Background: Microfluidic technology, also called lab-on-a-chip, is a technology featured by fluid control in micrometer scale space that can minimize the basic functions of biological and chemical laboratories to a chip of several square centimeters. In recent years, China has developed microfluidic technology from nothing and has formed research forces spread in main universities and scientific research institutes nationwide. Meanwhile, the practical application prospect of microfluidic technology is also gaining more and more attention from the industry circles.

From December 12 to 13, 2015, “2015 Shenzhen-Dalian Joint Conference on Microfluidic Technology and Its Commercialization”, which was jointly organized by SUSTC and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was held in the lecture hall of the First Scientific Research Building. Researcher Lin Bingcheng of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor Cheng Xin of SUSTC’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering co-chaired the conference. Over 30 Chinese and foreign experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, universities and hospitals attended the conference. To strengthen the communication and cooperation with the industry circles, the conference also invited renowned Chinese enterprises in relevant fields such as Shenzhen Mindray Medical, BGI, ET Medical, Hochuen and OrbusNeich. The conference had in-depth discussion and communication on the research and development of core microfluidic technology and its application and commercialization in translational medicine and instant diagnosis.

Professor Cheng Xin, director of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, hosts the opening ceremony 

The conference especially invited Researcher Lin Bingcheng of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Ling Yongjian of Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University and Professor Sang-Hoon Lee of Korea University to give a keynote speech. Professor Cheng Xin of SUSTC, Professor Huang Yanyi of Peking University, Professor Lin Jinming of Tsinghua University, Researcher Du Yuguang of the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Liu Bifeng of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Fang Qun of Zhejiang University, Professor Gai Hongwei of Jiangsu Normal University, Professor Wang Qi of the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Professor Lin Hongli of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Professor Jeongyun Kim of Dankook University, Professor Tian Yanqing of SUSTC and experts of relevant fields gave a wonderful report centering on topics like “microfluidic drop chip, microfluidic unicellular/unimolecular analysis, microfluidic diagnosis and analysis, organ on a chip and commercialization of microfluidic technology”.

Researcher Lin Bingcheng of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences delivers a speech 

The conference has fully utilized the commercialization advantage of Shenzhen and strengthened mutual understanding and cooperation among main scientific research groups on microfluidic technology in Shenzhen, Dalian and other cities nationwide.