Under the aegis of Groups of  Bioanalytical Chemistry and Sensors  

               Centre National pour

la Recherche

Scientifique et Technique

Book of Abstracts

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

ON

"BIOSENSORS FOR FOOD SAFETY ANDENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING"

 

OUARZAZATE-Morocco- 06th - 08th October, 2011

The Fifth international Workshop on Biosensors for Food Safety and Environmental Monitoring, organized by Professor Aziz AMINE, University of Hassan II- Mohammedia, will be held in Ouarzazate (Morocco), from 06th to 08th October, 2011. This workshop will bring together experts and those who are interested in the themes of the workshop. It will include plenary lectures, oral and poster presentations. It follows the same aims as the previous workshops organized in Marrakech 2003, Agadir 2005, Fez 2007 and Tangier 2009.

 

Steering Committee

 

A. Amine, Chairman (Morocco), C.M.A. Brett (Portugal), G. Palleschi (Italy)

 

International Scientific Committee

 

A. Amine (Morocco)                               Y. Korpan (Ukraine)    

C.M.A. Brett (Portugal)                            J-L. Marty (France)    

L. Gorton (Sweden)                                G. Palleschi (Italy) 

J. Hart (UK)                                            S. Alegret  (Spain)

E. Iwuoha (South Africa)                         F. Scheller (Germany)      

J-M. Kauffmann (Belgium)                       M. Smyth (Ireland)                   

K. Vytras (Czech Republic)                          K. Sode (Japan) 

 

 Scientific Programme

The workshop will feature all aspects of the highly interdisciplinary area of biosensors with emphasize on the application of biosensors in food safety and environmental monitoring. It will cover the following topics:

 

Invited Speakers

Plenary Conferences

Loïc Blum, University of Lyon 1, France                

"Luminescence-based biosensors and biochips for food and environment” 

Ana Maria Oliveira Brett, University of Coimbra, Portugal

DNA-electrochemical nanoscale biosensors for in situ detection of DNA oxidative damage”

 

Danila Moscone, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy

“Biosensors for determination of toxins”

 

 

Keynote Lectures  

Aldo Roda, University of Bologna, Italy

"Biosensors for pathogen bacteria identification"

 

SPECIAL ISSUE

Selected presentations from the workshop, with emphasis on micro- and nano- aspects, are planned to be published following the usually peer review in a special issue of the International Journal Microchimica Acta.  Deadline of reception of manuscripts is December 31, 2011.  Instructions for authors can be found at
   
http://www.springer.com/chemistry/journal/604

 

SPONSORS

www.palmsens.com and www.dropsens.com

 

CORRESPONDING ADDRESS

 

Professor Aziz Amine

Université Hassan II-Mohammedia

Faculté des Sciences et Techniques

Laboratoire Analyses Chimiques et Biocapteurs

B.P. 146, 20 800 Mohammedia, Morocco

Tel: ++212 661454198; Fax: ++212 523 315353;

E-mail: amine@univh2m.ac.ma, azizamine@yahoo.fr

Web site: www.biocap.ma 

 

Transfer

 

A bus transfer from Ouarzazate airport to the Workshop venue in Azghor Hotel could be arranged on Tuesday afternoon, October 04th and Wednesday afternoon, October 05th if there is sufficient demand. A bus transfer from Workshop venue to the Ouarzazate airport could be arranged on Sunday morning, October 09th, 2011.

 

Final programme

 

 

The final programme, including the communication of all participants will be distributed in the middle of September 2011. For more information please visit: www.biocap.ma

 

Important website addresses

 

Workshop home page: www.biocap.ma

University of Hassan II- Mohammadia: www.univh2m.ac.ma

Ouarzazate city: http://www.tourism-in-morocco.com/english/ouarzazate/

http://www.labarakadusud.com/barakaeg/index.php

Kenzi Azghor  Hotel : www.kenzi-hotels.com

Airline:  www.royalairmaroc.com

Train service: www.oncf.ma

 

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