INTRODUCING THE CONCEPTS Introduction New Directions in Micro-Technology Process Intensification High Throughput Research Putting the Concepts Together CASE STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS Micro-technology Development and Characterization Non-reactor Micro-component Development Micro-component Flow Characterization Selected Developments in Micro-analytical Technology Catalyst Characterization for Gas Phase Processes Liquid Phase Process Characterization Novel Systems for New Chemistry Exploration DuPont/MIT Integrated Microtechnology Systems New Platform for Sampling and Sensor Initiative (NeSSI) The Use of Pilot Plant Data in Process Development Going from Laboratory to Pilot Plant to Production Using Micro-reactors SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS