BIOSENSORS and BIOELECTRONICS Workshop (Joint Workshop with ISFOE21)

COVID-19 Symposium
Due to recent advances in the fight against COVID-19 that demand research efforts from multidisciplinary scientific fields, all participants of relevant workshops are encouraged to attend and participate to the additional COVID-19 Symposium wherein the contribution of Nanotechnology against COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed.

This Workshop will focus on the latest advances in the areas of biosensors, bioactuators, and bioelectronics from bench to bedside. Fundamentals of biosensor design and manufacturing will be covered and translated into clinical applications. In addition, the Workshop will cover the latest advances in biosensors and bioelectronics and related sectors such as mobile and digital health expert systems and distributed diagnostics, and will provide an interdisciplinary workshop for researchers, engineers, clinicians, educators and people from industry to present and discuss the most recent trends and practical challenges encountered in the field of Biosensors and Bioelectronics. This Workshop will run in parallel with NANOMEDICINE Workshop and the ISFOE21.

Fundamentals from Materials to Biology and Medicine

• The interface of organic electronic materials with cells, neurons, drug actuation
• Electrons and ions at the interface with Biology
• Active Nanosystems from bench to bedside
• Nanobiosensors, nanomaterials & nanoanalytical systems for diagnosis and therapy of diseases
• Organic and Hybrid nanomaterials
• Stimuli-responsive materials
• Biosensor design and manufacturing
• Microfluidics
• Biomolecular Dynamics
• Biosensing at biological interfaces
• Biomechatronics

Biosensors and Bioactuators

• Immuno Sensors
• Photonic Sensors and Chemical Sensors
• DNA chips & Nucleic Acid Sensors
• Enzyme-based Biosensors
• Lab-on-a-chip, Organism and Whole Cell-based Biosensors
• Biomaterials and Biosensors
• Electrodes and transistors
• Drug Delivery devices
• Neural interfaces
• Printed biosensors and Electronic noses

Biological and Clinical Applications

• Organic Bioelectronics
• Bioelectronics for neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, orthopaedic and other diseases
• Biosensors - manufacturing and markets
• Biosensors in Drug Delivery
• Bioelectronics for Tissue Regeneration
• Printed Electronics & Bioelectronics Network for medical devices, implants
• Brain/Machine interfaces and prostheses
• Bioelectronics, Biocomputing and Biofuel cells
• ICT for Wireless Biomedical Sensor Applications
• Digital & Mobile diagnostics and Tele-medicine

Commercialization in Biosensors and Diagnostic systems

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (tentative)

G. Malliaras (Chair), Dept of Engineering, Uni of Cambridge, UK
V. Karagkiozaki (Co-Chair), Nanotechnology Lab LTFN and AHEPA Hospital AUTh, Greece
A. Bonfiglio, Uni of Cagliari, Italy
A. Lymberis, Information Society & Media Directorate General, Research Program Officer, European Commission, Belgium
R. Owens, Dept of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Uni of Cambridge, UK
L. Torsi, Dipartimento di Chimica - Università di Bari, Italy

Supported by the EU Projects:

	H2020 REALNANO: "In-line and Real-time digital nano-characterization technologies for the high yield manufacturing of Flexible Organic Electronics" (www.realnano-project.eu)
	"Development and Preclinical Validation of biofunctionalized Nanoparticles for targeted delivery of anti-thrombotic and anti-oxidant factors to treat Atherosclerosis"