Charles Baroud
Ecole Polytechnique & Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Charles Baroud is a professor at Ecole Polytechnique and group leader at Institut Pasteur. He is a leading figure in microfluidics applied to biological systems. His research covers droplet microfluidics, single-cell studies, tumor models on chip, and cutting-edge tools for exploring antibiotic resistance at the cellular level.
Lydéric Bocquet
ENS Paris, France
Lydéric Bocquet is a CNRS Research Director and group leader at ENS Physics Department. He is a leading figure in nanofluidics and soft matter physics. His research covers fluid transport at the nanoscale, nanofiltration, carbon nanotube membranes, and innovative approaches for understanding interfacial phenomena and water purification.
Andrew deMello
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Andrew de Mello is Professor of Biochemical Engineering at ETH Zurich. A pioneer in microfluidics and nanoscale chemical analysis, his research includes the development of droplet-based systems, high-throughput biological screening, and single-cell analysis platforms. His group has advanced techniques for ultrafast flow cytometry and chemical synthesis on-chip.
Stéphanie Descroix
Curie Institute & IPGG, Paris, France
Stéphanie Descroix is a CNRS Research Director at Institut Curie and Deputy Director of the Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes for Microfluidics. She is internationally recognized for her work on microfluidic technologies and organ-on-chip systems, bridging physics, biology, and medicine to develop innovative biomedical applications.
Giampaolo Mistura
University of Padua, Italy
Giampaolo Mistura is a Full Professor of Experimental Physics of Matter at the University of Padua. He is internationally recognized for his research on interfacial phenomena, including wetting, adsorption, and nanofriction, as well as on microfluidics and soft matter systems. His work combines advanced experimental methods with micro- and nanofabrication to explore fundamental processes and their applications in physics and materials science.
Paolo Netti
University of Naples & IIT, Italy
Paolo A. Netti is a Full Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Naples Federico II and Director of the Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care (IIT@CRIB). Internationally acclaimed, he has pioneered the design of cell-instructive biomaterials that mimic extracellular matrix functions to control tissue growth and cell fate, and he serves as Chair of the ERC Advanced Grant evaluation committee.
Nicole Pamme
Stockholm University, Sweden
Nicole Pamme, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Stockholm University, develops microfluidic lab-on-chip devices for environmental analysis, clinical diagnostics, and material synthesis. With over 150 publications and patents, she’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Associate Editor for Analyst, and has held leadership roles in the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.
Roman Stocker
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Roman Stocker is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at ETH Zurich. He is internationally recognized for pioneering the study of microbial dynamics in aquatic environments through microfluidics, high-resolution imaging, and mathematical modeling. His work explores bacterial motility, chemotaxis, and the physical ecology of the microscale.
Howard A. Stone
Princeton University, USA
Howard A. Stone is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. A global leader in fluid mechanics, his research spans microfluidics, interfacial flows, biological transport phenomena, and electrokinetics. He received the APS Fluid Dynamics Prize and the G.K. Batchelor Prize, recognizing his profound impact on the field.