Components used within microfluidic chips for use with laboratory, scientific, optical and electrical apparatus and instruments for analysis, selection and manipulation of biological cells, micro-objects such as beads, which may be functionalized with biological material and/or chemicals, and droplets containing biological cells, biological material, and/or chemicals, and for biological, genetic, chemical, medical and scientific research and analysis, and pharmaceutical development.

Scientific and technological services for others, namely, the use of components located within microfluidic chips for others to select biological cells having desired properties; scientific and technological services for others, namely, the use of components located within microfluidic chips for others to process, analyze, and manipulate biological cells, micro-objects such as beads, which may be functionalized with biological material and/or chemicals, and droplets containing biological cells, biological material, and/or chemicals for biological research and pharmaceutical development.