InnoLAE 2027 Short Courses
Short courses on LAE technologies on the days leading up to innoLAE 2027 allow you to learn more about key technology areas from industry experts.
Short Courses At A Glance
MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2027
Bioelectronic Devices Based On Electrical Double-Layers
13:30 – 17:00, 15 February 2027
The Bioelectronic Devices Based On Electrical-Double-Layers course, led by Dr Henrique Leonel Gomes of Coimbra University, focuses on electrical methods to characterise devices that use electrical double-layers for bioelectronic sensing. These devices encompass a wide array of applications, such as skin-adherent devices for monitoring physiological changes on the skin's surface or electrophysiological signals. A critical aspect of developing these types of bioelectrical devices lies in understanding the design principles that yield optimal sensing performance. This involves careful consideration of device geometry and a judicious selection of materials used in their fabrication, which will be covered in this course.
Energy Harvesting & Wireless Technologies for Flexible Bioelectronics
13:30 – 17:00, 15 February 2027
This course will be led by Dr Massimo Mariello of the University of Oxford. Further details to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2027
Reliability of Advanced Bioelectronics: Thin-film Encapsulations and Stability Evaluation
09:30 – 12:30, 16 February 2027
This course, led by Dr Massimo Mariello of the University of Oxford, will discuss the reliability and stability of advanced bioelectronics, which represent a crucial need for any biomedical application and one of the most discussed hot topics in the scientific community.
Contact-Controlled Transistors for Next-Generation Thin-Film Electronics
09:30 – 12:30, 16 February 2027
This course, led by Dr Radu Sporea from the University of Surrey, covers the yet-to-be-fully exploited contact-controlled thin-film transistors and their applications to emerging thin-film electronics. Participants will gain new or deeper insights into emerging device architectures and their applications, sparking future innovation and collaboration.
Organic Bioelectronics
13:30 – 17:00, 16 February 2027
This course, led by Dr Dimitrios A. Koutsouras of IMEC, will cover what bioelectronics is and why it holds so much promise for meeting today's unmet medical needs, with a focus on organics, a class of materials extremely suitable for the fabrication of state-of-the-art bioelectronic devices. In this context, we will discuss why conducting polymers’ unique set of features allowed them to enter the world of bioelectronics, giving rise to the era of Organic Bioelectronics.
Wet Processing Technologies for Large Area Electronics
13:30 – 17:00, 16 February 2027
This course, led by Dr Neil Chilton & Dr Clare Conboy of Printed Electronics Ltd, covers the inks and printer technology required for deposition techniques including screen, inkjet and flexo/gravure printing. The short course also covers coating techniques such as doctor blade and slot die, drawdown, spin and spray coating. In each case the advantages, disadvantages and technological challenges of each technique will be covered, along with issues arising in scale up for manufacture.