Business Events Adelaide has announced a major win for the city, securing the hosting rights for the MicroTAS 2025 Conference.
This marks the first time the international conference will be held in the Southern Hemisphere.
MicroTAS 2025 will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) between November 2-6, 2025, and is expected to attract 1,100 delegates, 950 of which will be international visitors.
MicroTAS, or Miniaturised Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences – Micro-Total Analysis Systems, is an annual event focused on microfluidics. This multidisciplinary field combines chemistry, life sciences, and biology, with applications across various sectors including the environment, agriculture, energy, food, and health.
The conference attracts a global audience of engineers and scientists from academia, government, and corporate research institutions. Adelaide’s selection as the host city highlights the city’s growing reputation as a premier destination for international scientific conferences and events.
The announcement was made on October 16 during the 2024 event held in Montreal, by the conference chairs, professors Michael Breadmore, Rosanne Guijt, and Craig Priest.
Commenting on the selection of Adelaide, Breadmore said “One of the strengths of Adelaide is its commitment to sustainability, and the initiatives and investment that has been made in the City and the Adelaide Convention Centre. Combined with the perfect venue layout and location for our conference and the wonderful food and produce, we felt that Adelaide could truly deliver the Australian experience we wanted to offer to our delegates”.
Guijt added: “Another defining factor was the relationships and links with the indigenous communities of Adelaide, and the vision of the state to establish a First Nations ‘Voice to Parliament’. We want MicroTAS 2025 to respect and include all Australian cultures, including that of our first peoples, who are the world’s first scientists and engineers. Adelaide – and South Australia felt like the right place to be able to do that.”
