EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The Science Behind
cellPhoresis
Organizations, societies, and conferences advancing microfluidics, electrokinetics, dielectrophoresis, and separation science.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Societies & Organizations
The professional communities driving research and standards in the fields that underpin cellPhoresis technology.
AES Electrophoresis Society
Madison, WI
Dedicated to inspiring innovation in electrophoresis technology. AES promotes research and education in electrophoretic separation methods and hosts its annual meeting as part of the SciX conference.
Dielectrophoresis Society
International
International scientific community dedicated to advancing the study and application of dielectrophoresis—the electrokinetic phenomenon used to manipulate micro and nanoscale objects through electric fields. Hosts a biannual international conference and offers travel grants for researchers.
International Electrokinetics Society
International (IES e.V.)
Promotes interdisciplinary research in electrokinetics, supports early-career scientists, and facilitates knowledge exchange across academia, industry, and government. Hosts the biannual ELKIN symposium and awards the Stanislav Dukhin Medal for lifetime achievement.
CBMS
Chemical & Biological Microsystems Society
Non-profit organization advancing science and engineering in chemical and biological microsystems. Sponsors the annual MicroTAS conference—the premier international forum for microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, and BioMEMS research since 1994.
Microfluidics Association
International (ISO Standards Body)
International industry association promoting the development of the microfluidics supply chain. Develops ISO standards and guidelines for the microfluidics community and fosters collaboration between academia and industry.
FACSS / SciX Conference
Federation of Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy Societies
FACSS is a 501(c)(3) federation of 13 member societies including AES. The annual SciX conference brings together analytical chemistry and spectroscopy researchers. AES holds its annual meeting within SciX, making it a key venue for electrophoresis and separation science.
CONFERENCES
Key Conferences
Where the global community presents advances in dielectrophoresis, microfluidics, and electrokinetics.
UPCOMING
DEP 2026
Dielectrophoresis 2026 — 6th International Meeting
June 24–26, 2026
University of Louisville, Kentucky
How electric fields at the microscale separate, manipulate, assemble, and characterize micro- and nanoparticles. Special publication collection with the journal Electrophoresis.
UPCOMING
MicroTAS 2026
30th Intl. Conf. on Miniaturized Systems
October 18–22, 2026
Granada, Spain
The premier forum for microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip, BioMEMS, microfabrication, and detection technologies. Running annually since 1994.
BIANNUAL
ELKIN Symposium
Intl. Symposium on Electrokinetics
Biannual (last: Sevilla 2024)
Rotating global locations
General meeting of the International Electrokinetics Society. Covers fundamentals of electrokinetics, modeling, experimental techniques, and environmental applications. Previous hosts include MIT and Sevilla.
ANNUAL
SciX
The Great Scientific Exchange
Annual
United States (rotating cities)
Organized by FACSS, SciX hosts 13 member societies including AES. Covers analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, electrophoresis, and separation science. Key venue for presenting cellPhoresis-related research.
BIANNUAL
DEP Conference Series
International Meeting on Dielectrophoresis
Since 2014 (London inaugural)
80–100 attendees from academia and industry. Previous hosts: London (2014), MIT (2016), Surrey (2018), Flagstaff (2021), Dublin (2024). Travel grants available from the Dielectrophoresis Society.
ANNUAL SINCE 1994
MicroTAS Series
Micro Total Analysis Systems
Rotates: Europe → Americas → Asia
The premier forum for microfluidics research. Covers lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip, wearables, BioMEMS, 3D printing, nanotechnology, and detection technologies for chemistry, life sciences, medicine, and the environment.
CONTEXT
Why This Science Matters
cellPhoresis doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It stands on decades of foundational work in dielectrophoresis, electrokinetics, and microfluidics—fields that have been quietly transforming how we interact with biology at the cellular level.
Dielectrophoresis was first described by Herbert Pohl in the 1950s. Since then, researchers around the world have advanced our understanding of how electric fields interact with biological particles—from cells to viruses to proteins. The organizations and conferences listed here represent the living community that drives this science forward.
At Charlot Biosciences, we believe in contributing to and learning from this community. Our work with cellPhoresis is a direct outgrowth of the research presented at DEP conferences, published in Electrophoresis, and discussed in the halls of MicroTAS and SciX.
If you’re a researcher, student, or industry professional working in any of these fields, we encourage you to engage with these organizations. The next breakthrough in non-destructive cell analysis may come from your lab.
Interested in how cellPhoresis applies the science of dielectrophoresis to real-world diagnostics?