Last week, the CBMS Board of Directors met in Yeosu, South Korea, alongside participation in the BioChip Conference organized by the Korean BioChip Society (KBCS). The visit combined strategic discussions within CBMS with a high-level scientific program hosted by the Korean microfluidics community.

The CBMS Board Meeting brought together directors from the international microsystems community to discuss ongoing activities and future priorities of the society. The following days at the KBCS BioChip Conference provided an excellent platform for scientific exchange in microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip technologies, biosensing, and bio-integrated systems, highlighting the strong synergy between both communities.

Prof. Lourdes Basabe, PI of the Microfluidic Cluster UPV/EHU and CBMS Board Member, actively participated in the board discussions and delivered an invited talk at the BioChip Conference, contributing to the scientific exchange and reinforcing the group’s engagement within the international microfluidics community.

The CBMS community expresses its sincere gratitude to the Korean BioChip Society, and especially to Prof. Yoon-Kyoung Cho, for her leadership and vision in fostering this collaboration. Special thanks are also extended to Prof. Je-Kyun Park, Prof. Yoo-Key Nam, and all organizers and participants for their exceptional hospitality and for making the visit a highly successful and memorable experience.

This joint activity further reinforces the growing collaboration between CBMS and KBCS and the strong complementarity between the BioChip Conference and the global MicroTAS community. We warmly invite the international biochips and microfluidics community, as well as industrial partners and sponsors, to join us at MicroTAS 2026 in Granada, Spain.