Program
Biosensors 2025 is a three-day event consisting of daily plenary presentations followed by parallel sessions comprising a rigorously refereed selection of submitted papers. In addition to invited lectures, selected oral contributions will be included as extended keynote presentations.
Abstracts for poster presentations will be considered until 31 January 2025.
Summer school
The Congress will also include two optional summer schools immediately before the Congress focusing on Continuous Monitoring Biosensors and Synthetic Biology for Biosensors. The cost of each Summer School is €150 + VAT and can be booked during online registration opens in new tab/window.
Continuous Monitoring Biosensors Summer School Sunday 18 May 2025
Continuous glucose sensors have changed the way diabetes is managed for patients worldwide. But what will next generations of continuous biosensors look like, for monitoring other diseases and other biomarkers? How can biomarkers with micromolar concentrations (and below) be measured continuously, like hormones, pharmaceutical drugs, and inflammatory markers? How fast can the sensors respond, and how long will they be able to operate continuously? Which applications will become possible in the future and what sensing performance will be needed for those applications?
The workshop starts with a plenary session where an overview will be given of recent developments in the field of continuous sensing, with focus on biomarkers at micromolar levels and below. We will discuss molecular and detection concepts of sensing technologies that are able to monitor increases as well as decreases of biomarker concentrations and that operate without consuming any sensing reagents in order to be suited for longterm use. After lunch, application ideas will be discussed in breakout sessions: patient monitoring in hospital settings, personal health monitoring, micro-biosystems, industrial processing (food/pharma), and environmental monitoring. The workshop will end with pitches and a plenary discussion.
Preliminary program
10:00 | Introduction (Menno Prins) |
| Koji Sode, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & North Carolina State University, USA Welcome from the Biosensors World Congress |
Amani Hariri, University of British Columbia, Canada "FRET-based nanoswitches for continuous biosensing – an overview" | |
Andrea Idili, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy "Electrochemical aptamer-based continuous biosensing – an overview" | |
Menno Prins, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands "Particle-based continuous biosensing – an overview" | |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | Introduction to the workshop (Menno Prins) |
Approx 4 persons per group, multiple groups per application: Patient monitoring in hospital settings Personal health monitoring Micro-biosystems Industrial processing (food/pharma) Environmental monitoring | |
Max. 80 participants: places are limited so please book early groups of four 3-4 groups per application | |
Challenge: Define a relevant biomarker & use case, within the application scope What are the sensor requirements Propose a biosensing concept Prepare a 3-minute pitch, with sketches on paper (poster format) | |
13:45 | Time for the groups to work on their challenges |
15:15 | Pitches + discussions in breakout sessions |
Option 1: Pitches per application. Each breakout session has groups from one application (3-4 per application). | |
Option 2: Pitches for mixed groups. Each breakout session has one group from each application (5). | |
15:45 | Plenary: Summary of learnings, observations, closing remarks. |
Synthetic Biology for Biosensors Sunday 18 May 2025
Synthetic biology provides a new paradigm for life science research ("build to learn") and opens the future journey of biotechnology ("build to use"). Its design philosophy and enabling technologies are also empowering biosensors in various aspects. One of the main tasks of the Summer School of Biosensors 2025 is to discuss the application of synthetic biology in biosensors. Students, researchers, and professionals worldwide are warmly invited!
The topics include but are not limited to the following:
CRISPR systems for biosensors
Protein design for biosensors
Gene circuit design for biosensors
Transcription factor-based metabolite biosensors
Recognition-signaling function integrated biosensing
Multi-target biosensors
Diagnosis and treatment integrated systems
Live cells as a biosynthesizer for inorganic sensing probes
Oral presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts.
Preliminary program
09:45 | Introduction and welcome By the Congress Chair and Summer School Chair |
Synthetic biology powered biosensing | |
10:00 | 2 Keynote speeches |
11:00 | Coffee break |
11:15 | 4 - 5 invited speeches |
12:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 | Chaired panel discussion |
14:20 – 14:30 | Wrap-up and farewell |
Congress Dinner
An optional Congress Dinner will take place on Wednesday 21 May in Restaurant Kais on the docks of the Tagus river. The restaurant is housed in a late XIX century old warehouse which has been restored and modernised but its main theme keeps its old character fully intact and concentrates on what the building was originally established for, the generation of electricity of the Lisbon trams.
The evening will include a three course meal, drinks and entertainment. Tickets cost €80 + VAT @ 23% = €98.40 and places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. opens in new tab/window
Conference app
An app will be available for the 35th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors and will appear in the Elsevier Conference App shortly before the conference.
Install the Elsevier Conferences app on your phone or tablet by following the links below or by searching for "Elsevier Conferences" in the App Store or on Google Play. Once you have installed this app, you will find the 35th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors App (when available) towards the top of the screen. Simply tap the event and select ‘Install’ to download the interactive conference program to your device.
To download the app please follow the below links:
The conference app will include information on presentations, speakers, exhibitors and more. It will allow you to plan what presentations to attend, add notes to the program, make lists via the To Do feature and add custom tags to presentations and exhibitors.
Instant access to all conference information
Have instant access to complete information for each presentation, session, person, exhibitor and sponsor – wherever you are.
Create your personalised program
Pick and choose sessions from within the sessions to build your own program.
Keep track with to-dos, notes and tags
You can add a Note to anything in the program. Make lists via the To Do feature and add custom Tags to presentations, people and exhibitors.
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Internet access is only required once to download the conference app. After that, all of the data is available in the app, making it easy to access while traveling or at sites without a WiFi connection. You will require internet access to view the abstracts and to receive updates.