NET-CNS. Workshop 2: Neuroengineering: Input-Output Interfaces and Interventions
IBEC’s Bioengineering Approaches to Understand, Model, and Modify Healthy and Pathological central nervous system CNS Network (NET-CNS) brings together IBEC researchers to explore cutting-edge developments in CNS research — from fundamental studies to innovative therapeutic strategies. This initiative promotes interdisciplinary efforts to address CNS diseases and conditions and explore new therapeutic avenues.
This second workshop on October 23th will focus on emerging neurotechnologies to interface with the CNS, including innovative strategies to record, stimulate, and modulate neural activity for both fundamental research and therapeutic interventions. The event will feature three lectures by leading experts:
John Rogers (Northwestern University, Chicago) developing flexible and bio-integrated electronic devices to monitor health, interface with the nervous system, and advance medical therapies.
Josep Maria Font Llagunes (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (IRIS-UPC), Barcelona) developing computational methods for the analysis and prediction of human movement, innovative robotic exoskeletons and wearable monitoring technology.
Aureli Soria-Frisch (Starlab, Barcelona), Director of Neuroscience at Starlab, a deep tech company that develops wireless platforms and AI tools to find biomarkers to diagnose and treat brain disorders, with applications ranging from neurodevelopment to cognitive decline in aging.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with leading experts in this field and explore groundbreaking CNS research!
When? Thursday 23/10/2025·09:00h – 16:00 h
Where? Baobab room
Registration is mandatory!
Workshop held in the framework of the IBEC Thematic Networks.
Programme
09:00 – Registration
09:20 – Welcome from Network Coordinator
09:30 – IBEC speaker: Nicolò Accanto, Nonlinear Photonics for Neuroscience Group, ” Advanced Two-Photon Microscopy for Decoding Neuronal Circuits “
10:00 – Invited speaker: John Rogers, Northwestern University, Chicago, “Bioelectronic Systems as Neural Interfaces”
11:00 – Coffee Break and Networking
11:30 – Invited Speaker: Aureli Soria-Frisch, Starlab, Barcelona, “From Starlab to Neuroelectrics, a neurotechnology transfer success case”
12:30 – IBEC speaker: Mònica Mir, “Integrated sensors in humanized models on a chip to study neurodegeneration”
13:00 – Lunch Break
14:15 – Invited speaker: Josep M. Font-Llagunes, “From Biomechanics to Clinical Impact: Exoskeleton and Monitoring Technologies in Neurorehabilitation”
15:15 – IBEC speaker: Silvia Pittolo, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches group, “Exploiting new technologies to read and control brain cells and circuits in real time”
15:45 – End of the Workshop
Abstracts of the plenary talks will be available here (Network programme).
