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Bioelectronics Group

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We are an international group of scientists and engineers working at the interface of bio-nanotechnology, materials science, and biomedical science. The Biolectronics group was founded in 2004 by Prof  Christoph Walti with an initial focus on DNA nanotechnology, electrochemical biosensors and dielectrophoretic approaches for cell separation.  Dr Virginia Pensabene and Dr Paolo Actis joined in 2016 adding their expertise in organs-on-chips and single molecule sensing with nanopores. Over 25 PhD students graduated from the Bioelectronics group who are having stellar careers in industry, policy making and academia.

Alumni

Research Areas

Organs-on-chip

We are developing technologies for understanding and preserving female fertility, with a particular focus on translating these in commercially available effective therapeutic solutions.

Biosensing

We are developing biosensors platforms for therapeutic drug monitoring to reduce the impact of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

Nanopore

We are developing nanopore platforms for single-cell manipulation with single-molecule resolution.

DNA origami

We are designing DNA origami nanostructures to enable single molecule biosensing, electrochemical random access DNA memories and general testbeds for the study of biochemical reactions.

Our Network of Collaborators

Contact Us

If you are interested in our research, would like to set up a collaboration or just want to say hello... We would to hear from you and do not hesitate to contact Christoph, Virginia or Paolo.