Biotechnology platform

Biotechnology Microdevices Platform
Integrate fluid handling, biological interfaces and sensing in manufacturable devices
The Biotechnology Microdevices Platform brings together microfluidic channels, pumps, valves, microneedles, microarrays, sensors and wafer-level packaging. Customers combine these established subplatforms with custom layers, coatings and interfaces to create an integrated device. Development considers fluid behavior, surface chemistry, biological compatibility and package integrity, connecting the device’s biological function with repeatable fabrication at scale.
Additional and custom biotechnology development
Some biotechnology devices need specialized geometries, materials or interfaces beyond the platform’s standard elements. Atomica combines reusable processes with custom development for features such as assay-specific surfaces, porous membranes, optical windows and integrated electrodes.
We assess sample and reagent compatibility, device interfaces and fabrication requirements together, identifying which established processes fit and where additional development is needed.
Applications

Genomics and molecular analysis
Sample preparation, amplification and detection on integrated biochips


Point-of-care diagnostics
Sample handling, reactions and detection in compact test cartridges

Drug delivery devices
Microneedles, pumps and valves for transdermal, wearable and implantable delivery


Cell processing and analysis
Isolate, sort and filter cells while preserving viability

Organ-on-chip and drug discovery
Controlled environments for studying cells and tissues


Wearable and implantable sensors
Sensing and sampling close to the body
Why Atomica?
A manufacturable path from prototype to production
Atomica is a U.S.-based microfabrication foundry that turns advanced device concepts into manufacturable, scalable hardware — and its advantage is not a single process but a system that de-risks the path from first prototype to volume.
30,000 sq ft cleanroom · Class 100 · ISO 9001 certified · ITAR registered · Santa Barbara, USA
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Engineering Collaboration
Atomica works as an engineering partner across design, materials, fabrication, and testing, bringing diverse expertise together to optimize each micro-scale device. That collaboration is what yields better products, lower cost, faster time-to-market, and quicker adaptation to emerging technologies.
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Process Standardization
Standardized processes give a clear framework for fabrication, scaling, and quality control. This is what delivers the consistency, quality, and efficiency that reliable, high-performance microdevices require — while supporting regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.
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Modeling & Simulation
Atomica evaluates designs before fabrication using physics-based modeling, FEA, CFD, AI, and multiphysics simulation. Simulating first reduces prototype iterations, lowers cost, identifies risks early, and improves first-pass success across photonics, sensors, biotech devices, MEMS, and integrated microsystems.
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AI Optimization (FabOps)
Atomica’s FabOps system applies AI and advanced analytics across wafer inspection, metrology, fab control, and project execution. By integrating equipment, process flows, pricing, projects, and manufacturing — with real-time visibility, lot tracking, and change control — it reduces risk and accelerates programs from prototype to scalable production.
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Fab Technology
Atomica operates a 30,000 sq ft, class-100 cleanroom near Santa Barbara, California — ISO 9001 certified and ITAR registered. Its full in-house process suite spans photolithography, deposition, dry and wet etch, bonding, plating, metrology, testing, dicing, and planarization, purpose-built for rapid prototyping and scalable production.




