BiotroniS likes to invite you to our joint Innovation Meetup on Soft Bioelectronics Interfaces on August 26 at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF). This event is organised in collaboration with the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health at TU Dresden (TUD) and the Innovation Cluster SEMECO.

The participation is free of charge.

Event language: English.



Preliminary Agenda

1:00 – 1:30 PM: Registration & Welcome Coffee

1:30 – 1:40 PM:    Opening Remarks - IPF, BiotroniS, EKFZ, SEMECO

1:40 – 2:50 PM:   Pitch session (ideas from research & development, 5 minutes per pitch)

1. Prof. Ivan Minev (IPF, EKFZ): Challenges and Innovation for Electrode Arrays in Bioelectronics

2. Dr. Witold Polanski (University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (UKD))

3. Dr. Taral Patel (Celtro GmbH)

4. Daniel Nieder (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf): Unlocking the power of in vitro monitoring through bioelectronics

5. Dr. Sarah Tsurkan (EKFZ, TUD): Introduction to EKFZ and SEMECO

6. Dr. Mikhail Tsurkan (TissueGUARD GmbH, IPF): Sacrificial hydrogels for regenerative therapies

7. Dr. Ali Solgi (TUD): The Future of Continuous Cell Monitoring

8. Prof. Christian Matthus (Kurt Schwabe Institute for Sensor Technologies (KSI), TUD)

9. Dr. Franz Selbmann (Fraunhofer ENAS): Parylene for medical packaging and medical interfaces: encapsulation, ultra-thin electrodes and wearables

10. Speaker to be announced (EKFZ, TUD): MEMS Sensors – Biocompatible Integration of Pressure Sensors and Ultrasound Transducers

11. Dr. Aleksandr Egunov (MAIN, TUC): Self-assembled soft 3D microfluidic architectures for bioelectronic systems

2:50 – 3:05 PM:   Coffee Break

3:05 – 4:00 PM:   Guided Lab Tours

• Bioelectronics Research Lab • 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Lab

• Polymer Analysis Facility

4:00 – 4:45 PM:   Networking through Innovation Roundtables (with snacks and drinks)

5:00 PM:              Closing



We are looking forward to seeing you!



If you experience any issues during registration please contact Ronja Bodesheimer ( ronja.bodesheimer@htw-dresden.de) from Center for Applied Research and Technology e.V. (ZAFT).

If you have registered for the event but are unable to attend, please inform us as soon as possible to help with our planning. Please send your cancellation by email to ronja.bodesheimer@htw-dresden.de. Thank you for your understanding.



The research network BiotroniS – Materials and Systems for Bioelectronics is driven by its core partners IPF, TU Dresden and ZAFT. The network aims to connect researchers, industry partners, and innovators to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange and the transfer of innovative bioelectronic technologies into future applications.