Smart Sensor for Testing Agrifood Quality & Safety at the Point of Care

Sapienza Università di Roma

Francesca Costantini is currently a researcher at the Department of Environmental Biology of Sapienza University, received the master’s degree in medicinal chemistry from Bologna University, and the Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. She is involved in the development of microanalytical devices for healthcare and diagnostics. Nicola Lovecchio received the master’s degree in electronic engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy, in 2014, and the PhD degree in information and communication technology (ICT—curriculum electronic engineering). He is currently a researcher at the Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications. His current research interests include the development of electronic circuits for driving lab-on-chip for biochemical analysis. Massimo Reverberi is currently associate Professor in Plant Pathology and from 2009, a permanent member of the PhD school in in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology. He participated to several European projects on the control of the biosynthesis of some mycotoxins. He is president and co-founder of an Academic Start-up, SARA EnviMob, a company dealing with application of bioinformatics in agriculture inter alia. Cesare Manetti is associate professor of Physical Chemistry, President of the Council of the Didactic Area in Biotechnological and Agri-Food Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome. His research interests are focused on the development of new technologies and methodologies for traceability, quality, safety, measurements and certifications to enhance the value and protect the typical traits in agri-food chains. Domenico Caputo is currently an Associate Professor with tenure with the DIET, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy. His current research interests include the development of amorphous silicon photodetectors for detection of radiation from the UV to the near-infrared range and of innovative electronic devices based on amorphous silicon, with a focus on the development of thin- film photodetector and lab-on-chip device for DNA and micotoxin detection. Giampiero de Cesare is full professor with the Faculty of Engineering, Rome University “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy, is currently the Head of the Micro- electronic Technology Laboratory, Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications. His current research interests include amorphous silicon technology and its application in thin-film devices for imaging detection and photo- voltaic systems and in the development of innovative “lab-on-chip” systems based on a-Si photodiodes, for molecular analysis and food quality control applications.