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Andreas Manz

Andreas Manz PhD

Biotechnology, Research and Clinical Research
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

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Andreas Manz is one of the pioneers in microchip technology used for chemical applications. He was involved in the development of high speed analyzers based on capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography and flow injection analysis. These analyzers are based on the microfabrication know-how originally developed for microelectronics. He conducted most of his early research with his group at Ciba-Geigy Ltd. in Basel, Switzerland, then at Imperial College in London, United Kingdom, and finally, at ISAS – the Institute for Analytical Sciences, Dortmund Germany. He developed a novel concept for Miniaturized Total Analysis Systems (µ-TAS), which involves sampling, sample pretreatment, separation, and detection performed in an integrated microsystem, with a chemical parameter (for example, the concentration of a compound) that is periodically transformed into an electronic or an optical signal. Such a system is in fact a hybrid which offers the advantages of a sophisticated analysis system within the size of a chemical sensor. He published over 220 papers in scientific journals, which are cited over 11,000 times. In addition, he is inventor in 39 patents.
He was the Founding Member and Chairman of the Editorial Board of the journal “Lab on a Chip” published by the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom. He was a founding member and member of the board of the annual international conference “micro TAS”. He was also involved in several start-up companies, like Caliper, Casect, Sensory Design & Technology, Predicant Biosciences, SpinX, Ambrigen and Genetic Microdevices.
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