NIH RESEARCH FESTIVAL
September 9–12, 2025 | NIH Campus, Bethesda (Maryland) | NIH Clinical Center, Building 10 (South Lobby and FAES Terrace)
The NIH Research Festival is the premier annual gathering for scientists, trainees, vendors, and the wider NIH community. Organized by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the festival is a vibrant platform to:
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Share cutting-edge research
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Build collaborations across disciplines
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Explore career and training resources
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Discover innovative tools, technologies, and services that advance biomedical science
Event Highlights
The festival offers a dynamic lineup of events and activities designed to educate attendees on the latest scientific technologies and research applications:
- Poster sessions
- Scientific workshops
- Virtual Reality (VR) demos
- Lectures from leading scholars and scientists
- Informational fair
- Vendors exhibits
Attendees can look forward to expert-led workshops and engaging talks.
Visit Potomac Photonics – September 12, 2025
Goodfellow’s microfabrication division, Potomac Photonics, will be part of the vendor exhibit on September 12, 2025. Visit our table from 8:00 AM onwards to discuss your project needs and discover products and services designed to accelerate NIH research:
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Microfluidic Fabrication (Rapid Prototyping & Production-Ready): Multi-layer microfluidic devices for lab-on-a-chip systems, assays, and diagnostic applications, produced quickly and cost-effectively.
- Precision Micro-Hole Drilling: Laser drilling in glass, polymers, metals, and ceramics with sub-micron accuracy.
- Laser Micromachining & Direct-Write Fabrication: Using tools such as deep-UV and Nd:YAG lasers, we enable rapid design iterations without masks—crucial for prototyping miniaturized tools, sensors, or optical components.
- Embedded Conductive Lines: We use additive techniques to integrate conductive features into polyimide or ceramic for microelectrode arrays, implantable sensors, and bioelectronic devices.
- Full Lifecycle Support: Potomac enables fast prototyping and smooth scale-up, with a focus on design-for-manufacturability and regulatory alignment.
- Materials Flexibility & Rapid Response: Backed by Goodfellow’s extensive material inventory, we can manufacture components in metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, etc. Our Rapid Response team ensures fast turnaround for urgent research needs.
