Highlights Speakers / Highlights

Prof. Dr. Anthony P F Turner, UK           
           Formerly Principal of Cranfield University at Silsoe, he currently
serves as Commercial Director for Cranfield Health and became
Director, Cranfield Ventures, with responsibility for leveraging the University's IP in the Health and Environment sectors. Prof. Turner
was awarded a higher doctorate for his exceptional contribution to
biosensors by the University of Kent in 2001 and admitted to the USA
National Academy of Engineering as a Foreign Associate in 2006
for his work on glucose sensors, environmental monitors and synthetic
recognition molecules. Professor Turner has over 600 publications
and patents in the field of biosensors and biomimetic sensors and
won a number of prestigious scientific awards.  He has edited the
principal journal in the field, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, since its
foundation in 1985 and edited the first textbook on Biosensors in 1987. 
He founded the World Congress on Biosensors for Elsevier in 1990
and has chaired it since then.

Dr. Kazunori Ikebukuro, Japan           
           Kazunori Ikebukuro is Associate Professor of Biotechnology and
Life Sciences, Faculty of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture
& Technology. His research interest involves the development of
aptameric biosensors by improvement of aptamers and proteins using
evolution-mimicking algorithm and the development of detection
system for PCR product using Zinc finger proteins. Dr. Ikebukuro has
publishedover 120 papers, applied 30 patents and also the author of
several books.

Prof. Dr. Frieder W. Scheller, Germany            
           Frieder W. Scheller is a professor of Department of Analytical
Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of
Potsdam. His research team is one of the top groups in bioanalytical research worldwide. His fundamental research interests lie in the
subject of ultrasensitive enzyme detectors for neuro transmitters
and immuno assays and his group has been concentrating on DNA
based sensors and the bioanalytical use of biomimetic elements
(aptamers, catalytical imprints etc.). During the 1980s and 1990s,
several generations of  analysers were released into the market—a
result of his highly successful cooperation with industrial companies.
He won several awards. In addition, Prof. Scheller has held the
editorial board of several journals as well as author, co-author and
editor of several books on biosensors and bioanalytics.

Prof. Arben Merkoci, Spain             
            Arben  Merkoci  is  ICREA  Professor  and  Leader of  the
Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group at the Research Centre in
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CIN2 (ICN-CSIC), in  Barcelona.
He is an author of more than 250 refereed papers and international
presentations including editor of books and special issues of journals
dedicated on the nanomaterials  applications  in  biosensors.  His
area of focus involves the integration of biological  molecules (DNA,
antibodies,  enzymes)  into  micro- and  nanostructures,  with
state-of-the-art bioelectronic read-out systems, extracting useful
analytical signals with interest for various fields. He is developing
novel generation devices in the cutting edge technologies such as
biotechnology and nanotechnology. His research aims to be the
driving force for analysis and bioanalysis oriented applications of
current nanotechnology and nanoscience research.

Dr. Caesar A. Saloma, The Philippines
           Caesar A. Saloma is Professor of Physics at the National Institute
of Physics, University of the Philippines. He is currently the Dean of the
College of Science, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
He also served as Director of the National Institute of Physics from
June 2000 to May 2006 (two terms). His fields of interest include
confocal laser scanning microscopy, interferometry, signal and image
processing, neural networks, and complex adaptive systems. Aside
from developing new optical microscopy techniques, Prof. Saloma is
also interested in the development of efficient models for describing
the dynamics of real-world systems that involve a large number of
interacting agents. He has published more than 100 papers in leading
photonics, applied physics and multidisciplinary journals in the US and
Europe.  Prof. Saloma was awarded the 2008 ASEAN Outstanding
Scientist and Technologist Award for his contributions to photonics
and signal processing that were accomplished with colleagues and
students at the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines.

Professor Chris Lowe, UK
            Professor Chris Lowe, The Director of the Institute of Biotechnology and Professor of Biotechnology, is a Biochemist with expertise in the development of technologies in the high-value
low-volume sectors of  the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. 
His biotechnology research program includes work on the development
of novel biosensors, with a wide range of commercial applications in medical and environmental sciences.

Prof. Dr. Bong Hyun Chung, Korea          
             Bong Hyun Chung is Director of BioNanotechnology Research
Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB)
and also Professor of Nanobio in a number of universities in Korea. His
research focuses on Bio-Nano Interfacing Science, Biochip/Biosensor and
Nanomedicine. He published in both international and domestic and hold many patents.

Prof.Albert Cheung Hoi Yu, China
            Prof. Yu is the Vice Director of Neuroscience Research Institute
& Department of Neurobiology and a Professor of the Infectious
Disease Center at Peking University, China.  Over his academic and research career, Prof. Yu has published 3 books and over 200
peer-reviewed scientific articles and conference papers. He is the
co-inventor of numerous technologies with 14 patents granted and
numerous others pending. Prof. Yu is also a well-known scientific
conference organizer, neuroscientist and biotechnology entrepreneur,
active in numerous cross-cultural and industrial communities in Hong
Kong and China. With a global network and an expanding base of established contacts in China, Prof. Yu has been an important facilitator
of dialogue regarding the development of biotechnology in Asia.

Professor Chris Elliott, UK
             Professor Chris Elliott is the director of institute, Chair of Food
Safety & Microbiology at Queen's University. Since 1986 Chris was active
in research related to veterinary drug residue analysis and specialised
in using immunochemical based screening technologies. The research
has widened to include a wider range of toxic chemicals in foods and
agricultural commodities such as mycotoxins and phycotoxins. The
technologies platforms researched have also increased to include optical
biosensor and lateral flow techniques. He has published more than 100
papers in the field of detection and control of chemical contaminants in
agri-food commodities and currently co-ordinate one of the world’s
largest research project in this area.