T6.1. Lectures presented by staff members at congresses/conferences organised periodically by different project partners
Date: 20, 21 and 22 November 2023
Name of the congress: XVI International Congress on ‘’Electronics and Advanced Technologies
Place: Pamplona, Teatro Jáuregui, Universidad de Pamplona
Title of presentation: “Electrochemical Sensors Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer and Nanoparticles for Pesticides Residues Detection: Application for Food Safety and Environmental Monitoring”
Speaker: Nezha EL BARI (UMI), Morocco
Date: November 22, 9:30 AM
Invited lecture
Title of presentation: “Non-invasive Diagnosis of Diabetes Based on Exhaled Breath and Urine Analysis Using Electronic Sensing Systems and their combined Data Sets”
Speaker: Benachir Bouchikhi (UMI), Morocco
Date: November 22, 16:30
Invited lecture
They also participated in the training on the handling of the desorption equipment.
T6.2. Project workshops
Workshop W1: Metabolomics research in biomedical applications
Date: May 5, 2022
Place: EMU, Estonia
Presentations from: UMI (3), IPT (1), ENCL (1), UU (1), UP (1), EMU (2), NVIS (1)
| 9:20 | – | 9:40 | Teerakiat Kerdcharoen (ENCL): “Digitalization of human body odor – Method, devices and application in digital health” |
| 9:40 | – | 10:20 | Benachir Bouchikhi (UMI): “Breath and urine analysis: A promising tool for the detection of gas-analytes such as exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs)” |
| 10:20 | – | 10:50 | Coffee break |
| 10:50 | – | 11:10 | Lars Österlund (UU): “Chemoresistive nanoparticles sensors for gas-phase detection of chemical compounds in body fluids” |
| 11:10 | – | 11:30 | Cristhian Duran (UP): “Development of multisensory perception systems for biomedical applications” |
| 11:30 | – | 11:50 | Radu Ionescu (EMU): “Non-invasive staging of in-vitro mice embryos by means of volatolomics” |
| 11:50 | – | 12:10 | Sergio Escalona (NVIS): “Impact of air pollution exposure on COVID-19 patients using a personalised gas sensing approach” |
| 12:10 | – | 12:30 | Hafsa El Youbi (UMI): “Electrochemical sensing approach for the detection of ciprofloxacin residues in food and environment samples” |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
Physical Participants: Radu Ionescu (EMU), Chanaka Premathilaka (EMU), Hafsa El Youbi (UMI), Lisset Jaimes (UP), Theerapat Pobkrut (ENCL), Teerakiat Kerdcharoen (ENCL), Juta Kerdcharoen (ENCL), Tanthip Eamsa-ard (ENCL), Varanya Somaudon (ENCL)
Workshop W2: Emerging diagnostic strategies for canine leishmaniasis
Date: November 24, 2022
Place: USH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
Presentations from project staff: USH (2), EMU (1).
Session I:
10:00 – 10:05 (1) Violeta Simion (USH) – Introduction
10:05 – 10:15 (2) Corina Traistaru and Theodor Diaconu (BioSystems, Romania) – BioSystems Introduction
10:15 – 10:35 (3) Ursachi Alexandra (USH) – “Analysis methods in dog leishmaniasis”
10:35 – 10:55 (4) Radu Ionescu (EMU) – “Diagnosing canine leishmaniasis through volatolomic techniques”
10:55 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 11:35 (5) Lixandru Madalina (USH) – “The hidden costs and opportunities of NTDs”
11:35 – 12:25 (6) Ana Isabel Palau (BioSystems, Spain) – “Emerging vector borne diseases in Romania: Leishmania and Ehrlichia”
12:25 – 13:25 Lunch
Session II: Workshop session
13:25 – 14:55 (1) Bruno Teixeira Dias (BioSystems, Spain) – ’’Practical demonstration indirect immunofluorescence Assay’’
14:55 – 15:00 The awarding of diploma to all participants in this Workshop
Attendees: 58 participants
Workshop W3: Animal diseases diagnosis with sensor systems
Date: May 24, 2023
Place: University of Uppsala, Sweden
Session I
Presentations from:
14.30-14.50: (UP) Raquel Amanda Villamizar Gallardo, “Sensing and removing pathogenic microorganismos using nanomaterials”
14.50-15.10: (EMU) R. Ionescu, R. Suschinel, H. Haick, “Volatile organic compounds analysis in vitro fertilisation’’
15.10 – 15.30: (UMI): Benachir Bouchikhi, ’’Analysis Of Volatile Organic Compounds In Exhaled Human Breath For Diseases Diagnosis By Using Electronic Nose Technology Combined With Pattern Recognition Methods’’
15.30 – 15.50: (NVIS): Z. Haddi, X. Llauradó and N. Avellana, “Combination of electronic sensing system and AI for abnormal micturition detection’’
Session II – Discussions, summary & outlook: 1(USH), 1(EMU), 2(UMI), 1(NVIS), 1(IPT), 1(UCBET), 1(UP).
T6.3. Project training courses
T1. Canine Leishmaniasis
- Organized by IPT, Tunisia, online (https://meet.google.com/avj-xoic-spz), on 18/05/2021
- Attendees: 2 (EMU) + 1 (NVIS) + 2 (UMI) + 8 (IPT) + 2 (UP) + 2 (ENCL) + 1 (Mahidol University, Thailand) + 1 (UU) + 4 (USH) + 3 (UCBET)
- Talks:
- Elias Barbria (IPT): “Leishmaniasis in the Tunisian context: Epidemiology, clinical, medical considerations and future trends”
- Houaida Kbaier (IPT): “Leishmaniasis: Correlation between clinical polymorphism and intrinsic parasite factors?”
- Dhafer Laouini (IPT): “Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: In Quest of Virulence Biomarkers”
- Meher Sayhi (IPT): “Nanomaterials for leishmaniasis treatment and biosensing applications”
- Fayçal Zeroual (UCBET): “Prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment in Algeria”
- Luis Carlos Peña (UP): “Prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment in Colombia”
- Viorel Andronie (USH) / Madalina Lixandru (USH): “Prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment in Romania”
- Madalina Lixandru (USH): “Canine Leishmaniasis management by veterinary clinics, dog rescue organizations and pet transport companies”
T2. Normative in the field of medical research with animals; Procedures for obtaining Ethics Committee approvals; The protocols from the veterinary medical environment
- Organized by UCBET, Algeria, online, on 06/11/2021, 14.00 Alger (link:https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81168226182?pwd=T0Fqcmgveng2WHI3STlsMVJjRDZBUT09)
- Attendees: 1 (EMU) + 1 (NVIS) + 2 (UMI) + 2 (IPT) + 1 (UP) + 1 (ENCL) + 1 (UU) + 4 (USH) + 8 (UCBET)
- Talks:
1. Zeroual Fayçal (UCBET): ‘’History of leishmaniasis’’
2. Nasri Hichem, Fayçal Zeroual (UCBET): ‘’Presentation and visit to the Research Laboratory on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Pollution of UCBET’’
3. Righi Souad (UCBET): ‘’Canleish parasitology team at UCBET (area of interest)’’
4. BOUCHEIKHCHOUKH Mehdi, DIB Loubna (UCBET): “Normative in the field of medical research with animals”.
5. LARABA Islem (UCBET): “Procedures for obtaining Ethics Committee approvals”.
6. MEGUINI Nadir (UCBET): “The protocols from the veterinary medical environment”.
7. SAIDANI KHALAF Kamel (UCBET): ‘’Clinic based canine leishmaniasis diagnostic’’
8. Lixandru Madalina (USH): ‘’Bioethical and Deontological priorities of leishmaniasis control programmes’’
9. Radu Magdalena (USH): ‘’Legislation and regulations concerning leishmaniasis in animals’’
T3. Metabolomics research in biomedical applications
- Organized by Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia, 5 May, 2022 hybrid.
- Zoom link: https://emuee.zoom.us/j/81678632034?pwd=MGdWQ05WLzVma2lUOHp0dlROOEJlQT09
- Chair: Radu Ionescu (EMU)
- Attendees: 4 (EMU) + 1 (NVIS) + 3 (UMI) + 1 (IPT) + 2 (UP) + 5 (ENCL) + 1 (UU) + 1 (USH)
Presentation:
| Nezha El Bari (UMI): “Leishmaniasis in Morocco” |
| Amira Chouihi (IPT): “Usefulness of the TaqMan Real-Time PCR assays in the diagnosis of canine and human visceral leishmaniasis” |
| Teerakiat Kerdcharoen (ENCL): “Digitalization of human body odor – Method, devices and application in digital health” |
| Benachir Bouchikhi (UMI): “Breath and urine analysis: A promising tool for the detection of gas-analytes such as exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs)” |
| Lars Österlund (UU): “Chemoresistive nanoparticles sensors for gas-phase detection of chemical compounds in body fluids” |
| Cristhian Duran (UP): “Development of multisensory perception systems for biomedical applications” |
| Radu Ionescu (EMU): “Non-invasive staging of in-vitro mice embryos by means of volatolomics” |
| Sergio Escalona (NVIS): “Impact of air pollution exposure on COVID-19 patients using a personalised gas sensing approach” |
| Hafsa El Youbi (UMI): “Electrochemical sensing approach for the detection of ciprofloxacin residues in food and environment samples” |
T4. Fabrication and characterisation of sensing nanomaterials
- Organized by Uppsala University, Sweeden, May 23, 2023, hybrid.
- Place: Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Zoom link: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/64813686483?from=addon
- Time zone: CET
- Local chair: Lars Österlund (UU)
- Attendees on-site: 1 (NVIS) + 1 (UMI) + 1 (UU) + 1 (UP) + 1 (EMU) online: 1(USH) + 1 (ENCL)
T4 included on-site training on nanomaterials fabrication (AGD, RF sputtering) and characterisation (SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, FTIR and Raman) techniques.
09:00 – 09:40 Lars Österlund (UU). Physical vapour deposition methods for nanomaterials synthesis; Chemical vapour deposition methods for nanomaterials synthesis; Nanomaterials characterization techniques
09:40 – 10.20 ENCL Characterization of sensing nanomaterials
10:30 – 12:00 Lars Österlund (UU) On-site laboratory training at Dept Solid State Physics
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:00 Robert Langer lecture in Eva von Bahr Hall, Ångström Laboratory
T5. Sensing techniques for vapour samples analysis. Modules: Semiconductor gas sensors; Field effect transistors; Quartz crystal microbalance sensors; Surface acoustic wave sensors; Fibre optic gas sensors, Electrochemical cells.
T5 will include an operation demo of the UMI sensor systems based on semiconductor gas sensors and electrochemical cells.
Starting from 29/11/2023: Measurement of the dog volatile samples acquired by the partners from Tunisia and Algeria with the e-nose system built by University of Pamplona. This activity will be realised until all the dog samples will be analysed.
- Organized by Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco, hybrid.
- Place: Biosensors and Nanotechnology Group, Conference room, Faculty of Sciences
Google meet link: meet.google.com/bnx-oajd-oza
- Project Chair: Violeta Simion (USH) – Primary Coordinator
- Radu Ionescu (EMU) – Scientific Coordinator
- Local chair: Nezha El Bari / Benachir Bouchikhi (UMI)
November 28, 2023
Chair: Dr Radu Ionescu
9.15-9.30 Prof. Nezha El Bari – Introducing the University of Moulay Ismail (UMI) – Research activities of Bio-Sensors and Nanotechnology Group
9.30-10.00 Prof. Janusz Smulko – Advances in 2D materials (graphene, MoS2) based field effect transistors for sensing applications
10.00-10.30 Dr. Zouhair Haddi – Electronic gas sensing system based on hybrid nanostructures of metal oxide and graphene for non-communicable diseases detection
10.30-11.30 – Group photo+coffee breah
Chair: Dr Mohamed Fethi
11.00-11.30 Dr Souad Bouhout – Leishmaniasis control program in Morocco
11.30-12.00 Dr Alassane Diouf – Development of an electrochemical sensor using MIP based on a gold screen-printed electrode for the detection of creatinine and glucose in human urine and saliva
12.00-14.30 – Lunch
Chair: Dr. Zouhair Haddi
14.30-14.14.45 Dr Aylen Lisset Jaimes-Mogollon – Electronic nose device for vapor samples analysis
14.45 – 15.00 PhD student Makhtar War – Operation demo of the UMI using electronic tongue for human urinary sample analysis.
15.00-15.15 PhD student Youssra Aghoudane – Operation demo of the UMI electrochemical sensors using MIP based on a gold screen-printed electrode
15.15 – 15.45 – Coffee break
15.45-17.45 – Visit of old Medina of Meknes
19.30 – Dinner
November 29, 2023
9.15-9.20 Opening Remarks – Prof Nezha El Bari
Moderator: Prof. Faycal Zeroual
9.20-10.00 Prof Benachir Bouchikhi – Chemiresitive Electronic Nose and Electronic Tongue Towards Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Exhaled Breath and Human Urine
10.00-10.40 – Prof. Eduard Llobet – Recent advances in two-dimensional-inorganic material-based sensing technology toward health monitoring applications
10.40-11.00 – Coffee break
Moderator: Prof Nezha El Bari
11.00-11.20 – Dr Alassane Diouf – Operation demo of UMI electronic nose prototype based on semiconductor gas sensors
11.20-11.40 Dr Aylen Lisset Jaimes-Mogollon – Operation demo of Canleish e-nose system developed in Colombia
Moderator: Dr Radu Ionescu / Prof Nezha El Bari
11.40-12.00 Closing event
12.00-14.00 Lunch
14.30-18.00 Trip to Roman site of Volubilis and Moulay Idriss
- Attendees: (EMU: 1) + (NVIS: 1) + (UMI: 7) + (IPT: 1) + (UP: 1) + (ENCL: 1) + (UU: 2) + 1 (USH) + (UCBET: 1)
T6: Modules: Features extraction from sensor responses; Unsupervised and supervised pattern recognition algorithms; Data clustering; Classification and quantification; “Data fusion algorithms.
Date: 25 April 2024
Place: On-site and Online Meeting Microsoft Teams, Meeting ID: 317 548 461 173; Passcode: qSSGef
Onsite: Location: Barcelona Health Hub
Address: C/ de St. Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona
- Atendees: onsite: 2 from NVIS, 3 from USH, 1 from EMU, 2 from UMI, 1 from UP, 1 from UU; online: 2 from USH, 1 from ENCL, 2 from UMI, 1 from UCBET, 1 from IPT, 1 from EMU.
15:00 – 16:00 Unsupervised and supervised pattern recognition algorithms (Mihailescu Marius [USH])
16:00 – 17:00 Gas Sensor Data Analysis: Results and discussions (Zouhair Haddi [NVIS])
17:00 – 18:00 CANLEISH Sensor Data Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds of Canine
Breath and Hair of IPT samples by UMI Team (Alassane DIOUF [UMI])
T7: Modules: What to know about the creation of a new company; Start-up and spin-off; Ways of funding your company; R&D versus commercial activity; Key exploitable results; Market study analysis; Contribution benefit matrix; Promote gender equality in entrepreneurship. The last module will be prepared in cooperation with USH.
Date: 25 April 2024
Place: On-site and Online Meeting Microsoft Teams, Meeting ID: 368 364 528 480 Passcode: g8tXbA
Onsite: Location: Recinte Modernista Sant Pau
Address: C/ de St. Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona
- Atendees: onsite: 1 from NVIS, 3 from USH, 1 from EMU, 2 from UMI, 1 from UP, 1 from UU, 1 from UCBET; online: 1 from USH, 1 from ENCL, 2 from UMI, 1 from IPT.
9:00 – 10:00 Product Roadmap from R&D to market Launch (Oxana Evseeva [NVIS])
10:00 – 11:00 An idea about how to you could monetise a new product (Cristea Constantin [USH])
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 “GC-MS and E-nose: a success story” (Tesfalem Welearegay [UU])
12:30 – 13:30 European R&D funding for SMEs: Challenges and Opportunities (Xavier Llauradó [NVIS])
13:30 – 14:00 Conclusions & Closing (Zouhair Haddi [NVIS])
T6.4. Project conferences
- Date: 18/02/2022 – UP, Colombia
Title: “Experience in European research projects” and CANLEISH project.
Place: Auditorium “Club del Comercio”, Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Hour: 10:30 am
Speakers: Radu Ionescu (EMU), Aylen Lisset Jaimes (UP)
Participants: – 25 face-to-face researchers and 42 researchers virtually of Antonio Nariño University, University of Manizales, University of Caldas, University of Valle, University of America, Simón Bolívar University, CIAF higher education, Polytechnic Corporation of the Atlantic coast, Caribbean University Corporation-CECAR, Polytechnic Corporation of the Atlantic Coast, Caribbean University Corporation-CECAR, Minuto de Dios University Corporation, Rafael Núñez University Corporation, Reformed University Corporation, Colombian School of Rehabilitation, Juan N. Corpas University Foundation, María Cano University Foundation, Envigado University Institution, Metropolitan Technological Institute – University Institution, SENA Magdalena.
Onsite project staff participants: 4 representatives from UP; 2 representatives from EMU
- Date: 26/04/2025 – ENCL, Thailand 12:00PM (Bangkok Time, GMT+7)
Title: Conference on metabolomic studies for non-invasive CanL diagnosis
Place: online: Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88094489554?pwd=Aeookr6LpIESjTvgOBzGia3YMFsuO0.1
Presentations:
- Laura-Madalina Lixandru, EMU: CanL Diagnostics and Management through an Ethical Lens
- Varanya Somaudon, ENCL: A demonstrative testing of E-Nose detects VOCs linked to CanL. Preliminary tests show clear distinction between infected and healthy samples.
- Septimiu_Radu Ionescu, EMU: Volatile compounds from infected and control dog samples were analyzed using GC-MS, revealing unique chemical fingerprints that support non-invasive diagnosis of Canine Leishmaniasis.
- Zaharescu Eugen, USH: Virus generated dog diseases recognition and experimental data statistic processing. An AI approach.
Participants: 1 IPT (Mohamed Fethi Diouania) + 2 EMU (Radu Ionescu, Lixandru Madalina) + 1 UP (Aylen Lisset Jaimes) + 2 UMI (Nezha El Bari, Benachir Bouchikhi), 2 ENCL (Varanya Somaudon, Tumm Chayanin Khunarak) + 8 USH (Simion Violeta, Eugen Zaharescu, Floares Alexandra, Mihailescu Marius, Simion Iulian-Liviu, Valentina Marascu, Radu Magdalena, Muscalu Florin)