Analysis of surface-attached biofilms

Biofilms on surfaces are difficult to study and even harder to control, impacting everything from medical devices and material corrosion to food safety, spoilage, and industrial processing. Conventional methods often rely on disruptive, endpoint-based assays. Biocalorimetry offers a different approach—enabling rapid, real-time, label-free monitoring of microbial activity without disturbing the biofilm.

The combined use of the calScreener biocalorimeter and the BioSurface Microwell Plate Assay enables testing of microbial activity directly on biofilm-bearing coupons. Up to 32 samples can be analyzed in a single measurement cycle, allowing parallel comparison of different materials, antimicrobial treatments, and experimental conditions.

In this webinar, Dr. Fauve Vergauwe, Field Application Scientist at Symcel, and Stephen Pedersen, Biological Engineer and VP of Operations at BioSurface Technologies Corporation, will present how this combined approach enables in situ analysis of intact biofilms and accelerates biofilm research workflows.

What you will learn

• Analyzing surface-attached biofilms: challenges and solutions 
• Introduction to the MicroWell coupon assay and available  
• Introduction to biocalorimetry and the calScreener system
• Workflow for in situ measurement of intact biofilms on coupons 
• Applications, insights from real data, and future possibilities 
  
  

 Tuesday April 21, 2026 | 16:00 CEST (Stockholm) | 10:00 ET