Nanoscale Horizons Emerging Investigator Series
Congratulations to our latest Emerging Investigator Dr Verónica Mora Sanz (Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain)!
Since the launch of Nanoscale Horizons, the journal has had a clear vision to publish exceptionally high-quality work whilst acting as a resource to researchers working at all career levels. We continue to be impressed by the quality of the research published and at the same time are looking for new ways of recognising and promoting the outstanding authors behind articles published in the journal.
We launched our Emerging Investigator Series to showcase the exceptional work published by early-career researchers in the journal and regularly select a recently published Communication article to feature in an interview-style Editorial article with the corresponding author. We hope that the series will also benefit the nanoscience community by highlighting the exciting work being done by its early-career members.
We are excited to share our latest Emerging Investigator, Dr Verónica Mora Sanz (Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain)!
Read our interview with Verónica here
Dr Verónica Mora Sanz holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Zaragoza (2015) and a master’s degree in nanostructured materials for nanotechnological applications from the same university (2016). Between 2016 and 2017, she worked as a junior researcher at the Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA). In 2017, she began her PhD in applied chemistry and polymeric materials at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), under the supervision of Dr Valery Pavlov (CIC biomaGUNE) and Dr Nerea Briz (Tecnalia), obtaining the highest distinction, “summa cum laude”. Her doctoral research focused on the preparation of antibody atomic cluster conjugates and their application in bioanalytical assays. From this work, she obtained a patent, titled “Nanoclusters-antibodies conjugates and uses thereof”, as well as two first-author scientific publications. In 2020, she joined the Biomaterials Area of the Health Division at Tecnalia (San Sebastián), where she focused her research on the development of bioanalytical assays, including enzymatic reactions and immunoassays, and on the design of novel nanomaterials to enhance assay sensitivity. She also contributed to the development of lab-on-a-chip devices for in vitro diagnostics. In September 2025, she joined CIRCE (Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption) in Zaragoza, a technology centre dedicated to energy, sustainability, and digitalization, to begin a new stage in her professional career within the Funding and Technology Transfer Unit, supporting the development of European project proposals.
Congratulations to Verónica for her excellent work! You can read her featured Emerging Investigator article from Nanoscale Horizons below.
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Dot-blot immunoassay based on antibody-nanocluster biohybrids as tags for naked-eye detection
Verónica Mora-Sanz, Laura Saa, Valeri Pavlov, Aitziber L. Cortajarena, Bergoi Ibarlucea and Nerea Briz Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, 10, 1674-1683 DOI: D5NH00045A |
We hope you enjoy reading our interview and featured article and are looking forward to sharing our future Emerging Investigators with you!
Do you publish innovative nanoscience and nanotechnology research? Submit your latest work to Nanoscale Horizons now. If you are eligible for the Emerging Investigators series, you could be considered to feature in one of our future interviews! Find out more about the eligibility criteria and the process in this editorial introducing the series.
