Xavier Munoz Berbel | Optical Biosensing Technologies | Advanced Sensors Award

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Dr. Xavier Munoz Berbel | Optical Biosensing Technologies | Advanced Sensors Award

Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM, CSIC) | Spain

Dr. Xavier Munoz Berbel is a scientist and associate professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) whose research focuses on developing innovative sensing technologies for healthcare, environmental monitoring, and food analysis. Combining expertise in microelectronics, photonics, electrochemistry, and microfluidics with microbiology and neuroscience, he has pioneered biosensing platforms for bacterial detection, including patented impedance spectroscopy systems and a novel electrochromic-based sepsis detection kit. His work also advances organ-on-a-chip devices for real-time cell monitoring and silk-fibroin biosensors compatible with CMOS fabrication, enabling durable and scalable biosensing solutions. With numerous scientific publications, patents, and leadership roles in national and European projects, Dr. Munoz Berbel bridges disciplines to drive innovation from lab to market. He serves as Associate Editor of Diagnostics (MDPI), advises technology companies, mentors young researchers, and actively promotes scientific communication, contributing significantly to the advancement of next-generation biosensing and point-of-care diagnostics.

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Featured Publications 

  • Marquez, A., Jimenez-Jorquera, C., Dominguez, C., & Munoz-Berbel, X. (2017). Electrodepositable alginate membranes for enzymatic sensors: An amperometric glucose biosensor for whole blood analysis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 97, 136–142.

  • Marquez, A., Aymerich, J., Dei, M., …, & Munoz-Berbel, X. (2019). Reconfigurable multiplexed point-of-care system for monitoring type 1 diabetes patients. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 136, 38–46.

  • Dietvorst, J., Vilaplana, L., Uria, N., Marco, M.-P., & Munoz-Berbel, X. (2020). Current and near-future technologies for antibiotic susceptibility testing and resistant bacteria detection. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 127, 115891.

  • Ferrer-Vilanova, A., Alonso, Y., Dietvorst, J., …, & Munoz-Berbel, X. (2021). Sonochemical coating of Prussian Blue for the production of smart bacterial-sensing hospital textiles. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 70, 105317.

  • Dietvorst, J., Ferrer-Vilanova, A., Iyengar, S. N., …, & Munoz-Berbel, X. (2022). Bacteria detection at a single-cell level through a cyanotype-based photochemistry reaction. Lab on a Chip, 22(2), 787–792.*