During the VUB's Academic Opening on September 23, 2025, more than 200 interested individuals visited MICROLAB as part of a BIOTECH Tour highlighting the facility and other innovations. During a guided walk through the facility, visitors learned about the microfabrication of glass and silicon, as well as the applications of microfluidics in biotechnology and medical diagnostics. Microfabrication was explained in 4 steps – lithography, etching, coating/bonding, and characterization – and state-of-the-art equipment was demonstrated.
MICROLAB is a Flanders Chip Competence Centre (FC3) member supporting the European Chips Act.