FaBiMed (Fabrication and Functionalization of BioMedical Microdevices) was a European project promoted by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme to improve and develop new manufacturing techniques, based on micromolding, specifically for biomedical microdevices.

ASE Optics Europe participated in this project as a member of the consortium, leading the work package called Inspection and Quality Control. The objective of this work package was to provide fast and non-destructive means for process and quality control of the devices that are developed and produced within the project. For this purpose, ASE Optics Europe developed an OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) device and a machine vision (MV – Machine Vision) device for the inspection of a microfluidic chip.

FaBiMed’s objective was to reduce the costs of large-scale production (production lines) of diagnostic and therapeutic micro-devices (lab-on-a chip, microfluidic chips…), since these present a common problem: large-scale production is costly and difficult to control, since the geometrical characteristics are on a micrometer scale and require very specific tailor-made systems.

More information about the project here: FaBiMed.a micrometer and require very specific customized systems.