I’ve continued adding to the list of microfluidics/lab-on-a-chip companies and wanted to get a sense of where these efforts are located (similar to the Nanotechnology Map). To do this, I’ve created a Google Map to help visualize commercial microfluidics activity worldwide:
View lilykim.com’s list of microfluidics / lab-on-a-chip companies in a larger map
Most of the companies I’ve found so far are in the US or Europe, but this may be an artifact of the English-based search techniques I’ve used. Also, for large companies it was not always clear exactly which global locations have microfluidics activity, so I may have included multiple sites for a single company. Not surprisingly, since many of the companies are academic spin-offs, many are located close to academic research centers. Please let me know (either in the comments below, or via e-mail) if there are other companies/locations you are aware of! I will keep a copy of the map on the page with the company list.
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Lily,
This is a great map idea! Will you also be including all the soft litho and/or be embracive of pretty broad definition of bioMEMS / microfluidics? e.g. Diagnostics for All
–Joost
Thanks! — I’d like to make the list broad and inclusive. I will definitely add Diagnostics for All. Let me know what other companies you think I should add.
-Lily