Read their editorial to learn more on the developments and collaborations within the microfluidics field in Germany, and take a look at the author profiles of the contributors to the issue.
Despite the fact that Germany is not necessarily well known for its entrepreneurial culture and abundance of venture capital investments, that we find many microfluidics service providers in Germany which manufacture devices in materials such as polymers (e.g., microfluidic ChipShop, ThinXXS, Boehringer Ingelheim microparts, Bartels Mikrotechnik) or glass (e.g., Little Things Factory, iX factory) which have been active in this field for many years.
– Holger Becker and Andreas Manz
