COMPETE Meet up
COMPETE Meet up was the first public presentation of the ERA Chair Of Micro Process Engineering and Technology - COMPETE, in which five faculties of the University of Ljubljana participate. The aim of the project is to expand existing knowledge in the field of microfluidics and to become one of the leading regional and European centers for microfluidic technologies in cooperation with academic and industrial partners.
The event was in English and took place on Wednesday, 18th May 2022, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, SI-1000 Ljubljana, in lecture room no. 1 (1st floor).
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PART I: Public Conference
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9:00 Meeting of participants over coffee
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9:30 - 10:30 Opening of the event and introductory plenary lecture
- Introductory greeting: Tadej Kokalj, PhD, Head of the ERA Chair COMPETE
- Presentation of the COMPETE project: Prof. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, PhD, COMPETE project coordinator
- Speech by REA: Project advisor Pepa Krasteva
- Speech by the Rector of the University of Ljubljana: Prof. Gregor Majdič, PhD
- Presentation of the COMPETE center: Tadej Kokalj, PhD, Head of the ERA Chair COMPETE
- Plenary lecture "Microfluidics: present and future opportunities": Prof. Andrew deMello, PhD, ETH Zurich
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10:30 Coffee break
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10:50 - 12:00 Meet COMPETE
- Tadej Kokalj, PhD, Head of the ERA Chair COMPETE
- Prof. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, PhD, COMPETE project coordinator, FCCT
- Prof. Igor Plazl, PhD, Member of the Steering Committee of the COMPETE, FCCT
- Assoc. Prof. Boštjan Genorio, PhD, Member of the Steering Committee of the COMPETE, FCCT
- Prof. Ines Mandić-Mulec, PhD, Member of the Steering Committee of the COMPETE, BF
- Assoc. Prof. Jure Derganc, PhD, Member of the Steering Committee of the COMPETE, FM
- Sc. adv. Drago Resnik, PhD, Member of the Steering Committee of the COMPETE, FEE
- Assoc. Prof. Joško Valentinčič, PhD, Member of the Steering Committee of the COMPETE, FME
II. PART: Knowledge transfer and cooperation with industry
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12:00 Lunch
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13:00 - 13:45 Knowledge transfer and technology scouting
- Urša Jerše, Head of Knowledge Transfer Office, University of Ljubljana
- Jaroslav Belotserkovsky, PhD, KU Leuven and Novalis Biotech
- Jure Tomc, CEO JT Business Development Limited
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13:45 Coffee break
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14:00 - 15:30 Meet industry and closing plenary lecture
- Plenary lecture "Microfluidics commercialization: challenges and opportunities": Prof. Goran N. Jovanovic, PhD, Oregon State University
- Luka Mohorič, CEO Animacel
- Igor Poberaj, CEO & co-founder Aresis d.o.o.
- Denis Babič, Acies Bio
- Tomaž Karčnik, BioSistemika
- Peter Panjan, Essi Tech
- Klemen Žbontar, LPKF Laser & Electronics
- Žan Lavrič, Chemical Institute
- Jakob Gajšek, CEO Ljubljana University Incubator