Author: LymphChip

First research paper LymphChip published

Written by LymphChip on July 17, 2023. Posted in News. No Comments on First research paper LymphChip published

Ulgu Arslan, Christine Mummery, Valeria Orlova and co-authors have published the first research paper of LymphChip entitled “Vascularized hiPSC-derived 3D cardiac microtissue on chip”. The paper has been published in Stem Cell Reports and is publicly available. This paper was also featured on the cover of the July 11, 2023 issue. Please find the publication here: https://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/fulltext/S2213-6711(23)00228-X

Pratik Tawade is selected for the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Physiology and Medicine.

Written by LymphChip on April 14, 2023. Posted in News. No Comments on Pratik Tawade is selected for the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Physiology and Medicine.

The KNAW has nominated Pratik Tawade as a young scientist to participate in the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Physiology and Medicine. This meeting will occur from 25-30 June 2023 in Lindau, Germany. Since its foundation in 1951, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings have developed into a unique international scientific forum. The annual meetings provide an opportunity for an exchange between different generations, cultures, and disciplines. Once every year, around 40 Nobel laureates convene in Lindau to meet the next generation of leading scientists worldwide. You can find...

Helpathon LymphChip

Written by LymphChip on March 16, 2023. Posted in News. No Comments on Helpathon LymphChip

From May 22-24 LymphChip will organize a Helpathon in the O2 Building of VUmc. If you want to help Sue, Margot, Valeria, Jasper and Germaine finding animal-free alternatives for FCS and Matrigel please sign up via this link. All help, both negative and positive results are welcome. For more information please see here.

3rd prize for Theano Tsikaro of LymphChip at hDMT meeting

3rd prize for Theano Tsikari of LymphChip at hDMT meeting

Written by LymphChip on November 25, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on 3rd prize for Theano Tsikari of LymphChip at hDMT meeting

The annual meeting of hDMT was held in Amersfoort and attracted may researchers from the organ-on-chip field. As part of the program a PhD student Spotlight competition was organized to give PhD students the opportunity to present their research with a short video.

3rd Technology Seminar on the generation of phenotypic assays

Written by LymphChip on November 8, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on 3rd Technology Seminar on the generation of phenotypic assays

Sei Hien Lim from AIM Biotech gave a seminar to illustrate the applications of their idenTx and organiX plates in the fields of oncology, immune-oncology, vascular biology and neurobiology.

Autumn Tour LymphChip

Written by LymphChip on October 26, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on Autumn Tour LymphChip

From September 20 till October 26, in total 18 PhD students, postdocs and technicians of the academic partners of LymphChip joined a tour consisting of site visits to all the academic labs.

Annual Meeting LymphChip

Written by LymphChip on October 20, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on Annual Meeting LymphChip

On October 20-21 the Annual Meeting of LymphChip was hosted by VUMC in Amsterdam. In total 36 members of LymphChip participated representing the academic partners, co-financing partners and the Advisory Board.

2nd Technology Seminar on the use of Primo

Written by LymphChip on June 7, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on 2nd Technology Seminar on the use of Primo

Hélène Delobel from Alvéole presented a technology seminar on the use of Primo for photopatterning applications with many practical examples as published in the literature. Dhanesh Kasi from LUMC shared his experience with Primo further highlighting the advantage of the use of Primo to prototype chip designs and engineer microvascular networks.

Optics11 Nanoindenter at LUMC

Written by LymphChip on May 5, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on Optics11 Nanoindenter at LUMC

We are thrilled with Chiaro Nanoindenter installed in our PRIMO (Alveolé) microfabrication lab at LUMC. We look forward to exploring the mechanical properties of engineered heart tissues and hydrogels as a part of the LymphChip project.

Screenshot Nostics voor Technol Seminar May 3 2022

1st Technology Seminar on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Written by LymphChip on May 3, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on 1st Technology Seminar on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Vincent Laban, co-founder and CEO of Nostics partner of LymphChip presented a technology seminar on their Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy technology. This Technology Seminar was the first in a series where the industrial partners of LymphChip present their technology to the members of LymphChip.

Bring in the lymph

Written by LymphChip on April 20, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on Bring in the lymph

Valeria Orlova (LUMC), Sue Gibbs (VUMC) and Carine van Schie (DBF) have been interviewed by NWO about the LymphChip project. For more information please read the full article at:

Kick-off Meeting LymphChip

Written by LymphChip on February 21, 2022. Posted in News. No Comments on Kick-off Meeting LymphChip

February 15, 2022 The Kick-off Meeting was organized in Spatial Chat in view of COVID-19 restrictions. In total 44 members of LymphChip participated representing the academic partners, co-financing partners and the Advisory Board. Plenary sessions were held to present the aims of LymphChip, to learn about the expectations and contributions from co-financing partners and to evaluate the impact plan, and future plans. In 3 consecutive breakout sessions technical requirements, biological platforms/disease models and the three on-chip-models for heart, intestine and skin/lymph node were discussed....

Two PhD positions intestine on chip

Written by LymphChip on November 11, 2021. Posted in Vacancies. No Comments on Two PhD positions intestine on chip

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Two PhD positions intestine on chip Click here to respond We are looking for Do you want to study how intestinal stem cells can be used in Organ-on-Chip technology and used in toxicological studies? Do you want to understand how nutrients and chemicals in our food interact with the intestinal epithelium and immune system? Are you motivated to work in an interdisciplinary team of scientists embedded in an ambitions Dutch research consortium? We have two PhD positions that combine intestinal stem cell biology with immunology in Organ-on-Chip...

Open PhD student position in Si/polymer-based Organs-on-Chip technology

Written by LymphChip on November 10, 2021. Posted in Vacancies. No Comments on Open PhD student position in Si/polymer-based Organs-on-Chip technology

Electronic Components, Technology and Materials (ECTM)Department of Microelectronics, Delft University of Technology Open PhD student position inSi/polymer-based Organs-on-Chip technology Within the LymphChip project funded by NWO, the ECTM group at TU Delft is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated PhD student to investigate and develop innovative sensors and microactuators for Organs-on-Chip devices. OoCs are microfluidic cell culture devices that recapitulate in vivo-like microenvironments to support the expression of properties and functions of human tissues and organs. Such microphysiological...