Theodoros G. Papaioannou

Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineer from the National Technical University of Athens and a PhD from the Medical School, NKUA. Visiting Professor at Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL) and at Carol Davila University in Bucharest. He is a collaborating researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos". Representative of Greece in the European Group for Health Technology Assessment (Coordination Group on HTA for Medical Devices). He is Chairman of the Research and Technology Committee of the Central Health Council, President of the Institute for Health Promotion and Technology, Vice-President of the Hellenic Society of Digital Medicine and the Hellenic Branch of the Balkan Medical Union. He was Chairman of the Negotiation Committee for the Reimbursement of Health Services, Medical Devices and Materials of EOPYY, external collaborator of Microsoft Research, researcher at the Computational Biomedicine Lab of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Houston and the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, and member of the Board of Directors of the State Scholarships Foundation and the General Assembly of the Medical School. His research focuses on clinical engineering, cardiovascular technology, development and study of medical devices, health technology assessment, data analysis, digital health as well as the history of medicine and medical ethics. He hasreceived international and national awards and has published more than 250 articlesin international scientific journals with more than 10.500 citations (h-index 54).

Dr. Michailia Angelopoulou

Dr. Michailia Angelopoulou received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 2009, her M.Sc. degree in Biochemistry in 2012, and her Ph.D. in 2017 from the Department of Chemistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The subject of her doctoral dissertation was “Optical immunosensors for the simultaneous detection of allergenic substances in food”, and it was carried out at the Immunoassays/Immunosensors Laboratory of INRASTES, NCSR “Demokritos”. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at NCSR “Demokritos” in collaboration with the dairy industry DELTA, within the framework of an industrial fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, on the project “Development of methods for rapid simultaneous detection of multiple bacteria species in milk and juices through Mach-Zehnder Interferometers array monolithically integrated on silicon chips (BACTOTRAP)”. She also held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of NKUA for the development of a 3D-printed electrochemical biosensor made of thermoplastic materials for the determination of C-reactive protein in human serum using CdSe/ZnS quantum dots, within the program “Support of researchers with emphasis on young researchers – Cycle B”, funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology. Subsequently, she worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at IPRETEA for the development of a portable dip-type photonic sensor for the detection of aflatoxin M1, bacteria, as well as for monitoring the adulteration of sheep and goat milk with cow’s milk, within the FOODSENS project (Research–Create–Innovate – Cycle II). Her research interests include the development of immunochemical methods, methods for biomolecule detection through optical and electrochemical immunosensors, bacterial culture, cell culture, and the determination of substances via liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. She is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Biomedical Technology Laboratory (Medical School, NKUA) and serves as Deputy Scientific Coordinator of the PATHPROFIL project (SEA, Recovery Fund), which aims to develop an optical biosensor for the detection of uropathogenic bacteria and bacterial antibiotic- resistance genes. She is also a Postdoctoral Associate at INRASTES, NCSR “Demokritos” within the European Program ARMADILLO (ARMADILLO-HORIZON-CL3-2023-FCT-01-101168416), which aims to develop optical and electrochemical sensors for the detection of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in beverages, saliva, and urine. She has served and continues to serve as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Biotechnology of the Agricultural University of Athens, the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the University of West Attica. To date, her scientific work includes 25 articles in international peer- reviewed journals, 1 article in a Greek journal, 6 articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and 34 conference presentations.

Dr. Sotirios Kakabakos

Dr. Sotirios Kakabakos obtained his B.Sc. in Pharmacy from the University of Athens in 1980 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of Patras in 1989. In 1990-91 he was granted with a research postdoc fellowship and worked in the Clinical Biochemistry Department of the Medical School, University of Toronto. In 1992 he joined the Institute of Radioisotopes & Radiodiagnostic Products (IRRP) as a postdoctoral researcher, and in 1995 he got an Assistant Researcher position at the same Institute. In 1998 he became Senior Researcher and since 2004 he holds the position of the Director of Research. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the IRRP (1999-2012) and of the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technologies, Energy & Safety (INRASTES (2012-2020) and vice director of INRASTES (2012-2019). His research interests focus on the development and evaluation of advanced immunoassay technologies with emphasis on multi-analyte immunoassays and immunosensors (optical and electrochemical), novel solid supports for bioanalytical applications, surface patterning and nanostructuring methodologies for protein, DNA and cell arrays, novel labels to improve the analytical sensitivity of immunoassays and development of novel miniaturized diagnostic tools. He is/was responsible and/or participated in numerous National and EU funded projects related mainly to the development of sensors for simultaneous determination of clinical, environmental and food-safety related analytes based on optical biosensors, as well as on the development of materials and methods for micro/nano patterning of surfaces for bioanalytical applications. He is author/co-author of 180 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 50 papers in proceedings of international congresses, 6 book chapters and of more than 250 communications in national and international conferences. He also holds 21 national, international and European patents, among which 10 refer to novel biosensing platforms.

Dr. Panagiota Petrou

Dr. Panagiota Petrou obtained her B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry both from the University of Athens in 1993 and 2000, respectively. From 2000 to 2001 she was a Post-doctoral fellow in the Institute of Microsystems Technology of Albert-Ludwig University at Freiburg, where she worked on the development of microsystems embodying electrochemical enzyme sensors for continuous analyte monitoring. At the end of 2002, she joined the Institute of Radioisotopes and Radiodiagnostic Products, NCSR “Demokritos” (currently Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology, Energy & Safety – INRASTES), where she holds a Director of Research position since 2014 on development of nano/microsystems for bioanalytical applications. Her research activities include the design and development of: a) optical sensors and their application in healthcare, environmental monitoring and food safety sectors, b) advanced bioanalytical microsystems based on optical or electrochemical sensors able for multi-analyte determinations, c) protein and DNA arrays, d) methods for surface chemical modification and biofunctionalization, new solid supports for selective immobilization of proteins and/or cells. She has participated in several EU (BIOMIC/IST-2000-28214, MICROPROTEIN/G5RD-CT-202-00744, TASNANO/FP6-NMP-516865, NEMOSLAB/FP6-ICT-2006-027804, PYTHIA/FP7-ICT-2007-2-224030, FOODSNIFFER/FP7-ICT-2011-8-318319, FOODSCAN FP7-SME/286442) and GSRT funded projects related mainly to the development of microsystems for the simultaneous determination of clinical, environmental or food-safety related analytes based on optical biosensors. She is the author/co-author of 160 papers published in international peer-reviewed journals and of more than 200 conference communications. She holds 25 Greek and international patents.

The Research Team