Programme:

Sunday June 19th	05.00 p.m. - 08.00 p.m.	Conference Registration and Check-In
	06.00 p.m. - 06.20 p.m.	Welcome
	06.20 p.m. - 07.00 p.m.	Plenary Lecture I "Einstein at the interface" - How biological functions and catalysis can arise from the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics Matthias F. Schneider, Boston University, USA
	07.00 p.m. - 09.00 p.m.	Informal Get-together
Monday June 20th	08.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m.	Registration
	09.00 a.m. - 09.10 a.m.	Opening of the Conference
	09.10 a.m. - 09.20 a.m.	Welcome Address: President of University of Applied Sciences Jena
	09.20 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.	Keynote Lecture Dynamic materials towards functional adaptive materials Jean-Marie Lehn, University of Strasbourg, FRANCE
	10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	Session 1: Functional materials and surfaces, supramolecular structures I Detection of energetic materials in water sources using SERS Jean-François Masson, University of Montreal, CANADA Multifunctional nanocomposite interfaces for biosensing applications Alex Simonian, Auburn University, USA Phononic crystals – A new platform for biosensing Ralf Lucklum, University of Magdeburg, GERMANY
	11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.	Coffee Break
	11.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.	Plenary Lecture II Label-free physical sensors for cell-based bioanalytics Joachim Wegener, University of Regensburg, GERMANY
	12.00 p.m. - 01.00 p.m.	Session 2: Optical and electrochemical detection principles, new innovative detection technologies I Electrochemical communication between viable bacterial cells and flexible redox polymers Lo Gorton, Lund University, SWEDEN Nucleotides photoelectrochemical sensor based on porphyrin functionalized electrochemically deposited gold nanostructure Yang Li, East China University of Science and Technology, CHINA Switchsense – Analyzing molecules on a chip with electrically switchable DNA layers Ulrich Rant, Technical University of Munich, GERMANY
	01.00 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.	Lunch
	02.00 p.m. - 02.30 p.m.	Plenary Lecture III Micro and nanofabricated molecularly imprinted polymers as synthetic receptors for sensors and biochips Karsten Haupt, University of Technology of Compiègne, FRANCE
	02.30 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Session 3: Microfluidic components, BioMEMS: development and applications Nanofiber-integrated microfluidic biosensors for pathogen detection Antje J. Baeumner, Cornell University, USA Label-free Analysis by MIP thermistors Frieder W. Scheller, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, GERMANY Soft contact-lens type glucose sensor fabricated using MEMS techniques for monitoring of tear sugar Kohji Mitsubayashi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JAPAN
	03.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.	Coffee Break
	04.00 p.m. - 04.30 p.m.	Plenary Lecture IV Functionalized luminescent silicon quantum dots Carola Kryschi, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, GERMANY
	04.30 p.m. - 05.30 p.m.	Session 4: New developments in sensor technology (working principles), bioprocess analysis At-line lactose loss-monitoring in dairy process streams using a biosensor system Neil F. Pasco, Lincoln Ventures Ltd, NEW ZEALAND A multifunctional at-line analysis system for bioprocess monitoring Andreas Prediger, University of Hannover, GERMANY Biosensor applications of genetically engineered proteins that form self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces Linda A. Luck, State University of New York, USA
	05.30 p.m. - 06.00 p.m.	Plenary Lecture V Whole-cell bacterial biosensor arrays for environmental monitoring Shimshon Belkin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
	06.00 p.m. - 07.00 p.m.	Poster session I
Tuesday June 21st	09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.	Plenary Lecture VI Development of microfluidic 3-dimensional cell arrays Sihong Wang, City College of New York, USA
	09.30 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Session 5: Microfluidics for cell biology, cell sorting and cell handling Freely programmable lab-on-a-chip system for single cell analysis Stefan Thalhammer, Helmholtz Center Munich, GERMANY Design of a cell-based lab-on-a-chip as an alternative method for skin irritation tests Ute Neubert, University of Applied Sciences Jena, GERMANY Raman activated cell sorting for identification of circulating tumor cells Sebastian Dochow, Institute of Photonic Technology, GERMANY
	10.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	Coffee Break
	11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.	Plenary Lecture VII Novel strategies for handling, assaying, counting and identification of cells and beads in lab-on-a-chip systems Jens Ducrée, Dublin City University, IRELAND
	11.30 a.m. - 01.10 p.m.	Session 6: Biochips, microarrays (gene expression patterns) The challenge for heavy metal monitoring with bioluminescent bacteria : how to overcome their lack of specificity in a biosensor? Gérald Thouand, University of Nantes, FRANCE Functionalization of cyclo olefin polymer substrates for on-chip PCR applications Ursula Sauer, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, AUSTRIA Microarray biosensor for the detection of microcystins in environmental waters Sonia Herranz, Complutense University of Madrid, SPAIN Multiplex detection of mycotoxins using imaging surface plasmon resonance Denis Dorokhin, Wageningen University, THE NETHERLANDS Chip-calorimeter for bio-investigations: New features, new applications Johannes Lerchner, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, GERMANY
	01.10 p.m. - 02.15 p.m.	Lunch
	03.00 p.m. - 05.00 p.m.	Cultural afternoon
	07.00 p.m. - open end	Banquet at Villa Haar
Wednesday June 22nd	09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.	Plenary Lecture VIII Miniaturized arrays – Towards portable multiplexed (bio)sensors Levi A. Gheber, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ISRAEL
	09.30 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Session 7: Functional materials and surfaces, supramolecular structures II Complex structured polymers as fluorescence probes for the cell imaging studies Suna Timur, Ege University, TURKEY Biosensoric applications of metal nanoparticles Wolfgang Fritzsche, Institute of Photonic Technology, GERMANY Colorimetric aptasensors using gold nanoparticles – The role of affinity ratios on its sensitivity Man B. Gu, Korea University, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
	10.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.	Poster session II and Coffee Break
	12.15 p.m. - 01.15 p.m.	Lunch
	01.15 p.m. - 01.45 p.m.	Plenary Lecture IX Luminescence based sensors for environmental analysis from the lab to the field María Cruz Moreno-Bondi, Complutense University of Madrid, SPAIN
	01.45 p.m. - 03.05 p.m.	Session 8: Optical and electrochemical detection principles, new innovative detection technologies II Electrochemical direct diagnosis of cancer and monitoring of anti-cancer drug efficacy Judith Rishpon, Tel-Aviv University, ISRAEL Needle-based electrochemical biosensors for biochemical and physiological monitoring Salzitsa Anastasova-Ivanova, Queen Mary University of London, UK Analytical protein monitoring by using ultrasonic waves Stephanie Holz, University of Hannover, GERMANY RGB color imaging of intracellular oxygen Hans H. Gorris, University of Regensburg, GERMANY
	03.05 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Awards Ceremony
	03.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.	Closing of the Conference

The best poster presentation will receive the traditional Roland W. Frei Award, sponsored by the IAEAC.