Latest Highlights
PhD Defense
First MultiSense PhD
April 16, 2026
Pratika Rai successfully defended her PhD thesis, becoming the first doctoral graduate of the Forschungskolleg MultiSense.
New Project
MeXenz funded
2026
The MeXenz project has been selected for funding under the BMFTR HAW-ForschungsAkzente programme. The four-year project starts on 1 January 2027 and will develop MXene-based electrochemical biosensors for early and minimally invasive differential diagnosis of dementia.
Recognition
Chair of Graphene Week 2026
2026
Alexey Tarasov is Chair of Graphene Week 2026 in Porto, Portugal.
Publication
Advanced Science Frontispiece
2026
Our work on cross-platform biosensing of immune receptors was selected for an Advanced Science frontispiece. The study uses peptide-functionalized graphene sensing platforms for rapid, label-free detection of immune markers.
Event
Biosensors 2025 in Lisbon
May 2025
The NEB Lab presented its latest biosensor research at the 35th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors in Lisbon, Portugal.
Outreach
Graphene Biosensors in Healthcare
2026
A podcast feature explores graphene biosensors and their potential applications in healthcare.
Research Milestones
2026
- 16 Apr - Pratika Rai successfully defended her PhD thesis; first doctoral graduate of Forschungskolleg MultiSense.
- 25 Aug - Official start of the new HAW doctoral clusters in Rhineland-Palatinate; Biomedical and Environmental Life Sciences (BELife) is coordinated by Hochschule Kaiserslautern. Alexey Tarasov is a full member of BELife.
- Advanced Science frontispiece: Cross-Platform Biosensing of Immune Receptors (DOI 10.1002/advs.202519436).
- MeXenz selected for BMFTR HAW-ForschungsAkzente funding; project start 1 Jan 2027.
- Alexey Tarasov serves as Chair of Graphene Week 2026.
2025
- May - Research presented at Biosensors 2025 in Lisbon.
- MUNASET team reports on project progress at Graphene Week in Vicenza.
- 8 Dec - Advanced Healthcare Materials cover: Graphene-Enhanced Plasmonic Interfaces: A General Strategy for Highly Sensitive Detection of Biomolecular Interactions.
- Dr. Esma Dervisevic joined as a postdoctoral researcher to work on ION-MAP.
2024
- GraphENS-project started.
- MUNASET progress presented at Graphene Week in Prague.
- MultiSense Summer School at RPTU Kaiserslautern.
- MUNASET results presented at a workshop in Brussels.
- Dr. Chandan Singh joined as the second postdoctoral researcher.
2023
- 1 Oct - MUNASET European project started.
- 1 Oct - First postdoctoral researcher joined: Dr. Felix Hempel.
- Alexey Tarasov joined the Coordination Board of the Graphene Flagship initiative.
- Research presented at Graphene Week in Gothenburg; new MUNASET project introduced.
2021
- 23 Feb - First third-party funded project, PepSensE, started.
- 22 Jul - Forschungskolleg MultiSense launched.
- 1 Oct - First PhD researcher joined: Ahmar Hasnain.
- 1 Dec - Second PhD researcher joined: Pratika Rai.
- Alexey Tarasov received a competitive research professorship.
2019
- Alexey Tarasov was appointed Professor at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.
- Research group established.
- Invited talks at Graphene Week in Helsinki and Healthcare Sensor Innovation in Cambridge.
