Abstract
SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry, a successful outcome of a collaboration with CSEM, Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, is a milestone for Singapore and the industry. The new foundry enables Singapore precision engineering and electronics companies to foray into industries ranging from point-of-care, clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical and life science research, energy, water quality monitoring to chemical processing. The global microfluidic device market is estimated to grow three-fold to US$5 billion in 2016.