3 - 7 August 2025

San Diego, California, US

The demand for small, affordable, and easily integrable detection systems, particularly for biological and medical applications, is driving advancements in biosensors based on organic and hybrid materials such as organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), combined with organic or hybrid photodetectors. Progress in flexible, printable, and hybrid electronics is enabling the development of wearable and implantable sensors, as well as electronic skin applications. The rise of neuromorphic and AI-driven technologies is further enhancing the capabilities of smart sensors, allowing them to process and adapt to complex signals in real-time. However, challenges related to the long-term stability of organic and hybrid materials, and the effective interfacing of these devices with biological environments, remain critical for successful device integration. Overcoming these challenges is key to advancing applications in biosensing, optogenetics, neuromorphic systems, and biophotonics.

The ability to rapidly and simultaneously detect multiple analytes using micro- and nano-array systems is expanding possibilities in clinical analysis, environmental monitoring, food and beverage safety, and homeland security. Materials such as easily processable 2D metal oxides, carbon-based structures, and hybrid organic/inorganic 2D and 3D materials are proving to be effective as active layers in chemical and biological sensors, complementing organic semiconductors. Integrating functional bio-receptors into these devices is essential for enabling specific analyte recognition. Neuromorphic and AI technologies play a crucial role in improving the speed, precision, and adaptability of sensors. AI-driven algorithms enhance real-time data analysis and decision-making, while neuromorphic systems, inspired by biological processes, lead to smarter, energy-efficient sensors that mimic the brain’s information processing. Continued research, particularly in hybrid memory devices and logic elements, is vital to further enhancing sensor performance, lowering costs, and integrating AI-driven capabilities.

This conference will highlight advancements in chemical, biological, medical, and physical sensors and actuators, including technologies such as image sensors, flexible/stretchable e-skin, and large-scale devices based on carbon-based, solution-processable metal oxides, and hybrid organic/inorganic materials. Discussions will cover devices based on organic electronics, quantum dots, 2D semiconductors, and perovskites, as well as organic bioelectronic systems used in neural interfaces, optogenetics, diagnostics, drug delivery, food and water sensors, and tissue engineering. Integrating bio-receptors to enhance recognition capabilities will also be a key focus.

The conference will further explore the next generation of memory, logic, and neuromorphic devices, spanning topics from the development and processing of novel materials to addressing challenges related to surfaces and interfaces. The path from device fabrication to system integration and practical applications will also be examined, with an emphasis on how these technologies can drive innovation in sensor systems and beyond.

Contributions related (but not limited) to the following topics are solicited:

devices for chemo- and biosensing, including organic, hybrid, inorganic, and 2D semiconductor materials
bio-inspired systems in organic electronics for biotechnology, medical, and analytical applications
OLEDs and organic semiconductor lasers for analytical uses, including chemo- and biosensing
flexible OLEDs, OLED arrays, and wearable devices, with applications in optogenetics and absorption measurements
luminescent conjugated polymers for disease detection
organic electronics for medical treatments like pain relief
organic semiconductors and perovskite-based photodetectors for plasmon sensors and analytical applications
organic biocompatible materials for cell growth, tissue engineering, and drug delivery
flexible, conformable, and stretchable electronics for large-area sensors, e-skin, and actuators
array technologies and lab-on-a-chip systems for multi-analyte detection in organic electronics
memory, logic, and neuromorphic devices using organic, hybrid, and inorganic materials, including switching mechanisms in resistive memories and memristors
RFID and smart memory devices for flexible integrated systems
hybrid integration of printed circuits with Si-electronics, and emerging materials for printed electronics
quantum dots and QDLEDs for biosensing, with applications in water and food analysis
large-area, high-resolution fabrication techniques like sheet-to-sheet (S2S) and roll-to-roll (R2R).

Highlight:

A joint session with conference OP215: Organic and Hybrid Transistors

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Conference OP214

Organic and Hybrid Sensors and Bioelectronics XVIII

Conference Chair

Ioannis Kymissis

Columbia Univ. (United States)

Conference Chair

Emil J. W. List-Kratochvil

Humboldt-Univ. zu Berlin (Germany)

Conference Chair

Sahika Inal

King Abdullah Univ. of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)

Program Committee

Paul L. Burn

The Univ. of Queensland (Australia)

Program Committee

Paschalis Gkoupidenis

Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (Germany)

Program Committee

Alon A. Gorodetsky

Univ. of California, Irvine (United States)

Program Committee

Rosaria Rinaldi

Univ. del Salento (Italy)

Program Committee

Ifor D. W. Samuel

Univ. of St. Andrews (United Kingdom)

Program Committee

Ruth Shinar

Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology (United States)

Program Committee

Franky So

North Carolina State Univ. (United States)

Program Committee

Eleni Stavrinidou

Linköping Univ. (Sweden)

Program Committee

Arash Takshi

Univ. of South Florida (United States)

Program Committee

Luisa Torsi

Univ. degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro (Italy)

Program Committee

Ilke Uguz

Stevens Institute of Technology (United States)