Micromachines Webinar | Biosensors for Smart Farming: From Microdevices to Field Applications, 4 February 2026

Welcome message from the Chair:

It is my pleasure to announce the webinar “Biosensors for Smart Farming: From Microdevices to Field Applications”. Agriculture is currently undergoing its most significant and fast transformation. As we stand at the intersection of traditional wisdom and cutting-edge technology, precision agriculture offers us the tools to produce high-standard products with less cost and waste. Technological advances will also guarantee food safety and quality.

I invite you to join us as we explore how data-driven insights are reshaping the fields of tomorrow. Whether you are a producer, a technologist, or an industry partner, this session is designed to provide you with a roadmap for the digital future of farming.

Date: 4 February 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CET | 05:00 a.m. EST | 6:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 854 9429 2169

Program:

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CET	Time in EST
Dr. Antonella Battisti Webinar Kickoff and Special Issue Overview	11:00–11:10 a.m.	5:00–5:10 a.m.
Dr. Chiara Sanmartin Lab-on-Chip for Sustainable Olive Value Chain [Love]: Development of a Lab-on-Chip for Detecting Polyphenolic Compounds in Olive and Its Derivatives	11:10–11:30 a.m.	5:10–5:30 a.m.
Prof. Andrea Bellincontro	11:30–11:50 a.m.	5:30–5:50 a.m.
Dr. Alessandro Tonacci Wearable Sensors to Derive Emotional Responses From Physiological Parameters in Sensory Analysis: From the Panel to Consumers	11:50–12:10 p.m.	5:50–6:10 a.m.
Q&A Session	12:10–12:25 p.m.	6:10–6:25 a.m.
Dr. Antonella Battisti Closing of Webinar	12:25–12:30 p.m.	6:25–6:30 a.m.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with email addresses from academic institutions will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Antonella Battisti, NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, I-56127 Pisa, Italy;
Dr. Chiara Sanmartin, ¹ Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy; ² Interdepartmental Research Centre “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy; ³ Interdepartmental Research Centre “Pisa Neuroscience”, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
Prof. Andrea Bellincontro, Department for Innovation of Biological, Agrofood and Forest Systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;
Dr. Alessandro Tonacci, Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy (IFC-CNR), 56124 Pisa, Italy.