Miss Dipl.Ing. Julia Linert participated in the IFAC (International Federation of Automation Control) Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability (TECIS) 2022 from 26-28 October 2022 in Prishtina, Kosovo. She was Chair for several sessions and acted as Austria’s representative in the IFAC Technical Committee (TC 9.5). Ms Linert was awarded the “Young Author Awards” for her presentation on “Applications of Microfluidics and Nanotechnologies for Point-of-Care Devices”. At this internationally well-attended conference, contacts were established with internationally leading research groups and industrial partners, which could lead to participation in bilateral and EU research projects and make a significant contribution to the international research landscape.