Welcome to the latest Sensors & Diagnostics newsletter! We’re pleased to share a round-up of the latest journal news, as well as information on our themed collections and upcoming events.
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Latest News
Our 2026 #RSCPoster conference took place on LinkedIn for 24 hours, from 3-4 March. We’re pleased to share the winner in the #RSCAnalytical category is Karolina Kuczyńska for the poster Monitoring Photopolymerization Reactions: The Essential Role of Quantitative and Qualitative Techniques in Understanding Rapid Polymerization!
This year’s runner-up Jeriko Ho presented A holistic approach to understanding biochemical degradation of human tissues using high resolution MALDI MS.
Congratulations to the winner and runner up, and our thanks to the all of the contributors for their excellent posters. Find out about the winners in other categories on our web page: 2026 #RSCPoster winners.
We were pleased to highlight the contributions of women in sensing and diagnostics research, with a special article collection which you can read here: Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026: Women in Sensing & Diagnostics.
Themed Collections
We’re pleased to share our latest themed collection on ‘Paper-based point-of-care diagnosis’, guest edited by Daniel Citterio, Thiago Paixão, and William Reis de Araujo. This collection aims to explore the advancements, challenges, and future directions in developing and applying paper-based POC diagnostics. Read the collection here
Submissions are still open for our themed collection on ‘Wearable sensors for health monitoring & disease diagnosis’, guest edited by Dr Tailin Xu (Shenzhen University), Prof. Song Yu (City University Hong Kong), Prof. Ming Zhou (Northeast Normal University), Dr Hnin Yin Yin Nyein (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2026. Find out more on our blog post.
Events
Sensors & Diagnostics was proud to sponsor a best speaker award at the 4th edition of the Biophotonics & Artificial Intelligence School which took place in Florence, Italy offering an advanced training programme at the intersection of biophotonics and AI. Our congratulations to the winner, Rebeca Tudor of IMT Bucharest!
Sensors & Diagnostics is proud to support the upcoming Asilomar Bioelectronics Symposium 2026, taking place 1-4 September in Pacific Grove, CA, USA. Our Editorial Board member Sahika Inal is helping organise this year’s meeting which draws together research at the interface of materials, biology, engineering and much more. Find out more and register here: https://www.asilomarbioelectronics.com/
We’re also pleased to support the RSC Analytical Biosensors interest group’s 13th Early Career Research Meeting, which aims to engage early career researchers in debate and discussions about all areas of analytical biosciences, and provide the opportunity to build networks with other researchers in the field. Find out more at the event web page here.
Sensors & Diagnostics and Analyst are collaborating to support the Royal Australian Chemical Institute’s Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Division at the RACI National Congress 2026. Both journals are supporting awards for the best posters for the division. We look forward to finding out the identities of the winners, and wish all the participants an exciting and informative meeting! Register here for the meeting which takes place 5-10 July 2026, in Perth, WA, Australia.
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