The Seventh World Congress on Biosensors
Kyoto,Japan 15-17 May 2002

Format of the Congress

Biosensors 2002 is a three-day event consisting fo daily plenary presentations followed by parallel sessions.In addition to invited lectures,selected oral contributions will be included in the plenary session.Parallel sessions comprising a refereed selection of submitted papers describing original work will be structured as 7 symposia:

1. Nucleic acid sensors & DNA chips

2. Immunosensors

3. Enzyme-based biosensors

4. Organism-and whole cell-based biosensors

5. Natural & synthetic receptors for biosensors

6. Bioclectronics & microanalytical systems

7. Commercial developments and markets

Biosensors are defined as analytical devices incorporating a biological material (eg tissue,microorganisms,organelles,cell receptors,enzymes,antibodies,nucleic acids etc),a biologically derived material or biomimic intimately associated with or integrated within a physiochemical transducer or transducing microsystem,which may be optical,electrochemical,thermonmetric,piezoelectric or magnetic.Biosensors ususlly yield a digital electronic singnal which is proportional to the concentration of a specific analyte or group of analytes.While the signal may in principle be continuous,devices can be configured to yield single

Measurements to meet specific markes requirements.

Biosensors have been applied to a wide variety of analytical problens in medicine,the environment,food,process industries,security and defence.The emerging field of bioelectronics seeksto exploit biology in conjunction with electronics in a wider context encompassing,for example,biomaterials for information processing,information storage and actuators.A key aspect is the interface between biological materials and electronics.

In addition to mainstream papers the program committee will acept contributions of obvious relevance to he community,which describe important new concepts,underpin understanding of the field or provide important insights into the pracical design or application of biosensors and bioelectronics.

Contributions from commercial organizations are encouraged including detailed descriptions of development programs and assessments of commercial opportunities.This aspect will be supplemented by a display of commercial equipment.

Please prepare abstracts for oral and poster contributions according to the guidelines overleaf.The deadline for submission of abstracts is 14 December 2001.

Mini Symposium

In addition to the main Congress program a mini symposium on Combinatorial and Molecular Imprinting Design for Molecular Recognition will take place,chaired by Prof Eiichi Tamiya,JAIST,Japan.

Biosensors & Bioelectronics Award

The Biosensors & Bioelectronics award will be presented to the author of the paper judged the most original contribution to the congress.Finalists for the award will be selected by the Program Committee on the basis of the quality of submitted abstracts.Finalists will be listed in the Program and Registration Brochure.

Congress Proceedings

All attending participants will receive a book of refereed technical abstracts and a complimentary copy of the Congress special issue of Biosensors & Bioelectronics (Publisher:Elsevier Science).

The special issue of Biosensors & Bioelectronicsdevoted to Biosensors 2002 will contain selected papers prented at the congress.Full papers should be submitted to the Assistant Editor:Dr David Cullen,Cranfield University at Silsoe,Bedfordshire,MD454DT,UK.

Tel:+44(0)1525 863539;

Fax:+44(0)1525 863540;

Email:biosensors@cranfield.ac.uk to be refereed in accordance with the high standards set by the journal.

Please indicate clearly in writing that the paper was presented at Biosensors 2002 on submission of your paper.Inclusion in the program at Biosensors 2002 does not imply acceptance for publication.

The deadline for receipt of full papers is 17 May 2002.However,authors wishing to be considered for the Biosensors & Bioelectronics Award need to submit their papers before 28 February 2002.

How to submit to abstract

Deadline for submission:14 December 2001.

Abstracts for both oral and poster presentation should be prepared in English according to the following guidelines.

■ Please submit abstracts electronically according to the guidelines below:

■ Abstracts should be submitted in English by email or on disk(if email is not possible )in one of the following formats:Microsoft Word 97(or lower),WordPerfect,as a text attachment or in the body of the mail message.A hard copy should be sent by mail.Faz copies are not acceptalbe.

■ Use single line spacing throughout, not exceeding 300 words including title,name(s) of author(s) and affiliation(s).Make the title as concise as possible.The abstract should not exceed one page in length (including tables and figures).Photographs cannot be accepted.

■ Indicate up 6 authors’names and initials;if more than 6 use “et al”.Give the name of the institution where the main work was done.

■ Indicate by(*)presenting author(s).

■ Includde four keywords describing key advances identified in the paper.

■ State for which symposium the abstract is being submitted.

■ All abstracts wilol be refereed and a criterion of rejection will be lack of originality.A condition of submission,is that,if accepted,the paper will be presented at Biosensors 2002 by the author or one of the co-authors.

■ Submissions should include a separate sheet giving full name, address,fax and e-mail details of the submitting author.Please state whether oral or poster persentation is preferred and the name of the presenting author with contact details.

■ Oral and poster submissions should include a statement that contributions contain original,unpublished information.

■ Please note that each participant is allowed noly one oral or poster presentation.

■ Abstracts should be sent to:

By email to

a.richardson@elsevier.co.uk

By mail to:

Amy Richardson

Biosensors 2002 Congress Secretariat Elsevier Science

The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington

Oxford OX5 1GB,UK

Tel:+44（0）1865 843643

Fax：+44(0)1865 843958

Email:a.richardson@elsevier.co.uk

When sending an original,please indicate if the abstract has already been submitted by email.

For quick and easy abstract submission,use the congress website:

www.biosensors2002.com

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The following symposia are of interest:

□ Immunosensors

□ Organism-and whole cell-based biosensors

□ Bioelectronics & microanalytical systems

□ Nucleis acid sensors &DNA chips

□ Enzyme-based biosensors

□ Natural & synthetic receptors for biosensors

□ Commercial developments and markets

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