Descrizione del progetto
Far progredire i biosensori
La bioelettronica è un campo di ricerca emergente al confine tra biologia ed elettronica che offre numerose applicazioni, dalla diagnostica agli impianti minimamente invasivi. Al fine di massimizzare il potenziale di questa tecnologia per il biorilevamento, è importante comprendere l’interazione tra interfacce elettroniche e molecole. Il principale obiettivo del progetto BORGES, finanziato dall’UE, è quello di formare giovani professionisti in campi multidisciplinari per affrontare aspetti chiave della ricerca e sviluppo in materia di bioelettronica. I ricercatori stanno lavorando allo sviluppo dei meccanismi di trasduzione del segnale nei dispositivi bioelettronici e a nuove soluzioni di materiali per i biosensori. I risultati porteranno alla produzione di nuovi sensori funzionalizzati che presenteranno una maggiore sensibilità e saranno in grado di rilevare diversi biomarcatori presso il punto di assistenza.
Obiettivo
Organic Bioelectronics is a fast-rising field encompassing organic electronic devices that exhibit mixed electronic and ionic conductivity. It represents a truly unique communication bridge across the technology gap existing between the living systems and digital electronics. Biosensing is one of the most scientifically and industrially promising application of organic (bio)electronics. It is important to form young professionals that will be able to operate into this highly-interdisciplinary field, where proficiency in chemistry, materials science and technology, solid state physics, biochemistry, engineering is needed. Such curricula can be hardly constructed within institutional degrees, at least not at the level that can be provided by a European Training Network. The objective of BORGES is to train the next generation of R&D innovators in organic bioelectronics, with the aim of developing organic biosensors up to demonstration in an end-user significant context. BORGES trainees will be educated with a holistic perspective of the technology, from fundamentals and fabrication, through characterization, to clinical/research user scenarios. BORGES training will be based on i) acquiring solid background in different scientific and technological fields; ii) exposing trainees to diverse sectors, from academia to technological research centres to industrial nodes; iii) fostering the development of transversal competencies. The BORGES Network is composed by 12 beneficiary institutions and one associate partner. With 4 non-academic nodes, and research centres with a clear industrial drive, BORGES ensures exposure of its fellows to a truly multisectorial environment. The state of the art training received by its fellows in a rapidly growing field with a strong socio-economic impact will fully qualify them to access novel and highly qualified job positions, and to substantially increase their employability and career perspectives.
Campo scientifico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsbiosensors
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybiosensing
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation management
- natural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicssolid-state physics
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringdigital electronics
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinatore
41121 Modena
Italia