
12:55 - 13:55 Lunch
13:55 - 14:15 CBMS Young Innovator Award Presentation
14:15 - 14:35 Lab on a Chip and ALine - Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship Prize and Presentation
14:35 - 14:55 MicroTAS 2026 Announcement
14:55 - 16:55 Poster Session 3 and Exhibit Inspection
16:25 - 16:55 Break
16:55 - 18:20 Session 3A4
Hot Topic Organoids and Microphysiological Systems 6
Hot Topic Keynote
Session 3B4
Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Session 3C4
Hot Topic Sustainability, Environment and Resources 2
Hot Topic Keynote
18:20 Adjourn for the Day
19:00 - 22:00 Wednesday Evening Event - Taste of Australia Reception
Thursday, 6 November
08:00 - 13:40 Registration
08:20 - 09:05 Plenary Presentation VI
Erika Cheung
Ethics in Entrepreneurship, USA
09:05 - 09:20 Transition
09:20 - 10:45 Session 4A1
Fertlility and Reproduction
Session 4B1
Plant Root and Deformation
Session 4C1
Bacteria and Microbial Communities
10:45 - 11:15 Break: Exhibit and Poster Inspection
11:15 - 12:40 Session 4A2
Disease Models
Sesssion 4B2
Extra and Intracellular Biomarker  Analysis and Delivery
Session 4C2
Acoustic Flow
12:40 - 12:55 Transition
12:55 - 13:25 Awards Ceremony
• CHEMINAS – Young Researcher Poster Awards
• Royal Society of Chemistry/Lab on a Chip –Widmer Poster Award
• Sensors (MDPI) – Outstanding Sensors and Actuators, Detection Technologies Poster Award
• IMT Masken und Teilungen AG –Microfluidics on Glass Poster Award
• Acoustofluidics Society Poster Award
• NIST and Lab on a Chip – Art in Science Award
• Biomicrofluidics (AIP) – Best Paper Awards
• Elsevier Sensors and Actuators B. Chemical –Best Paper Award
• Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature – Best Oral Award
13:25 - 13:40 Closing Remarks
13:40 Conference Adjourns

Changes will be made at the discretion of the Conference Chairs.