Within its Open Call managed by MIH, NextGenMicrofluidics offers funded services to SMEs and LEs who are looking for support to accelerate their innovation and production cycles enabled through foil based microfluidic chips (lab-on-a-foil systems) or microfluidic composite devices with foil based components. For more information on the Open Call, visit our page here.


Sperm selection chip to increase chances of in-vitro fertilization
Applicant: Dr. Nerea Subiran, MEPROlife s.l.
Total Budget: 133,324€
Funding Rate: 85% (113,521€)
Duration: 10 months
NGM Partners Involved: Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Micronit b.v., Inmold A/S
Application: IVF for infertility treatment

On-site Mycotoxin Detection (Aflatoxin M1, B1) in Food/ Feed
Applicant: Dr. Patrizia Melpignano, Or-El d.o.o.
Total Budget: 64,100€
Funding Rate: 92% (59,000€)
Duration: 8 months
NGM Partners Involved: BiFlow Systems GmbH, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Ibidi GmbH
Application: Food safety


Point-of-care whole blood analyzer
Applicant: EXIAS Medical GmbH
Total Budget: 126,294 €
Funding Rate: 83% (104,720 €)
Duration: 6 months
NGM Partners Involved: Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, bionic surface technologies GmbH, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Application: Blood analysis


Point-of-care test to improve diagnosis and disease monitoring of Chronic Kidney Diseases
Applicant: Hycult Biotech
Total Budget: 127,307 €
Funding Rate: 82.8% (105,480 €)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Inmold A/S, Micronit b.v., micro resist technology GmbH
Application: Rapid diagnosis, disease monitoring and evaluating treatment efficacy in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease


Point-of-Care test towards multiplex detection of inflammatory biomarkers for critical care patient triaging
Applicant: ViroGates A/S
Total Budget: 199,888 €
Funding Rate: 63.05% (126,036€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Inmold A/S, Micronit b.v., micro resist technology GmbH, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
Application: Rapidly quantifying inflammation and immune activation levels of hospital patients


Point-of-care diagnostic device for Iron Deficiency and Anaemia employing a disposable microfluidic device
Applicant: Dr. Anna Zhenchuk / Dr. Christoph Kratz, BioAnalyt GmbH
Total Budget: 119,875 €
Funding Rate: 83% (99,496 €)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Temicon GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Application: Rapid diagnosis of iron deficiency and anaemia


Microfluidics-Enhanced CTC Separation Towards Liquid Biopsy Cancer Diagnostics
Applicant: Dr. Özge Zorlu, Cellsway
Total Budget: 99,589€
Funding Rate: 85% (84,651€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Temicon GmbH, Ibidi GmbH
Application: Cancer diagnostics


Integration of bacterial detection assay onto a disposable microfluidic cartridge
Applicant: SensipDx
Total Budget: 52,798€
Funding Rate: 91% (48,046€)
Duration: 4 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., BiFlow Systems GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: MIH
Application: Bacterial detection in food


Scalable polymer manufacture of microfluidic chip with integrated electrodes for antibody screening
Applicant: VERAXA Biotech GmbH
Total Budget: 199,738€
Funding Rate: 80-81% (159,790€)
Duration: 11 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Temicon GmbH, Joanneum Research
Project Management: MIH
Application: Antibody Discovery


Microfluidic chip for automatized inline sensing of microbes
Applicant: FluIDect GmbH
Total Budget: 99,969€
Funding Rate: 85% (84,973€)
Duration: 7 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., bionic surface technologies GmbH
Application: Bacteria monitoring for food safety


Scalable manufacture of microfluidic cartridge for monitoring of renal transplantation
Applicant: Accunea Ltd.
Total Budget: 147,578€
Funding Rate: 82% (121,014€)
Duration: 10 months
NGM Partners Involved: BiFlow Systems GmbH, Micronit b.v., Joanneum Research
Project Management: MIH
Application: Biomonitoring of renal diseases


Incorporation of immunoassay for von Willebrand Disease onto a microfluidic platform
Applicant: Technoclone Herstellung von Diagnostika und Arzneimitteln GmbH
Total Budget: 125,687€
Funding Rate: 83% (104,320€)
Duration: 6 months
NGM Partners Involved: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH, SCIENION GmbH
Project Management: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH
Application: Diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease (VWD)


Novel assay for diagnosis and monitoring of von Willebrand Disease
Applicant: Enzyre B.V.
Total Budget: 155,000€
Funding Rate: 70%
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., SCIENION GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: Micronit b.v.
Application: Near-patient diagnostics / blood coagulation


Scalable manufacture of sensor in sepsis diagnostic cartridge
Applicant: NovusDX
Total Budget: 39,828.41€
Funding Rate: 80-81% (31,862€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Joanneum Research, Inmold A/S, SCIENION GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: MIH
Application: Rapid diagnosis of sepsis


Integrated polymer chip for acoustic separation of Extracellular Vesicles
Applicant: AcouSort
Total Budget: 134,178€
Funding Rate: 82% (110,026€)
Duration: 9 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Joanneum Research
Project Management: MIH
Application: Extracellular vesicles


Mechanobiology microfluidic chip for single-cell biophysics research
Applicant: Lumicks
Total Budget: 120,532€
Funding Rate: 83% (100,041€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: ibidi GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: ibidi GmbH
Application: Single-cell biophysics research