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Analyst @analyst.rsc.org · 06/07/2026

In the latest issue of ‪Analyst: A portable acoustic biosensing platform combined with paper-based capillary fluidics for the rapid detection of antibodies in serum. Electra Gizeli et al @gizeligroup.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social Read now: pubs.rsc.org/an/article/d...

Visual abstract for https://doi.org/10.1039/d6an00114a. We report the development of a sensitive biosensing platform based on a shear-horizontal surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) device and paper fluidics, with the potential to be used outside centralized laboratory settings.

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The @gizeligroup.bsky.social at @imsforth.bsky.social, coordinates #AquaBioSens project, which develops simple, portable analyzers for use in the field, to enable quick results & timely decisions when #water #quality is at risk. #OceanScience #EnvironmentalMonitoring 👉 bit.ly/World_Oceans...

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🚨 New!! Our latest paper explores microfluidic chamber design for Organ-on-a-Chip systems using CFD, highlighting how pillar geometry and pulsatile perfusion shape shear stress and flow behavior. 🧬 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/16... #Microfluidics #Biosensors #Bioengineering #CFD

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Traditions that bring us together 💙 Today we cut our "vassilopita" at Gizeli Lab, with wishes for health, prosperity, and positive energy throughout the year! ✨🥧🍀

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🎄 May your days be filled with wins, bright ideas, bold moves - and maybe a little bit of luck, too! 🍀 Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from the Gizeli Group

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📢 New #Publication🧬 We're excited to share our latest scientific contribution addressing one of today's most pressing environmental health challenges: #Tick_borne challenges in a changing climate – risks and mitigation strategies. 🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/2a96svsu @imbb-forth.bsky.social

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

📢 The Gizeli Group joined #InnoDays Crete 2025, showcasing our rapid 35-min #Salmonella test using gold nanoparticles for simple, equipment-free color detection. Great discussions on biosensors, #One_Health, and our EU projects: #DxHub, #Aquabioscence & #UniHealth

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🧪We are delighted to host Kaouther Ayouni from the Institut Pasteur of Tunisia as part of #UniHealth project. We will co-develop a novel assay for #West_Nile_virus applied directly to urine & mosquito samples. This advances the #One_Health approach & preparedness through collaborative science.🔬

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imbb-forth.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

👏Congrats to Prof. Electra Gizeli on receiving the #Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award! 🎓 She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology. A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard. @gizeligroup.bsky.social

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

In Oct 2025, Anastasia Galanopoulou & Eugenia Papastefanaki visited Prof. Jan Felix Drexler’s lab (Virus Epidemiology Group, Charité) to validate our new Zika virus assay. Together with Arne Kühne & Nadine Olk, we confirmed assay performance in crude samples — a key #UniHealthEU milestone! 💡🧪

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🌿 The Gizeli Group out of the lab and into nature! A day spent walking in nature, sharing laughs, and ending it with amazing food. Nothing like quality time with brilliant minds! 💙 Team bonding at its best 💙

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

👏 Proud moment!Prof. Electra Gizeli is ranked among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford Univ., USA). Her pioneering work in biosensors & molecular diagnostics drives innovation in health & environment. Congrats also to Profs. Zouros & Koumoundouros! 🎉 #Science #Innovation #Biosensors

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 PhD Position: Nanoparticles in Molecular Diagnostics for Disease Monitoring at the Point-of-Care 📍Heraklion (@UniHealth Project) 🧪 Passionate about biosensors & diagnostics? 🔬 Join our multidisciplinary, international team! 👉 Ref #ORZ-0808 👉 Apply: www.imbb.forth.gr/en/career/list

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

✨ Many visitors joined us at @forth-ite.bsky.social for #Researchers’ Night 2025! From space to health, tech to biology, science came alive through hands-on activities & discoveries. 🧬Proud to showcase @AquaBioSens, @dxhub.bsky.social & @UniHealth. #ResearchersNight2025 #ScienceForAll

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

DxHuB at Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) 2025! On behalf of DxHUB and the Gizeli Biosensors Group, Angie Kolokousi shared our mission to advance hashtag#One_Health, showcasing how cutting-edge biosensor technologies at the point of care can safeguard human, animal, and environmental health.🌍💡

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚨 We’re hiring a Postdoc Researcher at the globally recognized Biosensors Lab! Join us in shaping the future of diagnostics, with real impact on global health. 🌍Work in a team of biologists, engineers, physicists & materials scientists. www.imbb.forth.gr/en/career/

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www.dx-hub.eu @dxhub.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

DXHub was in Ioannina for the Joint Seminar hosted by @interregeurope projects ACCESS & SILVER SMEs!💡We shared insights on digital transformation & SME support, policy & innovation. More here👉 dx-hub.eu/dxhub-at-the... #SMEs @forth-ite.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social

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DxHub at the Excellence Hubs Community Joint Seminar in Ioannina | dx-hub

DxHub took part in the Joint Meeting of the Excellence Hubs. This significant event convened leading EU-funded initiatives,

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www.dx-hub.eu @dxhub.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🚨We’re Hiring! 📢Postdoc in Infectious Disease Diagnostics – Biosensors Lab📍Heraklion, Greece | Full-time | Start: within 2 months ✅ PhD in Molecular Biology, Biotech, or similar Join an innovation-driven team tackling next-gen diagnostics! 👉 Apply: www.imbb.forth.gr/en/career/li... #Hiring #PostDoc

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🤝We had the honor to welcome at FORTH today,a delegation from the National Innovation Center Par Excellence (NICE) & the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), headed by Prof.Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI. More info: www.facebook.com/FORTH.ITE/po... @imbb-forth.bsky.social

We had the honor to welcome at FORTH today, a delegation from the National Innovation Center Par Excellence (NICE) and the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), headed by Prof. Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI. The visit included presentations by Prof. Qing Liu and Prof. Dimitris Plexousakis, FORTH’s Vice President and ICS Director, focusing on the mission, research activities, and strategic priorities of both organizations, followed by a fruitful discussion on possible areas of collaboration, and a guided lab tour at the Institute of Computer Science and the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, visiting the Distributed Computing Systems and Cybersecurity lab, the Ambient Intelligence Program, the Photonics for Heritage Science Group and the Ultrafast laser Micro and Nano-processing group.
This visit builds upon a Memorandum of Understanding signed between FORTH and NICE/JITRI in 2019, which set the framework for bilateral cooperation in high technology and industrial research, including joint projects in informatics, biotechnology, energy, materials, lasers, and other cutting-edge fields.
We would like to warmly thank the NICE/JITRI Delegation members: Prof. Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI, Dr. Paul Burrows, Former Vice President of JITRI and Secretary General of the WAITRO, Ms. Xin Yao, Assistant Director of the Overseas Cooperation Department and Representative in the Netherlands, Mr. Cheng Xu, Representative in Northern Europe and Ms. Lilly Liu, Senior Manager of the Overseas Cooperation Department, for their visit and strong interest in fostering long-term scientific collaboration.
On behalf of FORTH, Dr. Emmanuel Stratakis, Acting Director of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Prof. Electra Gizeli, Vice-Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and Prof. Vasiliki Pavlidou, Acting Director of the Institute of Astrophysics, participated in the meeting.

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It was a pleasure hosting the AquaBioSens Consortium Meeting! We truly enjoyed the fruitful discussions and the opportunity to connect with both the @aquabiosens and @mobiles_project. Looking forward to continuing this exciting journey! 🚀🔬🌊

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Anastasia Galanopoulou from our team will present UniHealth at the PREPARE-EU Spring School on #pandemic_preparedness, June 2–3 in Leuven 🧬 Proud to join experts across Europe! 📝 Abstracts due: May 10 🕑 Register by: May 20 www.kuleuven.be/english/summ... #PREPARE_EU #UniHealth #Biosensors #PCR4ALL

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🚨 We're hiring a Postdoc! More info and application here [Ref.#ORZ-0749]: www.imbb.forth.gr/en/career/

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🧪 IMBB COLLOQUIUM HIGHLIGHT 🌱 On April 11th, 2025, Frederic Verret, PostDoctoral Researcher at the Gizeli Lab, gave a fascinating talk on "Molecular sensing of diatom CO₂ fixation"🔬great insights and engaging discussion! 👏 #GizeliGroup #IMBBColloquium🎓 #Biosensors #CO2Fixation #ScienceTalks 🧬

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gizeligroup.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🔬 We had the pleasure of hosting 26 brilliant nanotechnology students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) at the #Biosensors_Lab! Their curiosity and passion made for an inspiring visit 🧠✨ #Neuroscience #LabLife #FutureScientists #ScienceCollab #ResearchVibes

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