Mission Statement

Microfluidics has the potential to do for biology what microprocessors have done for computational sciences — integrate tremendously complex chemical and biological processes into one chip, helping scientists to reveal and study the complexity of biological systems.  The goal of the Microfluidics Core Facility at Harvard Medical School is to make Microfluidics tools available to support the world-class biomedical research of Harvard Medicine. Our mission includes:

Service and training – We provide training courses and consultant services to quad faculty, researchers and students. Sign up here to receive information.

Development of applications – Microfluidics, as applied to biology, is a rapidly-evolving approach, and the Boston area is home to several major groups that are pushing forward its technological limits of what can be done with this technology. Our facility aims to be a hub for technology transfers; helping to match up novel technologies and important biological problems that would benefit from a new approach.

The Microfluidics Core Facility was established with generous support from the Taplin Foundation and the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School.