MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab

What MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab does

MMNE Lab is an academic research laboratory housed at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, operating under the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering since 2016. The lab focuses on MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronics research, with core technical capabilities spanning electrochemical sensing, electrochemiluminescence biosensing, microfluidic and enzymatic biofuel cells, 3D-printed microfluidic devices, paper-based analytical devices, laser-induced graphene fabrication, wearable electrochemical sensors, and organ-on-chip platforms. These technologies target four primary application areas: healthcare and medical diagnostics (point-of-care testing, biomarker monitoring), environmental monitoring (water quality, pesticide detection), energy and power (energy harvesting, self-powered sensors), and pharmaceutical research (organ-on-chip drug screening). The lab's facilities include clean room access, electrochemical characterization equipment, optical systems, multiple 3D printing modalities (FDM, SLA, DLP), and bio-engineering equipment supported by DST-FIST funding.

The lab does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Revenue derives from institutional support (BITS Pilani Hyderabad), government research grants (DST-FIST Project SR/FST/ET-1/2022/1050), and technology transfer through a dedicated Tech 4 Transfer portal showcasing 34+ filed patents. The lab has produced 71+ international conference presentations, 6+ edited books, 21+ book chapters, 7+ review papers, and 48+ monthly newsletter issues. Research output is disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and workshops including the Indo-Norway workshop and DST-FIST sponsored training events.

Commercialization of lab research occurs through three spin-off companies: Cleome Innovations (affordable diagnostic devices and biosensors), Pyrome Innovations (cost-effective microfluidics, graphene-based sensors, prototyping, and point-of-care diagnostics aimed at reducing import reliance), and Sensome Innovations (compact, portable sensing devices for healthcare and environmental applications). The lab has established international academic collaborations including a joint workshop with Hiroshima University and explored defense applications through engagement with MCEME. The lab received the Best Student Paper Award at IEEE NANOMED 2019.

Name

MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab

Legal name

MMNE Lab (MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics Lab)

Website

https://mmne.bits-hyderabad.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MMNE Lab is an academic research laboratory at BITS Pilani Hyderabad developing MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronic biosensors for healthcare diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and energy applications, commercializing technology through three spin-off companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEMS and Microfluidics Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Additive Manufacturing Research & Innovation Labs (IMAAAJAA)

Keywords

• MEMS research
• Microfluidics devices
• Nanoelectronics research
• Microfabrication services
• Sensor technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MMNE Lab is an academic research laboratory at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (Department of EEE) conducting fundamental and applied research in MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronics. The lab has filed 34+ patents and has spawned three spin-off companies (Cleome, Pyrome, Sensome) commercializing its research outputs. Its core offerings consist of sponsored research services, patent licensing, and technology transfer to industry partners.

Product overview

MMNE Lab at BITS Pilani Hyderabad operates as a research laboratory focused on MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronics. The lab's intellectual output includes 34 patented technologies available for commercialization, developed through three spin-off startups: Cleome Innovations (diagnostic devices and biosensors), Pyrome Innovations (microfluidics and graphene-based sensors), and Sensome Innovations (portable sensing devices). Core technology areas include flexible enzymatic biofuel cells, laser-induced graphene sensors, electrochemiluminescence biosensing platforms, 3D-printed microfluidic chips, hydrogen fuel cells, microfluidic viscometers, and organ-on-chip systems. The lab also offers various characterization and fabrication facilities including clean room access, electrochemical characterization equipment, optical systems, and rapid prototyping capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cleome Innovations: Startup focused on affordable and accessible technologies in healthcare and scientific research, including diagnostic devices and biosensors.
• Pyrome Innovations
• Sensome Innovations

Products and services

• Sponsored research in MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronics Contract research services delivered to industry and government sponsors covering MEMS design and fabrication, microfluidics device development, and nanoelectronics prototyping. Targeted at companies lacking in-house microsystems expertise.
• Patent and technology licensing Licensing of the lab's 34+ filed patents and related know-how in MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronics to industry partners and spin-off ventures for commercialization.
• Cleome (spin-off company)

Quantifiable outcome

• 71+ international conference presentations demonstrating research impact
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MCEME (Military College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020Commandant MCEME Lt. Gen. T.S.A. Narayanan visited MMNE Lab to explore collaboration opportunities. Dean (Faculty of Engineering), HoD (Communication Engineering Department) and staff officers visited lab facilities including Clean Room and CAL Facilities.
• Hiroshima UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2020Joint workshop conducted with Hiroshima University as part of collaborative research activities. Opening remarks given by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya and Executive Vice President Prof. Shin-ichi Tate. Researchers from both institutions shared research findings to enhance collaborative research efforts.
• Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs (International Exchange Alumni)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2020Webinar on Next Generation Smart Sensors conducted in association with Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs (International Exchange Alumni), Storm Overseas Education & Swechha.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fluigent: Fluigent manufactures microfluidic flow-control instruments and droplet-generation systems used by researchers building lab-on-a-chip devices, overlapping with MMNE Lab's microfluidic viscometer, capillary electrophoresis, and droplet-based microfluidic research.
• Emulate Inc. Emulate develops organ-on-chip platforms for drug testing and disease modeling, directly overlapping with MMNE Lab's organ-on-chip R&D and microfluidic cell-culture capabilities. Both target pharmaceutical and biomedical researchers with microphysiological systems.
• TARA Biosystems: TARA Biosystems (acquired by Valo Health) developed cardiac organ-on-chip and microphysiological models for drug testing, paralleling MMNE Lab's organ-on-chip work for pharmaceutical research. Both target cardiac and disease-modeling applications.
• CN Bio Innovations: CN Bio offers single- and multi-organ microfluidic chip platforms for drug discovery and toxicology, mirroring MMNE Lab's organ-on-chip and microfluidic drug-testing applications. Both compete to supply pharma R&D with organ-level in vitro models.
• Dolomite Microfluidics: Dolomite supplies microfluidic chips, instruments, and components for droplet generation and lab-on-a-chip development, directly comparable to MMNE Lab's 3D-printed multilayer microfluidic chips and droplet microfluidics platforms.

Others

• Graphenea: Graphenea supplies graphene materials and films used as upstream inputs in biosensors, ECL platforms, and fuel-cell electrodes — technologies MMNE Lab's laser-induced graphene and reduced-graphene-oxide patents depend on. It is an enabling supplier rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Healthineers: Siemens Healthineers offers broad in-vitro diagnostics, immunoassay, and lab automation systems that overlap with the diagnostic categories MMNE Lab's biosensors and microfluidic devices target (cholesterol, H2O2, triglycerides, infectious disease markers).
• Abbott Point of Care: Abbott's Point-of-Care and diagnostics divisions produce handheld and benchtop devices for rapid biomarker detection, addressing the same use cases as MMNE Lab's portable colorimetric, electrochemical, and microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic platforms.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad is a broad life-science instrumentation and clinical diagnostics company spanning microfluidics, PCR, and electrochemical detection. Its product breadth overlaps with MMNE Lab's microfluidic PCR, ECL, and electrochemical sensing portfolio, though Bio-Rad is far more commercially mature.

Emerging players

• Micropoint Biosciences: Micropoint Biosciences develops paper-based and microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic devices for clinical and resource-limited settings, comparable to MMNE Lab's paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) and portable colorimetric/electrochemical detection platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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