Cormic Tech Hub

Energizing Innovation

The Corvallis Microfluidics (CorMic) Tech Hub is an industry-led consortium striving for global microfluidics leadership.

DRIVING THE MICROFLUIDICS INDUSTRY

The Corvallis Microfluidics (CorMic) Tech Hub is an economic engine that stimulates, drives, and supports the commercialization of microfluidics-connected technologies to meet national security goals.

KEY Goals & Outcomes

Economic growth

Attract new ventures to the region to amplify technology development and innovation

Strong Partnerships

With state and federal agencies, establish revenue-generating partnerships that align with emerging national security and economic
development priorities

Workforce Development

Create a diverse, world-class microfluidics workforce through innovative academic programs, new specialty training, and outreach programs

Highlights

Technology of the Future

CorMic is developing, scaling, and commercializing microfluidics technology for use in semiconductor cooling, biotechnology, and advanced materials.

Regional strength for Global impact

The CorMic Tech Hub is at the center of Oregon’s Silicon Forest, and Portland is the most concentrated locus of semiconductor manufacturing in the US.

a map of the Northwest corner of the state of Oregon, with both metropolitan and Micropolitan statistical areas color-coded

What people are saying

CorMic has positioned itself to be a global leader in microfluidics, a vital component of the semiconductor industry.
Tina Kotek
Governor of Oregon

I strongly believe that CorMic will establish global leadership in the scaling and commercialization of microfluidics technology.
Jayathi Murthy
President,
Oregon State University

EDA TECH HUB DESIGNEE

Launched in 2023 by the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the Tech Hub program is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional innovation and job creation by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize, and deploy technology that will advance American national security and manufacturing competitiveness.