MicroTAS 2012

Sponsors & Contributors

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70

The Uehara Memorial Foundation

The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation

Terumo Life Science Foundation

Tateishi Science and Technology Foundation

Support Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology Research (SCAT)

Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering

Platinum Sponsors

Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (IIS)

The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Associations of JAPAN (FPMAJ)

Gold Sponsors

Centre national de la recherche scientifique

Enplas Corporation

Musashi Engineering, Inc.

Shimadzu Corporation

Silver Sponsors

Denso Corporation

Keisoku Engineering System Co., Ltd

Micronit Microfluidics

L'ORÉAL

Schlumberger Limited in Japan

Bronze Sponsors

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

Horiba, Ltd.

Institute of Microchemical Technology Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Aquatech Co., Ltd.

Takasago Electric, Inc.

Microfluidic System Works Inc.

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation

Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.

Award Sponsors

● Lab on a Chip/Corning Inc. Pioneers of Miniaturization Prize

An award given for young-to-mid-career scientists, the prize recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding and development of miniaturized systems. (Sponsored by Lab on a Chip, Corning Inc. and The Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS)).

● Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award

This award, sponsored by the journal Analytical Chemistry (ACS Publications) and the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS), recognizes the contributions of an individual who has demonstrated exceptional technical advancement and innovation in the field of micro- or nanofluidics in his or her early career.

● Lab on a Chip Widmer Poster Award

The Widmer Poster Award Competition sponsored by the journal Lab on a Chip is an award given to recognize excellence amongst the annual MicroTAS Conference poster presenters. A review committee will select the overall best-presented poster from the poster session and all presented posters will be reviewed for this honor. The winner and award will be announced during the Awards Ceremony at the MicroTAS Conference.

● CHEMINAS Young Researcher Poster Award

The MicroTAS Conference announces the Young Researcher Poster Award Competition sponsored by The Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems (CHEMINAS) to recognize excellence among its participants. An appointed group of poster judges will select, on a daily basis, the best presented posters from the poster session. The winners and awards will be announced during the Awards Ceremony at the annual MicroTAS Conference.