Abstract: A method for simulating an in-vitro diagnostic IVD laboratory system (10) comprising an IVD laboratory instrumentation (2) and an IVD laboratory control software module (3) is proposed, together with a respective system (1) and various application thereof. The proposed method comprises: simulating sample processing within the IVD laboratory instrumentation (2) using a virtual IVD laboratory instrumentation (5) using sample processing data (SPD) provided by the IVD laboratory control software module (3), operating the IVD laboratory control software module (3) as if it was operating within the IVD laboratory system (10) but wherein sample processing data (SPD) intended for being exchanged between the IVD laboratory control software module (3) and the IVD laboratory instrumentation (2) is instead exchanged between the IVD laboratory control software module (3) and the virtual IVD laboratory instrumentation (5).

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a microfluidic system on a polymer surface, wherein at least one portion of the polymer surface is irradiated by laser light in a targeted fashion for the spatially-resolved modification of the wettability of the portion of the polymer surface by a liquid sample.