Arben Merkoci PhD

Arben Merkoçi is ICREA Research Professor and head of the Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group at Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology in Barcelona. He was awarded the Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Tirana, Albania on 1991 and than performed postdoctoral research studies in several European and USA universities. He is author of more than 250 refereed papers and international presentations including coeditor of a book and guest editor of two special issues on carbon nanotubes and nanobiostructures for biosensors applications. His research is focused on 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. Nanotechnology based biosensors are the product of this integration with great interest for several applications that aim at a significant improve of the quality and security of citizen’s life.