María Isabel Pividori @
Group of Sensors & Biosensors
Biosensors & Bioanalysis
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Promoting knowledge, encouraging innovation.
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona was founded in 1968. The founders aimed to
establish four principles of autonomy: freedom to select teaching staff, admission available
to all students (but with a limited number), freedom to create its own study plans and
freedom to administrate the University's capital. It is therefore a young university, but in its
short history it has moved forward at a rapid pace.
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Departments
Research groups with accreditation from Quality Agency
Centres at Parc de Recerca UAB (PRUAB)
Centres of medical research (PRUAB)
Research funding (2009) ↑
European research projects (2009) ↑
National research projects (2009) ↑
Manuscripts published in indexed journals (ISI, 2009) ↑
PhD thesis (2009) ↑
Research contracts with industry (2009) ↓
Patents (2009) ↓
Spin-off companies
Budget (2008)
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Times Higher Education - QS World
University Rankings (2010)
World
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Spain
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Grup of Sensors & Biosensors
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Department of Chemistry, Area: Analytical Chemistry
Dimensions:
– 8 permanent staff
– 5 postdoc
– 21 PhD students
Consolidated Research Group, 2009-SGR00323
Associated Unit CSIC (Barcelona Microelectronic Institute)
Last 5 years:
• 80 publications SCI
• 90 conference communications
• 15 research projects (public funding), 350 k€
• 6 private contracts
• 9 completed PhDs
Research lines
Enzymatic
labelling
DNA
biosensors
Enzymatic
labelling
PCRs
Impedance
immunosensors
DNA
oxidation
NPs
immuno
assays
biomedical
assays
rapid
methods
Food safety
Environ
mental
Rapid diagnostic methods. Bioanalysis
Microbiological methods
■ Pre-enrichment
■ Enrichment. Culturing in selective media
■ Biochemical testing
■ Serological confirmation
Yes/No
total index
Instrumental methods
■ chromatography,
■ IR/fluorescence spectroscopy
■ bioluminescence,
■ flow cytometry
■ conductance/impedance
Biosensors
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New transducers including
nanomaterials
Oriented immobilization
of biomolecules on solid suports
Improved detection of
biorecognition event
Applications
DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE
DEVELOPING WORLD
ASSURED DIAGNOSTIC
CLINICAL ANALYSIS
Malaria
Dengue
AIDS
Infectious diseases
Applications
FOOD SAFETY at HACCP
Salmonella
E. coli
Listeria
CONTAMINANTS
Microorganisms
Bacteria, virus, parasites
Chemical compounds
Pesticides
Toxic metals
Residues of veterinary drugs
ADDITIVES
Chemical compounds
ALLERGENS
Supplements
TBC
atrazine
sulfonamides
folic acid
gliadin
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Immunoassays
negative
control
DNA size positive TB
marker
sample
DNA analysis & PCR
amplification
Microbiological analysis
Electrochemical
biosensors
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SEM, TEM microscopy
Confocal fluorescent
microscopy
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Biomateriales
fragmento Fab
cadena
liviana
fragmento Fc
Nanomaterials
oligo
sacáridos
cadena
pesada
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Magnetic particles
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Magnetic separation
Bacteria
Human cells
DNA
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Collaborative academic network
BIOMAX CONSORTIUM
Katholieke Universteit Leuven Belgium
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven The Netherlands
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland
Université Pierre et Marie Curie France
Uppsala Universitet Sweden
BARCELONA
Grup de Receptors Moleculars (CSIC)
Departament de Genetic i Microbiologia (UAB)
IBB (UAB)
BRASIL
UNESP (Sao Paulo)
ARGENTINA
FBCB, UNL, Santa Fe
UNLP, La Plata
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Collaborative industrial network
BIOMAX CONSORTIUM
Philips The Netherlands
Invitrogen Dynal AS Norway
Ademtech France
Future Diagnostics The Netherlands
BARCELONA
CRIC
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Funding
BioMaX: Novel diagnostic bio-assays based on magnetic particles.
Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Budget: 453.459,20 (UAB) 3.24 million euro (total)
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Funding
BIO2010-17566 Fagosensorica. Sistemas analiticos biosensores basados en nanoparticulas fágicas
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
From 1/12/2010 to 2013
Budget 145.000,00 €
PHB2008-0081-PC. Estudio de la modificación de transductores para nanobiosensores electroquímicos de aplicación
biotecnológica, industria agroalimentaria y control medioambiental
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Proyecto hispano-brasileño
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brasil
From 19/12/2008 to 18/12/2012
Biosensors & Bioanalysis
Tamara Laube
FPI
Uruguay
Soledad Carinelli
Marie Curie contract
Argentina
Susana Liébana
PIF
Spain
Rey Bundalian
Erasmus Mundus
The Philippines
Delfina Brandao
Marie Curie contract
Portugal
Daniela Santos
CAPES
Brasil
Isabel Pividori
María Isabel Pividori @
Group of Sensors & Biosensors
Biosensors & Bioanalysis