Dr. Cristina Potrich is a senior researcher at the Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Sensors & Devices, and associate with the Italian Research Council, Institute of Biophysics. Cristina Potrich graduated with honors in biology and obtained her PhD in Molecular Physiology and Structural Biology from the University of Padua, Italy. She also obtained the National Scientific Qualification as an Associate Professor in Applied Physics (02/D1). Her main interest is the development of biofunctional surfaces applied to the micro and nanotechnologies for genomics and proteomics; in particular, she spent her last years in the development of Lab-on-a-chip devices and biosensors for medical and agri-food applications. Visiting scientist in many European laboratories, she co-organized several congresses (national and international) and international schools.