Welcome to our network
Our network consists of various fields of international researchers within Europe. Combining protein engineering, programming, immunology, electrochemistry and, materials design, our goal is to design and engineer the next-generation glucose monitoring biosensors.
Team
Meet our team
Our team consists of eleven early-stage researchers, supervised by leading scientists in their respective fields.
Fellows
Jana Becker
Bioelectrochemist working on self-powered glucose sensors based on enzymatic biofuel cells.
Anna Lielpetere
Organic and bioelectrochemist working on polymer synthesis and design for biosensors.
Tatjana Šafarik
Materials scientist working on designing co-axial porous sensor architectures for enzyme immobilisation to reduce mass transfer.
Carina Alexandra Félix Figueiredo
Bioelectrochemist working on engineered glucose sensitive galactose oxidase for DET on glucose monitoring biosensors.
Thomas Maria Benjamin Reichhart
Enzyme engineer working on cellobiose dehydrogenase for long term stability on glucose monitoring biosensors.
Muhammad Hashim Khan
Chemical engineer working on simulation models of bioanalytical experiments concerning behavior of glucose monitoring biosensor systems.
Denise Demurtas
Bioelectrochemist working on mesoporous gold electrodes and their characterization with the glucose sensitive galactose oxidase.
Carolin Psotta
Interdisciplinary biomedical scientist working with an electrode flow set-up to analyse enzyme-modified sensors under homeostatic conditions and (artificial) physiological fluids.
Arvind Rathore
Immunologist working on the biocompatibility of the engineered sensors to ensure minimal invasive procedures and side effects.
Tanushree Mandal
Chemist working on non-invasive electrochemical and sensoric procedures in detecting cancer.
Kavita Jayakumar
Chemist working on the fabrication of oxygen-independent, switchable, mediated glucose biosensors
Team
Meet our team
Our team consists of eleven early-stage researchers, supervised by leading scientists in their respective fields.
Fellows
Jana Becker
Bioelectrochemist working on self-powered glucose sensors based on enzymatic biofuel cells.
Anna Lielpetere
Organic and bioelectrochemist working on polymer synthesis and design for biosensors.
Tatjana Šafarik
Materials scientist working on designing co-axial porous sensor architectures for enzyme immobilisation to reduce mass transfer.
Carina Alexandra Félix Figueiredo
Bioelectrochemist working on engineered glucose sensitive galactose oxidase for DET on glucose monitoring biosensors.
Thomas Maria Benjamin Reichhart
Enzyme engineer working on cellobiose dehydrogenase for long term stability on glucose monitoring biosensors.
Muhammad Hashim Khan
Chemical engineer working on simulation models of bioanalytical experiments concerning behavior of glucose monitoring biosensor systems.
Denise Demurtas
Bioelectrochemist working on mesoporous gold electrodes and their characterization with the glucose sensitive galactose oxidase.
Carolin Psotta
Biomedical scientist working with a three-electrode flow set-up to analyse enzyme modified sensors under homeostatic conditions and artificial physiological fluids.
Arvind Rathore
Immunologist working on the biocompatibility of the engineered sensors to ensure minimal invasive procedures and side effects.
Tanushree Mandal
Chemist working on non-invasive electrochemical and sensoric procedures in detecting cancer.
ITN Coordinators
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann
ImplantSens Project Coordinator and Supervisor to ESR 1 & ESR 1A
Supervisory Professors and Scientists
Prof. Sergey Shleev
Professor at the Department of Biomedical Science in Malmo University, specialising in biomedical technology and physical chemistry- Supervisor of ESR 11
Prof. Andy Mount
Professor at University of Edinburgh specialising in Physical Electrochemistry. Supervisor of ESR 10
Prof. Phil Bartlett
Professor at University of Southhampton specialising in electrochemistry and is head of the Department of Electrochemistry. Supervisor of ESR 7
Prof. Edmond Magner
Professor at University of Limerick at the Department of Chemical Science specialising in electrochemistry and photochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 6
Prof. Donal Leech
Professor at NUI Galway and Dean of Graduate Studies. Specialising in Biomolecular Electronics. Supervisor of ESR 5
Dr. Marcos Pita
Staff Scientist at the Institute for Catalysis and Petrochemistry – CSIC. Specialises in nanotechnology and electrochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 4
Dr. Claudine Boiziau
Senior Scientists at INSERM Bordeaux affiliated with the University of Bodeaux. Specialises and in Tissue Engineering and Immunology. Supervisor to ESR 3
Dr. Nicolas Mano
Staff Scientist at the Department of CRPP affiliated with University of Bordeaux. Specialises in biochemistry and bioelectrochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 2
Prof. Alexander Kuhn
Professor at the National Engineering School of Chemistry, Biology and Physics (ENSCBP). Specialises in Physical Chemistry and electrochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 2
Dr. Roman Kittl
COO and Co-founder of DirectSens GmbH in Vienna Austria. Specialises in Biotechnology and Biochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 8
Associate Professor Roland Ludwig
Associate professor at the University of Natural Resources and Life Science within the department of Food Science and Technology. Specialises in Biochemistry and bioelectrochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 8
Dr. Eva Garcia Ruiz
Senior Scientist at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry – CSIC. Specialises in metabolic engineering and biochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 9
Prof. Miguel Alcalde
Professor at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of CSIC in Madrid, Spain. Specialist in enzyme engineering, biocatalysis, and synthetic biology. Supervisor to ESR 9 and ESR 4
Prof. Antonio L. de Lacey
Professor at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry at CSIC in Madrid, Spain. Specialises in bio-electrochemistry and photochemistry. Supervisor to ESR 4
Dr. Guy Denuault
Associate professor at the University of Southhampton within the Electrochemistry department. Specialises in electrochemistry and physical chemistry. Supervisor to ESR 7
News and events
Our biggest headlines!
Here you can see where we have made the biggest headlines and which conferences we have taken our research to. Conferences and dissemination of our work is listed. You can also find the latest information regarding biosensor research in the media. Our social media platforms are also directly linked.
ImplantSens’s Last ITN summerschool 17-23
Our last meeting was a blast! A pleasure to be a part of this Consortium!
Anna attended the 73rd ISE
Our ESR1: Anna Lielpetere has presented her work at the 73rd Annual ISE conference that took place from September 12-16
ImplantSens Summerschool Biscarosse Edition From
This will our last gathering before the project comes to a close. It will take place in Biscarosse, France where
3rd Workshop Electrobionet 2021
Carina Figueiredo has presented her work in the form of a poster presentation at the 3rd Workshop Electrobionet 2021 hosted
7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting
Carina Figueiredo presented her work on galactose oxidase and biosensors in the form of a poster presentation at the 7th
ImplantSens Summerschool 2021
ITN's first in-person summer school in the beautiful Klagenfurt, Austria. From workshops to team-building activities that brought us together after
71st Annual ISE Meeting Belgrade
Anna Lielpetere has attended the 71st Annual ISE Meeting in Belgrade as an online conference presenting a flash presentation and
Electrochemistry Undercover Conference
Anna Lielpetere has attended the Electrochemistry Undercover with a poster presentation about her work. Anna Lielpetere, Julian Szczesny, Felipe Conzuelo,
European Federation of Biotechnology 2021
Carina Figueiredo presented her work in a poster presentation at the European Federation of Biotechnology in May 2021. Carina Figueiredo,
3rd European BioSensor Symposium
Anna Lielpetere has attended the 3rd European BioSensor Symposium with a poster presentation on her work with redox polymers. Anna
XXVIth International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry
Anna Lielpetere and Jana Becker participated at the XXVIth International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics of the Bioelectrochemical Society on
23rd Doctoral School of Chemical
Tatjana Šafarik presented her work at the 23rd Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences Day in Bordeaux, France Tatjana Šafarik. Engineered Complex
ISE 72nd Annual Meeting
Jana Becker and Anna Lielpetere have attended the 72nd annual meeting International Society of Electrochemistry with an oral presentation about
BioTrans Graz 2021
Merve Keser had attended BioTrans Graz last year in July 2021. She has contributed with the following poster to the
XXVII International symposium on Bioelectrochemistry
Our ITN has attended the BES 2022 conference in April presenting their work over the last two years. This was
Let’s get in touch!
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