PARTNERS CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF THE REVIEW MEETING
BioWings project activities and advancements have been officially reviewed by the European Commission in Brussels, on June 25th In June 2019, BioWings reached month 12 since the beginning of the venture. The time was good to make an assessment of the advancements that have been achieved and share them with the European Commission. The Review Meeting, which was held in Brussels (Belgium) was the occasion to showcase before the consortium, the officer
ACOUSTICS AND MICROFLUIDICS
Acoustophoresis: the art of combining acoustics and microfluidics The manipulation of particles is an essential feature of Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices. LOC-systems provide a platform where biochemical assays can be miniaturized, integrated and automated in a simple, portable, fast and cost-efficient way [1]. Acoustophoretic devices are a type of LOC systems in which particles can be moved and spatially localized by sound. An acoustophoretic system is typically made of a chip with embedded
BIOWINGS LANDS IN ROME FOR THE PROJECT MEETING
BioWings partners have gathered, last 9-10 th of May, in Rome (Italy) to discuss the latest advancements of the project and to plan the M12 project review meeting in Brussels (June 2019). The BioWings project meeting in Rome has successfully been concluded. It was an opportunity to share the current state of the BioWings project, evaluate the work accomplished during the first 11 months and plan the BioWings project review meeting
European project Dissemination & Exploitation
The exploitation of a European project: key activities and how to start Day One for #overflyBioWings If we look for an official definition of the term “exploitation”, the Horizon 2020 program generally refers to “the utilization of results in further research activities other than those covered by the action concerned, or in developing, creating and marketing a product or process, or in creating and providing a service, or in standardization activities”[1]. However, both
Electromechanically active materials compatible with Si-based microfabrication technologies
Towards Si-compatible and biocompatible electromechanically active materials Weizmann for #overflyBioWings Materials developing mechanical strain under external electric field are a backbone of a larger variety of modern technologies ranging from ultrasonic medical imaging to cellular phones. There are, however, very few electromechanically active materials that are compatible with Si-based microfabrication technologies and biocompatible. A few years ago, we have reported that Gd-doped ceria (GDC), a material commonly used in fuel cells, exhibits unexpectedly large